Anybody watching..

[Scrumpy]

The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe.. !!
It is based on a true story of a man who faked his death to claim the insurance..


Brilliant acting.. Wonderful characters...
What a ghastly man.. 

[crabbyob]

not about John Stonehouse is it?

[Scrumpy]

No crabbyob it is not.. John Stonehouse was many years before..
It is about John and Anne Darwin who staged a canoeing accident in order to claim the life insurance..

[crabbyob]

oh...ok

[klondike]

Do you know if that was that a big story at the time? The only reason I ask is because it sort of rings a bell. Perhaps I'm not as senile as I thought 

[zoony]

I intend to watch it. Eddie Marsan's one of my favourite actors.

[Michael Rolls]

I vaguely remember the event - and stepson Niall told me that he found the film brilliant
Mike

[Scrumpy]

klondike.. It was a very big story in its day..  Check out John and Anne Darwin..

[klondike]

The download from Zoony's video emporium has what I'm guessing is a single episode documentary plus a 4 episode docudrama.

Did others get the same and if so is there a recommended viewing sequence?

[klondike]

klondike.. It was a very big story in its day..  Check out John and Anne Darwin..

Thanks.  Caught 15 years back so I suppose I should remember.

[GrannyMac]

We've recorded it, part way through episode 2. 

[klondike]

I watched the documentary one. Incredible story which I do recall from the news at the time. Will probably start on the mini series this evening.