The Thief, His Wife And The Canoe was based on the unbelievably true story of John Canoe Man Darwin, who attempted to fake his death at sea to collect the life insurance money.
Years ago, the same arguments that some are having about Louis Theroux interviewing out-and-out racists were had at newspapers about the National Front and then the British National Party.
Two crime dramas this week, neither of which featured minimalist houses with kitchen islands or small towns with dark secrets or Christopher Eccleston in a bad wig.