In it, Nigel Havers plays Judge Cecil Havers, who presided over the case when it went to trial. And the fact that they share a surname is no coincidence: Nigel is Cecil’s real-life grandson.

Coronation Street actor Nigel Havers has an unexpected real life connection to his latest role in ITV's true crime drama, A Cruel Love which tells the story of Ruth Ellis. The four-part series is ...