A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story
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.
Cast:Lucy Boynton , Toby Stephens , Toby Jones , Juliet Stevenson , Mark Stanley , Bessie Carter , Joe Armstrong , Arthur Darvill , Laurie Davidson , Amanda Drew , Jack Staddon , Ed Sayer , Adam Lawrence , Darren Charman , Tony Wadham , Rowan Robinson , Gloria Obianyo , Christian Patterson
S1.E1 ∙ 1.1
When Ruth Ellis is arrested following the shooting of her lover David Blakely, we learn how the two became embroiled in a relationship.
S1.E2 ∙ 1.2
When Ruth Ellis is arrested following the shooting of her lover David Blakely, we learn how the two became embroiled in a relationship.
S1.E3 ∙ 1.3
Ruth, a condemned woman awaits her execution while grappling with memories of love, shattered hopes, and impending motherhood. Her attorney races against time for clemency as she confronts mortality and her unborn child's future.
S1.E4 ∙ 1.4
Ruth is due to hang in 24 hours as she tells her lawyer the full story of what happened before David's murder.
