A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story
2025 – 20251 season · 4 episodes6.5/10(11 TMDB votes)
DramaCrime
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.
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Cast
Lucy Boynton
Ruth Ellis
Toby Jones
John Bickford
Laurie Davidson
David Blakely
Mark Stanley
Desmond Cussen
Arthur Darvill
Victor Mishcon
Bessie Carter
Carole Findlater
Joe Armstrong
DCI Davies
Nigel Havers
Cecil Havers
Toby Stephens
Melford Stevenson
Juliet Stevenson
Dr. Charity Taylor
Ed Sayer
Anthony Findlater
Tony Wadham
Arthur Neilson