A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story
- 2025
- Ended
- TV-MA
★ 6.5 TMDB Rating · 12 votes
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.
- Created by
- Kelly Jones
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 4
- Episode length
- ~45m
- First aired
- Feb 17, 2025
- Networks
- ITV1
- Original language
- English
- Origin
- United Kingdom
Cast of A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story
Lucy Boynton
Ruth Ellis
Toby Jones
John Bickford
Laurie Davidson
David Blakely
Mark Stanley
Desmond Cussen
Arthur Darvill
Victor Mishcon
Bessie Carter
Carole Findlater
Joe Armstrong
DCI Davies
Nigel Havers
Cecil Havers
Toby Stephens
Melford Stevenson
Juliet Stevenson
Dr. Charity Taylor
Ed Sayer
Anthony Findlater
Tony Wadham
Arthur Neilson
Where to Stream A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story by Country
- United States
- Streaming on BritBox
- United Kingdom
- Streaming on Disney+, ITVX Premium, ITVXRent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- India
- Streaming on BBC Player Amazon Channel
- Canada
- Streaming on BritBox
- Australia
- No streaming offers listed right now
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