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The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe
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Status
Ended
Network
ITV1
Audience Rating
7.0 / 10
Rating Votes
50
Origin
GB
Last Air Date
Apr 20, 2022
Production
Not In Production
Current Season
Season 1
Next scheduled episode
No next air date confirmed
Series overview and metadata
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.
- First aired
- Apr 17, 2022
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- ITV1
- Seasons
- 1
Episode Intelligence
Season 1 Episode Timeline
4 episodes
Episode Intelligence
Season 1 Episode Timeline
S01E01Episode 1Apr 17, 2022
Runtime: 47m
Rating: 7.5 / 10
We meet John and Anne Darwin, a couple plagued by debt. Facing bankruptcy John decides to fake his own death using his canoe, much to the horror of his wife. They successfully pull it off and John goes into hiding while Anne consoles her sons.
S01E02Episode 2Apr 18, 2022
Runtime: 47m
Rating: 7.5 / 10
John successfully applies for a passport to create a new identity, while forcing Anne to demand an inquest into his death so they can get the insurance pay out.
S01E03Episode 3Apr 19, 2022
Runtime: 47m
Rating: 7.5 / 10
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.
S01E04Episode 4Apr 20, 2022
Runtime: 47m
Rating: 7.3 / 10
Event: Season Finale
The truth emerges when Anne and John are interviewed by the police. The case goes to trial where Anne pleads not guilty on the grounds of marital coercion.
Cast & creators
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Episode Status
Most recently aired and next scheduled episodes.
Last Episode
Air Date
Apr 20, 2022
Episode 4
Runtime
47m
Audience Rating
7.3 / 10
Votes
3
The truth emerges when Anne and John 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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Season history
Season 1Latest
Apr 17, 2022 · 4 episodes
Full series release history
Season history
Season 1Latest
Apr 17, 2022 · 4 episodes
