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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.

Cast

Lou Jacobi as Sergeant Max Raskin
Lou Jacobi

as Sergeant Max Raskin

Cliff Norton as Captain Nick Rosatti
Cliff Norton

as Captain Nick Rosatti

Eddie Foy Jr. as Bert Wagner
Eddie Foy Jr.

as Bert Wagner

John McCook as Don Crawford
John McCook

as Don Crawford

Dennis Kort as Bobby Henderson
Dennis Kort

as Bobby Henderson

Arthur Peterson as Mr. Muldoon
Arthur Peterson

as Mr. Muldoon

Jim Connell as Father Fitzgerald
Jim Connell

as Father Fitzgerald

James McCallion as Colonel Walsh
James McCallion

as Colonel Walsh

Conrad Janis as German Captain
Conrad Janis

as German Captain

Ronda Copland as Marsha Wilson
Ronda Copland

as Marsha Wilson

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Status

  • Pilot

First Aired Date

  • August 10, 1976

Last Aired Date

  • August 10, 1976

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    Type

    • Scripted

    Number of Season

    • 1

    Number of Episodes

    • 1

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