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The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

2022 · 1 season

A quietly absorbing true-crime drama that balances absurdity and sadness, watching ordinary people slide into a lie they cannot escape.

Created by
Chris Lang
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Eddie Marsan, Monica Dolan, Mark Stanley
Overview
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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Created by
Chris Lang
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Eddie Marsan, Monica Dolan, Mark Stanley
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • crime
  • family
  • greed
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour4
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, crime
Created by
Chris Lang
Written by
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Starring
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Music
Harry Escott, Ben Pearson
Cinematography
Sergio Delgado
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes, 47 min each
Network
ITV1
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English, French

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