A Very Royal Crisis: Countdown to Abdication

A Very Royal Crisis: Countdown to Abdication (2023)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • First Air Date: 2023-09-21
  • Last Air Date: 2023-09-21
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 3
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 50 min.
  • Production Company: BBC Studios
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Networks: SBS, BBC Select
  • Director: Marion Milne

Summary

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 BBC Select Original Documentary 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.

  • Keywords: royal family, biography, british history, abdication
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    A Very Royal Crisis: Countdown to Abdication Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 2023-09-21
    3 Episodes

    A Very Royal Crisis: Countdown to Abdication Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1The Secret Scandal50 min
    Season 1Episode 2Collision Course50 min
    Season 1Episode 3The Fall of a King51 min
    • King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom

      as
    • Wallis Simpson

      as
    • Fiona McGarvey

      as
    • Marion Milne

      as
    Production Clare Paterson Producer
    Directing Marion Milne Director

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