'He thought he deserved better' - Journalist who worked with John Darwin on the real 'canoe man'

A journalist who worked with John Darwin on his book has opened up on the man behind the unbelievable tale. Bernice Saltzer spoke with Mr Darwin numerous times after he was released from prison while he worked on his book and described how he thought he was "cleverer than everyone else".

Teacher and financial advisor Mr Darwin was believed to have died in a canoeing accident in 2002 at Seaton Carew, in Hartlepool - but five years later he left police bewildered after walking into a police station after his apparent death. And now his bizarre story is the subject of the ITV drama The Thief, His Wife, and The Canoe.

And as the show concluded this week, Bernice shared her thoughts on the series and said Eddie Marsan who starred as John Darwin played him "absolutely right".