Documentary ·History · United Kingdom · 2006 · 59m

Abdication: A Very British Coup

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Director

Cast

Denys Blakeway as Narrator Susan Williams as Self Bill Deedes as Self Philip Ziegler as Self John Julius Norwich as Self King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom as Self (archive footage)

Crew

Denys Blakeway — Writer Kate Werran — Producer

Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators

Kate Werran Director Denys Blakeway Writer Kate Werran Producer

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