MiniseriesEnded
A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story (2025)
1 season4 episodes45 min per episode
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.
- First aired
- February 17, 2025
- Last episode
- March 5, 2025
- Network
- ITV1
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
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Cast
- Joe Armstrong as DCI Davies
- Toby Jones as John Bickford
- Toby Stephens as Melford Stevenson QC
- Lucy Boynton as Ruth Ellis
- Juliet Stevenson as Dr. Charity Taylor
- Laurie Davidson as David Blakely
- Bessie Carter as Carole Findlater
- Mark Stanley as Desmond Cussen
- Mark Stanley as Desmond Cusson
- Arthur Darvill as Victor Mishcon
- Arthur Darvill as Victor Mischon
- Amanda Drew as Bertha