A new programme on the real-life story of canoe couple John and Anne Darwin, who faked John's death in an attempt to gain financially, is to be shown on ITV.
The pair led their sons to believe their father had died and their mother was grieving, with the reality coming to light when John reappeared from the "dead" in 2007. The financial gain was an attempt to pay off severe debt the couple had raised but instead broke their family apart and now, in a new series from ITV, their story is to be retold.
The Thief, His Wife And The Canoe airs next month and shows the extent of John's deceitfulness and how much Anne was forced to play a part in his plan. The show also relays the suffering both sons went through and paints Anne as a sympathetic character while still highlighting the role she played in breaking their family apart.
