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The Rear Guard

The Rear Guard

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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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Revenue

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Status

Pilot

Original Language

English

Runtime

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Rating

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Release Date

19 July 2025

Country

United States of America

Cast

Lou Jacobi

Lou Jacobi

Sergeant Max Raskin

Cliff Norton

Cliff Norton

Captain Nick Rosatti

Eddie Foy Jr.

Eddie Foy Jr.

Bert Wagner

John McCook

John McCook

Don Crawford

Dennis Kort

Dennis Kort

Bobby Henderson

Arthur Peterson

Arthur Peterson

Mr. Muldoon

Jim Connell

Jim Connell

Father Fitzgerald

James McCallion

James McCallion

Colonel Walsh

Conrad Janis

Conrad Janis

German Captain

Ronda Copland

Ronda Copland

Marsha Wilson

Dave Morick

Dave Morick

Frank Sanicola

Don Diamond

Don Diamond

Foster

Claude Earl Jones

Claude Earl Jones

Krupinsky

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