The Rear Guard

The Rear Guard is 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 (c. 1942) 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 Rear Guard
Created byJimmy Perry
David Croft
Written byJimmy Perry
David Croft
Arthur Julian
Directed byHal Cooper
StarringLou Jacobi
Cliff Norton
Eddie Foy Jr.
John McCook
Dennis Kort
Arthur Peterson
Jim Connell
James McCallion
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes1 (Pilot)
Production
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original networkABC
Original release10 August 1976 (1976-08-10)

The pilot was aired on Tuesday, August 10, 1976 by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC).[1] 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.

Characters

As The Rear Guard was a remake of Dad's Army, it included many of the same characters under alternative names. Here is a list of the characters and their original counterparts:

The characters of Privates Godfrey and Frazer were not included in the remake.

References
  1. https://archive.is/20120630225102/http://www.btinternet.com/~m.brown1/rear.htm Dave Homewood's Guide to The Rear Guard


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