‘A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story’ scored by Samuel Sim, will begin airing in the US on Britbox Monday 17th February, and in the UK on ITV and ITVX Wednesday 5th March at 9pm.
Produced by Silverprint Pictures for ITV, the four-part historical drama stars Lucy Boynton as Ruth Ellis alongside Joe Armstrong, Arthur Darvill, Nigel Havers, Toby Stephens and Juliet Stevenson.
‘A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story tells the hidden story of Ruth Ellis and exposes the timeless British obsessions of class, sex and death. Set in 1955 in the glamorous and intoxicating world of London club-land, Ruth found huge acclaim, aged 28, as the capital’s youngest club manager. But 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 hang by a system which judged her for far more than her crime.’