Edward and Mrs Simpson
While still the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII meets the married American socialite, Wallis Simpson. Their relationship causes furor in the palace and in parliament, especially when King George V dies, Mrs. Simpson gets divorced, and King Edward announces his intention to marry her.
Created by Frances Donaldson, Simon Raven
Cast
Edward Fox
King Edward VIII
7 episodes
Cynthia Harris
Wallis Warfield Simspon
7 episodes
David Waller
Stanley Baldwin
6 episodes
Andrew Ray
Duke of York
5 episodes
Peggy Ashcroft
Queen Mary
5 episodes
Nigel Hawthorne
Walter Monkton
5 episodes
John Shrapnel
Major Alexander Hardinge
5 episodes
Charles Keating
Ernest Simpson
4 episodes
Peter Ellis
Osborne
4 episodes
Jessie Matthews
Aunt Bessie Merryman
4 episodes
Amanda Reiss
Duchess of York
4 episodes
Gary Waldhorn
Chips Channon
3 episodes
Patrick Troughton
Clement Atlee
3 episodes
Patricia Hodge
Lady Diana Cooper
3 episodes
Nuala Barrie
Queen Mary’s Lady in Waiting
3 episodes
Elsie Randolph
Lady Colefax
3 episodes
Wensley Pithey
Winston Churchill
3 episodes
Rosanne Wickes
Princess Mary
3 episodes
Gerald Sim
Theodore Goddard
2 episodes
Geoffrey Lumsden
Geoffrey Dawson
2 episodes
Marius Goring
King George V
2 episodes
Ed Devereaux
Lord Beaverbrook
2 episodes
Hugh Fraser
Anthony Eden
2 episodes
Simon Cadell
Major John Aird
2 episodes
Seasons
Miniseries
1978 · 7 eps
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