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A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story

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Last broadcast:06/07/2025 at 21:13
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A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story

Ruth is due to hang in 24 hours. She finally tells her lawyer the full story as we flashback to the two weeks leading up to David’s murder. The truth is out but will it save Ruth?

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Episode 3

Ruth is due to hang in three weeks and the campaign for reprieve gathers apace. Ruth has a chance to confess the truth in order to attempt to save her life.
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Episode 2

Ruth is on trial for murder. The court will hear how she came to kill David Blakely and how a woman who seemingly had it all, was driven to shoot her lover dead.
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Episode 1

Ruth Ellis is arrested following the shooting of her lover, David Blakely. We learn of how the two became embroiled in a volatile, passionate relationship that ended in murder.
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