Monica Dolan continued to film scenes as John Darwin s wife Anne on Tuesday as she feigned grief as she threw a wreath into the sea on the set of the ITV drama.
The four-part TV show is set to depict Anne s involvement in her husband s deception by faking his death in a canoeing incident in a bid to cash in on their life insurance.
Monica could be seen being comforted by her onITV adaption, The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe which was filmed in Hartlepool, County Durham.
Faking it: Monica Dolan continued to film scenes as conman John Darwin s wife Anne as she feigned grief and threw a wreath into the sea on set of ITV drama, The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe in Hartlepool on Tuesday
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Filming underway of John Darwin ITV drama at the Headland this afternoon.
Marsan, 52, who has appeared in TV shows including Ray Donovan and movies such as The World’s End, said earlier: “The story of how and why John Darwin faked his own death to defraud insurance companies is fascinating, and if it weren’t fact, you’d think it unbelievable. I can’t pretend to understand what was going on in his head when he made those choices, but I’m going to do my absolute best to portray him, and I can’t wait to get started.”
Eddie Marsan gets into the festive spirit with a Santa hat and champagne to play conman John Darwin during filming for ITV drama with on-screen wife Monica Dolan
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
Monica Dolan, 52, plays Darwin s wife Anne, who became complicit in his con to claim a life insurance payment
They eventually decided to leave Seaton Carew and move to Panama City to start a new life together before their secret was exposed in July 2006
John was ordered to serve six years and three months in prison while his wife, who police described as a compulsive liar, got six years and six months
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Boris Johnson has said the Conservatives face a “tough fight” to win the Hartlepool by-election.
During a rainy visit to a seafront fish and chip restaurant in the constituency, the Prime Minister was asked if he was concerned whether interest in his childcare arrangements or his flat refurbishment might affect the vote.
Mr Johnson said: “I have always believed that it was going to be a tough fight and I still believe that is the case.”
He hoped people would focus on the “massive opportunities” the Tories had brought by delivering on Brexit – a policy strongly backed by local people.