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Wallis & Edward

5.1 94 mins Drama   Romance   History   2005
Company Pictures   ITV   Atlantic Film Productions  
Director(s): David Moore

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. Wallis and Edward is the first time that the events have been considered from Wallis's point of view. The drama follows the beginning of their affair whilst Edward was Prince of Wales and Wallis was still married to Ernest Simpson.

Casts of Wallis & Edward

David Westhead

as Ernest Simpson

Joely Richardson

as Wallis Simpson

Lisa Kay

as Mary Raffray

Helena Michell

as Thelma Furness

Miriam Margolyes

as Aunt Bessie

Simon Hepworth

as Perry Brownlow

Monica Dolan

as Elizabeth

David Calder

as Winston Churchill

Richard Johnson

as Stanley Baldwin

Julian Wadham

as Alec Hardinge

Ken Bones

as Maitland

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