Edward & Mrs. Simpson

Name: Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Cast: Edward Fox, Cynthia Harris, David Waller, Peggy Ashcroft, Nigel Hawthorne

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Waris HusseinWriters: Frances Donaldson, Simon RavenProducer: Andrew Brown

Edward Fox

as King Edward VIII

Cynthia Harris

as Wallis Warfield Simpson

David Waller

as Stanley Baldwin

Peggy Ashcroft

as Queen Mary

Nigel Hawthorne

as Walter Monkton

John Shrapnel

as Maj. Alexander Hardinge

Andrew Ray

as Duke of York

Jessie Matthews

as Aunt Bessie Merryman

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