The Rear Guard

The Rear Guard (1976)


  • Genre: Comedy
  • Creator: Jimmy Perry, David Croft
  • First Air Date: 1976-08-10
  • Last Air Date: 1976-08-10
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 1
  • Status: Pilot
  • Episode Runtime: 30 min.
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Networks: ABC
  • Director: Hal Cooper

Summary

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.

  • Keywords: world war ii, failed tv pilot, civil defense, based on tv series
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    The Rear Guard Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 1976-08-10
    1 Episodes

    The Rear Guard Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1Episode 160 min
    Season 1Episode 2Episode 260 min
    Season 1Episode 3Episode 360 min
    Season 1Episode 4Episode 460 min
    Season 1Episode 5Episode 560 min
    • Lou Jacobi

      as Sergeant Max Raskin
    • Cliff Norton

      as Captain Nick Rosatti
    • Eddie Foy Jr.

      as Bert Wagner
    • John McCook

      as Don Crawford
    • Dennis Kort

      as Bobby Henderson
    • Arthur Peterson

      as Mr. Muldoon
    • Jim Connell

      as Father Fitzgerald
    • James McCallion

      as Colonel Walsh
    • Conrad Janis

      as German Captain
    • Ronda Copland

      as Marsha Wilson
    • Dave Morick

      as Frank Sanicola
    • Don Diamond

      as Foster
    • Claude Earl Jones

      as Krupinsky
    Directing Hal Cooper Director
    Writing Arthur Julian Writer
    Production Herman Rush Producer

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