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British Scandal

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Scandal, Alice Levine, Great Britain, Society & Culture, Exhibit C, British, England, History, Matt Forde, Documentary

4.5 • 6.5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Prison officer John Darwin finds himself in debt and makes a drastic decision to fake his own death.

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0:00.0	Hello, it's Matt here, just a quick note before we begin.
0:02.7	While we're away, cooking up some new scandals for you to enjoy,
0:05.7	what better time to revisit one of our fan-favorite seasons of British scandal?
0:10.3	It's the story of one of Britain's most famous and most bizarre insurance scams
0:14.9	all about a man called John Darwin.
0:17.9	Darwin is an ordinary prison officer, teetering on bankruptcy,
0:21.5	who convinces his wife to help him fake his death at sea.
0:25.0	Tensions grow between them as they struggle to maintain the lie
0:28.2	in the face of a sprawling police investigation.
0:31.2	So kick back in the summer sun and relax with a story with kissing cupboards,
0:35.3	panamanian escapades, and a highly suspicious case of amnesia.
0:39.8	Hope you enjoy.
0:41.3	MUSIC
0:46.6	Miss Levine.
0:47.5	Mr Matthew.
0:48.4	Mr Matthew.
0:49.3	Don't know your surname.
0:50.2	I like it.
0:51.1	Ford, come on, man.
0:53.2	We'd out the end of every episode.
0:55.0	I've told it you multiple times.
0:58.1	It's my turn to leave this series and it's a slightly different story.
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