Edward and Mrs Simpson (1978)

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.

Edward and Mrs Simpson

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Edward Fox
Edward Fox
as King Edward VIII
Cynthia Harris
Cynthia Harris
as Wallis Warfield Simspon
David Waller
David Waller
as Stanley Baldwin
Andrew Ray
Andrew Ray
as Duke of York
Peggy Ashcroft
Peggy Ashcroft
as Queen Mary
Nigel Hawthorne
Nigel Hawthorne
as Walter Monkton
John Shrapnel
John Shrapnel
as Major Alexander Hardinge
Charles Keating
Charles Keating
as Ernest Simpson
Peter Ellis
Peter Ellis
as Osborne
Jessie Matthews
Jessie Matthews
as Aunt Bessie Merryman
Amanda Reiss
Amanda Reiss
as Duchess of York
Gary Waldhorn
Gary Waldhorn
as Chips Channon
Patrick Troughton
Patrick Troughton
as Clement Atlee
Patricia Hodge
Patricia Hodge
as Lady Diana Cooper
Nuala Barrie
Nuala Barrie
as Queen Mary’s Lady in Waiting
Elsie Randolph
Elsie Randolph
as Lady Colefax
Wensley Pithey
Wensley Pithey
as Winston Churchill
Rosanne Wickes
Rosanne Wickes
as Princess Mary
Gerald Sim
Gerald Sim
as Theodore Goddard
Geoffrey Lumsden
Geoffrey Lumsden
as Geoffrey Dawson
Marius Goring
Marius Goring
as King George V
Ed Devereaux
Ed Devereaux
as Lord Beaverbrook
Hugh Fraser
Hugh Fraser
as Anthony Eden
Simon Cadell
Simon Cadell
as Major John Aird
Edward Jewesbury
Edward Jewesbury
as Lord Dawson
Robert Flemyng
Robert Flemyng
as Sir Donald Somervell
Maurice Denham
Maurice Denham
as Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury
T.R. Bowen
T.R. Bowen
as Duff Cooper (as Trevor Bowen)
Michael Stroud
Michael Stroud
as Esmond Harmsworth
John Harvey
John Harvey
as Sir John Reith
Roger Hammond
Roger Hammond
as Sir Harold Nicolson
Terence Rigby
Terence Rigby
as Stanley Bruce
Tony Church
Tony Church
as Sir Samuel Hoare
Cherie Lunghi
Cherie Lunghi
as Lady Thelma Furness
Richard Waring
Richard Waring
as Lord Darby
Bessie Love
Bessie Love
as Lady Cunard
Jeremy Child
Jeremy Child
as Piers Leigh
Jay Neill
Jay Neill
as RSM Reeves
Clifford Earl
Clifford Earl
as Footman
David King
David King
as Lord Kelmsley
John Abbott
John Abbott
as Mouth Organist
Alec Bregonzi
Alec Bregonzi
as Luigi
Trevor Ray
Trevor Ray
as Walter Frampton
Kika Markham
Kika Markham
as Freda Dudley Ward
Caroline Embling
Caroline Embling
as Angie
John Kidd
John Kidd
as Sir Percy Watkins
Roy Pattison
Roy Pattison
as CSM Owen
Derek Fuke
Derek Fuke
as RQMS Neale
Petal Allen
Petal Allen
as Colonial Wife
Elin Jenkins
Elin Jenkins
as Maid
Walter Henry
Walter Henry
as Lady Furness’s Butler (uncredited)
Antony Brown
Antony Brown
as Hugh Lloyd Thomas (as Anthony Brown)
Peter Schofield
Peter Schofield
as Head Cook
Patrick Brock
Patrick Brock
as King’s Secretary
Alvar Liddell
Alvar Liddell
as Radio Announcer
Dominic Cox
Dominic Cox
as Boy with Mouth Organ
Roger Hume
Roger Hume
as Humphrey Butler
Richard Kay
Richard Kay
as Godfrey Thomas
Hugh Martin
Hugh Martin
as Official
Julia McCarthy
Julia McCarthy
as Mrs Quinn
Phil McCaul
Phil McCaul
as Thomas Quinn
Elaine Wells
Elaine Wells
as Mrs Dalby
Peter Clapham
Peter Clapham
as Archibald Travers
Raymond Francis
Raymond Francis
as Mr Justice Hawke
John Horsley
John Horsley
as Norman Birkett K.C.
Louis Mansi
Louis Mansi
as Dante Busclia
Christopher Holmes
Christopher Holmes
as Stoker Aldridge (as Chris Holmes)
William Hoyland
William Hoyland
as Lord Perry Brownlow
Ron Gregory
Ron Gregory
as Major Edward Metcalfe
Robert Harris
Robert Harris
as Speaker of the House of Commons
Rodney Lovick
Rodney Lovick
as George Lambert
Caroline Mary Simmons
Caroline Mary Simmons
as Lady Alexandra Metcalfe
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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    The little prince

  • 1x2

    Venus at the prow

  • 1x3

    The new king

  • 1x4

    The divorce

  • 1x5

    The decision

  • 1x6

    Proposals

  • 1x7

    The abdication

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