Season 1
S1 · E1 · Aug 10, 1976
Pilot Episode 1
1 episode in Season 1
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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Lou Jacobi
Sergeant Max Raskin
Known for
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
Irma la Douce
Cliff Norton
Captain Nick Rosatti
Known for
The Phantom Tollbooth
Kiss Me, Stupid
Eddie Foy Jr.
Bert Wagner
Known for
The Pajama Game
Bells Are Ringing
John McCook
Don Crawford
Known for
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Invincible Iron Man
Dennis Kort
Bobby Henderson
Known for
Massacre at Central High
Modern Romance
Arthur Peterson
Mr. Muldoon
Known for
Soap
Targets
Jim Connell
Father Fitzgerald
Known for
Wizards
Gargoyles
James McCallion
Colonel Walsh
Known for
Vera Cruz
The Big Combo
Conrad Janis
German Captain
Known for
Mork & Mindy
The Buddy Holly Story
Ronda Copland
Marsha Wilson
Also in
The Parallax View
Rancho Deluxe
Dave Morick
Frank Sanicola
Also in
Earthquake
The A-Team
Don Diamond
Foster
Known for
Zorro
The Toolbox Murders
Jimmy Perry Creator · David Croft Creator Hal Cooper Director
Total runtime 30m · Episode length 30 min · Country United States
Show info
Premiered
August 10, 1976
Status
Ended
Network
ABC
Country
United States
Type
Scripted
Episode length
30 min
Total runtime
30m
Original language
English
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Spoken on screen
English
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