BritBox's A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story wants to add to British television 's long history of great crime dramas. It's halfway there, with a cast whom fans will know -- even if they don't ...

The first two episodes of “A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story” premiere Feb. 17 on BritBox, with new episodes airing weekly on Mondays. Best of Variety The Best Albums of the Decade ...

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, a four-part drama series starring Lucy Boynton (Bohemian Rhapsody, Murder on the Orient Express, The Politician) that tells the story of the last woman to be ...

Regardless, the cruelty and sad conclusion to her life leave Ellis with an inauspicious place in British history. A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story begins on ITV1 and ITVX on 5 March.

Opening Shot: A fish swims in a bowl. A woman sits at a table, and hears a lock unlock. She’s presented a tray of food. “Holloway Prison, 13th July 1955.” The Gist: The woman is Ruth Ellis ...

Ruth Ellis, who was executed in 1955 at age 28, is the subject of a new scripted series about her case, 'A Cruel Love' By Stephanie Nolasco Fox News Published February 22, 2025 4:00am EST Video ...

Lucy Boynton joins Coast Live to discuss "A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story," a four-part drama series about the last woman hanged in Britain — a harrowing story that changed the nation forever.

A Cruel Love can’t avoid the fate of the “faction” genre of not being able to reveal unequivocally what really happened, but it poses a variety of questions.

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, Series Premiere, Monday, February 17, BritBox If you or someone you know is the victim of domestic abuse, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1− ...