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.

Trailer

Is The Rear Guard on Disney Plus?


Unfortunately the series The Rear Guard is not yet available on Disney Plus. Follow us on Facebook to see when The Rear Guard becomes available on Disney Plus!

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