The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe
2022 · Miniseries · 47 min · ★ 7.0
Based on a real case, this miniseries follows a struggling couple pulled into an outrageous insurance fraud after a man pretends to die to escape financial ruin. As the lie grows, the story focuses on manipulation, family strain, and the consequences of living inside a deception.
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Streaming on BritBox.
3 hours to watch · 4 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2022
- Release date
- 2022-04-17
- Network
- ITV1
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 47 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (47 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy true-crime-inspired British dramas with emotional manipulation, family fallout, and a mix of sadness and dark humor, somewhere between Redemption and Payback; Not for you if you want fast pacing or big action.
Pros: fascinating true story; strong lead performances; engaging throughout | Cons: not very rewatchable; slow for four episodes; thin on drama
Themes
- fraud
- panama
- insurance fraud
- northern england
- based on true story
- deception
- life insurance
- fake death
- 2000s
Cast & crew
Eddie Marsan
as John Darwin
Monica Dolan
as Anne Darwin
Mark Stanley
as Mark Darwin
Dominic Applewhite
as Anthony Darwin
Lois Chimimba
as DC June Ayoade
Karl Pilkington
as DC Phil Bayley
- MM
Martin McGlade
as Next Door Tenant
- AB
Alice Blundell
as PC Andrews
Beruce Khan
as PC Philips
Francesca Tomassoni
as Look North Reporter
Directed by Richard Laxton
Episodes1 season · 4 episodes
Season 14 episodes
- S1E1Episode 147mAmazon Prime VideoBritBoxApple TV+
- S1E2Episode 247mAmazon Prime VideoBritBoxApple TV+
- S1E3Episode 347mAmazon Prime VideoBritBoxApple TV+
- S1E4Episode 447mAmazon Prime VideoBritBoxApple TV+