Series — 2022
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022)
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.
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S1 · 0/4 watchedDirector: Chris Lang
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Eddie Marsan
John Darwin
Monica Dolan
Anne Darwin
Mark Stanley
Mark Darwin
Dominic Applewhite
Anthony Darwin
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