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.
- First aired
- 2025-02-17
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Seasons
- 1 (4 episodes)
- Status
- Ended
- Created by
- Kelly Jones
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 from 13 votes
Cast
- Lucy Boynton as Ruth Ellis
- Toby Jones as John Bickford
- Laurie Davidson as David Blakely
- Mark Stanley as Desmond Cussen
- Arthur Darvill as Victor Mishcon
- Bessie Carter as Carole Findlater
- Joe Armstrong as DCI Davies
- Nigel Havers as Cecil Havers
- Toby Stephens as Melford Stevenson
- Juliet Stevenson as Dr. Charity Taylor
- Ed Sayer as Anthony Findlater
- Tony Wadham as Arthur Neilson