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 (Patrick Whyte) and two of his lieutenants, William Storm (Warren Stevens) and Michael Rhodes (Phil Carey).  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 English accent.

George Archainbaud earned a nomination from the Directors Guild of America as well from the Emmys in 1957 for his direction of the episode "The Traitor," which first aired Nov. 19, 1956. 

The series failed in the ratings opposite Lassie on CBS and ended its run after six months on the air.

It was sponsored by General Foods.

See also
Lives of a Bengal Lancer

References

Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows

1956 American television series debuts
1957 American television series endings
Television series by Screen Gems
American adventure television series
NBC original programming
Television shows set in the British Raj