Lucy Boynton is Ruth Ellis in True Story ‘A Cruel Love’ UK Series Trailer

Lucy Boynton is Ruth Ellis in True Story ‘A Cruel Love’ UK Series Trailer

by Alex Billington
December 4, 2024
Source: YouTube

“You really think you can take them all on and win?” BritBox has revealed an official US trailer for a true crime series from the UK called A Cruel Love, from writer Kelly Jones. The original full title is A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, and it’s adapted directly from Carol Ann Lee’s non-fiction book “A Fine Day for Hanging: The Real Ruth Ellis Story” about a woman who was hanged in 1955 after a murder charge. The series follows the story of Ruth Ellis: her lifestyle as a young nightclub manageress, her violent relationship with the man she then killed in cold blood, her arrest, trial, and subsequent legal battle to get her release before she was hanged. She was the last woman to ever be executed in Britain – this is her story. “Against the backdrop of the glamorous 1950s club scene, this is the real Ruth Ellis story: a tragic true tale of murder, class, love and betrayal.” Lucy Boynton stars as Ruth Ellis, with Toby Jones, Laurie Davidson, Mark Stanley, Toby Stephens, Amanda Drew, and Bessie Carter. This looks like a quite fascinating series that spins the narrative around to focus on Ruth, allowing her to properly her tell her own side of the story.

Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Kelly Jones’ crime series A Cruel Love, direct from YouTube:

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story is a compelling true crime drama telling the hidden story of Ruth Ellis (starring Lucy Boynton) and exposing the timeless British obsessions of class, sex and death. Set in 1955 in the glamorous and intoxicating world of London club-land, Ruth found acclaim, aged 28, as the capital’s youngest club manager. Her success soon unraveled as she became entwined in an abusive relationship with racing driver David Blakely. On trial for his murder, Ruth was condemned to die by a system which judged her for far more than her crime. A Cruel Love, also known as A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, is a streaming series created by writer Kelly Jones, a writer on “EastEnders”, “Casualty”, and “The Long Call” previously. With episodes directed by filmmaker Lee Haven Jones. Made by Silverprint Pictures. Produced by Angie Daniell. Executive produced by Kate Bartlett and Antonia Gordon. The series originally premiered in the UK on iTV earlier this year. BritBox will debut A Cruel Love series streaming on BritBox in the US starting February 17th, 2025 early next year in the winter. Anyone interested to learn more about Ruth?

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