
In 1936, Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson, a twice divorced American. These events caused a scandal around the world and Wallis has since been demonised as the woman who stole the King of England.
Cast

Jane Seymour
Wallis Simpson

Olivia de Havilland
Aunt Bessie Merryman

Tom Wilkinson
Ernest Simpson

Anthony Andrews
Prince of Wales / Edward VIII

Lucy Gutteridge
Thelma

Robert Hardy
Winston Churchill

Julie Harris
Alice

Phyllis Calvert
Queen Mary

Richenda Carey
Maud Kerr-Smiley

Susan Denaker
Connie Thaw

Rupert Frazer
Lord Perry Brownlow

Peter Graves
Lord Reith

Evelyn Laye
Lady Cunard

Charlotte Mitchell
Lady Chatfield
David Waller
Stanley Baldwin

Mona Bruce
Mrs. Baldwin

Elizabeth Counsell
Katherine Rogers

John Horsley
Justice Sir John Hawke

Helen Horton
Martha

Vincent Marzello
Benny Thaw
Claire Parker
Rosemary

William Roberts
Herman Rogers

Margaretta Scott
Lady Wigram

Amanda Walker
Betty Lawson-Johnson
Paul Williamson
Inspector Evans
Crew

Charles Jarrott
Director

William Luce
Writer
Terry Maisey
Editor

Brian Morgan
Director of Photography
William Hill
Producer
Kenneth Sharp
Production Design
Robin Fraser-Paye
Costume Design

Andy Kennedy
Sound Effects Editor
Éric Rophé
Boom Operator
Allyn Ferguson
Original Music Composer
James Mather
Dialogue Editor
Ann Simpson
Script Supervisor
Steve Groves
Art Direction
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