Where to watch A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story (2025) in the UK
A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story (2025) is currently available to stream in the UK on ITVX Premium. It can be bought from Apple TV Store and Amazon Video. Last verified on 16 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.
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.
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Top-billed cast in A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story.
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Lucy BoyntonRuth Ellis -
Toby JonesJohn Bickford -
Laurie DavidsonDavid Blakely -
Mark StanleyDesmond Cussen -
Arthur DarvillVictor Mishcon -
Bessie CarterCarole Findlater -
Joe ArmstrongDCI Davies -
Nigel HaversCecil Havers
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