Episode 1 | The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story

Duration: 59'00''

Synopsis

Series re-examining the Ruth Ellis case. Gillian Pachter takes a forensic look at the police investigation and discovers worrying assumptions and problematic omissions.

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Episode 2 | The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story

Episode 2 | The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story

BBC Four | 2018 | 58'56''

In part two, Gillian turns her attention to Ruth's trial, which took just a day and a half. Her lawyer pursued a...

Episode 3 | The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story

Episode 3 | The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story

BBC Four | 2018 | 58'55''

Gillian Pachter looks at Ruth's execution and the last-minute attempts to save her life, though Ruth herself was...

Timothy Evans and Derek Bentley | The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story

Timothy Evans and Derek Bentley | The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story

BBC Four | 2018 | 1'31''

The narrator discusses the introduction of the defence of diminished responsibility in Eng...

Episode 2 | The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story

Episode 2 | The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story

BBC Four | 2018 | 58'56''

In part two, Gillian turns her attention to Ruth's trial, which took just a day and a half. Her lawyer pursued a...

Episode 3 | The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story

Episode 3 | The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story

BBC Four | 2018 | 58'55''

Gillian Pachter looks at Ruth's execution and the last-minute attempts to save her life, though Ruth herself was...

Timothy Evans and Derek Bentley | The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story

Timothy Evans and Derek Bentley | The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story

BBC Four | 2018 | 1'31''

The narrator discusses the introduction of the defence of diminished responsibility in Eng...

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