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Season 4

Compact Season 4

January. 01,1965

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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 4 Full Episode Guide

Episode 60 - Journey's End

First Aired: July. 30,1965

Episode 59 - If The Shoe Fits…

First Aired: July. 27,1965

Episode 58 - Paris Is For Lovers

First Aired: July. 23,1965

Episode 57 - Destination - Paris

First Aired: July. 20,1965

Episode 56 - Trouble Across The Water

First Aired: July. 16,1965

Episode 55 - Change Of Plans

First Aired: July. 13,1965

Episode 54 - Storm Warning

First Aired: July. 09,1965

Episode 53 - Engagements At Sea

First Aired: July. 06,1965

Episode 52 - Winners And Losers

First Aired: July. 02,1965

Episode 51 - The Off-White Elephant

First Aired: June. 29,1965

Episode 50 - The Truth Will Out

First Aired: June. 25,1965

Episode 49 - Appearances Can Be Deceptive

First Aired: June. 22,1965

Episode 48 - Hidden Depths

First Aired: June. 18,1965

Episode 47 - Day Of Decision

First Aired: June. 15,1965

Episode 46 - Friends And Enemies

First Aired: June. 11,1965

Episode 45 - Time Flies

First Aired: June. 08,1965

Episode 44 - Any Other Business?

First Aired: June. 04,1965

Episode 43 - Trouble Brewing

First Aired: June. 01,1965

Episode 42 - Best Laid Schemes

First Aired: May. 28,1965

Episode 41 - High Court, Low Court

First Aired: May. 21,1965

Episode 40 - Wild Goose Chase

First Aired: May. 18,1965

Episode 39 - Hide And Seek

First Aired: May. 14,1965

Episode 38 - True Or False?

First Aired: May. 11,1965

Episode 37 - Plots, Plans, And A Party

First Aired: May. 07,1965

Episode 36 - Testing Time

First Aired: May. 04,1965

Episode 35 - Action For Libel

First Aired: April. 30,1965

Episode 34 - Publish And Be Damned

First Aired: April. 27,1965

Episode 33 - Gone Away

First Aired: April. 23,1965

Episode 32 - Travellers Return

First Aired: April. 20,1965

Episode 31 - Never Trust A Woman

First Aired: April. 16,1965

Episode 30 - Who's Who?

First Aired: April. 13,1965

Episode 29 - A Tangled Web

First Aired: April. 09,1965

Episode 28 - The Last Act

First Aired: April. 06,1965

Episode 27 - A Cigarette That Bears A Lipstick's Trace

First Aired: April. 02,1965

Episode 26 - The Egnet Sings

First Aired: March. 30,1965

Episode 25 - The Wrong Set

First Aired: March. 26,1965

Episode 24 - The Man From Paris

First Aired: March. 23,1965

Episode 23 - The End Of A Song

First Aired: March. 19,1965

Episode 22 - Food For Thought

First Aired: March. 16,1965

Episode 21 - Change Of Heart

First Aired: March. 12,1965

Episode 20 - Blow Hot, Blow Cold

First Aired: March. 09,1965

Episode 19 - Patience On A Monument

First Aired: March. 05,1965

Episode 18 - Where There's Smoke

First Aired: March. 02,1965

Episode 17 - It Happens To Other People

First Aired: February. 26,1965

Episode 16 - Kidnapped

First Aired: February. 23,1965

Episode 15 - Change Of Plan

First Aired: February. 19,1965

Episode 14 - A Family Affair

First Aired: February. 16,1965

Episode 13 - Tell It Not In Faith

First Aired: February. 12,1965

Episode 12 - Thunder On The Left

First Aired: February. 09,1965

Episode 11 - Many A Slip

First Aired: February. 05,1965

Episode 10 - A Marriage Has Been Arranged…

First Aired: February. 02,1965

Episode 9 - Late Call

First Aired: January. 29,1965

Episode 8 - Heart To Heart

First Aired: January. 26,1965

Episode 7 - The Last Straw

First Aired: January. 22,1965

Episode 6 - Troublemaker

First Aired: January. 19,1965

Episode 5 - Togetherness

First Aired: January. 15,1965

Episode 4 - Discoveries Of The Day

First Aired: January. 12,1965

Episode 3 - Fare Thee Well, For I Must Leave Thee

First Aired: January. 08,1965

Episode 2 - Day Of Deliverance

First Aired: January. 05,1965

Episode 1 - Ring In The New

First Aired: January. 01,1965

Seasons

Season 4 1965

Season 3 1964

Season 2 1963

Season 1 1962