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Edward & Mrs. Simpson

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  • 1978-1978
  • 1 Season
  • Masterpiece Theatre
  • Drama, Documentary
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While still the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII meets 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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Edward Fox
King Edward VIII
Cynthia Harris
Wallis Warfield Simpson
David Waller
Stanley Baldwin

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Episode 1

The Little Prince

Sun, Nov 15, 198160 mins

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales performs his official duties well and is loved by those around him and his people. He enjoys entertaining his friends and has an active social life. In his private life he has, since the end of the First World War, shown a preference for having relationships with married women. When his most constant companion, Freda Dudley Ward, is unable to accompany him on his planned safari in East Africa, she suggests Lady Thelma Furness as a suitable companion. They form a close friendship and it is she who introduces the Prince to Wallis Warfield Simpson, an American living in England with her husband Ernest. Over several years, the Simpsons become regular weekend guests and after returning from a lengthy trip abroad, Lady Furness finds that Wallis has replaced her.

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Awards

  • 1979 - BAFTA TV Award - Best Drama Series/Serial - winner
  • 1979 - BAFTA TV Award - Best Actor - winner
  • 1979 - BAFTA TV Award - Best Actress - nominated
  • 1979 - BAFTA TV Award - Best Actress - nominated

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