Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple a King (2013)
Ever since King Edward VIII abdicated in 1936, the official explanation had been simply that the government disapproved of his marriage to a twice-divorced woman. However newly-released documents, embargoed until recently, suggest that Archbishop of Canterbury, Cosmo Gordon Lang, played a large part in a plan to make certain that Edward VIII abdicated, not only because of his marriage to a divorcee but also because the archbishop disapproved of the King's whole lifestyle and modern attitudes to life.
Director: Louise Wardle
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Steve John Shepherd as Narrator |
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David Calder as Cosmo Gordon Lang |
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Rupert Procter as Alan Don |
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Hugo Vickers as Self - Royal Biographer |
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Robert Beaken as Self - Author, 'Cosmo Lang, Archbishop in War and Crisis' |
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Matthew Grimley as Matthew Grimley: Self - University of Oxford |
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Philip Ziegler as Philip Ziegler: Self - Official Biographer, Edward VIII |
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Susan Williams as Susan Williams: Self - Author, 'The People's King' |
| Directing | Louise Wardle | Director |
| Production | Denys Blakeway | Executive Producer |
| Production | Louise Wardle | Producer |
