Edward and Mrs Simpson
Edward and Mrs Simpson: Season 1

Air Date

November 8, 1978

Episodes

7 episodes

Edward and Mrs Simpson

Season 1

Episodes

1. The Little Prince

November 8, 1978
60 min

Edward, Prince of Wales, meets Lady Furness and, in East Africa, goes on a private safari with her. Back in England, she becomes hostess at his residence at Fort Belvedere and introduces him to Wallis Simpson.

2. Venus at the Prow

November 15, 1978
60 min

In part 2, Edward's growing infatuation with Wallis creates scandal. In Biarritz the couple cross the boundary between friendship and love.

3. The New King

November 22, 1978
60 min

In part 3, George V has died. Ernest Simpson tells Edward that Wallis has to choose between them.

4. The Divorce

November 29, 1978
60 min

Wallis's divorce is heard at Ipswich, Stanley Baldwin pressures Edward and Beaverbrook persuades the press to keep quiet.

5. The Decision

December 6, 1978
60 min

Edward refuses all advice including warnings that press silence cannot last.

6. Proposals

December 13, 1978
60 min

Harmsworth suggests that if Wallis marries Edward she should not take on his rank or succession.

7. The Abdication

December 20, 1978
60 min

Final part of the seven episode dramatisation of the romance between Edward, Prince Of Wales, and Mrs. Wallis Simpson.