''Which Way to the War'' is a failed pilot for a planned British

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, which was written by David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd. The pilot episode originally aired on 19 August 1994. It was also Croft and Lloyd's only

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sitcom and Croft's last

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sitcom.

Plot

In the Western Desert of World War Two, a party of British "Desert Rats" soldiers and a party of Australian soldiers are holed up in a remote building, when an ambulance of Italian "nurses" arrive. The pilot was badly received and was never developed into a series. The pilot was directed by Roy Gould who had worked for David Croft at the BBC.

Cast

* William Tapley as Cpl. Roy Muller *

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as Pte. Stan Hawke * Terry John as Cpl. Tony Genaro *

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as Pte. Jock Stewart * Sarah Payne as Mara *

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as Lucia * Elisabeth Bolognini as Little Anna * Valeria Fabbri as Carla * Amanda Weston as Theresa * Jason Hall as Capt. Gregory Swift * Martin Sadler as Able One Charlie

External links

BBC Comedy Guide: Which Way To The War
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