EXCLUSIVE:Bohemian RhapsodystarLucy Boyntonis to headline anITVseries about the last woman to hang in the UK.
Famous hangman Albert Pierrepoint carried out the death sentence at Holloway Prison in 1955.
The four-part series is made byITV Studios-backedVeraproducerSilverprint Pictures.
Lucy Boynton (left) and Ruth Ellis (right).Sasha Marro/Getty
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Kate Bartlett and Antonia Gordon are the Executive Producers for Silverprint.
The series is produced in association with ITV Studios, which will handle global distribution.
Bartlett said Ellis story was intoxicating, fascinating and resonant.
Boynton most recently appeared in ITVs three-part adaptation of Agatha ChristiesWhy Didnt They Ask Evans?.
Her other credits includeThe Ipcress FileandChevalier.
