
A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story
2025·TV series·1 season · 4 episodes
Drama, Crime
6.5 / 10 (13 votes)
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.
- Created by
- Kelly Jones
- Original language
- English
- First aired
- 17 February 2025
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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
- TW
Tony Wadham
Arthur Neilson
