Wallis & Edward

1h 34min

Drama

Romance

History

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.

Production Companies

Company Pictures

ITV

Atlantic Film Productions

Cast

David Westhead

David Westhead

Ernest Simpson
Joely Richardson

Joely Richardson

Wallis Simpson
Lisa Kay

Lisa Kay

Mary Raffray
Helena Michell

Helena Michell

Thelma Furness
Miriam Margolyes

Miriam Margolyes

Aunt Bessie
Simon Hepworth

Simon Hepworth

Perry Brownlow
Monica Dolan

Monica Dolan

Elizabeth
David Calder

David Calder

Winston Churchill
Richard Johnson

Richard Johnson

Stanley Baldwin
Julian Wadham

Julian Wadham

Alec Hardinge
Ken Bones

Ken Bones

Maitland

Release date

18th Dec 2005

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English