Lucy Boynton is cast as Ruth Ellis - the last woman to hang in the UK

The actress, 29, will lead the cast of the upcoming four-part series, which will tell the gripping story of a nightclub hostess who was hanged at the age of 28 after shooting her abusive lover David Blakely dead.

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