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Canoe Man

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

It was the story that gripped a nation.

John Darwin was a real life Reggie Perrin who faked his death to fund a better life, disappearing at sea in a canoe, while his wife, Anne, played the grieving widow. Even the couple's sons were fooled.

This compelling drama documentary has collaboration from the journalist who had exclusive access to Anne Darwin in the vital few days before her arrest and to whom she confessed all.

As the story unraveled in the glare of the media spotlight, Anne Darwin desperately tried to keep the lie intact.

This unique telling of this extraordinary tale uses as its basis the three very different versions of the story Anne Darwin told to try and fool the press and the police. Show less

Contributors

Mark Darwin:
Philip Correia
John Darwin:
Bernard Hill
Journalist:
Philip McGough
Anne Darwin:
Saskia Reeves
Solicitor:
Mary Roscoe
DS Twist:
Jeremy Swift
Director:
Norman Hull
Producer:
Flavia Taylor

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