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Compact Season 3

January. 02,1964

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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 3 Full Episode Guide

Episode 102 - A Partridge In A Pear Tree

First Aired: December. 29,1964

Episode 101 - A Surprise For Christmas

First Aired: December. 25,1964

Episode 100 - Do Me A Favour!

First Aired: December. 22,1964

Episode 99 - Change Partners

First Aired: December. 18,1964

Episode 98 - Seven More Shopping Days

First Aired: December. 15,1964

Episode 97 - On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, Donner And Blitzen!

First Aired: December. 11,1964

Episode 96 - Accident - Presumed Drowned

First Aired: December. 08,1964

Episode 95 - Weekend Plans

First Aired: December. 03,1964

Episode 94 - The Truth Will Out

First Aired: December. 01,1964

Episode 93 - Lost Property

First Aired: November. 27,1964

Episode 92 - Secrets All Round

First Aired: November. 24,1964

Episode 91 - Tangled Web

First Aired: November. 20,1964

Episode 90 - Maiden Voyage

First Aired: November. 17,1964

Episode 89 - Home And Dry

First Aired: November. 13,1964

Episode 88 - Mistaken Identity

First Aired: November. 10,1964

Episode 87 - Over The Wall

First Aired: November. 06,1964

Episode 86 - To The Rescue

First Aired: November. 03,1964

Episode 85 - Moving On

First Aired: October. 30,1964

Episode 84 - Kooky Christening

First Aired: October. 27,1964

Episode 83 - Smugglers Gold

First Aired: October. 23,1964

Episode 82 - A Spy In The Camp

First Aired: October. 20,1964

Episode 81 - Between Life And Death

First Aired: October. 16,1964

Episode 80 - The Shadow Of Danger

First Aired: October. 13,1964

Episode 79 - Goodbye Forever

First Aired: October. 09,1964

Episode 78 - Friends And Relations

First Aired: October. 06,1964

Episode 77 - Departure And Return

First Aired: October. 02,1964

Episode 76 - The Warning

First Aired: September. 29,1964

Episode 75 - Credit Where Credit's Due

First Aired: September. 25,1964

Episode 74 - Best Laid Plans

First Aired: September. 22,1964

Episode 73 - Unconditional Surrender

First Aired: September. 17,1964

Episode 72 - Dear Mister Bruce

First Aired: September. 14,1964

Episode 71 - Blow The Wind - Westerly

First Aired: September. 09,1964

Episode 70 - Many Questions

First Aired: September. 07,1964

Episode 69 - Treasure Hunt

First Aired: September. 03,1964

Episode 68 - Business With Pleasure

First Aired: August. 31,1964

Episode 67 - Backfire

First Aired: August. 27,1964

Episode 66 - Departures

First Aired: August. 24,1964

Episode 65 - Paradise - My Island Home

First Aired: August. 20,1964

Episode 64 - Unexpected Temperament

First Aired: August. 17,1964

Episode 63 - Model Mystery

First Aired: August. 11,1964

Episode 62 - A Game Of Consequences

First Aired: August. 06,1964

Episode 61 - The Bowler Hat Trick

First Aired: August. 04,1964

Episode 60 - The Dilemma

First Aired: July. 30,1964

Episode 59 - The Offer

First Aired: July. 28,1964

Episode 58 - Old Friends And Familiar Faces

First Aired: July. 23,1964

Episode 57 - A Boy Comes Home

First Aired: July. 21,1964

Episode 56 - Time Of Trial

First Aired: July. 16,1964

Episode 55 - Responsibilities

First Aired: July. 14,1964

Episode 54 - Find The Lady

First Aired: July. 09,1964

Episode 53 - Hide And Seek

First Aired: July. 07,1964

Episode 52 - Have You Anything To Say?

First Aired: July. 02,1964

Episode 51 - The Kiss Of Life

First Aired: June. 30,1964

Episode 50 - Emergency Call

First Aired: June. 25,1964

Episode 49 - The Verdict Was Guilty

First Aired: June. 23,1964

Episode 48 - Encounter

First Aired: June. 18,1964

Episode 47 - The Unexpected

First Aired: June. 16,1964

Episode 46 - Play On Crime

First Aired: June. 11,1964

Episode 45 - To Catch A Thief

First Aired: June. 09,1964

Episode 44 - A Question Of Loyalties

First Aired: June. 02,1964

Episode 43 - Crossed Swords

First Aired: May. 28,1964

Episode 42 - Who Is Eddie Pritchard?

First Aired: May. 26,1964

Episode 41 - Parties And Quarrels

First Aired: May. 21,1964

Episode 40 - Delicate Negotiations

First Aired: May. 19,1964

Episode 39 - Wine, Women, And Song

First Aired: May. 14,1964

Episode 38 - Success Story

First Aired: May. 12,1964

Episode 37 - A Ray Of Hope

First Aired: May. 07,1964

Episode 36 - Business Not Blackmail

First Aired: May. 05,1964

Episode 35 - To Be Delivered By Hand

First Aired: April. 30,1964

Episode 34 - Guilty Conscience

First Aired: April. 28,1964

Episode 33 - Investigations

First Aired: April. 24,1964

Episode 32 - Ian In Danger

First Aired: April. 19,1964

Episode 31 - Home And Away

First Aired: April. 16,1964

Episode 30 - Hot And Cold

First Aired: April. 14,1964

Episode 29 - Moment Of Truth

First Aired: April. 09,1964

Episode 28 - Rush Job

First Aired: April. 07,1964

Episode 27 - Honeymoon And Holidays

First Aired: April. 02,1964

Episode 26 - Just Married - Good Luck

First Aired: March. 31,1964

Episode 25 - The Eve Of The Wedding

First Aired: March. 26,1964

Episode 24 - A Difficult Assignment

First Aired: March. 24,1964

Episode 23 - False Evidence

First Aired: March. 19,1964

Episode 22 - The Ides Of March

First Aired: March. 17,1964

Episode 21 - Secrets And Lies

First Aired: March. 12,1964

Episode 20 - Plots And Plans

First Aired: March. 10,1964

Episode 19 - The Night Visitors

First Aired: March. 05,1964

Episode 18 - An End And A Beginning

First Aired: March. 03,1964

Episode 17 - The Fatal Call

First Aired: February. 27,1964

Episode 16 - The Poison Spreads

First Aired: February. 25,1964

Episode 15 - In The Air

First Aired: February. 17,1964

Episode 14 - Walls Have Ears

First Aired: February. 16,1964

Episode 13 - Surprises

First Aired: February. 13,1964

Episode 12 - Mutual Understanding

First Aired: February. 11,1964

Episode 11 - Unexpected Guests

First Aired: February. 06,1964

Episode 10 - Battle Of The Sexes

First Aired: February. 04,1964

Episode 9 - Love You And Leave You

First Aired: January. 30,1964

Episode 8 - One Of Us Must Go

First Aired: January. 28,1964

Episode 7 - The Best Policy

First Aired: January. 23,1964

Episode 6 - Hand In Marriage

First Aired: January. 21,1964

Episode 5 - The Opening

First Aired: January. 16,1964

Episode 4 - The Enquiry

First Aired: January. 14,1964

Episode 3 - A Question Of Morals

First Aired: January. 06,1964

Episode 2 - A Place Of Your Own

First Aired: January. 04,1964

Episode 1 - Weekend Guest

First Aired: January. 02,1964

Seasons

Season 4 1965

Season 3 1964

Season 2 1963

Season 1 1962