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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Stuart Jeffries

The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe review – an unforgettable tale of marital muppets

Canoeing without a paddle … Eddie Marsan as John Darwin in The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe.
Canoeing without a paddle … Eddie Marsan as John Darwin in The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe. Photograph: Helen Williams/Helen Williams/ITV

“John was the sort of man,” Anne Darwin tells us in voiceover early in this drama, “who would buy a Range Rover we couldn’t afford and then spend £3,000 on a personalised number plate.”

We all know that sort of man. Perhaps you’re married to him. If so – and while I’m not a professional marriage counsellor – my advice is: pack a bag and never look back.

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