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A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story

10/10 • 2025

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.

Genre
Drama , Crime
Country
United Kingdom
Released
Feb 17, 2025

Cast

Lucy Boynton (as Ruth Ellis) 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) Tony Wadham (as Arthur Neilson)

Tags

britain murdered husband hanged woman

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