Follows the story of Ruth Ellis: her lifestyle as a young nightclub manageress, her violent relationship with the man she then killed in cold blood, her arrest, trial, and subsequent legal battle to get her release before she was hanged.

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, [1] [2] 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.

Jan 8, 2025 · On Easter Sunday in 1955, glamorous model, nightclub manager and mother-of-two Ruth Ellis fired six shots outside The Magdala pub in Hampstead, killing her abusive lover David Blakely, an upper class racing driver who wanted to end their relationship.

3 days ago · A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story: Cast. Lucy Boynton takes the lead as Ruth Ellis in the period drama, with Toby Jones supporting as her solicitor John Bickford, who gradually realises the extent of Ruth's abuse at the hands of David Blakely and takes on the fight to make the case for provocation.. Laurie Davidson plays Blakeley, while Mark Stanley stars as Desmond Cusson, Ruth's admirer and ...

Dec 4, 2024 · A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story is a compelling true crime drama that tells the hidden story of Ruth Ellis and exposes the timeless British obsessions of class, sex, and death. Set in 1955 in the glamorous and intoxicating world of London club-land, Ruth found acclaim, aged 28, as the capital's youngest club manager.

Nov 27, 2024 · A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story on ITV1 tells the shocking true story of the last woman to be hung for murder in the UK. Actress Lucy Boynton stars in the leading role as glamorous...

Dec 3, 2024 · It’s been almost 70 years since Ruth Ellis, the nightclub hostess who shot and killed her lover David Blakely, was put to death—making her the last woman in England to be executed by the...

Dec 4, 2024 · The life and death of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be executed by hanging in Britain, will be the subject of ITV's newest miniseries, Ruth, starring Lucy Boynton as the titular Ellis.

Feb 19, 2024 · Set in 1955, A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story follows the 28-year-old club owner as she gets entangled in a toxic relationship with racing driver David Blakely and is then accused of his murder.

Dec 4, 2024 · “A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story is a compelling true crime drama telling the hidden story of Ruth Ellis and exposing the timeless British obsessions of class, sex and death. Set in 1955 in the glamorous and intoxicating world of London club-land, Ruth found acclaim, aged 28, as the capital’s youngest club manager.