The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

This man loves himself doesn't he.

Eddie Marsan, who I love from Ray Donovan Etc, completely transforms as Darwin, and if you see any of the real John's interviews, he gets his personality off to a tee. He's horrible John Darwin, but he does it all with a smile. He seems so ignorant to everyone's feelings and he jokes in the most innapropriate of times. Mark Stanley impresses much more than when I last saw him in Trigger Point.

I really enjoyed this series though. It didn't drag on. And as I seemed to have missed this news story when it originally broke I was intrigued to see how it all would pan out.

New four part series based on the bizarre disappearance of John Darwin who faked his own death to escape his creditors.

Written by Chris Lang who created the brilliant 'Unforgotten' I had high hopes for this and wasn't disappointed. Both leads Monica Dolan and Eddie Marsan were outstanding, production values were high and the script was inch perfect. The jaunty score was lovely and set the tone beautifully.

Really enjoyed this series from start to finish, a quality TV drama in all respects, well done to all those involved in the making of it.

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.

What an incredible story of incompetence and stupidity ! I didn't expect much of this series but Eddie Marsan and Monica Dolan put in sterling performances in portraying the amazingly inept Darwins.

The story is riveting, particularly as it's true, and the cast and production team do a cracking job. Makes one proud to be British when we can produce criminals of such low calibre !!

Recommended viewing.

Truth is stranger than fiction!

John Darwin decides to fake his own death in a canoeing accident, in order to receive the insurance money, his wife Anne reluctantly goes along with his plan.

I truly enjoyed every single minute of this four part series, if this was purely fictional, you'd be busy saying how you need to suspend your disbelief, even in part four, you'll be pinching yourself that it's based on real life events.

It's amazingly well made, it has a very realistic vibe, I particularly enjoyed the third episode.

Monica Dolan, for many years she's been my favourite actress, and let's be honest, she is captivating here as Anne, Marsan is equally brilliant as John, talk about sensational casting.

Next time you see someone walking across the road with a canoe, just wonder what they're up to.

Captivating drama, 9/10.