The Rear Guard
The Rear Guard

The Rear Guard

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1976
1 Seasons
1 Episodes
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Pilot
Comedy

Overview

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.

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13 members
Acting

Lou Jacobi

Sergeant Max Raskin

Lou Jacobi
Acting

Cliff Norton

Captain Nick Rosatti

Cliff Norton
Acting

Eddie Foy Jr.

Bert Wagner

Eddie Foy Jr.
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John McCook

Don Crawford

John McCook
Acting

Dennis Kort

Bobby Henderson

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Arthur Peterson

Mr. Muldoon

Arthur Peterson
Acting

Jim Connell

Father Fitzgerald

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James McCallion

Colonel Walsh

James McCallion
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Conrad Janis

German Captain

Conrad Janis
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Ronda Copland

Marsha Wilson

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Dave Morick

Frank Sanicola

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Don Diamond

Foster

Don Diamond
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Claude Earl Jones

Krupinsky

Claude Earl Jones

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