The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022)
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022)
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
Subs
Subs
SubsCurrently The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel, Britbox Apple TV Channel
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Eddie Marsan
John Darwin
Monica Dolan
Anne Darwin
Mark Stanley
Mark Darwin
Dominic Applewhite
Anthony Darwin
Chris Lang
Creator / Executive Producer / Writer
Jen Annor
Production Sound Mixer
Harry Escott
Music
Ben Pearson
Music
Martin McGlade
Next Door Tenant
Alice Blundell
PC Andrews
Beruce Khan
PC Philips
Francesca Tomassoni
Look North Reporter
Carol Harvey
B&B Manager
Ross Waiton
Lifeboat Coxswain Andy Settle
Kema Sikazwe
Police TV Interviewee
Joanne James
Reporter
David Lonsdale
Les Dolding
Simon Greenall
Coroner
Trevor Fox
Alan Hudson
Jorge Albuquerque
Mario Vilar
Mariana Norton
Karina Vilar
David Fynn
David Leigh
Zé Bernardino
Stefano
Marilyn Nnadebe
Commuter
Danielle Flett
Underground Woman
Marcus Onilude
Sgt. Craig Clark-Darby
Melia Charlotte Cressaty
Constable
Joe Dixon
Derek Mitchell
Kate O'Rourke
Amy (Mirror Reporter)
Eddie Arnold
Pete (Journalist)
Gonçalo Botelho
Manolo (Journalist)
Jessica May Buxton
John's Arresting Officer
Danny Ryder
Armed Copper
Joshua Parris
Journalist (Press Conference)
Michael Yale
TV News Anchor
Doug Berry
Reporter
Craig Izzard
Pilot
Guy Robbins
Police Detective 1
Jacob G. Swann
Police Officer
Colin R. Campbell
Anne's Brother
Carrie Cohen
Anne's Mother
Ellis Jones
Anne's Father
Freddie Davies
Ronald Darwin
Tom Bonington
John's Solicitor / Solicitor
Karina Fernandez
Anne's Solicitor
Deka Walmsley
Det. Supt Tony Hutchinson
Andrew Lancel
DS Paul Sampson
Andrea Kristina
Strip Search Person
Holly Burns
Carer
Gerard Horan
Prosecution Barrister
Milo Twomey
Defence Barrister
Luis Soto
Judge
Alice Harding
Louise
Francesca Knight
Flick
Alicia Mckenzie
Low Newton Prison Officer
Martin Alexander Colton
Prison Officer
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 17, 2022
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes4
Running Time47m
Filming LocationsHartlepool · Middlesbrough · Seaton Carew, United Kingdom
Genres
Last updated:
This TV Show Is About.
Miniseries
northern england
fraud
insurance fraud
panama
based on a true story
deception
life insurance
fakes death
2000s
Wiki.
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe is an ITV television drama series that was first broadcast on 17 April 2022. Written by Chris Lang and directed by Richard Laxton, the programme dramatises the John Darwin disappearance case (2002-2007), where prison officer and teacher John Darwin faked his own death in a canoeing accident, and reappeared five and a half years after he was believed to have died.
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