It's 1955, and at HMP Holloway, Ruth Ellis is sentenced for the murder of David Blakely and is subsequently hanged. But what was the cause for her to do such a thing? What led her to become the last woman executed in the United Kingdom?
Welcome to Episode 2 of Vintedge: "Ruth Ellis: The Last Woman Executed".
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Created by Niamh McLauchlan and directed by Sara Ellen. Hosted by E.R. Hollands as "Eliza" and Percival Wright as "Persy". Research and scripts by Eric Foy. Music composed exclusively for Vintedge by Suzanne Medlock.
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