A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story
Plot
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.
About A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story
A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, originally titled Ruth, is a four-part British historical drama television series for ITV, starring Lucy Boynton as Ruth Ellis, the last woman hanged in Britain, and Toby Jones as her solicitor John Bickford. It was released in the United States on BritBox on 17 February 2025.
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Cast
Lucy BoyntonRuth Ellis
Toby JonesJohn Bickford
Laurie DavidsonDavid Blakely
Mark StanleyDesmond Cussen
Arthur DarvillVictor Mishcon
Bessie CarterCarole Findlater
Joe ArmstrongDCI Davies
Nigel HaversCecil Havers
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