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.

2025 HD 46min United Kingdom English

Lucy Boynton Mark Stanley Joe Armstrong Toby Jones Laurie Davidson Arthur Darvill Nigel Havers Juliet Stevenson Toby Stephens Ed Sayer

Crime Drama

murder

S1E1 - Episode 1 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 case, her solicitor, John Bickford, suspects there’s more to the story.

S1E2 - Episode 2 2025-02-17

At the Old Bailey, Ruth faces judgment shaped by British class and legal biases. Bickford fears she’s withholding vital details that could save her. Outside the courtroom, we uncover her sacrifices for David and a toxic love triangle.

S1E3 - Episode 3 2025-02-24

Found guilty and sentenced to hang, Ruth reflects on her relationship, lost dreams, and pregnancy, as her lawyer pressures the Home Office for a reprieve. Desperate and reliant on Desmond for her son, Ruth faces the weight of her looming fate.

S1E4 - Episode 4 2025-03-05

The day before Ruths execution, she finally agrees to tell her new lawyer, Victor Mishcon, the full story, the whole truth. Mishcon has twenty-four hours to save her life.

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