A Cruel Love

This compelling true crime drama about Ruth Ellis, the last woman in Britain to be hanged, reveals hidden truths about a love triangle that ultimately ended in tragedy. Set in 1955 in the intoxicating world of London’s nightlife, Ruth finds acclaim, aged 28, as the capital's youngest club manager, but her success soon unravels as she becomes entwined in a passionate but abusive relationship with racing driver David Blakely. Following her murder of David, Ruth exchanges this glamorous world for the cells of Holloway jail. On trial at the Old Bailey, the Central Criminal Court, Ruth was condemned to die by a system which judged her for far more than her crime. As her execution date approaches, there is an intense race to save her life, and we come to understand that there is more to Ruth’s crime than she revealed in court.