A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story will follow one of the most notorious murder cases in British criminal history and now we have the first picture (above) of Lucy Boynton as Ruth.
In 1955, 28-year-old Ruth Ellis was the last woman in the UK to be hanged for murder. Told over two parallel timelines, the series reveals hidden secrets about the case and shows what happened in the months before nightclub manager Ruth killed her abusive lover David Blakely and was later hanged by infamous hangman Albert Pierrepoint. The drama also stars Toby Jones as Ruth's solicitor John Bickford while Laurie Davidson is her victim David Blakely. Happy Valley and The Reckoning star Mark Stanley plays her lover Desmond Cussen.
