Edward & Mrs. Simpson

Waris Hussein
1978-11-06


10
350 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Edward Fox King Edward VIII Unowned
Cynthia Harris Wallis Warfield Simpson Unowned
David Waller Stanley Baldwin Unowned
Peggy Ashcroft Queen Mary Unowned
Nigel Hawthorne Walter Monkton Unowned
John Shrapnel Maj. Alexander Hardinge Unowned
Andrew Ray Duke of York Unowned
Jessie Matthews Aunt Bessie Merryman Unowned
Charles Keating Ernest Simpson Unowned
Peter Ellis Osborne Unowned
Amanda Reiss Duchess of York Unowned
T.R. Bowen Duff Cooper Unowned
Patricia Hodge Lady Diana Cooper Unowned
Elsie Randolph Lady Colefax Unowned
Gary Waldhorn Chips Channon Unowned
Nuala Barrie Queen Mary's Lady in Waiting Unowned
Rosanne Wickes Princess Mary Unowned
Patrick Troughton Clement Attlee Unowned
Wensley Pithey Winston Churchill Unowned
Marius Goring King George V Unowned
Maurice Denham Cosmo Lang - Archbishop of Canterbury Unowned
Edward Jewesbury Lord Dawson Unowned
Simon Cadell Maj. John Aird Unowned
Hugh Fraser Anthony Eden Unowned
Robert Flemyng Sir Donald Somervell Unowned
Gerald Sim Theodore Goddard Unowned
Ed Devereaux Lord Beaverbrook Unowned
Geoffrey Lumsden Geoffrey Dawson Unowned
William Hoyland Lord Perry Brownlow Unowned
Michael Stroud Esmond Harmsworth Unowned
Kika Markham Freda Dudley Ward Unowned
Cherie Lunghi Lady Thelma Furness Unowned
Jeremy Child Piers Leigh Unowned
Caroline Embling Angie Unowned
Bessie Love Lady Cunard Unowned