1 Season
4 Episode
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe
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 to defraud insurance companies, unbeknownst to their two sons.
- Year: 2022
- Country: United Kingdom
- Genre: Drama, Crime
- Studio: ITV1
- Keyword: fraud, panama, insurance fraud, northern england, based on true story, deception, life insurance, fake death, 2000s
- Director: Chris Lang
- Cast: Eddie Marsan, Monica Dolan, Mark Stanley, Dominic Applewhite