The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe
| The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe | |
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| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Chris Lang |
| Based on | a memoir by David Leigh |
| Written by | Chris Lang |
| Directed by | Richard Laxton |
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| Music by | Harry Escott Ben Pearson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
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| Producer | Alison Sterling |
| Production locations | Hartlepool Walthamstow Seaton Carew Middlesbrough |
| Cinematography | Sergio Delgado Hermes Marco |
| Editors | Barry Moen James Taylor |
| Production companies | Story Films ITV |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 17 April – 20 April 2022 |
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe is an ITV television drama series that was first broadcast on 17 April 2022. Written by Chris Lang and directed by Richard Laxton, the programme dramatises the John Darwin disappearance case (2002-2007), where prison officer and teacher John Darwin faked his own death in a canoeing accident, and reappeared five and a half years after he was believed to have died.