A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story tells the hidden story of Ruth Ellis and exposes the timeless British obsessions of class, sex and death. Set in 1955 in the glamorous and intoxicating world of ...

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story 4 episodes On trial for murder, Ruth faces the court as they hear how she came to kill David Blakely—and what drove a woman who seemingly had it all to do so.

Ruth is due to hang in three weeks and the campaign for reprieve gathers pace. She now has a chance to confess the truth to save herself.