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Compact Season 2

January. 01,1963

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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 2 Full Episode Guide

Episode 204 - On Stage

First Aired: December. 26,1963

Episode 105 - Happy New Year

First Aired: December. 31,1963

Episode 103 - Dress Rehearsal

First Aired: December. 24,1963

Episode 102 - A Job For The Boy

First Aired: December. 19,1963

Episode 101 - The New Editor

First Aired: December. 17,1963

Episode 100 - Wait For The Bang

First Aired: December. 12,1963

Episode 99 - No Promises - I'll Take Cash

First Aired: December. 10,1963

Episode 98 - Afterthoughts

First Aired: December. 05,1963

Episode 97 - Celebration

First Aired: December. 03,1963

Episode 96 - Bottled On The Premises

First Aired: November. 28,1963

Episode 95 - The Tax Man Cometh

First Aired: November. 26,1963

Episode 94 - Happy Birthday

First Aired: November. 21,1963

Episode 93 - The News Breaks

First Aired: November. 19,1963

Episode 92 - They Fell Among Thieves

First Aired: November. 14,1963

Episode 91 - You Have Talent - We Want It

First Aired: November. 12,1963

Episode 90 - Fire And Water

First Aired: November. 07,1963

Episode 89 - Fireworks All Round

First Aired: November. 05,1963

Episode 88 - Marmot James Again

First Aired: October. 31,1963

Episode 87 - Dinner At Eight

First Aired: October. 29,1963

Episode 86 - Night Call

First Aired: October. 24,1963

Episode 85 - Chain Of Events

First Aired: October. 22,1963

Episode 84 - Two Lovely Black Eyes

First Aired: October. 17,1963

Episode 83 - Stranded

First Aired: October. 15,1963

Episode 82 - Two Faced

First Aired: October. 10,1963

Episode 81 - Alarms And Excursions

First Aired: October. 08,1963

Episode 80 - The Reception

First Aired: October. 03,1963

Episode 79 - The Mighty Fallen

First Aired: October. 01,1963

Episode 78 - The Party Member

First Aired: September. 26,1963

Episode 77 - Aftermath

First Aired: September. 24,1963

Episode 76 - The Sound Of Fury

First Aired: September. 19,1963

Episode 75 - Surprise Packet

First Aired: September. 17,1963

Episode 74 - A Touch Of The Blarney

First Aired: September. 12,1963

Episode 73 - Faith And Begorra

First Aired: September. 10,1963

Episode 72 - A Ring For Iris

First Aired: September. 05,1963

Episode 71 - Lost, Stolen, Or Strayed

First Aired: September. 03,1963

Episode 70 - The Gamblers

First Aired: August. 29,1963

Episode 69 - On The Run

First Aired: August. 27,1963

Episode 68 - A Shower Of Confetti

First Aired: August. 22,1963

Episode 67 - Investigations Proceed

First Aired: August. 20,1963

Episode 66 - Man Proposes

First Aired: August. 15,1963

Episode 65 - Stolen - One Cigarette Case, Gold

First Aired: August. 13,1963

Episode 64 - Because Of Alan

First Aired: August. 08,1963

Episode 63 - Who Pays For Leadership?

First Aired: August. 06,1963

Episode 62 - Principles Won't Stop James

First Aired: August. 01,1963

Episode 61 - The Reluctant Heroine

First Aired: July. 30,1963

Episode 60 - Power Play

First Aired: July. 25,1963

Episode 59 - The Ultimatum

First Aired: July. 23,1963

Episode 58 - Highland Fling

First Aired: July. 17,1963

Episode 57 - A Mystery Solved

First Aired: July. 16,1963

Episode 56 - Where Is The Skeleton?

First Aired: July. 11,1963

Episode 55 - Back To Work

First Aired: July. 09,1963

Episode 54 - Artist Unknown

First Aired: July. 04,1963

Episode 53 - Missing Facts

First Aired: July. 02,1963

Episode 52 - Welcome Home

First Aired: June. 28,1963

Episode 51 - A Case Of Desperation

First Aired: June. 26,1963

Episode 50 - Out In Limbo

First Aired: June. 20,1963

Episode 49 - Big Brother

First Aired: June. 18,1963

Episode 48 - Living In The Past

First Aired: June. 13,1963

Episode 47 - Truth Will Out

First Aired: June. 11,1963

Episode 46 - Run Away

First Aired: June. 06,1963

Episode 45 - A Day At The Seaside

First Aired: June. 04,1963

Episode 44 - The McDee In London

First Aired: May. 30,1963

Episode 43 - Family Crisis

First Aired: May. 28,1963

Episode 42 - Auld Acquaintance

First Aired: May. 23,1963

Episode 41 - I'll Be In Scotland Before Ye

First Aired: May. 21,1963

Episode 40 - The New Understanding

First Aired: May. 16,1963

Episode 39 - Moments Of Truth

First Aired: May. 14,1963

Episode 38 - Bitter Wine

First Aired: May. 09,1963

Episode 37 - A Novel Situation

First Aired: May. 07,1963

Episode 36 - The Puffing Doctor

First Aired: May. 02,1963

Episode 35 - Echo From The Past

First Aired: April. 30,1963

Episode 34 - Mr Bruce Remembers

First Aired: April. 25,1963

Episode 33 - Money Trouble

First Aired: April. 23,1963

Episode 32 - Sent To Coventry

First Aired: April. 18,1963

Episode 31 - Little Boy Lost

First Aired: April. 16,1963

Episode 30 - Tangled Web

First Aired: April. 11,1963

Episode 29 - A Question Of Age

First Aired: April. 09,1963

Episode 28 - Fire And Water

First Aired: April. 04,1963

Episode 27 - The Wrong Idea

First Aired: April. 02,1963

Episode 26 - A List Of Names

First Aired: March. 28,1963

Episode 25 - The Highway Man

First Aired: March. 26,1963

Episode 24 - Chicken And Champagne

First Aired: March. 21,1963

Episode 23 - The Winner

First Aired: March. 19,1963

Episode 22 - Shock Tactics

First Aired: March. 14,1963

Episode 21 - On The Edge

First Aired: March. 12,1963

Episode 20 - Normal Working

First Aired: March. 07,1963

Episode 19 - Emergency

First Aired: March. 05,1963

Episode 18 - Unofficial Strike

First Aired: February. 28,1963

Episode 17 - Shrove Tuesday

First Aired: February. 26,1963

Episode 16 - United We Stand

First Aired: February. 21,1963

Episode 15 - The Thief

First Aired: February. 19,1963

Episode 14 - The Magpie's Hoard

First Aired: February. 14,1963

Episode 13 - Black Ice

First Aired: February. 12,1963

Episode 12 - The Man For The Job

First Aired: February. 07,1963

Episode 11 - Vital Talks

First Aired: February. 05,1963

Episode 10 - Military Honours

First Aired: January. 31,1963

Episode 9 - Changing Step

First Aired: January. 29,1963

Episode 8 - To See Ourselves

First Aired: January. 24,1963

Episode 7 - The New Editor

First Aired: January. 22,1963

Episode 6 - Staff Changes

First Aired: January. 17,1963

Episode 5 - Waiting For News

First Aired: January. 15,1963

Episode 4 - Research Pays Off

First Aired: January. 10,1963

Episode 3 - Picture Page

First Aired: January. 08,1963

Episode 2 - Merely Players

First Aired: January. 03,1963

Episode 1 - Happy Birthday

First Aired: January. 01,1963

Seasons

Season 4 1965

Season 3 1964

Season 2 1963

Season 1 1962