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1 Apr
A hostess in the West End ‘gentlemen’s clubs’, Ruth Ellis works hard, plays hard and dreams of a movie-star life.
Yet in 1955, the self-styled ‘blonde bombshell’ is convicted of murder and becomes the last woman to be hanged in Great Britain.
Ruth’s crime is re-examined in the light of the society she lived in and the experiences that led to her shooting her lover. Through the eyes of Detective Inspector Gale – and the haunting voice of Billie Holiday – The Thrill of Love written by Amanda Whittington, explores the enigma of Ruth Ellis: a woman whose short but explosive life continues to be relevant.