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Abdication: A Very British Coup (2006)

Directed by Kate Werran

Documentary, History · 59m

Abdication: A Very British Coup is a 2006 BBC documentary that challenges the traditional "romance of the century" narrative surrounding King Edward VIII’s 1936 abdication, presenting it instead as a forced removal orchestrated by a powerful establishment coalition.

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Cast

D
Denys Blakeway Narrator
S
Susan Williams Self
B
Bill Deedes Self
P
Philip Ziegler Self
J
John Julius Norwich Self King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom Self (archive footage)
W
Wallis Simpson Self (archive footage)

Crew

Director
Kate Werran
Writer
Denys Blakeway
Producer
Kate Werran

Details

Release date
2006-12-12
Runtime
59m
Genres
Documentary, History
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
Blakeway Productions