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The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe
2022 · 1 season, 4 episodes · 47m episodes · Crime, Drama · ITV1 · United Kingdom · Rated 12 (IE)
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.
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Chris Lang7.0Smart score
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2000sbased on true storydeceptionfake deathfraudinsurance fraudlife insurancenorthern englandpanama
Rating12 (IE)
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