Spying on the Royals

Season 1

TV-PG
Recently declassified documents reveal the extent of the espionage operation conducted against Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson by Britain's own intelligence services.

2 Episodes

  • Episode 1
    E1
    Episode 1In 1935, suspecting that Edward was being blackmailed, King George V ordered his son to be put under surveillance. In 1936, the Home Office ordered MI5 to listen into the future king's phone calls.
  • Episode 2
    E2
    Episode 2After his abdication, Edward and Wallis holiday in America, unaware they are being tailed by US intelligence agents. The outbreak of war and dealings with a Nazi collaborator in Lisbon raise concerns for MI5.

Cast of Season 1

  • Samuel WestNarrator (voice)
  • Paul ElstonDirector / Writer / Producer

 

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