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The Rear Guard

8.0(1)19761 season · 1 episodes30m / ep
Comedy

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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Status
Ended
Type
Scripted
Last aired
1976-08-10
Language
English
  • ABC
  • world war ii
  • failed tv pilot
  • civil defense
  • based on tv series

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Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Hal Cooper

Produced in

United States of America

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Air dates

First aired
1976-08-10
Latest episode
1976-08-10
Status
Ended
Next release
Completed
  • Season 110 Aug 1976

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