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The Rear Guard

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The Rear Guard was a 1976 pilot episode for an American adaptation of the British situation comedy Dad's Army. Set in World War II, The Rear Guard followed a band of men in the American Civil Defense who were part of an auxiliary force in the event of an invasion of the USA. The episode was an adaptation of "The Deadly Attachment", in which a German U-Boat crew are placed under the supervision of the platoon. The pilot was aired on Tuesday the 10 August 1976, broadcast simultaneously on American Broadcasting Company channel 7 and 8. However it was not popular and never made it past its pilot to become a series. As it was a failure, the original tapes the show was recorded on were wiped. However copies of the show are in the possession of the show's director Hal Cooper and other producers that were associated with the show.

Created byJimmy Perry, David Croft

Play
Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
August 10, 1976
Last aired
August 10, 1976
Seasons
1
Episodes
1
Network
ABC

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Lou Jacobi

Lou Jacobi

Sergeant Max Raskin

Cliff Norton

Captain Nick Rosatti

Eddie Foy Jr.

Eddie Foy Jr.

Bert Wagner

John McCook

John McCook

Don Crawford

Dennis Kort

Bobby Henderson

Arthur Peterson

Arthur Peterson

Mr. Muldoon

Jim Connell

Father Fitzgerald

James McCallion

James McCallion

Colonel Walsh

Conrad Janis

Conrad Janis

German Captain

Ronda Copland

Marsha Wilson

Creative team
Created by
Jimmy Perry
Jimmy Perry
David Croft
David Croft
Written by
Arthur Julian
Produced by
Herman Rush

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