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Compact (1962)

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Compact

1962

Compact was a British television soap opera shown by the BBC between 1962 and 1965. The series was created by Hazel Adair and Peter Ling, who together went on to devise Crossroads. In contrast to the kitchen sink realism of Coronation Street, Compact was a distinctly middle-class serial, set in the more "sophisticated" arena of magazine publishing. An early "avarice" soap, it took the viewer into the business workplace, and aligned the professional lives of the characters with more personal storylines. The show was scheduled for broadcast on Tuesdays and Thursdays, thus avoiding a clash with ITV's Coronation Street on Mondays and Wednesdays. When Compact began, the editor was a woman, Joanne Minster, yet it was not long before she was replaced by Ian Harmon, the son of the magazine's owner. Despite being largely criticised by reviewers, Compact was popular with the general public, and in 1964 a regular omnibus edition was introduced, broadcast on Sundays. Morris Barry, a some-time actor and BBC director – he directed several Doctor Who stories in the 1960s – took over as producer and was given a brief to spice the series up in view of the criticism it had received from the national press. But the BBC, never comfortable with the concept of soap opera, quietly dropped the series in 1965.

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Seasons & Episode

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Seasons 4 : 1965

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60 Episode

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Episode 1 - Ring In The New
January. 01,1965

Episode 2 - Day Of Deliverance
January. 05,1965

Episode 3 - Fare Thee Well, For I Must Leave Thee
January. 08,1965

Episode 4 - Discoveries Of The Day
January. 12,1965

Episode 5 - Togetherness
January. 15,1965

Episode 6 - Troublemaker
January. 19,1965

Episode 7 - The Last Straw
January. 22,1965

Episode 8 - Heart To Heart
January. 26,1965

Episode 9 - Late Call
January. 29,1965

Episode 10 - A Marriage Has Been Arranged…
February. 02,1965

Episode 11 - Many A Slip
February. 05,1965

Episode 12 - Thunder On The Left
February. 09,1965

Episode 13 - Tell It Not In Faith
February. 12,1965

Episode 14 - A Family Affair
February. 16,1965

Episode 15 - Change Of Plan
February. 19,1965

Episode 16 - Kidnapped
February. 23,1965

Episode 17 - It Happens To Other People
February. 26,1965

Episode 18 - Where There's Smoke
March. 02,1965

Episode 19 - Patience On A Monument
March. 05,1965

Episode 20 - Blow Hot, Blow Cold
March. 09,1965

Episode 21 - Change Of Heart
March. 12,1965

Episode 22 - Food For Thought
March. 16,1965

Episode 23 - The End Of A Song
March. 19,1965

Episode 24 - The Man From Paris
March. 23,1965

Episode 25 - The Wrong Set
March. 26,1965

Episode 26 - The Egnet Sings
March. 30,1965

Episode 27 - A Cigarette That Bears A Lipstick's Trace
April. 02,1965

Episode 28 - The Last Act
April. 06,1965

Episode 29 - A Tangled Web
April. 09,1965

Episode 30 - Who's Who?
April. 13,1965

Episode 31 - Never Trust A Woman
April. 16,1965

Episode 32 - Travellers Return
April. 20,1965

Episode 33 - Gone Away
April. 23,1965

Episode 34 - Publish And Be Damned
April. 27,1965

Episode 35 - Action For Libel
April. 30,1965

Episode 36 - Testing Time
May. 04,1965

Episode 37 - Plots, Plans, And A Party
May. 07,1965

Episode 38 - True Or False?
May. 11,1965

Episode 39 - Hide And Seek
May. 14,1965

Episode 40 - Wild Goose Chase
May. 18,1965

Episode 41 - High Court, Low Court
May. 21,1965

Episode 42 - Best Laid Schemes
May. 28,1965

Episode 43 - Trouble Brewing
June. 01,1965

Episode 44 - Any Other Business?
June. 04,1965

Episode 45 - Time Flies
June. 08,1965

Episode 46 - Friends And Enemies
June. 11,1965

Episode 47 - Day Of Decision
June. 15,1965

Episode 48 - Hidden Depths
June. 18,1965

Episode 49 - Appearances Can Be Deceptive
June. 22,1965

Episode 50 - The Truth Will Out
June. 25,1965

Episode 51 - The Off-White Elephant
June. 29,1965

Episode 52 - Winners And Losers
July. 02,1965

Episode 53 - Engagements At Sea
July. 06,1965

Episode 54 - Storm Warning
July. 09,1965

Episode 55 - Change Of Plans
July. 13,1965

Episode 56 - Trouble Across The Water
July. 16,1965

Episode 57 - Destination - Paris
July. 20,1965

Episode 58 - Paris Is For Lovers
July. 23,1965

Episode 59 - If The Shoe Fits…
July. 27,1965

Episode 60 - Journey's End
July. 30,1965

Seasons 3 : 1964

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Seasons 2 : 1963

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105 Episode

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Seasons 1 : 1962

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Compact was a British television soap opera shown by the BBC between 1962 and 1965. The series was created by Hazel Adair and Peter Ling, who together went on to devise Crossroads. In contrast to the kitchen sink realism of Coronation Street, Compact was a distinctly middle-class serial, set in the more "sophisticated" arena of magazine publishing. An early "avarice" soap, it took the viewer into the business workplace, and aligned the professional lives of the characters with more personal storylines. The show was scheduled for broadcast on Tuesdays and Thursdays, thus avoiding a clash with ITV's Coronation Street on Mondays and Wednesdays. When Compact began, the editor was a woman, Joanne Minster, yet it was not long before she was replaced by Ian Harmon, the son of the magazine's owner. Despite being largely criticised by reviewers, Compact was popular with the general public, and in 1964 a regular omnibus edition was introduced, broadcast on Sundays. Morris Barry, a some-time actor and BBC director – he directed several Doctor Who stories in the 1960s – took over as producer and was given a brief to spice the series up in view of the criticism it had received from the national press. But the BBC, never comfortable with the concept of soap opera, quietly dropped the series in 1965.

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