• 2022
  • TV-14
  • 46m
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

Summary Four-part drama based on the extraordinary story of how prison officer John Darwin faked his own death to claim life insurance and avoid bankruptcy - unbeknownst to his two sons. View more details

  • 2022
  • TV-14
  • 46m

The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Eddie Marsan Mark Stanley Monica Dolan Dominic Applewhite

All cast & crew

7.2

Details

Genres : Crime Drama Biography

Release date : Apr 16, 2022

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : ITV - Independent Television Story Films

Summary Four-part drama based on the extraordinary story of how prison officer John Darwin faked his own death to claim life insurance and avoid bankruptcy - unbeknownst to his two sons. View more details

Details

Genres : Crime Drama Biography

Release date : Apr 16, 2022

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : ITV - Independent Television Story Films

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Mark Stanley in The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022) Daniela Pasquini in The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022) Gerard Horan in The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022) Freddie Davies and Holly Burn in The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022) Karina Fernandez in The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022) Andrea Kristina in The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022) Milo Twomey in The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022) Andrew Lancel, Deka Walmsley, and Karl Pilkington in The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022) Dominic Applewhite and Alice Harding in The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022) Luis Soto in The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022) Eddie Marsan in The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022) Monica Dolan and Alicia Mckenzie in The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022) Francesca Knight in The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022)

Episodes

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Episode 1 • Apr 16, 2022
Episode #1.1
Facing bankruptcy, John Darwin decides to fake his own death using his canoe, much to the horror of his wife, Anne. John goes into hiding while Anne consoles their sons.
Episode 2 • Apr 17, 2022
Episode #1.2
John successfully applies for a fake passport to create a new identity, while forcing Anne to demand an inquest into his death so that they can get the insurance payout.
Episode 3 • Apr 18, 2022
Episode #1.3
John has had enough of being dead and returns to England, to declare he is suffering from amnesia. Journalists hunt down Anne in Panama, and their story starts to unravel.
Episode 4 • Apr 19, 2022
Episode #1.4
The truth emerges when John and Anne are interviewed by the police. The case goes to trial where Anne pleads not guilty on the grounds of marital coercion.

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