A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story (2025)


  • Genre: Drama, Crime
  • Creator: Kelly Jones
  • First Air Date: 2025-02-17
  • Last Air Date: 2025-03-05
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 4
  • Status: Returning Series
  • Episode Runtime: 45 min.
  • Production Company: Silverprint Pictures
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Network: ITV1
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Summary

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.

  • Keywords: death penalty, murder, britain, true crime, 1950s, murdered husband, hanged woman
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    A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 2025-02-17
    4 Episodes

    A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1Episode 148 min
    Season 1Episode 2Episode 246 min
    Season 1Episode 3Episode 347 min
    Season 1Episode 4Episode 446 min
    • 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
    Art Stephen Campbell Production Design
    Production Angie Daniell Producer
    Production Kate Bartlett Executive Producer
    Production Antonia Gordon Executive Producer
    Sound Samuel Sim Original Music Composer

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