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Edward and Mrs Simpson - Season 1

First aired: 11/8/1978 7 episodes
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Episodes

1. The Little Prince

Aired: 11/8/1978

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

Aired: 11/15/1978

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

Aired: 11/22/1978

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

4. The Divorce

Aired: 11/29/1978

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

5. The Decision

Aired: 12/6/1978

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

6. Proposals

Aired: 12/13/1978

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

7. The Abdication

Aired: 12/20/1978

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

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