Synopsis
Gillian Pachter looks at Ruth's execution and the last-minute attempts to save her life, though Ruth herself was determined to die.
- Programme: The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story
- Episode: 3
- Channel: BBC Four
- Broadcast year: 2018
- History
Licence: ERA Licence required
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