Compact
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.
Year: 1965
Country:
Studio: BBC One
Director: Peter Ling
Cast: Vincent Ball, Robert Desmond, Rachel Gurney, Clinton Greyn, Carmen Silvera, Mandy Miller
Crew:
First Air Date: Jan 02, 1962
Last Air date: Jul 30, 1965
Season: 4 Season
Episode: 371 Episode
Runtime: 30 minutes
IMDb: 3.00/10 by 2.00 users
Popularity: 114.383
Language: English
Keyword :
Episode
Ring In The New
Day Of Deliverance
Fare Thee Well, For I Must Leave Thee
Discoveries Of The Day
Togetherness
Troublemaker
The Last Straw
Heart To Heart
Late Call
A Marriage Has Been Arranged…
Many A Slip
Thunder On The Left
Tell It Not In Faith
A Family Affair
Change Of Plan
Kidnapped
It Happens To Other People
Where There's Smoke
Patience On A Monument
Blow Hot, Blow Cold
Change Of Heart
Food For Thought
The End Of A Song
The Man From Paris
The Wrong Set
The Egnet Sings
A Cigarette That Bears A Lipstick's Trace
The Last Act
A Tangled Web
Who's Who?
Never Trust A Woman
Travellers Return
Gone Away
Publish And Be Damned
Action For Libel
Testing Time
Plots, Plans, And A Party
True Or False?
Hide And Seek
Wild Goose Chase
High Court, Low Court
Best Laid Schemes
Trouble Brewing
Any Other Business?
Time Flies
Friends And Enemies
Day Of Decision
Hidden Depths
Appearances Can Be Deceptive
The Truth Will Out
The Off-White Elephant
Winners And Losers
Engagements At Sea
Storm Warning
Change Of Plans
Trouble Across The Water
Destination - Paris
Paris Is For Lovers
If The Shoe Fits…
Journey's End
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