The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe: Where are the Darwins' sons now and did they ever forgive their dad?

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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 tuning into tonight's episode of Holly Willoughby's new show Freeze The Fear all had the same reaction to the shower scenes. The instalment of the adventure series which aired earlier saw the contestants tasked with enduring a 15 minute cold shower as part of a challenge.

ITV is currently airing The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe which has led to a renewed interest in its subject John Darwin and his then wife Anne. The four-part TV drama tells the true story of the couple, 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.

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.

ITV is currently airing The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe which has led to a renewed interest in its subject John Darwin and his then wife Anne. The four-part TV drama tells the true story of the couple, 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.

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.

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.

This Morning but he was as cheeky as ever.Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby were back on our screens on Tuesday (April 19) to present the ITV daytime show.They welcomed Holly's Freeze The Fear co-host Lee, 53, onto the show so they could discuss their new BBC series. However, Lee kicked off the interview by pointing out he was wearing glasses.The comic went on to reveal that it's the first time he'd ever wore specs on television and that he's waiting to undergo laser eye surgery, which requires him not to wear contact lenses for the time being.Lee also added that Phillip had recommended laser surgery to him off-screen.He later cheekily told Phillip "see you in court" if anything happened to him during the operation.Phillip replied: "You won't find me."Holly and Phillip have returned to This Morning after an Easter break.The dynamic duo welcomed viewers to the ITV daytime show on Tuesday but fans didn't seem too happy to see them.Josie Gibson, Alison Hammond, Dermot O'Leary and Vernon Kay have all stepped in to replace Phillip and Holly over half term.It appears that the famous foursome struck a chord with viewers and some have taken to Twitter for them to come back.Taking to Twitter, one fan penned: "I haven't missed them."Another added: "Wish it was Vernon and Josie today."A third person posted: "Let’s just say it… We want Josie back!"While a fourth social media user said: "Have to agree with so many that both Phil and Holly are 'tired' and the show needs fresh energy.

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

Italy. But there was no spending freeze for presenter Holly Willoughby, 41, who was shown in outfits costing a cool £4,337 during the first episode of BBC1’s Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof. She began in a £950 Cordova purple Up & Down ski suit and £190 pair of faux-fur snow boots by Moon Boot topped with a matching beanie hat from Barts Amsterdam, believed to cost £33.

Eddie Marsan fancies his chances as the next James Bond after playing John Darwin in The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe.  The 53-year-old has been praised for his performance as the disgraced conman in the ITV series, which is based on the real life story and follows a couple who, in desperate financial times, resorted to a preposterous plan to fake John’s death so that they could claim life insurance money. As episode two aired on Monday night, Eddie slid into the Twitter commentary to pitch himself as the new 007, following in Daniel Craig’s footsteps.

ITV drama is based on a true story given how wild the events are.The new drama follows the true story of John Darwin (Eddie Marsan) who faked his own death before being jailed with his wife Anne (Monica Dolan) for wrongfully claiming John's life insurance.The four-part drama kicked off on Sunday night (April 17), which saw John decide to leave his family behind and pretend he's dead.He later asks his wife to call the police and report him as a missing person, and eventually she's roped into telling the world, and their two grieving sons, a huge lie about John's whereabouts.The father disappeared from the grid as he feared declaring bankruptcy after falling into financial ruin. The second episode aired on Monday, and it saw the couple try their best to evade police as they apply for a passport to create a new identity for John.However, the viewers at home were gobsmacked during the show as they couldn't believe such a wild crime story really took place.The fans took to Twitter during the show, with one saying: "You forget how mental this all was."A second agreed: "Pinching myself that this was actually real.

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.

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.

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.