Compact

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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.

  • Cast:
    Vincent Ball , Rachel Gurney , Clinton Greyn , Carmen Silvera , Mandy Miller , Patrick Troughton , Lionel Murton , Eric Barker , Robert Flemyng , Sandra Payne

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EP1 - Ring In The New
January. 01,1965

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EP2 - Day Of Deliverance
January. 05,1965

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EP3 - Fare Thee Well, For I Must Leave Thee
January. 08,1965

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EP4 - Discoveries Of The Day
January. 12,1965

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EP5 - Togetherness
January. 15,1965

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EP6 - Troublemaker
January. 19,1965

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EP7 - The Last Straw
January. 22,1965

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EP8 - Heart To Heart
January. 26,1965

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EP9 - Late Call
January. 29,1965

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EP10 - A Marriage Has Been Arranged…
February. 02,1965

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EP11 - Many A Slip
February. 05,1965

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EP12 - Thunder On The Left
February. 09,1965

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EP13 - Tell It Not In Faith
February. 12,1965

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EP14 - A Family Affair
February. 16,1965

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EP15 - Change Of Plan
February. 19,1965

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EP16 - Kidnapped
February. 23,1965

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EP17 - It Happens To Other People
February. 26,1965

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EP18 - Where There's Smoke
March. 02,1965

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EP19 - Patience On A Monument
March. 05,1965

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EP20 - Blow Hot, Blow Cold
March. 09,1965

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EP21 - Change Of Heart
March. 12,1965

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EP22 - Food For Thought
March. 16,1965

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EP23 - The End Of A Song
March. 19,1965

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EP24 - The Man From Paris
March. 23,1965

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EP25 - The Wrong Set
March. 26,1965

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EP26 - The Egnet Sings
March. 30,1965

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EP27 - A Cigarette That Bears A Lipstick's Trace
April. 02,1965

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EP28 - The Last Act
April. 06,1965

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EP29 - A Tangled Web
April. 09,1965

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EP30 - Who's Who?
April. 13,1965

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EP31 - Never Trust A Woman
April. 16,1965

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EP32 - Travellers Return
April. 20,1965

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EP33 - Gone Away
April. 23,1965

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EP34 - Publish And Be Damned
April. 27,1965

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EP35 - Action For Libel
April. 30,1965

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EP36 - Testing Time
May. 04,1965

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EP37 - Plots, Plans, And A Party
May. 07,1965

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EP38 - True Or False?
May. 11,1965

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EP39 - Hide And Seek
May. 14,1965

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EP40 - Wild Goose Chase
May. 18,1965

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EP41 - High Court, Low Court
May. 21,1965

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EP42 - Best Laid Schemes
May. 28,1965

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EP43 - Trouble Brewing
June. 01,1965

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EP44 - Any Other Business?
June. 04,1965

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EP45 - Time Flies
June. 08,1965

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EP46 - Friends And Enemies
June. 11,1965

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EP47 - Day Of Decision
June. 15,1965

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EP48 - Hidden Depths
June. 18,1965

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EP49 - Appearances Can Be Deceptive
June. 22,1965

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EP50 - The Truth Will Out
June. 25,1965

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EP51 - The Off-White Elephant
June. 29,1965

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EP52 - Winners And Losers
July. 02,1965

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EP53 - Engagements At Sea
July. 06,1965

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EP54 - Storm Warning
July. 09,1965

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EP55 - Change Of Plans
July. 13,1965

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EP56 - Trouble Across The Water
July. 16,1965

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EP57 - Destination - Paris
July. 20,1965

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EP58 - Paris Is For Lovers
July. 23,1965

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EP59 - If The Shoe Fits…
July. 27,1965

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EP60 - Journey's End
July. 30,1965

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