Eddie Marsan appeared to be in great spirits as he spent another day filming ITV s upcoming drama The Thief, His Wife And The Canoe in County Durham on Friday
The actor, 52, stars as conman John Darwin, the fraudster who faked his own death by going missing while canoeing off the coast of Seaton Carew in 2002.
A bearded Eddie was seen chatting with the actors playing his sons while his co-star Monica Dolan, who plays Anne Darwin, embraced them during a Christmas scene.
Elsewhere during the shoot in Hartlepool, a bright orange canoe was seen arriving at the location.
Having fun? Eddie Marsan appeared to be in great spirits as he spent another day filming ITV s upcoming drama The Thief, His Wife And The Canoe in County Durham on Friday
Where is John Darwin now?
Updated: Apr 28 2021, 11:02 ET
A NEW ITV drama will tell the true story of a conman who faked his own death in a canoeing accident - but was eventually caught out.
John Darwin, 70, vanished in March 2002 making it look like he had been lost at sea while out canoeing off the coast of Durham in a £679,000 insurance scam. But where is he now?
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Where is John Darwin now?
He has now settled in the Philippines with his new wife Mercy May, 47. The couple married in 2015 after striking up a romance online.
The ex-teacher receives a UK state pension of around £134 per week, while his wife - a mum-of-three - sub-lets a clothing stall in a market in Manila and runs a retail store, the Mirror reported.
SINKING FEELING
Remarkable true story of Canoe Man John Darwin whose wife helped him fake his own death in £700k insurance scam
Updated: 27 Apr 2021, 19:08
AS a former prison officer John Darwin knew all too well the miserable fate that faced him if his audacious £700k insurance scam went wrong.
Yet, time and time again the Hartlepool man - who faked his own death in a canoe accident in March 2002 with the help of his wife - risked getting caught.
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This photo taken of John and Anne Darwin in Panama after he d been officially declared dead was to help prove their guiltCredit: Rex Features
Unforgotten writer takes on real-life story of conman John Darwin for TV
Chris Lang is behind the ITV drama based on the true story of the man who faked his own death. 27/04/2021
Unforgottenwriter Chris Lang is working on a new series about British conman John Darwin who faked his own death.
The incredible and almost unbelievable true story will be brought to life in a new ITV series, which began shooting on Monday (26 April). Darwin faked his own death in 2002 to claim a hefty life insurance payout, with his wife Anne, who in turn lied to their sons he had passed away. He was then discovered in Panama in 2006.
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