A  CRUEL LOVE SERIES  
FIRST THE RUTH ELLIS STORY TRAILER
BritBox has released first trailer for their upcoming four part series A CRUEL LOVE: THE RUTH ELLIS STORY with Lucy Boynton as the last woman hanged in UK. Laurie Davidson, Toby Jones, Toby Stephens, Mark Stanley, Joe Armstrong and Arthur Darvill complete the stellar cast of the series set in 1955 in the glamorous and intoxicating world of London club-land. Ellis was the capital’s youngest club manager but her success soon unraveled as she became entwined in a relationship with racing driver David Blakely and then fell into a love triangle. On trial for his murder, she was condemned to hang and she became the last woman to be hanged in Britain. The series will start on BritBox February 17th and should later also air on ITV. Check out the trailer below: