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 |
Starring |
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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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Executive producers |
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Producer | Alison Sterling |
Production locations |
Hartlepool
[1] Walthamstow [1] Seaton Carew [1] Middlesbrough [1] |
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. [2] 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. [3]
Hartlepool, Walthamstow, Seaton Carew and Middlesbrough were used as filming locations. [1]
Episode | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate | Viewing figures (millions) |
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1 | "1.1" | Richard Laxton | Chris Lang | 17 April 2022 | 10.09 |
2 | "1.2" | Richard Laxton | Chris Lang | 18 April 2022 | 9.23 |
3 | "1.3" | Richard Laxton | Chris Lang | 19 April 2022 | 8.62 |
4 | "1.4" | Richard Laxton | Chris Lang | 20 April 2022 | 8.81 |
Stuart Jeffries for The Guardian gave the series four out of five stars. [4]