The Rear Guard (1976)
The Rear Guard (1976)
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Lou Jacobi
Sergeant Max Raskin
Cliff Norton
Captain Nick Rosatti
Eddie Foy Jr.
Bert Wagner
John McCook
Don Crawford
John McCook
Don Crawford
Hal Cooper
Director
Arthur Peterson
Mr. Muldoon
David Croft
Writer
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This TV Show Is About.
world war ii
failed pilot
civil defense
based on tv series
Scripted
Wiki.
The Rear Guard is a 1976 pilot episode for an American adaptation of the British situation comedy Dad's Army.
The pilot was aired on Tuesday, 10 August 1976 by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). However, it was not commissioned as a series. As it was considered a failure, the original tapes 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.