Compact

TV Show
TitleCompact
User score

3

Release dateJan 2, 1962
Release date of last episodeJul 30, 1965
GenreDrama, Soap
DirectorPeter Ling
Production countryGB
Series statusEnded
Seasons count4 (List of episodes)
Episodes count371
Run time30 min.

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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List of episodes

S4.E60 ∙ Journey's End

Jul 30, 1965

S4.E59 ∙ If The Shoe Fits…

Jul 27, 1965

S4.E58 ∙ Paris Is For Lovers

Jul 23, 1965

S4.E57 ∙ Destination - Paris

Jul 20, 1965

S4.E56 ∙ Trouble Across The Water

Jul 16, 1965

S4.E55 ∙ Change Of Plans

Jul 13, 1965

S4.E54 ∙ Storm Warning

Jul 9, 1965

S4.E53 ∙ Engagements At Sea

Jul 6, 1965

S4.E52 ∙ Winners And Losers

Jul 2, 1965

S4.E51 ∙ The Off-White Elephant

Jun 29, 1965

S4.E50 ∙ The Truth Will Out

Jun 25, 1965

S4.E49 ∙ Appearances Can Be Deceptive

Jun 22, 1965

S4.E48 ∙ Hidden Depths

Jun 18, 1965

S4.E47 ∙ Day Of Decision

Jun 15, 1965

S4.E46 ∙ Friends And Enemies

Jun 11, 1965

S4.E45 ∙ Time Flies

Jun 8, 1965

S4.E44 ∙ Any Other Business?

Jun 4, 1965

S4.E43 ∙ Trouble Brewing

Jun 1, 1965

S4.E42 ∙ Best Laid Schemes

May 28, 1965

S4.E41 ∙ High Court, Low Court

May 21, 1965

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