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BIZARRE: 3 - What They Never Told You

Canoe Man death faker John Darwin's story is set to get the Netflix treatment

Streaming giant eyes documentary on Brit who 'vanished' in 2002 and went into hiding so his wife could claim on life insurance policy

Daily Mirror · Jun 9, 2023

Mr Bates vs The Post Office: full series guide, cast, plot, trailer, interviews, episodes, release date and everything you need to know

Mr Bates vs The Post Office is an ITV and PBS Masterpiece drama based on a true story of injustice starring Toby Jones, Julie Hesmondhalgh, WIll Mellor and Monica Dolan.

WhatToWatch · May 20, 2023

'Black Mirror' Season 6 Trailer Reveals a Shift for the Sci-Fi Show

Our first glimpses of the dystopian anthology's latest chapter involve some big stars — and big scares.

Inverse · Apr 26, 2023

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Typist Artist Pirate King review – generous portrait of neglected artist Audrey Amiss

Carol Morley’s warm and sympathetic film imagines the artist, whose mental illness curtailed her ambitions, on a tragicomic road trip to exhibit her work

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2023

Makers behind canoe man John Darwin drama to dramatise rogue trader Nick Leeson's story

The tale of how one of Britain's oldest merchant banks was bought down by rogue trader Nick Leeson is set to be turned into a series, by the makers of ITV hit The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

Daily Mirror · Jul 18, 2022

‘Maybe it’s time to do a musical’: actor Monica Dolan on playing extreme characters

Monica Dolan has always been drawn to challenging roles, from killer Rose West to fraudster Anne Darwin. Now, more in demand than ever, she reveals why she relishes every part she tackles

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2022

My Name is Leon start time on BBC Two, cast, plot and how many episodes

BBC Two's adaptation of Kit de Waal’s lauded debut novel My Name is Leon

Wales Online · Jun 10, 2022

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The week in TV: Better Call Saul; Russian Doll; The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe; Chivalry

Savour every moment as Saul Goodman and co play out the endgame of Breaking Bad’s superior prequel. Elsewhere, Sarah Solemani and Steve Coogan’s Hollywood-set take on cancel culture ticks all the right boxes

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2022

The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe fans fury over 'pitch black' John Darwin show

ITV's latest drama The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe centres on the infamous case of John Darwin, who faked his own death in a kayak accident to claim a life insurance policy

Daily Mirror · Apr 21, 2022

The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe viewers can't get over Karl Pilkington's role in drama

Ricky Gervais' pal and notorious grump was acting in the new ITV drama

Wales Online · Apr 21, 2022

The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe final episode: When is it and how to watch?

When is the final episode of The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe?

Wales Online · Apr 20, 2022

The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe: Anne Darwin shared her regret at lying to sons in unearthed interview

The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe is a new ITV drama examining the story behind the 'fake death' plan

Manchester Evening News · Apr 19, 2022

Anne Darwin's sorrow at lying to sons over their dad's fake death now shown in ITV drama

Anne is played by Monica Dolan in the ITV series

Nottingham Post · Apr 19, 2022

‘Insulting!’: viewers criticise accents in ‘canoe man’ drama

Writer of The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe forced to defend characters’ accents after social media criticism

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2022

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Daily Mirror · Apr 19, 2022

Anne Darwin's regret at 'unforgivable lies' to sons over John Darwin's 'death'

John and Anne Darwin's life has been examined in the new ITV drama, The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe, and in an unearthed interview, Anne shares her regret at the lies she told, especially to her sons

Chronicle Live · Apr 19, 2022

How were John and Anne Darwin caught? Scam exposed by one 'stupid' moment and Google search

John and Anne Darwin ended up behind bars after their appalling 'fake death' scam was eventually rumbled

Liverpool Echo · Apr 18, 2022

ITV The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe clap back after viewers blast 'brutal' issue

Viewers were taken aback as they spotted a problem with the new show

Daily Record · Apr 18, 2022

Canoe fraudster John Darwin now living totally different life after faking own death

John is the subject of new ITV show The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe - and here's where he is now

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Daily Mirror · Apr 18, 2022

The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe viewers slam actors over 'insulting' accent fail

The new ITV drama about John Darwin, known as 'Canoe Man' after he faked his own death in 2002, aired on Easter Sunday. But viewers from Hartlepool, which is where the story unfolded, were baffled by the actors' attempts at their regional accent

Manchester Evening News · Apr 18, 2022

ITV's The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe hits back after viewers spot 'insulting' problem

Viewers tuned in to watch the gripping new drama that depicts the real-life story of John and Anne Darwin

Wales Online · Apr 17, 2022

Canoe man 'nearly spotted gardening' when he was pretending to be dead

John Darwin and his wife were handed more than six years behind bars for the fraud

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2022

The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe review: Did the story of the ‘Canoe Man’ really need to leave us this depressed?

The juxtaposition of a ludicrous crime with a gritty depiction of a manipulative, controlling relationship doesn’t work: it leaves both sides of that drama feeling oddly unsatisfying

Daily Mirror · Apr 17, 2022

Canoe man John Darwin nearly blew own cover when seen gardening after faking death

John Darwin was so cocky about not being recognised in his disguise of a beard and a hat - while his sons mourned him, he would potter around in the garden

Daily Mirror · Apr 15, 2022

Inside life of 'Canoe Man' John Darwin's ex-wife - from fake death to pension scam

John Darwin faked his own death at sea in 2002 and hid in a secret room at home while wife Anne made a fortune in a life insurance and pension scam. Their story is told in a new TV drama

The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2022

Death, fraud and canoes: how a mind-blowing insurance scam became an ITV drama

John Darwin pretended to die at sea – then spent years in a secret room in his house while his sons mourned. As The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe brings the caper to TV, its creator and star talk crime, coercion … and dentures

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