The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

Matt Roush says...

Ray Donovan’s Eddie Marsan stars in a bizarre and oddly affecting four-part true-crime drama as John Darwin, who faked his death in a canoe accident back in 2002 for the insurance money rather than subject himself and his loved ones to “the shame of bankruptcy.” This Darwin is a delusional figure, living above his means until the bailiffs come calling, and his well-meaning mania is balanced by the heart-tugging pathos of his long-suffering wife, Anne (the wonderful Monica Dolan), whom he ropes into the scheme despite her tearful protestations. What happens next defies belief, except you know from the start they don’t get away with it. How it all plays out will keep you watching.

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