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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.

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Unforgotten remains front of mind for ITV.

The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe viewers will get a shock on Tuesday night as comedian Karl Pilkington makes his drama debut in the ITV show.The show tells the real life story of conman John Darwin, who faked his own death in 2002 by going canoeing and failing to return home – with only his wife Anne knowing that he was secret living in a bedsit next door to their house. But viewers were left gobsmacked as An Idiot Abroad star Karl, 49, appeared in episode three of the drama, which is already streaming online on ITV Hub.

ITV viewers appeared to be rather disgruntled with the new series The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe as they claimed the character's accents were not a true representation of the area, but the writer behind the programme has since hit back. The real-life drama which kicked off on Sunday night (April 17) told the story of John Darwin's infamous fake death in 2002 that saw him and his wife Anne lie about his true whereabouts in order to claim £250,000 in life insurance.Although many were gripped by the intense portrayal, some viewers couldn't help but point out the fact that the John played by Eddie Marsan and Anne played by Monica Dolan spoke with "Geordie" accents.Given the fact that John and Anne lived most of their lives in Hartlepool, spectators found it incredibly strange.Defending the move, ITV writer Chris Lang has spoken about the accuracy of the accents and where the couple originated from.Jumping on Twitter, the writer penned: "It's lovely people are so passionate about their own accents! John & Anne of course weren't from Seaton Carew, they only moved there in 2002."He added: "They were both born near Blackhall & over the next five decades lived and worked in (to name a few) Newcastle, Chester Le Street & Durham."However, there was also another issue that he quickly pointed before the episode aired.He tweeted: "I'll say this now, and Ill say it just once, don't @ me that it's a bleedin' kayak not a canoe."Taking to Twitter, annoyed viewers aired their thoughts while labelling it as "insulting".One person wrote: "The thief, his wife and a canoe, so, why is it that ITV think people from Teesside speak with a Geordie accent.

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.

Ever since Nicola Walker bowed out of ITV’s hit crime drama Unforgotten as DCI Cassie Stuart, heartbroken fans have been left wondering who will replace her. Now the wait is finally over, as the show’s bosses have announced that DI Sunil ‘Sunny’ Khan (Sanjeev Bhaskar) will have a brand new partner in crime - this time played by acclaimed actress Sinéad Keenan.

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They all seem to be hiding something, so who killed Matty Taylor? Four million fans await answers in tonight’s finale of Innocent.

While most crime dramas usually centre on a gripping whodunit, ITV’s latest offering Innocent cleverly flips the genre on its head. The series, written by Unforgotten’s Chris Lang, instead focuses on what happens when the central character has already been jailed and is then found to be the victim of a major miscarriage of justice.

ITV has cast Eddie Marsan as canoe accident conman John Darwin in a new drama. The former teacher faked his death for insurance money and The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe will tell his shocking story.

Unforgotten - will be replaced by a brand new detective in series five.Nicola stepped away from the show after the fourth series had finished, following explosive scenes in which her character was killed off in last night's episode.Though the much-loved character has been axed, ITV has informed viewers that the show will still continue with Sanjeev Bhaskar returning as DI Sunny Khan.In series five, Sanjeev will be playing his role as Sunny alongside a new partner.ITV said in a statement today: “ITV would like to thank Nicola Walker for playing the brilliant role of Cassie Stuart in four series of Unforgotten which has become one of the best-loved and most critically acclaimed police dramas on TV.“Nicola and writer Chris Lang decided that

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine Unforgotten episode four aired on Monday night, leaving viewers on the edge of their seats once again as the murder case of Matthew Walsh continues to roll on. But after the episode aired, fans were delighted when the writer and creator of the show, Chris Lang, shared some exciting news.

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The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe from Unforgotten writer Chris Lang, on the story of John Darwin who faked his own death to claim his life insurance. ● Atmospheric espionage thriller, The Ipcress File starring Joe Cole as iconic spy Harry Palmer, as well as Lucy Boynton and Tom Hollander, adapted by Oscar nominated writer John Hodge and directed by Emmy award winner James Watkins.