A reconstruction of the trial of Ruth Ellis the last woman to be hung in Great Britain in 1955 starring Georgina Hale and narrated by Robert Morley.\rbr\rbrRuth Ellis (9 October 1926 – 13 July 1955) was the last woman to be executed in the United Kingdom, after being convicted of the murder of her lover, David .\rbr\rbr\rbr\rbrLondon & Newton-le-Willows. Ex-model Ruth Ellis (still photograph), a woman sentenced to death for murder of her lover, racing driver David Blakely. CU.