A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, originally titled Ruth, is an upcoming, four-part British historical drama television series for ITVX, starring Lucy Boynton as Ruth Ellis, the last woman hanged in Britain, and Toby Jones as her solicitor John Bickford.
Ellis was the last woman to be hanged in the United Kingdom after the fatal shooting of her abusive lover.
The cast includes Lucy Boynton, Toby Jones, Laurie Davidson, Mark Stanley, Joe Armstrong, Arthur Darvill, Juliet Stevenson and Toby Stephens.
 | A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story |
| Network: ITV1Genre: DramaSeasons: 1Episodes: 4 | |
OverviewA 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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