Tragic true story behind ITV's A Cruel Love

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story TV review — the tragic case of Britain’s last executed woman
Ellis was hanged in 1955 for murdering her lover. An absorbing four-part ITV series re-examines her complex, truncated life
A Cruel Love’s true story of Britain’s last executed woman will make you shudder – and sympathise
Was the last British woman to be executed a victim of misogyny and snobbery? ‘A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story’ makes her case
ITV A Cruel Love viewers make same comment about new Ruth Ellis drama
Viewers of the new ITV drama A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story made the same comment about the new series focusing on the last woman to be hanged in Britain. Ruth Ellis (Lucy Boynton) was arrested and charged with murder after the shooting of her lover David Blakely (Laurie Davidson) in 1955.
ITV’s A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story viewers ‘give up’ after episode 1 slamming annoying habit – did you spot it?
The Ruth Ellis Story say they’ve ‘given up’ watching after just one episode due to spotting an annoying habit on the series.  The ITV show, which premiered
A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, ITV1 review - powerful dramatisation of the 1955 case that shocked the public
The story of Ruth Ellis’s execution in 1955 has found its own macabre niche in British folklore, and has been been the subject of several film, stage and TV treatments. Perhaps the most memorable of these was Mike Newell’s 1985 film Dance with a Stranger,
How To Watch A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story And Stream All Episodes For Free Anywhere Now
UK viewers can watch A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story from Wednesday, March 5, with episodes airing on ITV1 weekly at 9pm GMT. Alternatively, you can binge the entire series on ITVX now and 100% free, with all episodes made available on the same day as its TV debut.
A Cruel Love viewers 'give up' as they 'struggle' just minutes into new ITV drama
Viewers of A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story were quick to highlight a problem just minutes into the new drama, confessing that they found it 'confusing'. The four-part series delves into the life and crimes of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Great Britain.
ITV A Cruel Love: Who was Desmond Cussen and what was his relationship with Ruth Ellis?
Ruth Ellis (Lucy Boynton) was arrested following the shooting of her lover David Blakely (Laurie Davidson) in 1955 following a turbulent relationship. Drawing inspiration from Carol Ann Lee's book, A Fine Day For A Hanging, the new series will highlight the emotional and physical abuse suffered by Ruth at the hands of her lover David Blakely.
A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story – The tragic real life crime behind the ITV drama
A new ITV drama is set to reignite interest in the famous execution that shook post-war England and advanced the abolition of the death penalty
A Cruel Love: What happened to Ruth Ellis's children after she was executed?
When Ruth Ellis was executed at the age of 28, she left behind two children - what happened to them after she died?
A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story on ITV review: a riveting portrayal of a monstrous miscarriage of justice
Toby Jones is on characteristically excellent form as the doomed Ruth’s barrister in ITV’s latest true crime series
A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story fans are finding one major aspect 'unlikeable'
The Ruth Ellis Story has inspired a recurring complaint on social media after premiering on Wednesday, 5 March. Featuring ...
ITV's harrowing true story drama is based on a groundbreaking case
ITV's A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story is the latest drama to retell those pivotal events. The adaptation stars Lucy Boynton in the titular role of Ruth Ellis, with Mr Bates vs The Post Office 's ...
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