Jump to content

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Notmicro (talk | contribs) at 06:47, 19 May 2006 (add Category for PBS Masterpiece Theater). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

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 has been released on DVD (Region 2, U.K.) by Network.


Stub icon

This article relating to television in the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Edward_%26_Mrs._Simpson&oldid=53993161"