Which Way to the War

Which Way to the War was an planned British television sitcom written by David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd, which was discontinued after a one-off pilot broadcast on 19 August 1994. It was also Croft and Lloyd's only ITV sitcom and Croft's last World War II sitcom.

Which Way to the War
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Created byJeremy Lloyd
David Croft
Written byJeremy Lloyd
David Croft
Directed byRoy Gould
StarringWilliam Tapley
Simon Baker Denny
Terry John
Robert Hands
Country of originBritain
No. of episodes1 (the pilot)
Production
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original networkITV Yorkshire Television
Original release19 August 1994 (1994-08-19)

Plot

In the Western Desert of World War Two, a party of British "Desert Rats" soldiers and a party of Australian soldiers are holed up in a remote building, when an ambulance of Italian "nurses" arrive.

The pilot was badly received and was never developed into a series. The pilot was directed by Roy Gould who had worked for David Croft at the BBC.

Cast

  • William Tapley - Cpl. Roy Muller
  • Simon Baker Denny - Pte. Stan Hawke
  • Terry John - Cpl. Tony Genaro
  • Robert Hands - Pte. Jock Stewart
  • Sarah Payne - Mara
  • Nadia Sawalha - Lucia
  • Elisabeth Bolognini - Little Anna
  • Valeria Fabbri - Carla
  • Amanda Weston - Theresa
  • Jason Hall - Capt. Gregory Swift
  • Martin Sadler - Able One Charlie


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