The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

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The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe
Genre Crime drama
Created by Chris Lang
Based on a memoir by David Leigh
Written by Chris Lang
Directed by Richard Laxton
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Music by Harry Escott
Ben Pearson
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 4
Production
Executive producer(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Chris Lang
  • David Nath
  • Sofia Noronha
Producer(s) Alison Sterling
Production location(s) Hartlepool[1]
Walthamstow[1]
Seaton Carew[1]
Middlesbrough[1]
Cinematography Sergio Delgado
Hermes Marco
Editor(s) Barry Moen
James Taylor
Production company(s) Story Films
ITV
Release
Original network ITV
Original release 17 April (2022-04-17) –
20 April 2022 (2022-04-20)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe is an ITV television drama series that was first broadcast on 17 April 2022.[2] Written by Chris Lang and directed by Richard Laxton, the programme dramatizes the John Darwin disappearance case, where prison officer and teacher John Darwin hoaxed his own death and reappeared, five and a half years after he was believed to have died in a canoeing accident.[3]

Cast

Production

Hartlepool, Walthamstow, Seaton Carew and Middlesbrough were used as filming locations.[1]

Episodes

Episode Title Directed by Written by Original airdate Viewing figures (millions)
1 "1.1" Richard Laxton Chris Lang 17 April 2022 (2022-04-17) 10.09
2 "1.2" Richard Laxton Chris Lang 18 April 2022 (2022-04-18) 9.23
3 "1.3" Richard Laxton Chris Lang 19 April 2022 (2022-04-19) 8.62
4 "1.4" Richard Laxton Chris Lang 20 April 2022 (2022-04-20) 8.81

Reception

Stuart Jeffries for The Guardian gave the series four out of five stars.[4]

References

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External links

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