SEE LUCY BOYNTON IN A TRAILER FOR A CRUEL LOVE: THE RUTH ELLIS STORY PERIOD SET SERIES WITH LAURIE DAVIDSON, TOBY JONES, TOBY STEPHENS, MARK STANLEY, JOE ARMSTRONG

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FIRST THE RUTH ELLIS STORY TRAILER

BritBox has released first trailer for their upcoming four part series A CRUEL LOVE: THE RUTH ELLIS STORY with Lucy Boynton as the last woman hanged in UK. Laurie Davidson, Toby Jones, Toby Stephens, Mark Stanley, Joe Armstrong and Arthur Darvill complete the stellar cast of the series set in 1955 in the glamorous and intoxicating world of London club-land. Ellis was the capital’s youngest club manager but her success soon unraveled as she became entwined in a relationship with racing driver David Blakely and then fell into a love triangle. On trial for his murder, she was condemned to hang and she became the last woman to be hanged in Britain. The series will start on BritBox February 17th and should later also air on ITV. Check out the trailer below:

SEE LUCY BOYNTON IN 1ST IMAGES FROM A CRUEL LOVE: THE RUTH ELLIS STORY PERIOD SET SERIES WITH LAURIE DAVIDSON, TOBY JONES, TOBY STEPHENS, MARK STANLEY, JOE ARMSTRONG

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FIRST THE RUTH ELLIS STORY IMAGES

ITV has released first images from their upcoming four part series A CRUEL LOVE: THE RUTH ELLIS STORY with Lucy Boynton as the last woman hanged in UK. Laurie Davidson, Toby Jones, Toby Stephens, Mark Stanley, Joe Armstrong and Arthur Darvill complete the stellar cast of the series set in 1955 in the glamorous and intoxicating world of London club-land. Ellis was the capital’s youngest club manager but her success soon unraveled as she became entwined in a relationship with racing driver David Blakely and then fell into a love triangle. On trial for his murder, she was condemned to hang and she became the last woman to be hanged in Britain.

LAURIE DAVIDSON, TOBY STEPHENS, TOBY JONES, MARK STANLEY, JOE ARMSTRONG, ARTHUR DARVILL JOIN ITV'S PERIOD SET TRUE CRIME SERIES RUTH ON THE LAST HANGED WOMAN IN UK

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After announcing Lucy Boynton as the lead star, ITV has now added new cast to their period set true crime four part series RUTH about Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in the United Kingdom following the fatal

Tobey Stephens, Joe Armstrong and Laurie Davidson

shooting of her lover, David Blakely who will be played by our dearest Laurie Davidson. Her solicitor will be played by Toby Jones with Mark Stanley as Desmond Cussen, who becomes entangled in a love triangle with Ruth and

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Blakely. Also joining the cast are Joe Armstrong, Arthur Darvill, Juliet Stevenson and Toby Stephens. The drama will unfold in 1955 and will follow Ruth's glamorous life as a nightclub manageress in London, as well as what happened in the months leading up to the eventual murder.