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A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story
A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story
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A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story

2025–2025
Created byKelly Jones
1 Season
4 Episodes

A 1950s 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.

CAST
Lucy BoyntonRuth EllisToby JonesJohn BickfordLaurie DavidsonDavid BlakelyMark StanleyDesmond CussenArthur DarvillVictor MishconBessie CarterCarole FindlaterJoe ArmstrongDCI DaviesNigel HaversCecil HaversToby StephensMelford Stevenson
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GENRES
DramaCrime
STATUSEnded
RATING
6.5
NETWORK
ITV1
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