Woman He Loved (1988)
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As indicated by the title, The Woman He Loved is the story of the romance between Britain's King Edward VII (Anthony Andrews) and American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson (Jane Seymour). Forbidden by the Church of England and Royal Protocol to wed Mrs. Simpson, Edward abdicates in 1936,… More As indicated by the title, The Woman He Loved is the story of the romance between Britain's King Edward VII (Anthony Andrews) and American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson (Jane Seymour). Forbidden by the Church of England and Royal Protocol to wed Mrs. Simpson, Edward abdicates in 1936, spending the rest of his life with his beloved Wallis as the world's most visible non-paying guest. Told in flashback (Wallis, preparing for Edward's funeral in 1972, reflects on their life together), this made-for-TV movie manages to sidestep the pricklier aspects of Edward's post-monarch existence, notably his heavy drinking, his flirtation with Nazism his attempts to avoid military service during World War II. Olivia De Havilland, Julie Harris, Robert Hardy, Lucy Gutteridge and Phyllis Calvert are among the familiar faces dotting the supporting cast. The Woman He Loved was first telecast April 3, 1988. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Charles Jarrott
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
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Cast
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Anthony Andrews
as Prince of Wales
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Phyllis Calvert
as Queen Mary
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Olivia de Havilland
as Aunt Bessie
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Rupert Frazer
as Lord Perry Brownlow
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Lucy Gutteridge
as Thelma
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Robert Hardy
as Churchill
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John Horsley
as Justice Sir John Hawke
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Helen Horton
as Martha
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Evelyn Laye
as Lady Cunard
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Vincent Marzello
as Benny Thaw
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Charlotte Mitchell
as Lady Chatfield
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Margaretta Scott
as Lady Wigram
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Amanda Walker
as Betty Lawson-Johnson
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David Waller
as Stanley Baldwin
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Paul Williamson
as Inspector Evans
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Susan Denaker
as Connie Thaw
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Jane Seymour
as Wallis Simpson
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Richenda Carey
as Maud Kerr-Smiley
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Elizabeth Counsell
as Katherine Rogers
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Julie Harris
as Alice
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Mona Bruce
as Mrs. Baldwin
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Peter Graves
as Lord Reith
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William Roberts
as Herman Rogers