The real John Darwin was a serial philanderer who cheated on his long-suffering wife and went looking for women online even as a “dead man”.
The character seen by millions on ITV ’s major new drama is portrayed as a “cheeky chappy” who masterminded one of the most notorious crimes of the modern era with his wife Anne.
The reality was very different. While in hiding from the police, the Canoe Man spent his time flirting with women while playing computer games.
