Overview

A 1950s true crime drama about Ruth Ellis, the last woman in Britain to be hanged. This startling story reveals hidden truths about Ruth's murder of her lover, the legal case surrounding it and those who were also complicit.

Created by Kelly Jones

Network

• ITV1

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

• 

  Lucy Boynton

  Ruth Ellis

  4 eps

• 

  Toby Jones

  John Bickford

  4 eps

• 

  Laurie Davidson

  David Blakely

  4 eps

• 

  Mark Stanley

  Desmond Cussen

  4 eps

Themes

• death penalty
• murder
• britain
• true crime
• 1950s
• murdered husband
• hanged woman

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