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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Episode 1 - Weekend Guest
Release Date: 1964-01-02 -
Episode 2 - A Place Of Your Own
Release Date: 1964-01-04 -
Episode 3 - A Question Of Morals
Release Date: 1964-01-06 -
Episode 4 - The Enquiry
Release Date: 1964-01-14 -
Episode 5 - The Opening
Release Date: 1964-01-16 -
Episode 6 - Hand In Marriage
Release Date: 1964-01-21 -
Episode 7 - The Best Policy
Release Date: 1964-01-23 -
Episode 8 - One Of Us Must Go
Release Date: 1964-01-28 -
Episode 9 - Love You And Leave You
Release Date: 1964-01-30 -
Episode 10 - Battle Of The Sexes
Release Date: 1964-02-04 -
Episode 11 - Unexpected Guests
Release Date: 1964-02-06 -
Episode 12 - Mutual Understanding
Release Date: 1964-02-11 -
Episode 13 - Surprises
Release Date: 1964-02-13 -
Episode 14 - Walls Have Ears
Release Date: 1964-02-16 -
Episode 15 - In The Air
Release Date: 1964-02-17 -
Episode 16 - The Poison Spreads
Release Date: 1964-02-25 -
Episode 17 - The Fatal Call
Release Date: 1964-02-27 -
Episode 18 - An End And A Beginning
Release Date: 1964-03-03 -
Episode 19 - The Night Visitors
Release Date: 1964-03-05 -
Episode 20 - Plots And Plans
Release Date: 1964-03-10 -
Episode 21 - Secrets And Lies
Release Date: 1964-03-12 -
Episode 22 - The Ides Of March
Release Date: 1964-03-17 -
Episode 23 - False Evidence
Release Date: 1964-03-19 -
Episode 24 - A Difficult Assignment
Release Date: 1964-03-24 -
Episode 25 - The Eve Of The Wedding
Release Date: 1964-03-26 -
Episode 26 - Just Married - Good Luck
Release Date: 1964-03-31 -
Episode 27 - Honeymoon And Holidays
Release Date: 1964-04-02 -
Episode 28 - Rush Job
Release Date: 1964-04-07 -
Episode 29 - Moment Of Truth
Release Date: 1964-04-09 -
Episode 30 - Hot And Cold
Release Date: 1964-04-14 -
Episode 31 - Home And Away
Release Date: 1964-04-16 -
Episode 32 - Ian In Danger
Release Date: 1964-04-19 -
Episode 33 - Investigations
Release Date: 1964-04-24 -
Episode 34 - Guilty Conscience
Release Date: 1964-04-28 -
Episode 35 - To Be Delivered By Hand
Release Date: 1964-04-30 -
Episode 36 - Business Not Blackmail
Release Date: 1964-05-05 -
Episode 37 - A Ray Of Hope
Release Date: 1964-05-07 -
Episode 38 - Success Story
Release Date: 1964-05-12 -
Episode 39 - Wine, Women, And Song
Release Date: 1964-05-14 -
Episode 40 - Delicate Negotiations
Release Date: 1964-05-19 -
Episode 41 - Parties And Quarrels
Release Date: 1964-05-21 -
Episode 42 - Who Is Eddie Pritchard?
Release Date: 1964-05-26 -
Episode 43 - Crossed Swords
Release Date: 1964-05-28 -
Episode 44 - A Question Of Loyalties
Release Date: 1964-06-02 -
Episode 45 - To Catch A Thief
Release Date: 1964-06-09 -
Episode 46 - Play On Crime
Release Date: 1964-06-11 -
Episode 47 - The Unexpected
Release Date: 1964-06-16 -
Episode 48 - Encounter
Release Date: 1964-06-18 -
Episode 49 - The Verdict Was Guilty
Release Date: 1964-06-23 -
Episode 50 - Emergency Call
Release Date: 1964-06-25 -
Episode 51 - The Kiss Of Life
Release Date: 1964-06-30 -
Episode 52 - Have You Anything To Say?
Release Date: 1964-07-02 -
Episode 53 - Hide And Seek
Release Date: 1964-07-07 -
Episode 54 - Find The Lady
Release Date: 1964-07-09 -
Episode 55 - Responsibilities
Release Date: 1964-07-14 -
Episode 56 - Time Of Trial
Release Date: 1964-07-16 -
Episode 57 - A Boy Comes Home
Release Date: 1964-07-21 -
Episode 58 - Old Friends And Familiar Faces
Release Date: 1964-07-23 -
Episode 59 - The Offer
Release Date: 1964-07-28 -
Episode 60 - The Dilemma
Release Date: 1964-07-30 -
Episode 61 - The Bowler Hat Trick
Release Date: 1964-08-04 -
Episode 62 - A Game Of Consequences
Release Date: 1964-08-06 -
Episode 63 - Model Mystery
Release Date: 1964-08-11 -
Episode 64 - Unexpected Temperament
Release Date: 1964-08-17 -
Episode 65 - Paradise - My Island Home
Release Date: 1964-08-20 -
Episode 66 - Departures
Release Date: 1964-08-24 -
Episode 67 - Backfire
Release Date: 1964-08-27 -
Episode 68 - Business With Pleasure
Release Date: 1964-08-31 -
Episode 69 - Treasure Hunt
Release Date: 1964-09-03 -
Episode 70 - Many Questions
Release Date: 1964-09-07 -
Episode 71 - Blow The Wind - Westerly
Release Date: 1964-09-09 -
Episode 72 - Dear Mister Bruce
Release Date: 1964-09-14 -
Episode 73 - Unconditional Surrender
Release Date: 1964-09-17 -
Episode 74 - Best Laid Plans
Release Date: 1964-09-22 -
Episode 75 - Credit Where Credit's Due
Release Date: 1964-09-25 -
Episode 76 - The Warning
Release Date: 1964-09-29 -
Episode 77 - Departure And Return
Release Date: 1964-10-02 -
Episode 78 - Friends And Relations
Release Date: 1964-10-06 -
Episode 79 - Goodbye Forever
Release Date: 1964-10-09 -
Episode 80 - The Shadow Of Danger
Release Date: 1964-10-13 -
Episode 81 - Between Life And Death
Release Date: 1964-10-16 -
Episode 82 - A Spy In The Camp
Release Date: 1964-10-20 -
Episode 83 - Smugglers Gold
Release Date: 1964-10-23 -
Episode 84 - Kooky Christening
Release Date: 1964-10-27 -
Episode 85 - Moving On
Release Date: 1964-10-30 -
Episode 86 - To The Rescue
Release Date: 1964-11-03 -
Episode 87 - Over The Wall
Release Date: 1964-11-06 -
Episode 88 - Mistaken Identity
Release Date: 1964-11-10 -
Episode 89 - Home And Dry
Release Date: 1964-11-13 -
Episode 90 - Maiden Voyage
Release Date: 1964-11-17 -
Episode 91 - Tangled Web
Release Date: 1964-11-20 -
Episode 92 - Secrets All Round
Release Date: 1964-11-24 -
Episode 93 - Lost Property
Release Date: 1964-11-27 -
Episode 94 - The Truth Will Out
Release Date: 1964-12-01 -
Episode 95 - Weekend Plans
Release Date: 1964-12-03 -
Episode 96 - Accident - Presumed Drowned
Release Date: 1964-12-08 -
Episode 97 - On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, Donner And Blitzen!
Release Date: 1964-12-11 -
Episode 98 - Seven More Shopping Days
Release Date: 1964-12-15 -
Episode 99 - Change Partners
Release Date: 1964-12-18 -
Episode 100 - Do Me A Favour!
Release Date: 1964-12-22 -
Episode 101 - A Surprise For Christmas
Release Date: 1964-12-25 -
Episode 102 - A Partridge In A Pear Tree
Release Date: 1964-12-29