A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story
Follows the story of Ruth Ellis: her lifestyle as a young nightclub manager, 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.
- Metascore77
- 2025-2025
- 1 season
- Suspense, Drama, Documentary
Follows the story of Ruth Ellis: her lifestyle as a young nightclub manager, 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.
Season 1 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2025
Episode 1
1.1
Mon, Feb 17, 2025 46 mins
Young nightclub manager Ruth Ellis is arrested for murder. She has shot her lover, glamorous racing driver David Blakely. The year is 1955, and Ruth faces the prospect of being hanged for her crime. But Ruth's lawyer suspects that the tragedy runs deeper than meets the eye. Now he begins a desperate fight to save Ruth from the gallows. But he fights in vain.
Episode 2
1.2
Mon, Feb 17, 2025 46 mins
Ruth Ellis appears in court. Not only is she accused of murder, but she is also faced with the prejudices of the legal system and British class society. Ruth's lawyer is convinced that she is hiding information that could change her case. But Ruth keeps her mouth shut.
Episode 3
1.3
Mon, Feb 24, 2025 47 mins
Found guilty and sentenced to hang, Ruth reflects on her relationship, lost dreams, and pregnancy, as her lawyer pressures the Home Office to a reprieve. Desperate and reliant on Desmond for her son, Ruth faces the weight of her looming fate.
Episode 4
1.4
Mon, Mar 3, 2025 46 mins
In 24 hours, Ruth will be hanged. She finally tells her story to her lawyer. The truth has come out, but will it save Ruth?
