First of seven parts. Edward, 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.

C a s t

Edward Fox as Edward (David), Prince of Wales
Cynthia Harris as Mrs Wallis Warfield Simpson
Marius Goring as King George V
David Waller as Stanley Baldwin
Cherie Lunghi as Lady Thelma Furness (episode 1)
Kika Markham as Freda Dudley Ward

Production Credits

Director: Waris Hussein
Writer: Simon Raven
Broadcast by Thames TV 6 November 1978