Rent The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022)
3.6 of 5 from 77 ratings
3h 6min
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- Synopsis:
- The extraordinary story of how prison officer John Darwin (Eddie Marsan) faked his own death to claim life insurance and avoid bankruptcy - unbeknownst to his two sons. Told through the eyes of wife Anne Darwin (Monica Dolan), the series explores how Anne became complicit in her husband's bizarre deception to avoid bankruptcy, as she played the grieving widow and tried to convince the world, their friends, the police, and insurance companies that John had gone missing while canoeing.
- Actors:
- Monica Dolan, Eddie Marsan, Mark Stanley, Dominic Applewhite, David Fynn, Colin R. Campbell, Carrie Cohen, Ellis Jones, Alice Harding, Eddie Arnold, Gonçalo Botelho, Zé Bernardino, Martin McGlade, Alice Blundell, Beruce Khan, Francesca Tomlinson, Carol Harvey, Ross Waiton, Kema Sikazwe, Lois Chimimba
- Directors:
- Richard Laxton
- Producers:
- Alison Sterling
- Writers:
- Chris Lang, David Leigh
- Studio:
- Dazzler
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Crimes, TV Dramas
