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'''''Which Way to the War''''' is a failed pilot for a planned [[Great Britain|British]] [[television]] [[sitcom]], which was written by [[David Croft (TV producer)|David Croft]] and [[Jeremy Lloyd]]. The pilot episode originally aired on 19 August 1994. It was also Croft and Lloyd's only [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] sitcom and Croft's last [[World War II]] sitcom.
'''''Which Way to the War''''' is a failed pilot for a planned [[w:Great Britain|British]] [[w:television|television]] [[w:sitcom|sitcom]], which was written by [[David Croft (TV producer)|David Croft]] and [[Jeremy Lloyd]]. The pilot episode originally aired on 19 August 1994. It was also Croft and Lloyd's only [[w:ITV (TV network)|ITV]] sitcom and Croft's last [[w:World War II|World War II]] sitcom.


==Plot==
==Plot==
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==Cast==
==Cast==
* William Tapley as Cpl. Roy Muller
* William Tapley as Cpl. Roy Muller
* [[Simon Baker Denny]] as Pte. Stan Hawke
* [[w:Simon Baker Denny|Simon Baker Denny]] as Pte. Stan Hawke
* Terry John as Cpl. Tony Genaro
* Terry John as Cpl. Tony Genaro
* [[Robert Hands]] as Pte. Jock Stewart
* [[w:Robert Hands|Robert Hands]] as Pte. Jock Stewart
* [[Sarah Payne (actress)|Sarah Payne]] as Mara
* [[w:Sarah Payne (actress)|Sarah Payne]] as Mara
* [[Nadia Sawalha]] as Lucia
* [[w:Nadia Sawalha|Nadia Sawalha]] as Lucia
* Elisabeth Bolognini as Little Anna
* Elisabeth Bolognini as Little Anna
* Valeria Fabbri as Carla
* Valeria Fabbri as Carla

Revision as of 11:49, 19 January 2023

Which Way to the War
Which Way to the War.jpg
Created byJeremy Lloyd
David Croft
Written byJeremy Lloyd
David Croft
Directed byRoy Gould
StarringWilliam Tapley
Simon Baker Denny
Terry John
Robert Hands
Country of originBritain
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkITV Yorkshire Television
Release19 August 1994 (1994-08-19)

Which Way to the War is a failed pilot for a planned British television sitcom, 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 ITV sitcom and Croft's last World War II 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
  • Simon Baker Denny as Pte. Stan Hawke
  • Terry John as Cpl. Tony Genaro
  • Robert Hands as Pte. Jock Stewart
  • Sarah Payne as Mara
  • Nadia Sawalha 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

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