John Darwin: Last News

THE Thief, His Wife and the Canoe viewers all have the same complaint about ITV's newest true drama. The series was criticised for the actors' "rubbish attempt" at a north-eastern accent.

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

ITV drama starting.The four-part TV series is set to air over four nights, and it follows the true story of John Darwin (Eddie Marsan) who faked his own death and was later jailed with his wife Anne (Monica Dolan) for wrongfully claiming John's life insurance.However, despite the drama being based on a real story from 2002, it seems viewers weren't able to immerse themselves in the show as they weren't convinced by the couple's Hartlepool accents.Fans flocked to Twitter within minutes of the first episode starting on Sunday night (April 17), with some declaring the accents were "so wrong".One wrote: "Can't believe @ITV got it so wrong with the accents on #thethiefhiswifeandthecanoe They weren't from b****y Newcastle!"A second said: "Here we go - Geordie accents because somehow people in Hartlepool have Geordie accents #thethiefhiswifeandthecanoe."A third commented: "No one in Hartlepool talks like this… b****y hell. WE ARE NOT GEORDIES IN TEESSIDE."A fourth added: "Should have started with a disclaimer thats says, although these people are from Hartlepool all the actor's will be talking with a Geordie accent because that's how everyone thinks people from the North East speak".However, other fans were impressed by the show and seemed to enjoy it.One wrote: "The wonderful @eddiemarsan and @MonicaDolan being superb as per in #thethiefhiswifeandthecanoe - one of my favourite ever real crime stories.

The row of imposing Victorian houses in Seaton Carew, County Durham, had stunning panoramic views over the beach and the North Sea coastline. Married couple Anne and John Darwin lived at No3 The Cliff – a seven-bedroom property with grand rooms and period charm.They also owned No4 next door, which had been converted into bedsits. It was part of the couple’s property rental business that included several other bedsit properties across County Durham.

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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.

IT was one of the most elaborate cons ever – and stunned the world. John Darwin faked his own death while “canoeing” to claim £250,000 in insurance cash, leaving his wife Anne to feed their sons the devastating lie that their father was dead But five years later the deception was rumbled by an innocuous photo of the grinning couple — taken four years after John “died”.

paddled his kayak out into the North Sea to fake his own death, this is where John Darwin’s journey has taken him, via Panama, prison and the divorce courts. And life is certainly quiet.

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.

Actress Monica Dolan, who won a BAFTA for portraying Rose West, is starring as another partner in crime – the wife of the “Canoe Man”.

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mum-of-three sub-lets her clothing stall in the city's market and runs another retail venture, reports The Mirror. Darwin still receives a UK state pension of around £134 a week, and it's believed the couple let the property next door to their new abode.Mercy May said: “I have a new business.