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.
Top cast
Edward Fox
King Edward VIII
Cynthia Harris
Wallis Warfield Simspon
David Waller
Stanley Baldwin
Andrew Ray
Duke of York
Peggy Ashcroft
Queen Mary
Nigel Hawthorne
Walter Monkton
John Shrapnel
Major Alexander Hardinge
Charles Keating
Ernest Simpson
Peter Ellis
Osborne
Jessie Matthews
Aunt Bessie Merryman
Amanda Reiss
Duchess of York
Gary Waldhorn
Chips Channon
Patrick Troughton
Clement Atlee
Patricia Hodge
Lady Diana Cooper
Nuala Barrie
Queen Mary’s Lady in Waiting
Seasons
Details
- Status
- Ended
- First air date
- November 8, 1978
- Last air date
- December 20, 1978
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 7
- Episode runtime
- 1h
- Network
- ITV1
- Original language
- EN
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