Marion Milne
Director
A Very Royal Crisis: Countdown to Abdication (2023)
Season 1
This is the true tale of the biggest scandal ever to engulf the British Royal Family – a forbidden love affair which had a devastating impact. This series recounts the story behind the ten days leading to Edward VIII abdicating his throne to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson. It would change the royals, the press and British history forever.
Released Sept. 21, 2023
Episode 50 min
2+
Genres: Documentary, Drama
Keywords: mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.royal-family, tmdb.biography, tmdb.british-history, tmdb.abdication
Watch Providers: BritBox, Britbox Apple TV Channel , BBC Select Apple Tv channel
Production Companies: BBC Studios
Network: SBS
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - The Secret Scandal
In the 1930s, the Prince of Wales met and fell in love with an American socialite, Wallis Simpson. Their affair was an open secret. But, as this BBC Select Original Documentary reveals, things changed dramatically when the prince's father died and he was to be crowned King Edward VIII. Edward was determined to have Wallis as his Queen. Soon, as the story breaks, his life would lie in tatters.
Sept. 21, 2023, midnight
S1E2 - Collision Course
Edward VIII's monarchy hung in the balance. His desire to marry an American divorcee had set him on a collision course with the British press, the Royal Household, and the government. The prime minister was desperate to prevent a constitutional crisis by stopping the king from marrying. But the King believed Wallis had to be the nation's Queen.
Sept. 21, 2023, midnight
S1E3 - The Fall of a King
The British nation was divided as the crisis concerning Edward VIII and his relationship with divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson rumbled on. In the eye of the storm, Edward battled with his aides and family members before making his famous broadcast to the nation and relinquishing the crown.
Sept. 21, 2023, midnight
Network: SBS
Episode Runtime: 50 min.
Season Runtime: 150 min.
Released: Sept. 21, 2023
Last Air Date: Sept. 21, 2023, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-G / 2+
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