Anne Darwin: Last News

Anne Darwin may have claimed she was coerced into helping her husband fake his own death in a canoe, but a series of racy emails between the pair prove they were both planning their new future together in Panama.

While Anne Darwin was entirely devoted to her husband, John Darwin was a narcissistic cheater.

John and Anne Darwin's 'fake death' scheme has been thrust back into the spotlight over recent weeks, with ITV's new series, The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe, focusing on the couple's story staring on Sunday 17 April. John, 71, a former teacher and prison officer, disappeared in March 2002 after heading out in his canoe at Seaton Carew beach near Hartlepool.

Viewers from all over the country will be sitting down tonight to catch the latest episode of The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe. The four-part drama tells the real-life story of John and Anne Darwin who attempted to grab £250,000 in life insurance after faking John's death.

The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe writer has explained the reason why a kayak has been used on the ITV drama.The four-part TV drama is airing over four consecutive nights to tell the true story of John and Anne Darwin, portrayed by actors Eddie Marsan and Monica Dolan. John faked his own death after going out to sea in his red canoe to claim life insurance and avoid bankruptcy, the drama focuses on how Anne became complicit in her husband’s deception.

An unearthed interview reveals how Anne Darwin regrets lying to her sons over her and John Darwin's 'fake death' plan.

This Morning viewers were left unimpressed minutes into the latest edition of the show as hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield chatted about ITV's latest drama, The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe.

Canoe fraudster Anne Darwin's life now is very different to the exotic time she and her husband John spent in Panama.

ITV's The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe writer has hit back at fan complaints over the "insulting" accents used on the show.The four-part TV drama is airing over four consecutive nights to tell the true story of John and Anne Darwin, portrayed by actors Eddie Marsan and Monica Dolan. John faked his own death after going out to sea in his red canoe to claim life insurance and avoid bankruptcy, the drama focuses on how Anne became complicit in her husband’s deception.

John Darwin took his fateful voyage into the sea.On the morning of March 21 2002, Darwin, in collusion with his wife Anne Darwin, decided to hop into his canoe boat and paddle out into open waters - at least that's what authorities believed.Despite search and rescue attempts, his body was never recovered - though the wreckage of his canoe was found months later.The ‘Canoe Man’s’ story made headlines immediately, perplexing the British public by its unusual and bizarre nature.Five years later, Darwin strolled into a police station alive and well but claiming to be suffering with amnesia, adding a new twist to an already peculiar tale.

Canoe fraudster John Darwin is now living a totally different life after faking his own death in 2002.

Ukraine, according to his new wife. John Darwin shocked the nation back in the 2000s when police revealed he had faked his death in a canoeing incident for an insurance scam.He and his now ex-wife Anne Darwin were each sentenced to more than six years in prison in 2008 after they were found to have plotted together to get a payout on his life insurance of £250,000 in 2002.Darwin was released from prison in January 2011, with Anne getting out two months later.And now his second wife Mercy Mae Avila Darwin, 48, has revealed would be fighting the Russians in Ukraine ahead of a new ITV drama based on his life and crimes, reports The Mirror.When asked about the danger, she added: “Yes, dangerous for the Russian when he shoot them (sic).“He will have a bullet proof vest and good life insurance, good for me.”Mercy and Darwin have lived together in the Philippines since they met online, and wed in 2015.His first marriage fell apart after he broke the terms of his parole in 2013 to meet a young Ukrainian woman on a date.

ITV has announced a glut of new content as part of a spring showcase, including revealing that it has greenlit a true-crime drama series on John Darwin, the former prison officer who was jailed for faking his own death.