
The Woman He Loved
Romance
Drama
TV Movie
10 / 10
April 3, 1988
1h 40m
Director: Charles Jarrott
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.
Cast

Jane Seymour
Wallis Simpson

Olivia de Havilland
Aunt Bessie Merryman

Tom Wilkinson
Ernest Simpson

Anthony Andrews
Prince of Wales / Edward VIII

Lucy Gutteridge
Thelma

Robert Hardy
Winston Churchill

Julie Harris
Alice

Phyllis Calvert
Queen Mary

Richenda Carey
Maud Kerr-Smiley

Susan Denaker
Connie Thaw

Rupert Frazer
Lord Perry Brownlow

Peter Graves
Lord Reith