A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story (2025)

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.

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story

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as John Bickford

Laurie Davidson

Laurie Davidson

as David Blakely

as Desmond Cussen

as Victor Mishcon

as Carole Findlater

as Cecil Havers

as Melford Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson

as Dr. Charity Taylor

as Anthony Findlater

as Arthur Neilson

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Season 1

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