While the primary focus of new ITV drama The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe are John Darwin and his wife Anne, many viewers are appalled at the fact that, as well as lying to police, employers and authorities, the scheming couple deceived their own children. And the scandal has been thrust back into the spotlight this week, with a repeat of the three part drama.
Before its first episode has even started on ITV last Easter, The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe, had already become a real talking point online with ITV answering a burning question from viewers about why John Darwin decided to fake his own death. And, another huge issue had by many people who tuned in, was just how the couple could lie to sons Anthony and Mark, who were led to believe by Anne, that their dad had vanished, with a coroner eventually ruling he was missing presumed dead.
In episode two, viewers saw Mark Stanley and Dominic Applewhite, the actors in The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe cast starring as Mark and Anthony, throw wreaths out to sea close to the family home in Seaton Carew, in honour of their dad who they thought had disappeared after going out in his kayak.
