2018 BBC Four documentary series The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story. Part I examined a tape recording made by Andria and found in his flat after his death and suggested that Ellis may have been the victim of domestic abuse by Blakely, that the gun used may have been supplied by Cussen and that the taxi taken by Ellis to the Magdala pub may have been driven by Cussen. In the season 1 finale of Deadly Women, Ruth Ellis is portrayed by Carissa Singleton while murder victim David Blakely is played by Jimmy Aschner. Notes References Blackhall, Sue (2009). "Ruth Ellis", True Crime: Crimes of Passion. Igloo. Bresler, Fenton (1965) Reprieve. George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London. Further reading Hancock, Robert (1963). Ruth Ellis: The Last Woman to Be Hanged. Orion; 3rd edition 2000. Mark, Laurence and Van Den Bergh, Tony (1990). Ruth Ellis: a Case of Diminished Responsibility?. Penguin. External links The Execution of Ruth Ellis (The Spectator on 15 July 1955) Ruth Ellis's story at Crime Library Court of Appeal decision Scotsman report 1926 births 1955 deaths 20th-century British criminals 20th-century executions by England and Wales Executed Welsh women Murder in London People convicted of murder by England and Wales People executed for murder People from Rhyl British female murderers Welsh female prostitutes Welsh people convicted of murder Executed Welsh people Welsh people of Belgian descent Welsh people of English descent 20th-century Welsh women 1955 murders in the United Kingdom 1950s murders in London