A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story S01E03 - Episode 3
Summary:
Found guilty and condemned to hang in three week's time, Ruth initially accepts her fate but becomes more desperate as her time draws near and her lawyer puts pressure on the Home Office for a reprieve. As Ruth reflects on the past few months, we learn that she had become pregnant with David's child. Having lost everything she worked so hard for, with her relationship becoming more violent, Ruth relies on Desmond to provide for her and her son. And as we watch the crumbling of her past life, the pressures of the imminent future and death take centre stage. Will reprieve be granted?
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Show Name....... A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story
Rating.......... N/A
Premiered....... 2025-03-04
Type............ Scripted
Genre........... Drama | Crime | History
Plot............ Told over two parallel timelines, A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story reveals secret truths about the case which have remained hidden for decades, poses tantalising questions about what really happened in the months before Ruth killed her lover David Blakely, and sheds light on the life of one of Britain's most infamous murderesses.The drama depicts Ruth's entry into a dizzying upper class London world that promises so much, but ultimately delivers treachery. We follow her glamorous lifestyle as a young nightclub manageress, her abusive relationship with the man she later gunned down in cold blood, her arrest, trial and the subsequent legal fight to reprieve her before she was hanged by infamous hangman, Albert Pierrepoint, in Holloway Prison, aged just 28.
Cast............ Lucy Boynton ... Ruth Ellis
Cast............ Toby Jones ... John Bickford
Cast............ Laurie Davidson ... David Blakely
Cast............ Mark Stanley ... Desmond Cussen
Cast............ Joe Armstrong ... DCI Davies
Network......... ITVX
Country......... United Kingdom
Language........ English
Runtime......... 0 mins
Status.......... Ended
Air Date........
URL............. https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/69267/a-cruel-love-the-ruth-ellis-story
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Episode Name.... Episode 3
Season.......... 1x03
Plot............ Found guilty and condemned to hang in three week's time, Ruth initially accepts her fate but becomes more desperate as her time draws near and her lawyer puts pressure on the Home Office for a reprieve. As Ruth reflects on the past few months, we learn that she had become pregnant with David's child. Having lost everything she worked so hard for, with her relationship becoming more violent, Ruth relies on Desmond to provide for her and her son. And as we watch the crumbling of her past life, the pressures of the imminent future and death take centre stage. Will reprieve be granted?
Runtime......... 47 mins
Air Date........ 2025-03-05 Wednesday, 01:00
URL............. https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/3151334/a-cruel-love-the-ruth-ellis-story-1x03-episode-3
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Episode Name.... Episode 4
Season.......... 1x04
Plot............ The day before Ruth's execution, she finally agrees to tell her new lawyer, Victor Mishcon, the full story, the whole truth. Mishcon has twenty-four hours to save her life. We flashback to the weeks leading up to David's murder and now understand how his death came about. The story comes full circle and we see its tragic, compelling events with fresh eyes.
Runtime......... 46 mins
Air Date........ 2025-03-05 Wednesday, 01:00
URL............. https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/3151335/a-cruel-love-the-ruth-ellis-story-1x04-episode-4
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