A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story
| A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story | |
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| Genre | Historical drama |
| Based on | A Fine Day For Hanging: The Real Ruth Ellis Story by Carol Ann Lee |
| Screenplay by | Kelly Jones |
| Directed by | Lee Haven Jones |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
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| Producer | Angie Daniell |
| Editor | David Fisher |
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| Original release | |
| Network | ITVX BritBox |
| Release | 17 February 2025 (United States) 5 March 2025 (United Kingdom) |
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A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, originally titled Ruth, is a four-part British historical drama television series for ITV, starring Lucy Boynton as Ruth Ellis, the last woman hanged in Britain, and Toby Jones as her solicitor John Bickford. It was released in the United States on BritBox on 17 February 2025.