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Compact Season 1

January. 02,1962

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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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Compact Season 1 Full Episode Guide

Episode 279 - Many questions

First Aired: September. 07,1964

Episode 103 - Business As Usual

First Aired: December. 27,1962

Episode 102 - Christmas Spirit

First Aired: December. 20,1962

Episode 101 - Five More Shopping Days

First Aired: December. 18,1962

Episode 100 - All That Jazz

First Aired: December. 14,1962

Episode 99 - The Bad Penny

First Aired: December. 12,1962

Episode 98 - Sparks Flying

First Aired: December. 06,1962

Episode 97 - Setting A Trap

First Aired: December. 04,1962

Episode 96 - Profit And Loss

First Aired: November. 29,1962

Episode 95 - The Best Laid Plans

First Aired: November. 27,1962

Episode 94 - Art And Craft

First Aired: November. 22,1962

Episode 93 - Lost And Found

First Aired: November. 20,1962

Episode 92 - French Leave

First Aired: November. 15,1962

Episode 91 - Questions And Answers

First Aired: November. 13,1962

Episode 90 - A Case Of Identity

First Aired: November. 08,1962

Episode 89 - The Truth Of The Matter

First Aired: November. 06,1962

Episode 88 - Point Of Departure

First Aired: November. 01,1962

Episode 87 - Horoscope

First Aired: October. 30,1962

Episode 86 - Who's Who?

First Aired: October. 25,1962

Episode 85 - Burns And Shock

First Aired: October. 23,1962

Episode 84 - Where There's Smoke

First Aired: October. 18,1962

Episode 83 - True To Type

First Aired: October. 16,1962

Episode 82 - Day Of Revolutions

First Aired: October. 11,1962

Episode 81 - Heart To Heart

First Aired: October. 09,1962

Episode 80 - Facing The Facts

First Aired: October. 04,1962

Episode 79 - The Morning After

First Aired: October. 02,1962

Episode 78 - Trapped

First Aired: September. 27,1962

Episode 77 - The First Clue

First Aired: September. 25,1962

Episode 76 - Heartbeat

First Aired: September. 20,1962

Episode 75 - The Elopement

First Aired: September. 18,1962

Episode 74 - Detective Work

First Aired: September. 13,1962

Episode 73 - Finger Of Suspicion

First Aired: September. 11,1962

Episode 72 - Out For The Count

First Aired: September. 06,1962

Episode 71 - Andiamo

First Aired: September. 04,1962

Episode 70 - Budget Leak

First Aired: August. 30,1962

Episode 69 - Ebb And Flow

First Aired: August. 28,1962

Episode 68 - The Contest

First Aired: August. 23,1962

Episode 67 - Skin Deep

First Aired: August. 21,1962

Episode 66 - Unguarded Moment

First Aired: August. 16,1962

Episode 65 - Riding For A Fall

First Aired: August. 14,1962

Episode 64 - Surprise Party

First Aired: August. 09,1962

Episode 63 - Moving Up

First Aired: August. 07,1962

Episode 62 - Pay Off

First Aired: August. 02,1962

Episode 61 - A Night Out

First Aired: July. 31,1962

Episode 60 - Evening Date

First Aired: July. 26,1962

Episode 59 - Gone Astray

First Aired: July. 24,1962

Episode 58 - Settlement Day

First Aired: July. 19,1962

Episode 57 - Weekend Plans

First Aired: July. 17,1962

Episode 56 - Looking Ahead

First Aired: July. 12,1962

Episode 55 - Comings And Goings

First Aired: July. 10,1962

Episode 54 - A Day Of Problems

First Aired: July. 05,1962

Episode 53 - Barbecue

First Aired: July. 03,1962

Episode 52 - Faraway Places

First Aired: June. 28,1962

Episode 51 - The Proposal

First Aired: June. 26,1962

Episode 50 - Take-Over Time

First Aired: June. 21,1962

Episode 49 - Blackmail

First Aired: June. 19,1962

Episode 48 - Man And Wife

First Aired: June. 14,1962

Episode 47 - Happy Returns

First Aired: June. 12,1962

Episode 46 - Garden Party

First Aired: June. 07,1962

Episode 45 - The Big Chance

First Aired: June. 05,1962

Episode 44 - In A Spin

First Aired: May. 31,1962

Episode 43 - Moment Of Truth

First Aired: May. 29,1962

Episode 42 - Day Of Frenzy

First Aired: May. 24,1962

Episode 41 - Home And Away

First Aired: May. 22,1962

Episode 40 - Mixed Receptions

First Aired: May. 17,1962

Episode 39 - Visting Hours

First Aired: May. 15,1962

Episode 38 - Talent Contest

First Aired: May. 10,1962

Episode 37 - Musical Evening

First Aired: May. 08,1962

Episode 36 - Stormy Weather

First Aired: May. 03,1962

Episode 35 - Down The Hatch

First Aired: May. 01,1962

Episode 34 - The Man For The Job

First Aired: April. 26,1962

Episode 33 - Pets Corner

First Aired: April. 24,1962

Episode 32 - A Piece Of Cake

First Aired: April. 19,1962

Episode 31 - Surprises By Post

First Aired: April. 17,1962

Episode 30 - Point Of Departure

First Aired: April. 12,1962

Episode 29 - A Night Out

First Aired: April. 10,1962

Episode 28 - Facing The Facts

First Aired: April. 05,1962

Episode 27 - Future Plans

First Aired: April. 03,1962

Episode 26 - The Ideal Husband

First Aired: March. 29,1962

Episode 25 - Action Stations

First Aired: March. 27,1962

Episode 24 - Weekend

First Aired: March. 22,1962

Episode 23 - Shocks And Bruises

First Aired: March. 20,1962

Episode 22 - After The Ball

First Aired: March. 15,1962

Episode 21 - The Party

First Aired: March. 13,1962

Episode 20 - A Breath Of Air

First Aired: March. 08,1962

Episode 19 - News From New York

First Aired: March. 06,1962

Episode 18 - Circulation Figures

First Aired: March. 01,1962

Episode 17 - A True Story

First Aired: February. 27,1962

Episode 16 - Press Reception

First Aired: February. 22,1962

Episode 15 - Something To Celebrate

First Aired: February. 20,1962

Episode 14 - Testing Time

First Aired: February. 15,1962

Episode 13 - Valentine's Day

First Aired: February. 13,1962

Episode 12 - Happy Birthday

First Aired: February. 08,1962

Episode 11 - Suspicion Of Theft

First Aired: February. 06,1962

Episode 10 - Wedding Grove

First Aired: February. 01,1962

Episode 9 - Question Of Identity

First Aired: January. 30,1962

Episode 8 - Sally Speaks Up

First Aired: January. 25,1962

Episode 7 - The New Broom

First Aired: January. 23,1962

Episode 6 - Personal Problem

First Aired: January. 18,1962

Episode 5 - Tea Break

First Aired: January. 16,1962

Episode 4 - Cover Photograph

First Aired: January. 11,1962

Episode 3 - Efficiency Expert

First Aired: January. 09,1962

Episode 2 - Advice To Readers

First Aired: January. 04,1962

Episode 1 - The First Issue

First Aired: January. 02,1962

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