A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story(2025)
DramaCrime
First Air Date: 2025-02-17
Average Runtime: 45m
Rating: 6.5
Votes: 11
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 4
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 penaltymurderbritaintrue crime1950smurdered husbandhanged woman
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Miniseries
Episodes: 4E01
Episode 1
Air Date: 2025-02-17
Ruth Ellis is arrested for killing her lover, David, with a gun in her hand. While the police see an open-and-shut ca...
E02
Episode 2
Air Date: 2025-02-17
At the Old Bailey, Ruth faces judgment shaped by British class and legal biases. Bickford fears she’s withholding vit...
E03
Episode 3
Air Date: 2025-02-24
Found guilty and sentenced to hang, Ruth reflects on her relationship, lost dreams, and pregnancy, as her lawyer pres...
E04
Episode 4
Air Date: 2025-03-05
The day before Ruth's execution, she finally agrees to tell her new lawyer, Victor Mishcon, the full story, the whole...
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