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Edward & Mrs. Simpson is a seven-part British television series that dramatises the events leading to the 1936 abdication of King Edward VIII, who gave up his throne to marry the twice-divorced American Wallis Simpson.
Original Release
11/06/1978
US Release
01/23/1980
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Edward Fox | King Edward VIII |
| Cynthia Harris | Wallis Warfield Simpson / Wallis Warfield Simspon |
| David Waller | Stanley Baldwin |
| Peggy Ashcroft | Queen Mary |
| Nigel Hawthorne | Walter Monkton |
| John Shrapnel | Major Alexander Hardinge |
| Andrew Ray | Duke of York |
| Jessie Matthews | Aunt Bessie Merryman |
| Charles Keating | Ernest Simpson |
| Peter Ellis | Osborne |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Little Prince | Monday, 06 November 1978 |
| 2 | Venus at the Prow | Wednesday, 15 November 1978 |
| 3 | The New King | Wednesday, 22 November 1978 |
| 4 | The Divorce | Wednesday, 29 November 1978 |
| 5 | The Decision | Wednesday, 06 December 1978 |
| 6 | Proposals | Wednesday, 13 December 1978 |
| 7 | The Abdication | Wednesday, 20 December 1978 |
Directors
Writers
Simon Raven, Frances Donaldson, Andrew Brown
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Edward Fox | King Edward VIII |
| Cynthia Harris | Wallis Warfield Simpson / Wallis Warfield Simspon |
| David Waller | Stanley Baldwin |
| Peggy Ashcroft | Queen Mary |
| Nigel Hawthorne | Walter Monkton |
| John Shrapnel | Major Alexander Hardinge |
| Andrew Ray | Duke of York |
| Jessie Matthews | Aunt Bessie Merryman |
| Charles Keating | Ernest Simpson |
| Peter Ellis | Osborne |
| Amanda Reiss | Duchess of York |
| T.R. Bowen | Duff Cooper |
| Patricia Hodge | Lady Diana Cooper |
| Elsie Randolph | Lady Colefax |
| Gary Waldhorn | Chips Channon |
| Nuala Barrie | Queen Mary's Lady in Waiting |
| Rosanne Wickes | Princess Mary |
| Patrick Troughton | Clement Attlee |
| Wensley Pithey | Winston Churchill |
| Marius Goring | King George V |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Brenda Ennis | Producer |
| Andrew Brown | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1980 | Emmy | Outstanding Limited Series | Won |
