The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (series)
- User score: 6.9
- Production country: United Kingdom
- Creator: Chris Lang
- Production companies: Story Films, ITV
- Genre: Drama, Crime
- Release date: 4/17/2022
- Release date of last episode: 4/20/2022
- Series status: Ended
- Seasons count: 1 ( List of episodes )
- Episodes count: 4
- Run time: 47 min.
Series description
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.