Directed by:
Richard LaxtonScreenplay:
Chris LangCinematography:
Sergio DelgadoCast:
Eddie Marsan, Mark Stanley, Monica Dolan, Dominic Applewhite, David Fynn, Lois Chimimba, Jorge Albuquerque, Joe Dixon, Karl Pilkington, Andrew Lancel (more)VOD (1)
Episodes(4)
Plots(1)
The Brits are dealing with the true crime genre in their own way. In this tragicomedy based on a true story, we meet the Darwin couple who attempted the most absurd insurance scam at the turn of the millennium. When John Darwin was threatened with bankruptcy, the former teacher from a small port town decided he would not allow such a failure in his life. He spent the following years faking his disappearance, and only his wife knew the truth about his whereabouts. With typical British civility, this series about ordinary people captures both the consequences of one stubborn man’s crazy idea and the dynamics of a manipulative relationship. Told from the perspective of John’s wife, the story attempts to grapple with the question of how she experienced the whole thing as an unwilling accomplice. (Serial Killer)
(more)Cast
![Eddie Marsan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/409/162409833_ed5fcf.jpg)
Eddie Marsan
UK
Best series:
Little Dorrit (2008) (series)
Ray Donovan (2013) (series)
Inside No. 9 (2014) (series)
![Mark Stanley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/218/162218350_35cec2.jpg)
Mark Stanley
Best series:
Game of Thrones (2011) (series)
Broken (2017) (series)
Criminal: UK (2019) (series)
![Monica Dolan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/864/160864289_2284bf.jpg)
Monica Dolan
UK
Best series:
Mr Bates vs. The Post Office (2024) (series)
Black Mirror (2011) (series)
Call the Midwife (2012) (series)
Dominic Applewhite
Best series:
The Crown (2016) (series)
Sex Education (2019) (series)
The Inbetweeners (2008) (series)
![David Fynn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/603/158603500_9f15e4.jpg)
David Fynn
Best series:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Game of Thrones (2011) (series)
Black Mirror (2011) (series)
![Lois Chimimba](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/105/163105150_1d9109.jpg)
Lois Chimimba
Best series:
Sex Education (2019) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
Shetland (2013) (series)
Jorge Albuquerque
Best series:
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022) (series)
![Joe Dixon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/619/160619297_21db23.jpg)
Joe Dixon
UK
Best series:
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
Sirens (2011) (series)
Criminal Justice (2008) (series)
![Karl Pilkington](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/704/161704596_b7c175.jpg)
Karl Pilkington
UK
Best series:
The Moaning of Life (2013) (series)
Derek (2013) (series)
The Ricky Gervais Show (2010) (series)
Andrew Lancel
UK
Best series:
Unforgotten (2015) (series)
Queer as Folk (1999) (series)
The Vice (1999) (series)
Tom Bonington
Best series:
Hijack (2023) (series)
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022) (series)
Young Wallander (2020) (series)
![Karina Fernandez](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/141/161141017_3f85e7.jpg)
Karina Fernandez
Best series:
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A Young Doctor's Notebook (2012) (series)
Twenty Twelve (2011) (series)
Gerard Horan
UK
Best series:
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Des (2020) (series)
My Family (2000) (series)
Milo Twomey
UK
Best series:
Band of Brothers (2001) (series)
Endeavour (2012) (series)
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Cameron Ashplant
Best series:
Gentleman Jack (2019) (series)
Ridley Road (2021) (series)
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022) (series)
Trevor Fox
Best series:
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022) (series)
Rain Dogs (2023) (series)
Heartbeat (1992) (series)
Guy Robbins
Best series:
The Gentlemen (2024) (series)
Slow Horses (2022) (series)
Hijack (2023) (series)