Canoe Man Disappeared
Journalists chase down Anne Darwin, the 'Canoe Widow' to expose the truth behind her husband's faked death, as they fight to beat their competitors to a sensational scoop.
In 2002, John Darwin vanished at sea. Weeks later, his canoe washed ashore, but no body was ever found. Declared dead, he shocked the world five years later by walking into a police station - alive - and claiming amnesia.
As our intrepid journalists piece together the fragments of John’s past, they must answer the ultimate question: where was John all those years? As they follow the clues to uncover his work as a prison officer and property owner in northern England, they stumble upon another key figure - his wife, Anne Darwin.
The discovery of Anne's location in Panama starts a frantic newspaper race to get her on the record and secure an exclusive interview with the one person who might hold the truth about John’s disappearance. But what they uncover is more shocking than they could have ever expected. As a timestamped photo shatters John’s amnesia claims, the journalists must raise fresh questions about Anne’s involvement and what exactly happened to John all those years ago.
Journalists Jeremy Armstrong, David Leigh and Natalie Clarke must work together to print the astonishing details as Anne breaks her silence, turning a missing person’s case into a full-blown criminal inquiry the UK would never forget, proving that sometimes reality is certainly stranger than fiction.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | Tara Lynne O'Neill |
Executive Producer | Edward Hart |
Production Manager | Matthew Mulligan |
Series Producer | Brittny Heinrich |
Editor | Joe Marcus |
Broadcasts
- Mon 26 May 2025 22:40ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
- Thu 29 May 2025 23:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only