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A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story

6.5/ 10202545m
DramaCrime

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.

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Lucy Boynton
Lucy Boynton
Ruth Ellis
Toby Jones
Toby Jones
John Bickford
Laurie Davidson
Laurie Davidson
David Blakely
Mark Stanley
Mark Stanley
Desmond Cussen
Arthur Darvill
Arthur Darvill
Victor Mishcon
Bessie Carter
Bessie Carter
Carole Findlater
Joe Armstrong
Joe Armstrong
DCI Davies
Nigel Havers
Nigel Havers
Cecil Havers

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