On Tuesday night, ITV viewers will tune into the third episode of new drama The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe, after millions became engrossed in the first two parts of the series based on shocking real life events from 20 years ago.
The main protagonists of The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe plot and the very real scandal that sent shock weaves round the whole country are John Darwin and his wife Anne, played in the four part drama by Eddie Marsan and Monica Dolan. The first two episodes of the much buzzed about ITV drama John cook up the plot to fake his own disappearance and presumed death, before following through on it by paddling out into the sea next to their home in Seaton Carew, before abandoning his kayak and go into hiding.
After camping out in the wilds for a number of weeks, John then hit right under the noses of police who were investigating his missing person case and his and Anne's own sons, by living in a bedsit next to the family home. Episode two of The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe saw John look to broaden his horizons, by laying the foundations on a move to Panama, with him and Anne posing for the photo that proved to be their undoing, after signing for an apartment over there.
