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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.
Seasons
Episode 1
Ring In The New
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Episode 2
Day Of Deliverance
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Episode 3
Fare Thee Well, For I Must Leave Thee
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Episode 4
Discoveries Of The Day
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Episode 5
Togetherness
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Episode 6
Troublemaker
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Episode 7
The Last Straw
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Episode 8
Heart To Heart
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Episode 9
Late Call
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Episode 10
A Marriage Has Been Arranged…
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Episode 11
Many A Slip
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Episode 12
Thunder On The Left
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Episode 13
Tell It Not In Faith
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Episode 14
A Family Affair
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Episode 15
Change Of Plan
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Episode 16
Kidnapped
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Episode 17
It Happens To Other People
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Episode 18
Where There's Smoke
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Episode 19
Patience On A Monument
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Episode 20
Blow Hot, Blow Cold
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Episode 21
Change Of Heart
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Episode 22
Food For Thought
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Episode 23
The End Of A Song
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Episode 24
The Man From Paris
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Episode 25
The Wrong Set
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Episode 26
The Egnet Sings
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Episode 27
A Cigarette That Bears A Lipstick's Trace
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Episode 28
The Last Act
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Episode 29
A Tangled Web
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Episode 30
Who's Who?
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Episode 31
Never Trust A Woman
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Episode 32
Travellers Return
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Episode 33
Gone Away
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Episode 34
Publish And Be Damned
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Episode 35
Action For Libel
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Episode 36
Testing Time
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Episode 37
Plots, Plans, And A Party
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Episode 38
True Or False?
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Episode 39
Hide And Seek
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Episode 40
Wild Goose Chase
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Episode 41
High Court, Low Court
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Episode 42
Hostilities Called Off
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Episode 43
Best Laid Schemes
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Episode 44
Trouble Brewing
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Episode 45
Any Other Business?
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Episode 46
Time Flies
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Episode 47
Friends And Enemies
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Episode 48
Day Of Decision
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Episode 49
Hidden Depths
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Episode 50
Appearances Can Be Deceptive
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Episode 51
The Truth Will Out
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Episode 52
The Off-White Elephant
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Episode 53
Winners And Losers
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Episode 54
Engagements At Sea
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Episode 55
Storm Warning
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Episode 56
Change Of Plans
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Episode 57
Trouble Across The Water
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Episode 58
Destination - Paris
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Episode 59
Paris Is For Lovers
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Episode 60
If The Shoe Fits…
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Episode 61Latest episode
Journey's End
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