Edward & Mrs. Simpson

1978 NR 5h 50m 7.5

The events leading to the 1936 abdication of King Edward VIII, who gave up his throne to marry the twice-divorced American Wallis 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 intentions to marry her.

Edward & Mrs. Simpson background

Episodes:

Episode 1 The Little Prince

1. The Little Prince

Aired: Nov 8, 1978

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales performs his official duties well and ...

Episode 2 Venus at the Prow

2. Venus at the Prow

Aired: Nov 15, 1978

With Wallis firmly established as his mistress and his hostess, gossip and mu...

Episode 3 The New King

3. The New King

Aired: Nov 22, 1978

The new King assembles his new staff and his mother, Queen Mary, sees it as a...

Episode 4 The Divorce

Aired: Nov 29, 1978

As Wallis proceeds with her divorce, away from London, there is increasing co...

Episode 5 The Decision

5. The Decision

Aired: Dec 6, 1978

With Wallis Simpson's interim divorce decree issued, the King makes his inten...

Episode 6 Proposals

Aired: Dec 13, 1978

With the chances of getting the government's support for his marriage to Wall...

Episode 7 The Abdication

7. The Abdication

Aired: Dec 20, 1978

With all avenues now exhausted, King Edward VIII accepts his situation and pr...

Main Cast

Edward Fox King Edward VIII

Cynthia Harris Wallis Warfield Simspon

Peggy Ashcroft Queen Mary

Marius Goring King George V

Nigel Hawthorne Walter Monkton

David Waller

David Waller Stanley Baldwin

Kika Markham Freda Dudley Ward

Andrew Ray Duke of York

Maurice Denham Cosmo Lang - Archbishop of Canterbury

John Shrapnel Major Alexander Hardinge

T.R. Bowen Duff Cooper

Ed Devereaux Lord Beaverbrook

Amanda Reiss

Amanda Reiss Duchess of York

Charles Keating Ernest Simpson

Patricia Hodge Lady Diana Cooper

Edward Jewesbury Lord Dawson

Peter Ellis

Peter Ellis Osborne

Hugh Fraser Anthony Eden

Geoffrey Lumsden Geoffrey Dawson

Gerald Sim Theodore Goddard

Jessie Matthews Aunt Bessie Merryman

Robert Flemyng Sir Donald Somervell

Elsie Randolph Lady Colefax

Gary Waldhorn Chips Channon

Wensley Pithey Winston Churchill

Simon Cadell Major John Aird

Patrick Troughton Clement Attlee

Creators

Simon Raven

Simon Raven Writer

Frances Donaldson

Frances Donaldson Writer

Info about Edward & Mrs. Simpson

Current Status: Ended

Network: ITV1

Genres: Drama, Romance, History