The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

Limited Series

2022

47m

ITV1

1 Season

4 Episodes

Episode Guide

English

Drama, Crime

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The extraordinary and compelling story of how John Darwin faked his own death to claim life insurance and avoid bankruptcy will be told in The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe. The drama relates how Anne Darwin's husband, a prison officer, came up with the hare-brained scheme t...

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The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

Limited Series

2022

47m

English

ITV1

Drama, Crime

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1 Season

4 Episodes

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Season 1

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Cast

Mark Darwin

Anthony Darwin

Next Door Tenant

Look North Reporter

Lifeboat Coxswain Andy Settle

Kema Sikazwe

Police TV Interviewee

Les Dolding

Coroner

Alan Hudson

David Leigh

Stefano

Sgt. Craig Clark-Darby

Melia Charlotte Cressaty

Constable

Joe Dixon

Derek Mitchell

Kate O'Rourke

Amy (Mirror Reporter)

Eddie Arnold

Pete (Journalist)

Joshua Parris

Journalist (Press Conference)

Reporter

Pilot

Anne's Mother

Ronald Darwin

John's Solicitor

Anne's Solicitor

Prosecution Barrister

Created By: Chris Lang

Directed By: Richard Laxton (4 Episodes)

Written By: Chris Lang (4 Episodes)

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Ziegelus says...

one year ago

Enough to keep you interested. Without knowing the story, you know relatively quickly how the story ends. It's still worth it, the series is short after all. But hell, I've never heard of Monica Dolan. Her acting almost brought me to tears. I loved her so much in the serie.

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miguelreina says...

2 years ago

[BritBox] The point of view of the series tries to redeem the wife as an accomplice in this incredible story, with elements in common with "Stonehouse" (2023). Another fraud in which a man pretends to be dead to escape debt, but here it is built on simplicity and a certain ridiculous sense of humor that has parallels with that other couple unable to lead a criminal life that we saw in " Landscapers" (2021). The moral discourse predominates in a story that is sometimes too superficial, but whose main interest is in the performing of its two protagonists.

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SpeedDemon says...

2 years ago

Entertaining enough show that keeps you interested.

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Stevemanics says...

2 years ago

Eddie Marsan plays himself, a deluded, ignorant, nasty piece of work. John Darwin got off so lightly compared to his devoted, abused wife.

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Peter McGinn

2 years ago

I have seen Eddie Marian a few times in supporting roles, so I was glad to see him as a lead character. The mini-series is based on an actual case and judging from a general perusal of that case, they seem to have stuck pretty close to actual events.

It is not mesmerizing viewing but it held my i More

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