Introduction

Which Way to the War was an planned British television sitcom written by David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd, which was discontinued after a one-off pilot broadcast on 19 August 1994.

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Outline

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.

Cast

• William Tapley – Cpl. Roy Muller.
• Simon Baker Denny – Pte. Stan Hawke.
• Terry John – Cpl. Tony Genaro.
• Robert Hands – Pte. Jock Stewart.
• Sarah Payne – Mara.
• Nadia Sawalha – Lucia.
• Elisabeth Bolognini – Little Anna.
• Valeria Fabbri – Carla.
• Amanda Weston – Theresa.
• Jason Hall – Capt. Gregory Swift.
• Martin Sadler – Able One Charlie.

Trivia

• 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.
• It was also Croft and Lloyd’s only ITV sitcom and Croft’s last World War II sitcom.

Production & Filming Details

• Creator(s): Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft.
• Writer(s): Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft.
• Distributor(s): ITV Yorkshire Television.
• Release Date: 19 August 1994.
• Running time: 30 minutes.
• Rating: PG.
• Country: UK.
• Language: English.

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