ITV casts Eddie Marsan as canoe accident conman John Darwin who faked his own death for insurance money thesun.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thesun.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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He also held onto a walking stick, waving it around at one point, and donned thick glasses for a scene which seemed to involve him waiting for a bus.
The actor also sported a grey beard - just like John did in the picture used on his fake passport - however in a 2008 mugshot he was clean shaven.
Disheveled: The actor, 53, donned a green beanie hat and carried a large dark green holdall bag during the shoot for the upcoming four-part ITV drama
According to The Guardian, for three weeks after the incident John was living rough and calling Anne to get rid of family who had come to support her at their home so he could return.
Remarkable true story of Canoe Man John Darwin whose wife helped him fake his own death in £700k insurance scam the-sun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from the-sun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
ITV has unveiled the cast for its new drama telling the story of canoe man John Darwin.
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe has been written by acclaimed screenwriter Chris Lang and will star renowned actors Monica Dolan and Eddie Marsan.
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BIFA nominee Eddie Marsan (Ray Donovan, Sherlock Holmes, Happy Go Lucky) plays John Darwin who faked his own death to claim life insurance and avoid bankruptcy while BAFTA-winner Monica Dolan (Appropriate Adult, W1A, A Very English Scandal) plays his wife Anne.
Monica Dolan and Eddie Marsan will be joined in the cast by Mark Stanley (White House Farm) and Karl Pilkington (Sick of It, Derek).
Eddie Marsan and Monica Dolan are set to star in ‘The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe’.
The 52-year-old actor will play the role of John Darwin in the recently commissioned ITV drama which follows the infamous story of how John faked his own death to claim life insurance and avoid bankruptcy.
Monica will star as John’s wife Amy Darwin, who became complicit in her husband’s deception as she started to convince the world, their family and friends, the police and insurance companies, that he had gone missing in 2002 whilst canoeing off the coast of Seaton Carew in Cleveland, where the couple owned two large houses with panoramic views of the sea.