3. The New King (1978)
In part 3, George V has died. Ernest Simpson tells Edward that Wallis has to choose between them.
Release date: 1978-11-22
Season number: 1
Episode number: 3
Runtime: 60 minutes
Director: Waris Hussein
Guest stars
Charles Keating
as Ernest Simpson
Andrew Ray
as Duke of York
Peggy Ashcroft
as Queen Mary
Hugh Fraser
as Anthony Eden
Simon Cadell
as Major John Aird
Clifford Earl
as Footman
Patricia Hodge
as Lady Diana Cooper
Roger Hume
as Humphrey Butler
Nigel Hawthorne
as Walter Monkton
T.R. Bowen
as Duff Cooper (as Trevor Bowen)
John Shrapnel
as Major Alexander Hardinge
Wensley Pithey
as Winston Churchill
Rest of guest stars - click here to expand
Richard Kay - Godfrey Thomas, Hugh Martin - Official, Julia McCarthy - Mrs Quinn, Phil McCaul - Thomas Quinn, Elaine Wells - Mrs Dalby, Nuala Barrie - Queen Mary’s Lady in Waiting, Amanda Reiss - Duchess of York