'A Cruel Love': The Ruth Ellis Story - Laurie Davidson Interview

Laurie Davidson talks about the new ITV drama.

Ruth Ellis was born in 1926 as the fifth of six children. Her childhood was a difficult one; the family moved often all over the UK as her father struggled to find work. At 17 she found herself pregnant to a Canadian GI, the first man she’d loved but who she later learned was married and abandoned her. Ruth worked to support her and her son, taking eloc…