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Ruth Ellis: A Life for a Life (1999)
TV Movie | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

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Ruth Ellis: A Life for a Life (1999)

TV Movie | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

Documentary on Ruth Ellis, a Welsh-born model and actress, who was the last woman to be hanged in the United Kingdom. She went to the gallows of London's Holloway prison on July 13, 1955, for the gunshot murder of her lover, David Blakely,...See moreDocumentary on Ruth Ellis, a Welsh-born model and actress, who was the last woman to be hanged in the United Kingdom. She went to the gallows of London's Holloway prison on July 13, 1955, for the gunshot murder of her lover, David Blakely, on Easter Sunday, April 10, of that same year. She was 28 at the time and was hanged, despite a 50,000-signature petition from the British public for leniency. Written by KingOfFuh See less

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Kirsty Wark Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Black Mirror (2011)
Fiona Ormiston Ruth Ellis Ruth Ellis See fewer	The Kovak Box (2006)
John Light David Blakely David Blakely See fewer	Around the World in 80 Days (2021)
Peter Forbes Desmond Cussen Desmond Cussen See fewer	Blue Ice (1992)
Julian Curry Mr. Justice Havers Mr. Justice Havers See fewer	Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
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Stephen Finegold Victor Mishcon Victor Mishcon See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
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Ruth Ellis Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Muriel Jakubait Self - Elder sister of Ruth Ellis Self - Elder sister of Ruth Ellis See fewer	Executioner Pierrepoint (2006)
Gillian Mezey Self - Consultant Forensic Psychologist (as Dr. Gillian Mezey) Self - Consultant Forensic Psychologist (as Dr. Gillian Mezey) See fewer	First Sex (1993)