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The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

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.

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N/A

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Genre

biography, crime, drama

Production

Story Films,ITV

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award5 nominations total

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https://www.itv.com/hub/the-thief-his-wife-and-the-canoe/10a1187a0001

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I'm going to fake my death. - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

I'm going to fake my death.

'You're not gonna believe
this. I'm sitting next to Dad!' - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

'You're not gonna believe this. I'm sitting n...

I'm going to fake my death. - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

I'm going to fake my death.

JOURNALISTS CHATTER - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

JOURNALISTS CHATTER

I can now declare John Darwin
missing, presumed dead. - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

I can now declare John Darwin missing, presumed dead.

Mark, you have your father
back. I'm so happy for you. - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

Mark, you have your father back. I'm so happy for you.

Would you mind? It's just a
thing we do with our clients. - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

Would you mind? It's just a thing we do with our client...

CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS

ANNE: Oh, hello. Could you
tell me who I need to speak to - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

ANNE: Oh, hello. Could you tell me who I need to speak to

And you made a fortune
out of that mother, so - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

And you made a fortune out of that mother, so

'Since our dad was arrested, - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

'Since our dad was arrested,

If it ever goes tits up, they'd
be implicated, wouldn't they? - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

If it ever goes tits up, they'd be implicated, wouldn&#...

HE SHOUTS IN SPANISH - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

HE SHOUTS IN SPANISH

I am still having to lie
to my parents, to strangers - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

I am still having to lie to my parents, to strangers

I'm afraid they are now
calling the search off, Anne. - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

I'm afraid they are now calling the search off, Anne.

'Go back to how it used to be.' - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

'Go back to how it used to be.'

Second, tell the
police the truth - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

Second, tell the police the truth

Where is the last place anyone
would ever think of looking? - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

Where is the last place anyone would ever think of looking?

We've not spoken to
either of our parents, - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

We've not spoken to either of our parents,

To be honest with you, Anne, this is
pretty much case closed for us now. - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

To be honest with you, Anne, this is pretty much case closed...

I'm going to fly back to the UK - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

I'm going to fly back to the UK

Sadly, no, I don't. - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

Sadly, no, I don't.

WOMAN EXCLAIMS - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

Me not having an alternative
to your terrible idea - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

Me not having an alternative to your terrible idea

Because you have doubted me
at every single stage of this. - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

Because you have doubted me at every single stage of this.

Right, come on, Dobbin.
Shake a leg, work to do. - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

Right, come on, Dobbin. Shake a leg, work to do.

Hello, nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you too. - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

Hello, nice to meet you. Nice to meet you too.

We'll start with Mutual Assured. - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

We'll start with Mutual Assured.

And the thing is - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

And the thing is

I think you'll find they owe me
136,000 of your Earth pounds. - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

I think you'll find they owe me 136,000 of your Earth p...

We stick her in one room,
stick him in another, - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

We stick her in one room, stick him in another,

I will go ahead with my plan. - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

I will go ahead with my plan.

PHONE RINGS - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

We will be reunited
with the boys. - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

We will be reunited with the boys.

And we will be able
to start again, - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

And we will be able to start again,

And so we are interviewing her at
the same time as speaking to you, - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

And so we are interviewing her at the same time as speaking ...

They owe us, fair and square. - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

They owe us, fair and square.

Although do bear in mind
that Anne does not have - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

Although do bear in mind that Anne does not have

ANNE: 'In actual fact, - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

ANNE: 'In actual fact,

When I started the insurance claim,
I still believed him to be dead. - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

When I started the insurance claim, I still believed him to ...

'But there was no stopping
him returning to the UK - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

'But there was no stopping him returning to the UK

'leaving me feeling as
powerless as I had ever felt.' - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

'leaving me feeling as powerless as I had ever felt.�...

'This was a whole year
before it properly began. - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

'This was a whole year before it properly began.

'But we'd already lost grip.' - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

'But we'd already lost grip.'

PHONE RINGS - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

'For more information,
please contact...' - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

'For more information, please contact...'

But you can
specifically remember - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

But you can specifically remember

Erm... Which month was
the claim settled, then? - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

Erm... Which month was the claim settled, then?

PANICKED BREATHING - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

PANICKED BREATHING

Sadly, no, they've not found
his body yet, I'm afraid. - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

Sadly, no, they've not found his body yet, I'm afr...

'Right. Erm, sorry, would
you mind holding again?' - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

'Right. Erm, sorry, would you mind holding again?'

Yes, he told me he'd
faked the whole thing. - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

Yes, he told me he'd faked the whole thing.

HE SCOFFS - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

He said if we went to the police - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

He said if we went to the police

Did you put the kettle on? I
was doing this, like you said. - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

Did you put the kettle on? I was doing this, like you said.

You just tell them
what you told me, - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

You just tell them what you told me,

For me to sell all the other
houses, and then hand himself in - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

For me to sell all the other houses, and then hand himself i...

Are you a - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

MUSIC THUMPS FROM NEXT DOOR
And how are we gonna heat it? - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

MUSIC THUMPS FROM NEXT DOOR And how are we gonna heat it?

OK. And how's that plan going?
Well, I'm here, aren't I? - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

OK. And how's that plan going? Well, I'm here, are...

Not to mention next
door, which, by the way, - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

Not to mention next door, which, by the way,

I'm not with you. Why else
do you think I returned? - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

I'm not with you. Why else do you think I returned?

I-I think I have
a wife and sons, - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

I-I think I have a wife and sons,

You are so selfish. Me, selfish? - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

You are so selfish. Me, selfish?

As I've explained - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

As I've explained

What it's like to be terrified of
every single knock on the door. - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

What it's like to be terrified of every single knock on...

Can I just ask, though, John, - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

Can I just ask, though, John,

Wondering if it's
the bailiffs again, - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

Wondering if it's the bailiffs again,

I think I have amnesia. - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

I think I have amnesia.

SHOUTING FROM NEXT DOOR - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

SHOUTING FROM NEXT DOOR

Or the police saying,
"We know what you did." - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

Or the police saying, "We know what you did."

Because the last
thing I remember - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

Because the last thing I remember

And this time, this
is it. I promise. - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

And this time, this is it. I promise.

On an hourly basis,
John. On an hourly basis, - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

On an hourly basis, John. On an hourly basis,

'Except, of course, it wasn't.' - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

'Except, of course, it wasn't.'

OK. And - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

'John was a man who'd buy a Range
Rover he couldn't afford...' - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

'John was a man who'd buy a Range Rover he couldn&...

So for me, every day is
still utterly, utterly awful! - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

So for me, every day is still utterly, utterly awful!

Well, Anne, why did you
just go along with it? - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

Well, Anne, why did you just go along with it?

It's actually December 2007. - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

It's actually December 2007.

Well, I'm sorry I'm not
actually dead, Anne. - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

Well, I'm sorry I'm not actually dead, Anne.

I'm sure you would love to have all
that insurance money to yourself. - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

I'm sure you would love to have all that insurance mone...

OK. Do you remember your name? - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

OK. Do you remember your name?

I should have told the
boys at that point, - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

I should have told the boys at that point,

Ring Mutual Assured - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

Ring Mutual Assured

My name - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

And I bitterly regret
my decision, but - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

And I bitterly regret my decision, but

And don't take no for an answer. - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

And don't take no for an answer.

'John was a man who wouldn't
just buy number three, - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

'John was a man who wouldn't just buy number three...

'On top of the 12 rental
properties we already owned. - The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

'On top of the 12 rental properties we already owned.

The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe poster

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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.

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Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Production: Story Films,ITV

Genre: biography, crime, drama

Year: 2022

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

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Released: 16 Apr 2022

Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award5 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.itv.com/hub/the-thief-his-wife-and-the-canoe/10a1187a0001