The Thrill of Love

A divorcee with a young child to care for, Ruth Ellis works in the kind of nightclubs where there's more than just a drink on offer. The girls work hard, play hard and dream of a movie-star life. Then she meets the wealthy, womanizing David, a racing driver with whom she becomes obsessed. Fame comes - but not in the way she imagines.

Why does their relationship end in murder? Why does she plead not guilty but offer no defense? Why does she show no remorse? And who is she trying to protect?

The Thrill of Love dramatizes the true story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, and takes a fresh look at the woman behind the headlines.

Amanda Whittington has been described as Britain’s ＂most consistently popular female dramatist＂ (The Guardian). Her plays include Be My Baby, the hugely popular Ladies’ Day and its sequel Ladies Down Under, Player’s Angels and Satin ’n’ Steel. All are published by Nick Hern Books. Other work includes adaptations of Tipping The Velvet and Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. She is currently working on an adaptation of Susie Boyt’s bestseller My Judy Garland Life. Amanda writes regularly for BBC Radio 4, contributing to the Woman’s Hour serial and Afternoon Play slots.