59 h. ago Chilling last words of Ruth Ellis – the last woman to be hanged for murder in Britain

Nightclub hostess and glamour model, Ruth Ellis from Rhyl, North Wales shot her abusive partner David Blakely dead over 70 years ago, but the case is still very much talked about today

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3 d. ago Who was Desmond Cussen? A Cruel Love star's role in Ruth Ellis' life

Desmond Cussen was a key figure in the story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, who is depicted in the ITV drama A Cruel Story: The Ruth Ellis Story

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3 d. ago ITV A Cruel Story's Desmond Cussen and what happened after Ruth Ellis' death

Ruth Ellis shot her lover David Blakely in 1955 and her devoted admirer Desmond Cussen was drawn into her toxic love triangle - but what happened to him after her death?

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3 d. ago ITV Emmerdale fans say soap 'robbed us blind' after 'cruel' death kept couple apart

Emmerdale fans feel like they were "robbed" as the unearthed a clip from a year ago that showed the beginnings of a connection between Suzy Merton and Mary Goskirk.

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3 d. ago ITV A Cruel Love viewers query 'confusing' format of new Ruth Ellis drama

ITV's new drama A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story tells the story of the last woman to be hanged in Britain, with viewers praising the series but many left confused

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4 d. ago A Cruel Story: Ruth Ellis filming locations as new ITV show debuts

A Cruel Story: The Ruth Ellis Story debuted on ITV on Wednesday night, but where was the new drama series filmed and what locations were used for the filming?

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4 d. ago A Cruel Story: The Ruth Ellis Story filming locations as new true crime series debuts

A Cruel Story: The Ruth Ellis Story on ITV stars Lucy Boynton and Laurie Davidson and tells the true story of the last woman to be hanged in Britain

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4 d. ago A Cruel Love viewers 'give up' as they 'struggle' just minutes into new ITV drama

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story hit our TV screens on Monday night, but viewers spotted a major problem

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4 d. ago Ruth Ellis' son's tragic life and heartbreaking final act away from A Cruel Love series

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story begins on ITV1 tonight and tells the story of the last woman to be hanged in England, but her son's life was just as tragic as hers

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4 d. ago A Cruel Love viewers ‘give up’ just minutes into new ITV drama after major problem

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story viewers were quick to point out an issue just minutes into the new drama as they admitted ‘it’s confusing’.

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4 d. ago A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story on ITV review: a riveting portrayal of a monstrous miscarriage of justice

Toby Jones is on characteristically excellent form as the doomed Ruth’s barrister in ITV’s latest true crime series

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4 d. ago A Cruel Love’s true story of Britain’s last executed woman will make you shudder – and sympathise

Was the last British woman to be executed a victim of misogyny and snobbery? ‘A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story’ makes her case

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4 d. ago The tragic true story behind ITV's A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story

Hanged in 1955 over the killing of her abusive lover David Blakely, Ellis was the last woman to ever be hanged in the UK

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5 d. ago Coronation Street star's real life personal link as he stars in ITV's A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story

Nigel Havers is starring in the new true crime drama and it has a link to his life off-screen

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5 d. ago ITV A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story cast in full as Lucy Boynton takes the lead

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story will delve into the true story of Ruth Ellis, who was famously the last woman to be hanged in the UK. The new ITV drama will show the events that led up to the murder of David Blakely

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5 d. ago Ruth Ellis' children now as A Cruel Love drama on Welsh criminal airs on ITV

Ruth Ellis was the last woman in Britain to be hanged, and when she was executed in 1955 she left behind two children who were both tormented by being associated with their mother

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5 d. ago ITV A Cruel Love: True tragedy of Ruth Ellis who shot her abusive lover dead

New ITV drama A Cruel Love retells the haunting story of Ruth Ellis - exploring her heartbreak and abuse that led to a fateful decision.

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5 d. ago ITV A Cruel Love: Ruth Ellis said six very calm words after shooting abusive husband

Aged just 28, Ruth Ellis became the last woman hanged in Britain on July 13, 1955, with her story now turned into an ITV series, A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story

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5 d. ago Ruth Ellis' family tragedies after death sentence from triple suicide to daughter's fatal illness

Ruth Ellis became the last woman hanged in Britain on July 13, 1955, at just 28-years-old - with her sentence outraging thousands of people who called for an end to the death penalty

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5 d. ago Last woman hanged in UK sparked family 'curse' which ended in tragedy

Ruth Ellis was executed in 1955 for the murder of her lover, David Blakely, with story now being depicted in new ITV1 drama A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story

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