Edward & Mrs. Simpson The New King (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

The New King (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance

The new King assembles his new staff and his mother, Queen Mary, sees it as a positive beginning. He also assures Wallis that his new position will not change anything but he does make it clear that he will not go through with the ...See moreThe new King assembles his new staff and his mother, Queen Mary, sees it as a positive beginning. He also assures Wallis that his new position will not change anything but he does make it clear that he will not go through with the coronation, still some months away, unless their situation is clarified. Ernest Simpson informs the King the Wallis must choose between. Wallis and her husband agree that their marriage is finished and he suggests that she sue him for divorce. The King and Wallis visit his old friend Walter Monkton, a barrister, to get advice on her divorce. In a private conversation with Wallis he makes clear his view that the King could never marry a divorcée. The King creates a bit of a stir when he invites Wallis to an official function at Balmoral Castle. Written by garykmcd See less

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21 cast members

Name	Known for
Edward Fox King Edward VIII King Edward VIII See fewer	The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Cynthia Harris Wallis Warfield Simpson Wallis Warfield Simpson See fewer	Three Men and a Baby (1987)
Peggy Ashcroft Queen Mary Queen Mary See fewer	A Passage to India (1984)
Nigel Hawthorne Walter Monkton Walter Monkton See fewer	The Madness of King George (1994)
Andrew Ray Duke of York Duke of York See fewer	The Mudlark (1950)
John Shrapnel Major Alexander Hardinge Major Alexander Hardinge See fewer	Troy (2004)
Nuala Barrie Queen Mary's Lady in Waiting Queen Mary's Lady in Waiting See fewer	The Jigsaw Man (1983)
T.R. Bowen Duff Cooper (as Trevor Bowen) Duff Cooper (as Trevor Bowen) See fewer	Run Fatboy Run (2007)
Simon Cadell Major John Aird Major John Aird See fewer	Watership Down (1978)
Clifford Earl Footman Footman See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Hugh Fraser Anthony Eden Anthony Eden See fewer	Poirot (1989)
Patricia Hodge Lady Diana Cooper Lady Diana Cooper See fewer	The Elephant Man (1980)
Roger Hume Humphrey Butler Humphrey Butler See fewer	A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Richard Kay Godfrey Thomas Godfrey Thomas See fewer	Three Sisters (1970)
Charles Keating Ernest Simpson Ernest Simpson See fewer	Another World (1964)
Hugh Martin Official Official See fewer	A Very British Coup (1988)
Julia McCarthy Mrs. Quinn Mrs. Quinn See fewer	Erik the Viking (1989)
Phil McCaul Thomas Quinn Thomas Quinn See fewer	Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)
Wensley Pithey Winston Churchill Winston Churchill See fewer	Oliver! (1968)
Amanda Reiss Duchess of York Duchess of York See fewer	Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)
Elaine Wells Mrs. Dalby Mrs. Dalby See fewer	Within These Walls (1974)