The Rat Patrol - Season 1 - Eps 8: The Fatal Chase Raid
The Patrol manages to ambush a German unit that is carrying US POWs. Three of these POWs are apparently out to kill each other. Sgt. Gribs -- whose cowardliness caused his men to become captured -- is fighting against Tex and Eddie -- who want revenge. Gribs bargains with Troy for protection, telling Troy that he has information vital to US Command. They start back to HQ, but one of the unit's jeeps breaks down. They continue to travel slowly across the desert until they can capture a German vehicle. Gribs parcels out small hints of his ""vital"" information to keep himself safe. It all ends in heroism -- or something close.
About The Rat Patrol
Title: The Rat Patrol
First Air Date: 1966-09-12
Last Air Date: 1968-03-18
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.2/10 (from 19 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 58
Network: ABC
Genres: Action & Adventure, War & Politics
Production Companies: United Artists Television, Tom Gries Productions
Synopsis
The exploits of four Allied soldiers — three Americans and one Englishman — who are part of a long-range desert patrol group in the North African campaign during World War II. Their mission: "to attack, harass and wreak havoc on Field Marshal Rommel's vaunted Afrika Korps".
Cast
Christopher George
Sgt. Sam Troy
Gary Raymond
Sgt. Jack Moffitt
Eric Braeden
Capt. Hans Dietrich
Lawrence P. Casey
Pvt. Mark Hitchcock
Justin Tarr
Pvt. Tully Pettigrew
Morgan Jones
Capt. Boggs
