Which Way to the War

Which Way to the War
Created by	Jeremy Lloyd David Croft
Written by	Jeremy Lloyd David Croft
Directed by	Roy Gould
Starring	William Tapley Simon Baker Denny Terry John Robert Hands
Country of origin	Britain
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	ITV Yorkshire Television
Release	19 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

• BBC Comedy Guide: Which Way To The War