Compact
3
1962
Drama
, Soap
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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- Cast：
- Vincent Ball , Rachel Gurney , Clinton Greyn , Carmen Silvera , Mandy Miller , Patrick Troughton , Lionel Murton
Episode 279 : Many questions
September. 07,1964
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Episode 103 : Business As Usual
December. 27,1962
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Episode 102 : Christmas Spirit
December. 20,1962
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Episode 101 : Five More Shopping Days
December. 18,1962
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Episode 100 : All That Jazz
December. 14,1962
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Episode 99 : The Bad Penny
December. 12,1962
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Episode 98 : Sparks Flying
December. 06,1962
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Episode 97 : Setting A Trap
December. 04,1962
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Episode 96 : Profit And Loss
November. 29,1962
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Episode 95 : The Best Laid Plans
November. 27,1962
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Episode 94 : Art And Craft
November. 22,1962
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Episode 93 : Lost And Found
November. 20,1962
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Episode 92 : French Leave
November. 15,1962
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Episode 91 : Questions And Answers
November. 13,1962
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Episode 90 : A Case Of Identity
November. 08,1962
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Episode 89 : The Truth Of The Matter
November. 06,1962
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Episode 88 : Point Of Departure
November. 01,1962
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Episode 87 : Horoscope
October. 30,1962
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Episode 86 : Who's Who?
October. 25,1962
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Episode 85 : Burns And Shock
October. 23,1962
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Episode 84 : Where There's Smoke
October. 18,1962
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Episode 83 : True To Type
October. 16,1962
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Episode 82 : Day Of Revolutions
October. 11,1962
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Episode 81 : Heart To Heart
October. 09,1962
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Episode 80 : Facing The Facts
October. 04,1962
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Episode 79 : The Morning After
October. 02,1962
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Episode 78 : Trapped
September. 27,1962
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Episode 77 : The First Clue
September. 25,1962
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Episode 76 : Heartbeat
September. 20,1962
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Episode 75 : The Elopement
September. 18,1962
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Episode 74 : Detective Work
September. 13,1962
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Episode 73 : Finger Of Suspicion
September. 11,1962
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Episode 72 : Out For The Count
September. 06,1962
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Episode 71 : Andiamo
September. 04,1962
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Episode 70 : Budget Leak
August. 30,1962
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Episode 69 : Ebb And Flow
August. 28,1962
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Episode 68 : The Contest
August. 23,1962
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Episode 67 : Skin Deep
August. 21,1962
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Episode 66 : Unguarded Moment
August. 16,1962
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Episode 65 : Riding For A Fall
August. 14,1962
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Episode 64 : Surprise Party
August. 09,1962
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Episode 63 : Moving Up
August. 07,1962
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Episode 62 : Pay Off
August. 02,1962
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Episode 61 : A Night Out
July. 31,1962
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Episode 60 : Evening Date
July. 26,1962
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Episode 59 : Gone Astray
July. 24,1962
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Episode 58 : Settlement Day
July. 19,1962
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Episode 57 : Weekend Plans
July. 17,1962
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Episode 56 : Looking Ahead
July. 12,1962
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Episode 55 : Comings And Goings
July. 10,1962
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Episode 54 : A Day Of Problems
July. 05,1962
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Episode 53 : Barbecue
July. 03,1962
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Episode 52 : Faraway Places
June. 28,1962
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Episode 51 : The Proposal
June. 26,1962
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Episode 50 : Take-Over Time
June. 21,1962
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Episode 49 : Blackmail
June. 19,1962
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Episode 48 : Man And Wife
June. 14,1962
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Episode 47 : Happy Returns
June. 12,1962
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Episode 46 : Garden Party
June. 07,1962
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Episode 45 : The Big Chance
June. 05,1962
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Episode 44 : In A Spin
May. 31,1962
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Episode 43 : Moment Of Truth
May. 29,1962
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Episode 42 : Day Of Frenzy
May. 24,1962
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Episode 41 : Home And Away
May. 22,1962
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Episode 40 : Mixed Receptions
May. 17,1962
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Episode 39 : Visting Hours
May. 15,1962
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Episode 38 : Talent Contest
May. 10,1962
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Episode 37 : Musical Evening
May. 08,1962
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Episode 36 : Stormy Weather
May. 03,1962
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Episode 35 : Down The Hatch
May. 01,1962
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Episode 34 : The Man For The Job
April. 26,1962
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Episode 33 : Pets Corner
April. 24,1962
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Episode 32 : A Piece Of Cake
April. 19,1962
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Episode 31 : Surprises By Post
April. 17,1962
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Episode 30 : Point Of Departure
April. 12,1962
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Episode 29 : A Night Out
April. 10,1962
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Episode 28 : Facing The Facts
April. 05,1962
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Episode 27 : Future Plans
April. 03,1962
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Episode 26 : The Ideal Husband
March. 29,1962
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Episode 25 : Action Stations
March. 27,1962
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Episode 24 : Weekend
March. 22,1962
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Episode 23 : Shocks And Bruises
March. 20,1962
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Episode 22 : After The Ball
March. 15,1962
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Episode 21 : The Party
March. 13,1962
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Episode 20 : A Breath Of Air
March. 08,1962
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Episode 19 : News From New York
March. 06,1962
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Episode 18 : Circulation Figures
March. 01,1962
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Episode 17 : A True Story
February. 27,1962
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Episode 16 : Press Reception
February. 22,1962
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Episode 15 : Something To Celebrate
February. 20,1962
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Episode 14 : Testing Time
February. 15,1962
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Episode 13 : Valentine's Day
February. 13,1962
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Episode 12 : Happy Birthday
February. 08,1962
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Episode 11 : Suspicion Of Theft
February. 06,1962
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Episode 10 : Wedding Grove
February. 01,1962
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Episode 9 : Question Of Identity
January. 30,1962
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Episode 8 : Sally Speaks Up
January. 25,1962
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Episode 7 : The New Broom
January. 23,1962
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Episode 6 : Personal Problem
January. 18,1962
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Episode 5 : Tea Break
January. 16,1962
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Episode 4 : Cover Photograph
January. 11,1962
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Episode 3 : Efficiency Expert
January. 09,1962
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Episode 2 : Advice To Readers
January. 04,1962
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Episode 1 : The First Issue
January. 02,1962
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