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1. The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022)
TV-14 | 46 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Four-part drama based on the extraordinary story of how prison officer John Darwin faked his own death to claim life insurance and avoid bankruptcy - unbeknownst to his two sons.
Stars: Monica Dolan, Eddie Marsan, Mark Stanley, Dominic Applewhite
Votes: 4,859
2. The Fifth Estate (2013)
R | 128 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A dramatic thriller based on real events that reveals the quest to expose the deceptions and corruptions of power that turned an Internet upstart into the 21st century's most fiercely debated organization.
Director: Bill Condon | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Brühl, Carice van Houten, Alicia Vikander
Votes: 42,719 | Gross: $3.25M
3. Frontline (1983– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, News
FRONTLINE is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world and American television's top long-form news and current affairs series since 1983
Stars: Will Lyman, Sarah Childress, Priyanka Boghani, Arun Rath
Votes: 2,297
4. World in Action (1963–1998)
30 min | Documentary
A documentary series focusing on current affairs.
Stars: Brian Armstrong, Chris Kelly, Derek Cooper, Wilfrid Thomas
Votes: 98
5. Dateline (1984– )
60 min | News
The "Dateline" team report on and present international current affairs.
Stars: Anjali Rao, Amos Roberts, Evan Williams, Mark Davis
Votes: 60
6. The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe: The Real Story (2022 TV Movie)
46 min | Documentary
Documentary about John Darwin, who faked his own death in a canoeing accident off the coast of Hartlepool and then started a new life with his wife Anne in Panama.
Director: Nick Mattingly | Stars: John Darwin, Anne Darwin, Greg Albrighton, Jeremy Armstrong
Votes: 72
7. Canoe Man (2010 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
The story of the "Canoe Man" John Darwin who faked his own death and tried to start a new life with a false identity.
Director: Norman Hull | Stars: Kate Ambler, Joseph Balderrama, Peter Cellier, Philip Correia
Votes: 99
8. Democracy Now! (2001– )
60 min | News, Talk-Show
Journalist Amy Goodman hosts this independent news program which features international journalists, grassroots leaders, independent analysts, as well as ordinary people directly affected by world events and U.S. policy.
Stars: Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Nermeen Shaikh, Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Votes: 477
9. This Week (1956–1992)
News
Public affairs series probing the news behind the headlines.
Stars: Jonathan Dimbleby, Denis Tuohy, Richard Lindley, Bryan Magee
Votes: 35
10. Kulturplatz (2004– )
25 min | Documentary
Stars: Eva Wannenmacher, Nicole Salathé, Nina Brunner, Nino Gadient
Votes: 22
11. The Media Show (1987–1991)
60 min | Documentary
Stars: Emma Freud, Muriel Gray, John Hegarty, Judith Williamson
Votes: 30
12. True Stories: Wikileaks - Secrets and Lies (2011)
75 min | Documentary
Director: Patrick Forbes | Stars: Samuel West, Julian Assange, James Ball, Dean Baquet
Votes: 122
13. Julian Assange - The Price of Truth (2021)
53 min | Documentary
The decision not to extradite Julian Assange to the United States is unlikely to be the end of his long struggle. For the past 10 years, Premiere Lignes has investigated Assange and the ... See full summary »
Directors: Luc Hermann, Paul Moreira, Nicolas Vescovacci | Stars: Jose Maria Araujo, Julian Assange, Jacques Chirac, Hillary Clinton
14. Fergie: The Downfall of a Duchess (1997 Video)
50 min | Documentary
This is the story of Sarah Ferguson, once Her Royal Highness, Duchess of York - now an exile from the royal family - a woman who had everything, then threw it away when forced to exploit her name during a huge scandal.
Director: Alan Scales | Stars: Sarah Ferguson, Kate Ricketts, David Leigh, Prince Andrew
Votes: 13
15. Thinking Aloud (1984–1987)
40 min
Stars: Michael Ignatieff, Bryan Magee, Bernard Williams, Richard Gregory
16.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Black Money
(2009)
TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary, News
Frontline investigates how multinational corporations illegally use slush funds, front companies, and secret payments as ways of increasing their profit. It focuses primarily on the Al Yamamah arms sales.
Stars: Robert Baer, Tim Bell, Lowell Bergman, Jimmy Carter
Votes: 48
17.
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2022)
TV-14 | 47 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Facing bankruptcy, John Darwin decides to fake his own death using his canoe, much to the horror of his wife, Anne. John goes into hiding while Anne consoles their sons.
Director: Richard Laxton | Stars: Monica Dolan, Eddie Marsan, Mark Stanley, Dominic Applewhite
Votes: 186
18.
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2022)
TV-14 | Biography, Crime, Drama
John successfully applies for a fake passport to create a new identity, while forcing Anne to demand an inquest into his death so that they can get the insurance payout.
Director: Richard Laxton | Stars: Monica Dolan, Eddie Marsan, Mark Stanley, Dominic Applewhite
Votes: 158
19.
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2022)
TV-14 | Biography, Crime, Drama
John has had enough of being dead and returns to England, to declare he is suffering from amnesia. Journalists hunt down Anne in Panama, and their story starts to unravel.
Director: Richard Laxton | Stars: Monica Dolan, Eddie Marsan, Mark Stanley, Dominic Applewhite
Votes: 144
20.
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2022)
TV-14 | Biography, Crime, Drama
The truth emerges when John and Anne are interviewed by the police. The case goes to trial where Anne pleads not guilty on the grounds of marital coercion.
Director: Richard Laxton | Stars: Monica Dolan, Eddie Marsan, Mark Stanley, Dominic Applewhite
Votes: 139
21.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Wikisecrets
(2011)
TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary, News
From PBS and Frontline - It's the biggest intelligence breach in U.S. history-the leaking of more than half-a-million classified documents on the Wikileaks website in the spring of 2010.
Director: Marcela Gaviria | Stars: Jacob Appelbaum, Julian Assange, Dean Baquet, P.J. Crowley
Votes: 44
22.
Democracy Now! (2001– )
Episode:
Episode dated 26 April 2011
(2011)
News, Talk-Show
Stars: Mike Elk, Daniel Ellsberg, Amy Goodman, David Leigh
23.
Dateline (1984– )
Episode:
Inside WikiLeaks
(2010)
News
Todays theme is Inside WikiLeaks.
Director: Mark Davis | Stars: Julian Assange, David Leigh, Gavin MacFadyen
Votes: 7
24.
Thinking Aloud (1984–1987)
Episode:
Secrecy in British Society
(1987)
Director: Mark Harrison | Stars: Michael Ignatieff, Alun Chalfont, Ian Kennedy, David Leigh
25.
The Media Show (1987–1991)
Episode:
Episode #2.2
(1988)
Documentary
Director: Bob Collins | Stars: Muriel Gray, Bob Cooper, Patrick Dromgoole, Elizabeth Guider
26.
The Media Show (1987–1991)
Episode:
Episode #3.2
(1988)
Documentary
Director: Claire Lasko | Stars: Muriel Gray, Brian Armstrong, Bryan Forbes, Steve Friedman
27.
The Media Show (1987–1991)
Episode:
Episode #6.12
(1990)
Documentary
Director: Denman Rooke | Stars: Emma Freud, Duncan Campbell, Bill Deedes, Paul Foot
28.
This Week (1956–1992)
Episode:
The Toxic Timebomb: Part 1
(1989)
News
Stars: David Leigh, Hugh Rossi
33.
This Week (1956–1992)
Episode:
Britain's Cocaine Mercenaries
(1990)
News
Stars: David Leigh, Joe Lieberman
34.
This Week (1956–1992)
Episode:
Guns of Baghdad
(1991)
News
Director: Paul Woolwich | Stars: David Leigh, Richard Lindley
35.
This Week (1956–1992)
Episode:
The Concrete Mafia
(1991)
News
Stars: Leon Brittan, Gordon Brown, David Leigh, John Redwood
36.
This Week (1956–1992)
Episode:
The Price of Terror
(1991)
News
Stars: Edward Heath, David Leigh, Michael Mates, Merlyn Rees
37.
This Week (1956–1992)
Episode:
In Deep Water
(1991)
News
Stars: David Leigh, Michael Mates, John McFall
38.
This Week (1956–1992)
Episode:
Hitler's Children - The New Nazis
(1991)
News
Stars: David Irving, David Leigh
40.
This Week (1956–1992)
Episode:
Who Pays the Piper?
(1992)
News
Stars: Christopher Chataway, Jack Cunningham, Frank Dobson, David Leigh
41.
This Week (1956–1992)
Episode:
Willie McSporran and the Gnomes of Zurich
(1992)
News
Star: David Leigh
42.
This Week (1956–1992)
Episode:
The Artful Dodgers
(1992)
News
Stars: David Leigh, Nicholas Serota, Brian Sewell, Denis Tuohy
48.
World in Action (1963–1998)
Episode:
Jonathan of Arabia
(1995)
Documentary
Director: Chris Malone | Stars: Said Aburish, Jonathan Aitken, Frank Williams