The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe poster

The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe( 2022)

TV-MADramaCrime
69%
User
Score

Overview

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.

  1. Chris Lang

    Creator

Series Cast

  1. cast image

    Eddie Marsan

    John Darwin

  2. cast image

    Monica Dolan

    Anne Darwin

  3. cast image

    Mark Stanley

    Mark Darwin

  4. cast image

    Dominic Applewhite

    Anthony Darwin

Current Season

The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe season poster

The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

2022 | 4 Episodes

The extraordinary and compelling story of how John Darwin faked his own death to claim life insurance and avoid bankruptcy.

Social

Review 1Discussion

A review by Peter McGinn

8
Written by Peter McGinn on Sun May 01 2022
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 interest well enough. Marsan’s character is portrayed as being rather irrersistably charming, or close to it. I guess there is no accounting for people’s tastes. Obviously his wife could have done better, but her self-esteem is low. The main character is clearly located somewhere on along the menta...

Media

Videos 3Backdrops 3Posters 2

Recommendations

  1. The Rising

    The Rising66%

  2. Ashes to Ashes

    Ashes to Ashes76%

  3. Better Things

    Better Things72%

  4. Two Summers

    Two Summers68%

  5. Broken Trust

    Broken Trust93%

  6. The Tourist

    The Tourist68%

  7. Resident Evil

    Resident Evil57%

  8. Servant

    Servant76%

  9. House

    House86%

  10. Money Heist

    Money Heist82%

  11. Squid Game

    Squid Game79%

  12. Game of Thrones

    Game of Thrones85%

  13. Rick and Morty

    Rick and Morty87%

  14. Lucifer

    Lucifer85%

  15. Dark

    Dark84%

  16. Community

    Community80%

  17. The Expanse

    The Expanse81%

  18. House of the Dragon

    House of the Dragon84%

  19. Breaking Bad

    Breaking Bad89%

  20. The Mandalorian

    The Mandalorian84%

Facts

Status

Ended

Status

network logo
Type

Miniseries

Original Language

English

Keywords

  • fraud
  • panama
  • insurance fraud
  • northern england
  • based on true story
  • deception
  • life insurance
  • fake death
  • 2000s