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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Air Date: 2022-04-17
We meet John and Anne Darwin, a couple plagued by debt. Facing bankruptcy John decides to fake his own death using hi...
Air Date: 2022-04-18
John successfully applies for a passport to create a new identity, while forcing Anne to demand an inquest into his d...
Air Date: 2022-04-19
John has had enough of being dead and returns to England to declare he is suffering from amnesia. Journalists hunt do...
Air Date: 2022-04-20
The truth emerges when Anne and John are interviewed by the police. The case goes to trial where Anne pleads not guil...