A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story
2025 · Miniseries · TV-MA · 45 min · ★ 6.5
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.
Also known as Ruth
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Streaming on BritBox.
3 hours to watch · 4 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-02-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 45 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (11 votes)
Themes
- death penalty
- murder
- britain
- true crime
- 1950s
- murdered husband
- hanged woman
Cast & crew
Lucy Boynton
as Ruth Ellis
Toby Jones
as John Bickford
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
Episodes1 season · 4 episodes
Season 14 episodes
- S1E1Episode 148mAmazon Prime VideoBritBoxApple TV+
- S1E2Episode 246mAmazon Prime VideoBritBoxApple TV+
- S1E3Episode 347mAmazon Prime VideoBritBoxApple TV+
- S1E4Episode 445mAmazon Prime VideoBritBoxApple TV+