Edward and Mrs Simpson 46 years old

While still the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII meets the married American socialite, Wallis Simpson. Their relationship causes furor in the palace and in parliament, especially when King George V dies, Mrs. Simpson gets divorced, and King Edward announces his intention to marry her.

Credits

Roger Hammond

Patrick Troughton

Cherie Lunghi

Edward Fox

Ed Devereaux

Simon Cadell

Cast

Name	Character
Roger Hammond He was 4 , 38 years old when he died
Patrick Troughton He was 58 , 67 years old when he died
Cherie Lunghi She was 26 , now 72 years old
Edward Fox He was 41 , now 87 years old
Ed Devereaux He was 53 , 78 years old when he died
Simon Cadell He was 28 , 45 years old when he died
John Shrapnel He was 36 , 77 years old when he died
Nigel Hawthorne He was 49 , 72 years old when he died
Maurice Denham He was 68 , 92 years old when he died
Patricia Hodge She was 32 , now 78 years old
Jessie Matthews She was 71 , 74 years old when she died
Charles Keating He was 37 , 72 years old when he died
Tony Church He was 48 , 78 years old when he died
Marius Goring He was 66 , 86 years old when he died
Geoffrey Lumsden He was 63 , 69 years old when he died
John Abbott He was 157 , 72 years old when he died
Gerald Sim He was 53 , 89 years old when he died
Bessie Love She was 80 , 87 years old when she died
Wensley Pithey He was 64 , 79 years old when he died
Terence Rigby He was 41 , 71 years old when he died
Gary Waldhorn He was 35 , now 81 years old
Robert Flemyng He was 66 , 83 years old when he died
Kika Markham She was 36 , now 83 years old
Hugh Fraser He was 28 , 43 years old when he died
Cynthia Harris She was 44 , now 90 years old
Jeremy Child He was 34 , now 80 years old
John Harvey He was 67 , 71 years old when he died
Andrew Ray He was 39 , 63 years old when he died
Peggy Ashcroft She was 70 , 83 years old when she died
Edward Jewesbury He was 61 , 84 years old when he died
Richard Waring He was 53 , 67 years old when he died

Crew

Name	Job title
Waris Hussein Directing He was 39 , now 86 years old	Director

Edward and Mrs Simpson (46 years)

Ended

First Air Date: 1978-11-08
Runtime: [60] minutes
Number of Episodes: 7