The Woman He Loved

The Woman He Loved

100 mins | Drama, Romance, TV Movie | April 3, 1988

In 1936, Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson, a twice divorced American. These events caused a scandal around the world and Wallis has since been demonised as the woman who stole the King of England.

The Woman He Loved

100 mins | Drama, Romance, TV Movie | April 3, 1988

The Woman He Loved
In 1936, Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson, a twice divorced American. These events caused a scandal around the world and Wallis has since been demonised as the woman who stole the King of England.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Harlech Television
Original title The Woman He Loved
Directors Ann Simpson, Charles Jarrott
Writers William Luce

Cast

Jane Seymour

as Wallis Simpson

Olivia de Havilland

as Aunt Bessie Merryman

Tom Wilkinson

as Ernest Simpson

Anthony Andrews

as Prince of Wales / Edward VIII

Lucy Gutteridge

as Thelma

Robert Hardy

as Winston Churchill

Julie Harris

as Alice

Phyllis Calvert

as Queen Mary

Richenda Carey

as Maud Kerr-Smiley

Susan Denaker

as Connie Thaw

Rupert Frazer

as Lord Perry Brownlow

Peter Graves

as Lord Reith

Evelyn Laye

as Lady Cunard

Charlotte Mitchell

as Lady Chatfield

David Waller

as Stanley Baldwin

Mona Bruce

as Mrs. Baldwin

Elizabeth Counsell

as Katherine Rogers

John Horsley

as Justice Sir John Hawke

Helen Horton

as Martha

Vincent Marzello

as Benny Thaw

Claire Parker

as Rosemary

William Roberts

as Herman Rogers

Margaretta Scott

as Lady Wigram

Amanda Walker

as Betty Lawson-Johnson

Paul Williamson

as Inspector Evans