The Ruth Ellis Story is set to be a harrowing watch for many viewers, but it had particular significance for one of its stars ...

Actor says Sir Cecil Havers, who passed sentence on Ellis after a jury found her guilty of murder, always felt she should ...

A Cruel Love: from Toby Jones to Lucy Boynton, who plays who in the Ruth Ellis drama? - The show tells the tragic story of ...

Coronation Street star plays his grandfather, the judge who sentenced Ruth Ellis to death for shooting her lover David Blakely ...

New ITV drama A Cruel Love tells the story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in the UK, and veteran star Nigel ...

Also notable is that in the series, Nigel Havers plays his own grandfather, Cecil Havers, the judge who sentenced Ruth Ellis to death. “Nigel, who is a British legend, played his grandfather.

The four-part drama is based on Carol Ann Lee's book about the case, A Fine Day For Hanging: The Real Ruth Ellis Story. It ...

The last woman in the UK to be hanged was Ruth Ellis, and now actress Lucy Boynton is taking on the role in new ITV drama A ...

Lucy Boynton has admitted she struggled to switch off after shooting her series about the last woman to be hanged in the UK, ...

BritBox is the international home of A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story with the show set to premiere in North America on Monday, February 17. Subsequent episodes will arrive weekly. It'll also stream ...

A Cruel Love star Nigel Havers has an incredible real-life connection to the story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged ...