TV series
A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story
TV series2025Created by Kelly JonesGB45 min episodes1 season4 episodesTV seriesAge guide: 15+
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.
★ 6.5/10 · 12 TMDB audience ratings
Starring
Lucy BoyntonRuth Ellis
Toby JonesJohn Bickford
Laurie DavidsonDavid Blakely
Mark StanleyDesmond Cussen
Arthur DarvillVictor Mishcon
Bessie CarterCarole Findlater
Joe ArmstrongDCI Davies
Nigel HaversCecil Havers
