| Wallis and Edward | |
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.jpg) DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Dave Moore |
| Written by | Sarah Williams |
| Produced by | Mark Pybus |
| Starring |
Joely Richardson Steven Campbell Moore |
| Cinematography | Mike Eley |
| Edited by | Melanie Viner-Cuneo |
| Music by | John E. Keane |
| Distributed by | ITV |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Wallis & Edward (in Canada also known as Her Royal Affair [1]) is a 2005 British television film, scripted by Sarah Williams, dramatising the events of the Edward VIII abdication crisis. It was billed as the first scripted account of the romance between Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII to view events from Wallis Simpson's point of view. [2] Joely Richardson played Wallis, and Steven Campbell Moore played Edward.
Cast
- Joely Richardson - Wallis Simpson
- Steven Campbell Moore - Edward VIII
- David Westhead - Ernest Simpson, Wallis's second husband
- Richard Johnson - Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin
- Clifford Rose - George V, Edward's father
- Margaret Tyzack - Mary of Teck, Edward's mother
- Bill Champion - George VI, Edward's brother
- Monica Dolan - Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Edward's sister-in-law
- David Calder - Winston Churchill
- Miriam Margolyes - Bessie Merryman, Wallis' aunt
- Julian Wadham - Alec Hardinge
- Lisa Kay - Mary Raffray, Ernest Simpson's wife after Wallis
- Helena Michell - Thelma Furness, Edward's love interest before Wallis
- Simon Hepworth - "Perry" Brownlow, equerry to Edward
- Debora Weston - Katherine "Kitty" Rogers, friend of Wallis
- Mykolas Dorofejus - Herman Rogers, friend of Wallis
See also
References
- ^ IMDb: Wallis & Edward alternative title Retrieved 2012-01-20
- ^ "Wallis & Edward". BBC Worldwide Americas Inc. Archived from the original on 22 February 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2007.
External links
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- 2005 television films
- 2005 films
- British biographical films
- British television films
- Cultural depictions of the Edward VIII abdication crisis
- Cultural depictions of George VI
- Cultural depictions of George V
- Cultural depictions of Stanley Baldwin
- Cultural depictions of Winston Churchill
- 2000s English-language films
- 2000s British films
- British television film stubs
| Wallis and Edward | |
|---|---|
|
DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Dave Moore |
| Written by | Sarah Williams |
| Produced by | Mark Pybus |
| Starring |
Joely Richardson Steven Campbell Moore |
| Cinematography | Mike Eley |
| Edited by | Melanie Viner-Cuneo |
| Music by | John E. Keane |
| Distributed by | ITV |
Release date |
|
Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Wallis & Edward (in Canada also known as Her Royal Affair [1]) is a 2005 British television film, scripted by Sarah Williams, dramatising the events of the Edward VIII abdication crisis. It was billed as the first scripted account of the romance between Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII to view events from Wallis Simpson's point of view. [2] Joely Richardson played Wallis, and Steven Campbell Moore played Edward.
Cast
- Joely Richardson - Wallis Simpson
- Steven Campbell Moore - Edward VIII
- David Westhead - Ernest Simpson, Wallis's second husband
- Richard Johnson - Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin
- Clifford Rose - George V, Edward's father
- Margaret Tyzack - Mary of Teck, Edward's mother
- Bill Champion - George VI, Edward's brother
- Monica Dolan - Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Edward's sister-in-law
- David Calder - Winston Churchill
- Miriam Margolyes - Bessie Merryman, Wallis' aunt
- Julian Wadham - Alec Hardinge
- Lisa Kay - Mary Raffray, Ernest Simpson's wife after Wallis
- Helena Michell - Thelma Furness, Edward's love interest before Wallis
- Simon Hepworth - "Perry" Brownlow, equerry to Edward
- Debora Weston - Katherine "Kitty" Rogers, friend of Wallis
- Mykolas Dorofejus - Herman Rogers, friend of Wallis
See also
References
- ^ IMDb: Wallis & Edward alternative title Retrieved 2012-01-20
- ^ "Wallis & Edward". BBC Worldwide Americas Inc. Archived from the original on 22 February 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2007.
External links
|
| This article related to a TV movie of the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 2005 television films
- 2005 films
- British biographical films
- British television films
- Cultural depictions of the Edward VIII abdication crisis
- Cultural depictions of George VI
- Cultural depictions of George V
- Cultural depictions of Stanley Baldwin
- Cultural depictions of Winston Churchill
- 2000s English-language films
- 2000s British films
- British television film stubs