The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe
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The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022)

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47 min

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17 Apr 2022

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Drama
Crime

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.

Keywords

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

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Peter McGinn

Peter McGinn

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May 1, 2022

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8/10

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 i

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