Episode 5: Robben Island

Mandela’s boyhood in the Transkei—where he was adopted and raised by a king—shaped the freedom fighter he became.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. 

Mandela meets the love of his life, Winnie—but the apartheid government conspires to keep them apart.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. 

The Darwins trick the police into thinking John’s dead and decide they need to flee the country.

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<div> *Content Warning: death by suicide, gaslighting, domestic abuse, emotional and physical abuse, suicidal ideation, distressing themes.

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

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John Darwin decides to come back from the dead and journalists begin to investigate his mysterious disappearance.

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