Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers

Overview

Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers is a television series broadcast in the United States by NBC during its 1956-57 season. In a period in which much of the programming on U.S. television consisted of Westerns, Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers could best be described as an "Eastern". It consisted of the adventures of a fictional regiment of the famed real-life cavalry of the British Indian Army. The leading characters were the 77th's officers: the commander, Colonel Standish and two of his lieutenants, William Storm and Michael Rhodes. Rhodes was portrayed as a Canadian, purportedly because the actor portraying him, a native of New Jersey, could not be coached to produce a credible British accent.

Created by Douglas Heyes

Network

• NBC

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

• 

  Philip Carey

  Lieutenant Michael Rhodes

  26 eps

• 

  Warren Stevens

  Lieutenant William Storm

  26 eps

• Patrick Whyte

  Colonel Standish

  26 eps

• 

  Mel Welles

  3 eps

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Themes

• india
• military
• 19th century

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