Follows the story of Ruth Ellis: her lifestyle as a young nightclub manageress, her violent relationship with the man she then killed in cold blood, her arrest, trial, and subsequent legal battle to get her release before she was hanged.

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, [1] [2] originally titled Ruth, is a four-part British historical drama television series for ITVX, starring Lucy Boynton as Ruth Ellis, the last woman hanged in Britain, and Toby Jones as her solicitor John Bickford.

Feb 21, 2025 · Ruth Ellis was the last woman executed in Great Britain; what’s surprising is that her execution happened only 70 years ago, in 1955. In fact, between the time she admitted to killing her lover,...

1950's true crime drama about Ruth Ellis, the last woman in Britain to be hanged. This startling story reveals hidden truths about Ruth's murder of her lover, the legal case surrounding it and those who were also complicit. Ruth Ellis is arrested …

5 days ago · A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story. 4 episodes. When Ruth Ellis is arrested following the shooting of her lover David Blakely, we learn how the two became embroiled in a relationship.

Feb 17, 2025 · Created by Kelly Jones and based on Carol Anne Lee’s biography, “A Fine Day for Hanging,” BritBox ‘s “ A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story ” is a gutting, engaging historical crime drama revolving...

Nov 27, 2024 · A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story is a dramatisation of Ruth Ellis' life, from meeting her lover David Blakely, to eventually killing him, and the aftermath. Ruth was convicted of murdering...

Feb 17, 2025 · Lucy Boynton and Toby Jones star in the harrowing story of the last woman to be hanged in the UK. Here's how to watch A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story online anywhere.

5 days ago · As ITV’s new drama A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story suggests, men held the cards – whether they were trying to exploit you, save you, get you drunk, get you into bed, prosecute you or defend ...

1950's true crime drama about Ruth Ellis, the last woman in Britain to be hanged. This startling story reveals hidden truths about Ruth's murder of her lover, the legal case surrounding it and those who were also complicit. Ruth Ellis is arrested …