7. The Abdication (1978)
Final part of the seven episode dramatisation of the romance between Edward, Prince Of Wales, and Mrs. Wallis Simpson.
Release date: 1978-12-20
Season number: 1
Episode number: 7
Runtime: 60 minutes
Director: Waris Hussein
Guest stars
John Harvey
as Sir John Reith
Gerald Sim
as Theodore Goddard
Andrew Ray
as Duke of York
Peggy Ashcroft
as Queen Mary
Patrick Troughton
as Clement Atlee
Jessie Matthews
as Aunt Bessie Merryman
Nigel Hawthorne
as Walter Monkton
John Shrapnel
as Major Alexander Hardinge
Robert Harris
as Speaker of the House of Commons
Wensley Pithey
as Winston Churchill
Rest of guest stars - click here to expand
David Waller - Stanley Baldwin, Ron Gregory - Major Edward Metcalfe, Rodney Lovick - George Lambert, Amanda Reiss - Duchess of York, Caroline Mary Simmons - Lady Alexandra Metcalfe, Rosanne Wickes - Princess Mary