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The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe
这部4集剧讲述John Darwin伪造自己的死亡，以骗取人寿保险并避免破产。他和妻子Anne Darwin串谋，说服保险公司John Darwin独自去乘皮划艇时失踪，并得到超过25万英镑保险金。 当时债台高筑的Darwin家已经有抵押贷款，还刷爆了13张信用卡，共欠下6.4万债务，当时Anne想申请破产，但最终被丈夫说服实行这看似荒谬的计划；但这计划成功实行长达5年，甚至骗过了两名儿子，得到保险金的John及Anne后来搬到巴拿马去，直至07年John Darwin在伦敦现身才被揭发。
We meet John and Anne Darwin, a couple plagued by debt. Facing bankruptcy John decides to fake his own death using his canoe, much to the horror of his wife. They successfully pull it off and John goes into hiding while Anne consoles her sons.
John successfully applies for a passport to create a new identity, while forcing Anne to demand an inquest into his death so they can get the insurance pay out.
John has had enough of being dead and returns to England to declare he is suffering from amnesia. Journalists hunt down Anne in Panama and their story starts to unravel.
The truth emerges when Anne and John are interviewed by the police. The case goes to trial where Anne pleads not guilty on the grounds of marital coercion.
