Canoe Man heading to BBC Four

Bernard Hill and Saskia Reeves star as John and Anne Darwin in BBC Four's Canoe Man, the fascinating true story that captivated the public's imagination and dominated the world's press in 2007.

Airing on Wednesday 31st March 2010 at 10.45pm, the drama begins with John Darwin entering a West London police station in 2007 claiming to have amnesia, having disappeared five years previously in a canoeing accident. After a joyous reunion with sons Mark and Anthony, cracks in the story soon begin to appear.

John has been living secretly with wife, Anne, in their family home and the bedsit next door - accessible through a hole in the bedroom wall hidden behind the wardrobe.

The couple head to Panama to start afresh using the life insurance Anne has received. But, when John realises things aren't going to be as straight forward as he first thought, he believes his best option is to return to the UK and claim to be suffering from amnesia. It is only when a photograph surfaces of John and Anne together with a Panamanian estate agent that the real events of this extraordinary fraud come to light.

Canoe Man also stars Philip Correia and Jeremy Legat as Mark and Anthony Darwin.