The Rear Guard
The Rear Guard is 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 US. 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, 10 August 1976 by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). 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. Characters. As "The Rear Guard" was a remake of "Dad's Army", it included many of the same characters under alternative names. Here is a list of the characters and their original counterparts: The characters of Privates Godfrey and Frazer were not included in the remake. The Rear