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The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022)

Crime  
Rayting:   7.3/10 1.8K votes
Country: UK
Language: English

Four part drama based on the extraordinary story of how prison officer John Darwin faked his own death to claim life insurance and avoid bankruptcy unbeknownst to his two sons.

Episode Guide

Season 1

April 20, 2022Episode 4 Episode 4
April 19, 2022Episode 3 Episode 3
April 18, 2022Episode 2 Episode 2
April 17, 2022Episode 1 Episode 1

Best The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe Episodes

Top 20 (Ranked)

April 19, 2022star8.1 42 votesS1E3 Episode 3
April 20, 2022star7.8 35 votesS1E4 Episode 4
April 18, 2022star7.3 47 votesS1E2 Episode 2
April 17, 2022star7.2 69 votesS1E1 Episode 1

The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe Trailer

User Reviews

Sayitasitis212 17 April 2022

Watchseries; I'm committed to watching this series and equally intrigued to see how it unfolds but the pacing seems off to me after the first episode, rather than jumping from scene to scene with little explanation as to why John Darwin ended up in a state of mind to deceive his own children into thinking he was dead, I'd like to see more of an insight to the psyche of a man that can carry out a so seemed half hearted plan?

Watching with interest but I can't help thinking there's an interesting true story to be told with better writing and direction.

Sayitasitis212 17 April 2022

I'm committed to watching this series and equally intrigued to see how it unfolds but the pacing seems off to me after the first episode, rather than jumping from scene to scene with little explanation as to why John Darwin ended up in a state of mind to deceive his own children into thinking he was dead, I'd like to see more of an insight to the psyche of a man that can carry out a so seemed half hearted plan?

Watching with interest but I can't help thinking there's an interesting true story to be told with better writing and direction.

peterrichboy 22 April 2022

The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe watchseries. Over the years there have been plenty of attempts by people to claim life insurance by faking there own deaths. There may have been some that get away with it. But in 99% of the cases they fail. The most famous of all in the UK was John Darwin and his wife, who were prepared to risk everything.

Although I vaguely remember this story at the time, this well made ITV drama made me think how the hell did they get away with it for so long? It's a shame we never got to see the gross incompetence of the police and insurance investigators. A man takes out a life insurance policy, 4 weeks later he decides to go canoeing in his fifties to the freezing North Sea, vanishes whilst on the brink of bankruptcy!

The 4 part drama does a decent job of telling this fascinating story, with the two leads. Eddie Marsan and Monica Dolan totally believable as the two perpetrators. 8/10.

Erik-Movie-Reviews 23 April 2022

An interesting story of two Self Absorbed Narcissists who seemed perfect for each other. Never a care or concern about how their selfish and criminal acts negatively impacted any one else in their lives, especially their sons or family. It seems clear these two co-conspirators are equally responsible for planning and carryout of their Financial Fraud, and equally share the blame for the fall out and consequences from their actions. It is amazing that their sons had the ability to try to forgive either of the parents for their long term deceit and selfishness.

The clear message from this True Story is that people do not change. If these two were again provided with the opportunity to do what's best for themselves at the expense of everyone else in their lives, they undoubtedly would.

Hopefully the UK has restitution laws that ensure any proceeds from this mini-series are turned over to the Life Insurance companies and financial victims these two defrauded.

Hat tip to Karl Pilkington. Nice Job in Dramatic Role. Keep up the Good Work!

alnewcastle1 18 April 2022

Being from Newcastle I'm very impressed with the 2 leading actors doing Hartlepool accents. I'm always amazed when anyone can do convincing regional accents. Well done.

EversonMovies 24 April 2022

This four part show had me and the Mrs gripped. I'm surprised by the lack of reviews for it but honestly everyone should watch this, great story, great musical story telling, great acting from the two mains.

Honestly give it watch.

tim-40191 21 April 2022

Parts are slow , but the acting is superb . You loathe the characters you are supposed to and feel sorry for the others . It gets better and bette and was such an interesting story , yet so hard to believe . Worth watching.

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