Ever since King Edward VIII abdicated in 1936, the official explanation had been simply that the government disapproved of his marriage to a twice-divorced woman. However newly-released documents, embargoed until recently, suggest that Archbishop of Canterbury, Cosmo Gordon Lang, played a large part in a plan to make certain that Edward VIII abdicated, not only because of his marriage to a divorcee but also because the archbishop disapproved of the King's whole lifestyle and modern attitudes to life.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Steve John ShepherdNarrator | Narrator |
 David CalderCosmo Gordon Lang | Cosmo Gordon Lang |
 Rupert ProcterAlan Don | Alan Don |
 Hugo VickersSelf - Royal Biographer | Self - Royal Biographer |
| RRobert BeakenSelf - Author, 'Cosmo Lang, Archbishop in War and Crisis' | Self - Author, 'Cosmo Lang, Archbishop in War and Crisis' |
| MMatthew GrimleyMatthew Grimley: Self - University of Oxford | Matthew Grimley: Self - University of Oxford |
| PPhilip ZieglerPhilip Ziegler: Self - Official Biographer, Edward VIII | Philip Ziegler: Self - Official Biographer, Edward VIII |
| SSusan WilliamsSusan Williams: Self - Author, 'The People's King' | Susan Williams: Self - Author, 'The People's King' |