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 204 : On Stage
December. 26,1963
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Episode 105 : Happy New Year
December. 31,1963
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Episode 103 : Dress Rehearsal
December. 24,1963
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Episode 102 : A Job For The Boy
December. 19,1963
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Episode 101 : The New Editor
December. 17,1963
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Episode 100 : Wait For The Bang
December. 12,1963
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Episode 99 : No Promises - I'll Take Cash
December. 10,1963
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Episode 98 : Afterthoughts
December. 05,1963
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Episode 97 : Celebration
December. 03,1963
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Episode 96 : Bottled On The Premises
November. 28,1963
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Episode 95 : The Tax Man Cometh
November. 26,1963
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Episode 94 : Happy Birthday
November. 21,1963
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Episode 93 : The News Breaks
November. 19,1963
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Episode 92 : They Fell Among Thieves
November. 14,1963
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Episode 91 : You Have Talent - We Want It
November. 12,1963
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Episode 90 : Fire And Water
November. 07,1963
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Episode 89 : Fireworks All Round
November. 05,1963
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Episode 88 : Marmot James Again
October. 31,1963
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Episode 87 : Dinner At Eight
October. 29,1963
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Episode 86 : Night Call
October. 24,1963
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Episode 85 : Chain Of Events
October. 22,1963
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Episode 84 : Two Lovely Black Eyes
October. 17,1963
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Episode 83 : Stranded
October. 15,1963
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Episode 82 : Two Faced
October. 10,1963
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Episode 81 : Alarms And Excursions
October. 08,1963
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Episode 80 : The Reception
October. 03,1963
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Episode 79 : The Mighty Fallen
October. 01,1963
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Episode 78 : The Party Member
September. 26,1963
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Episode 77 : Aftermath
September. 24,1963
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Episode 76 : The Sound Of Fury
September. 19,1963
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Episode 75 : Surprise Packet
September. 17,1963
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Episode 74 : A Touch Of The Blarney
September. 12,1963
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Episode 73 : Faith And Begorra
September. 10,1963
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Episode 72 : A Ring For Iris
September. 05,1963
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Episode 71 : Lost, Stolen, Or Strayed
September. 03,1963
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Episode 70 : The Gamblers
August. 29,1963
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Episode 69 : On The Run
August. 27,1963
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Episode 68 : A Shower Of Confetti
August. 22,1963
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Episode 67 : Investigations Proceed
August. 20,1963
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Episode 66 : Man Proposes
August. 15,1963
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Episode 65 : Stolen - One Cigarette Case, Gold
August. 13,1963
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Episode 64 : Because Of Alan
August. 08,1963
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Episode 63 : Who Pays For Leadership?
August. 06,1963
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Episode 62 : Principles Won't Stop James
August. 01,1963
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Episode 61 : The Reluctant Heroine
July. 30,1963
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Episode 60 : Power Play
July. 25,1963
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Episode 59 : The Ultimatum
July. 23,1963
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Episode 58 : Highland Fling
July. 17,1963
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Episode 57 : A Mystery Solved
July. 16,1963
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Episode 56 : Where Is The Skeleton?
July. 11,1963
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Episode 55 : Back To Work
July. 09,1963
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Episode 54 : Artist Unknown
July. 04,1963
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Episode 53 : Missing Facts
July. 02,1963
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Episode 52 : Welcome Home
June. 28,1963
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Episode 51 : A Case Of Desperation
June. 26,1963
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Episode 50 : Out In Limbo
June. 20,1963
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Episode 49 : Big Brother
June. 18,1963
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Episode 48 : Living In The Past
June. 13,1963
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Episode 47 : Truth Will Out
June. 11,1963
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Episode 46 : Run Away
June. 06,1963
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Episode 45 : A Day At The Seaside
June. 04,1963
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Episode 44 : The McDee In London
May. 30,1963
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Episode 43 : Family Crisis
May. 28,1963
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Episode 42 : Auld Acquaintance
May. 23,1963
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Episode 41 : I'll Be In Scotland Before Ye
May. 21,1963
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Episode 40 : The New Understanding
May. 16,1963
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Episode 39 : Moments Of Truth
May. 14,1963
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Episode 38 : Bitter Wine
May. 09,1963
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Episode 37 : A Novel Situation
May. 07,1963
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Episode 36 : The Puffing Doctor
May. 02,1963
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Episode 35 : Echo From The Past
April. 30,1963
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Episode 34 : Mr Bruce Remembers
April. 25,1963
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Episode 33 : Money Trouble
April. 23,1963
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Episode 32 : Sent To Coventry
April. 18,1963
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Episode 31 : Little Boy Lost
April. 16,1963
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Episode 30 : Tangled Web
April. 11,1963
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Episode 29 : A Question Of Age
April. 09,1963
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Episode 28 : Fire And Water
April. 04,1963
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Episode 27 : The Wrong Idea
April. 02,1963
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Episode 26 : A List Of Names
March. 28,1963
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Episode 25 : The Highway Man
March. 26,1963
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Episode 24 : Chicken And Champagne
March. 21,1963
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Episode 23 : The Winner
March. 19,1963
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Episode 22 : Shock Tactics
March. 14,1963
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Episode 21 : On The Edge
March. 12,1963
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Episode 20 : Normal Working
March. 07,1963
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Episode 19 : Emergency
March. 05,1963
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Episode 18 : Unofficial Strike
February. 28,1963
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Episode 17 : Shrove Tuesday
February. 26,1963
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Episode 16 : United We Stand
February. 21,1963
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Episode 15 : The Thief
February. 19,1963
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Episode 14 : The Magpie's Hoard
February. 14,1963
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Episode 13 : Black Ice
February. 12,1963
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Episode 12 : The Man For The Job
February. 07,1963
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Episode 11 : Vital Talks
February. 05,1963
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Episode 10 : Military Honours
January. 31,1963
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Episode 9 : Changing Step
January. 29,1963
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Episode 8 : To See Ourselves
January. 24,1963
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Episode 7 : The New Editor
January. 22,1963
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Episode 6 : Staff Changes
January. 17,1963
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Episode 5 : Waiting For News
January. 15,1963
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Episode 4 : Research Pays Off
January. 10,1963
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Episode 3 : Picture Page
January. 08,1963
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Episode 2 : Merely Players
January. 03,1963
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Episode 1 : Happy Birthday
January. 01,1963
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