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[[Edward Fox (actor)|Edward Fox]] played the King in the series, while [[Cynthia Harris]] was cast as Mrs. Simpson. The series was executively produced by [[Verity Lambert]] and directed by [[Waris Hussein]]. The [[incidental music]] was by [[Ron Grainer]].
[[Edward Fox (actor)|Edward Fox]] played the King in the series, while [[Cynthia Harris]] was cast as Mrs. Simpson. The series was executively produced by [[Verity Lambert]] and directed by [[Waris Hussein]]. The [[incidental music]] was by [[Ron Grainer]].


The series won the [[1980]] [[Emmy award]] for Outstanding Limited Series, and [[Bafta]] awards in [[1979]] for Best Actor, Best Design, Best Costume Design, and Best Series or Serial. It has been released on [[DVD]] (Region 2, UK) by Network.
The series won the [[1980]] [[Emmy award]] for Outstanding Limited Series, and [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA Awards]] in [[1979]] for Best Actor, Best Design, Best Costume Design, and Best Series or Serial. It has been released on [[DVD]] (Region 2, UK) by Network.


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Revision as of 16:39, 10 May 2007

Edward And Mrs. Simpson was a British television series made by Thames Television for ITV.

The series, broadcast in 1978, dramatises the abdication crisis involving the British Royal Family in 1936 when King Edward VIII gives up his title and throne to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson.

Edward Fox played the King in the series, while Cynthia Harris was cast as Mrs. Simpson. The series was executively produced by Verity Lambert and directed by Waris Hussein. The incidental music was by Ron Grainer.

The series won the 1980 Emmy award for Outstanding Limited Series, and BAFTA Awards in 1979 for Best Actor, Best Design, Best Costume Design, and Best Series or Serial. It has been released on DVD (Region 2, UK) by Network.