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The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe: The Real Story

  • TV Movie
  • 2022
  • 46m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Tony Hutchinson, John Darwin, and Anne Darwin in The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe: The Real Story (2022)
Documentary

Documentary about John Darwin, who faked his own death in a canoeing accident off the coast of Hartlepool and then started a new life with his wife Anne in Panama.Documentary about John Darwin, who faked his own death in a canoeing accident off the coast of Hartlepool and then started a new life with his wife Anne in Panama.Documentary about John Darwin, who faked his own death in a canoeing accident off the coast of Hartlepool and then started a new life with his wife Anne in Panama.

  • Director
    • Nick Mattingly
  • Writer
    • Gorana Jelovina
  • Stars
    • John Darwin
    • Anne Darwin
    • Greg Albrighton
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    79
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Nick Mattingly
    • Writer
      • Gorana Jelovina
    • Stars
      • John Darwin
      • Anne Darwin
      • Greg Albrighton
    • 2User reviews
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    John Darwin
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Anne Darwin
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Greg Albrighton
    • Self - Cleveland & Durham Coastguard
    Jeremy Armstrong
    • Self - The Tabloid Reporter
    Ian Burnham
    • Self - Police Family Liason Officer
    Bob Bussey
    • Self - Detective Inspector Cleveland Police
    • (archive footage)
    Craig Clark-Darby
    • Self - Police Sergeant
    Malcolm Donnelly
    • Self - Hartlepool Coroner
    • (archive footage)
    Gale Gilchrist
    • Self - Crown Prosecution Service
    • (archive footage)
    Tony Hutchinson
    • Self - Detective
    • (as Tony 'Hutch' Hutchinson)
    Anthony Kidd
    • Self - Former Workmate
    David Leigh
    • Self - Foreign Correspondent
    Emma Murphy
    Emma Murphy
    • Self - Correspondant
    • (archive footage)
    Mary Nightingale
    Mary Nightingale
    • Self - News Presenter
    • (archive footage)
    Bernice Saltzer
    • Self -Local Journalist
    John Saunders
    • Self - The Insurance Man
    Phillip Schofield
    • Self - Presenter
    • (archive footage)
    Mario Vilar
    • Self - Panama Estate Agent
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Nick Mattingly
    • Writer
      • Gorana Jelovina
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    5bsconsulting

    Didn't really add anything to the drama programme

    If you watched the 4 part ITV drama, which I enjoyed, this programme didn't really add anything to the material I had already seen. It's interesting to see the real husband and wife , and they were well portrayed in the drama, but that's it.
    7MattHankinson

    Interesting to see the Real Darwin's

    I watched this after watching the 4 part ITV drama, which I enjoyed more but this is still a solid documentary.

    Really interesting to see the real Darwin's, and it shows Eddie Marsan played his unique smugness perfectly.

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    • Trivia
      Anne Darwin now lives alone in the north of England and is reconciled with her two sons.
    • Crazy credits
      In 2008, John and Anne Darwin were sentenced to over six years in prison for fraud. What follows is their true story.
    • Connections
      Edited from This Morning: Episode #29.22 (2016)

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    • Release date
      • April 17, 2022 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • ITV Hub (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Seaton Carew, Hartlepool, County Durham, England, UK(John and Anne's home town)
    • Production companies
      • ITN Productions
      • ITV - Independent Television
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      46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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