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Series · 2025
A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story
1 seasonTV-MAITV1
- Drama
- Crime
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.
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Seasons
1 season · 4 episodes
- Miniseries4 episodes · 2025
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Cast
Lucy BoyntonRuth Ellis
Toby JonesJohn Bickford
Laurie DavidsonDavid Blakely
Mark StanleyDesmond Cussen
Arthur DarvillVictor Mishcon
Bessie CarterCarole Findlater
Joe ArmstrongDCI Davies
Nigel HaversCecil Havers
Toby StephensMelford Stevenson
Juliet StevensonDr. Charity Taylor
Ed SayerAnthony Findlater- Tony WadhamArthur Neilson
Details
- Created by
- Kelly Jones
- Music
- Samuel Sim
- Producer
- Angie Daniell
- First aired
- February 17, 2025
- Last aired
- March 5, 2025
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- ITV1
- Episode length
- 45m
- Language
- English
Where to watch
Stream
Britbox Apple TV channel
BritBox
BritBox Amazon Channel
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