Peter Ling
Director
Compact (1962)
Season 3
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.
Released Jan. 2, 1962
Episode 30 min
None+
Keywords: imdb.import-tuning, imdb.racing
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S3E1 - Weekend Guest
Jan. 2, 1964, midnight
S3E2 - A Place Of Your Own
Jan. 4, 1964, midnight
S3E3 - A Question Of Morals
Jan. 6, 1964, midnight
S3E4 - The Enquiry
Jan. 14, 1964, midnight
S3E5 - The Opening
Jan. 16, 1964, midnight
S3E6 - Hand In Marriage
Jan. 21, 1964, midnight
S3E7 - The Best Policy
Jan. 23, 1964, midnight
S3E8 - One Of Us Must Go
Jan. 28, 1964, midnight
S3E9 - Love You And Leave You
Jan. 30, 1964, midnight
S3E10 - Battle Of The Sexes
Feb. 4, 1964, midnight
S3E11 - Unexpected Guests
Feb. 6, 1964, midnight
S3E12 - Mutual Understanding
Feb. 11, 1964, midnight
S3E13 - Surprises
Feb. 13, 1964, midnight
S3E14 - Walls Have Ears
Feb. 16, 1964, midnight
S3E15 - In The Air
Feb. 17, 1964, midnight
S3E16 - The Poison Spreads
Feb. 25, 1964, midnight
S3E17 - The Fatal Call
Feb. 27, 1964, midnight
S3E18 - An End And A Beginning
March 3, 1964, midnight
S3E19 - The Night Visitors
March 5, 1964, midnight
S3E20 - Plots And Plans
March 10, 1964, midnight
S3E21 - Secrets And Lies
March 12, 1964, midnight
S3E22 - The Ides Of March
March 17, 1964, midnight
S3E23 - False Evidence
March 19, 1964, midnight
S3E24 - A Difficult Assignment
March 24, 1964, midnight
S3E25 - The Eve Of The Wedding
March 26, 1964, midnight
S3E26 - Just Married - Good Luck
March 31, 1964, midnight
S3E27 - Honeymoon And Holidays
April 2, 1964, midnight
S3E28 - Rush Job
April 7, 1964, midnight
S3E29 - Moment Of Truth
April 9, 1964, midnight
S3E30 - Hot And Cold
April 14, 1964, midnight
S3E31 - Home And Away
April 16, 1964, midnight
S3E32 - Ian In Danger
April 19, 1964, midnight
S3E33 - Investigations
April 24, 1964, midnight
S3E34 - Guilty Conscience
April 28, 1964, midnight
S3E35 - To Be Delivered By Hand
April 30, 1964, midnight
S3E36 - Business Not Blackmail
May 5, 1964, midnight
S3E37 - A Ray Of Hope
May 7, 1964, midnight
S3E38 - Success Story
May 12, 1964, midnight
S3E39 - Wine, Women, And Song
May 14, 1964, midnight
S3E40 - Delicate Negotiations
May 19, 1964, midnight
S3E41 - Parties And Quarrels
May 21, 1964, midnight
S3E42 - Who Is Eddie Pritchard?
May 26, 1964, midnight
S3E43 - Crossed Swords
May 28, 1964, midnight
S3E44 - A Question Of Loyalties
June 2, 1964, midnight
S3E45 - To Catch A Thief
June 9, 1964, midnight
S3E46 - Play On Crime
June 11, 1964, midnight
S3E47 - The Unexpected
June 16, 1964, midnight
S3E48 - Encounter
June 18, 1964, midnight
S3E49 - The Verdict Was Guilty
June 23, 1964, midnight
S3E50 - Emergency Call
June 25, 1964, midnight
S3E51 - The Kiss Of Life
June 30, 1964, midnight
S3E52 - Have You Anything To Say?
July 2, 1964, midnight
S3E53 - Hide And Seek
July 7, 1964, midnight
S3E54 - Find The Lady
July 9, 1964, midnight
S3E55 - Responsibilities
July 14, 1964, midnight
S3E56 - Time Of Trial
July 16, 1964, midnight
S3E57 - A Boy Comes Home
July 21, 1964, midnight
S3E58 - Old Friends And Familiar Faces
July 23, 1964, midnight
S3E59 - The Offer
July 28, 1964, midnight
S3E60 - The Dilemma
July 30, 1964, midnight
S3E61 - The Bowler Hat Trick
Aug. 4, 1964, midnight
S3E62 - A Game Of Consequences
Aug. 6, 1964, midnight
S3E63 - Model Mystery
Aug. 11, 1964, midnight
S3E64 - Unexpected Temperament
Aug. 17, 1964, midnight
S3E65 - Paradise - My Island Home
Aug. 20, 1964, midnight
S3E66 - Departures
Aug. 24, 1964, midnight
S3E67 - Backfire
Aug. 27, 1964, midnight
S3E68 - Business With Pleasure
Aug. 31, 1964, midnight
S3E69 - Treasure Hunt
Sept. 3, 1964, midnight
S3E70 - Many Questions
Sept. 7, 1964, midnight
S3E71 - Blow The Wind - Westerly
Sept. 9, 1964, midnight
S3E72 - Dear Mister Bruce
Sept. 14, 1964, midnight
S3E73 - Unconditional Surrender
Sept. 17, 1964, midnight
S3E74 - Best Laid Plans
Sept. 22, 1964, midnight
S3E75 - Credit Where Credit's Due
Sept. 25, 1964, midnight
S3E76 - The Warning
Sept. 29, 1964, midnight
S3E77 - Departure And Return
Oct. 2, 1964, midnight
S3E78 - Friends And Relations
Oct. 6, 1964, midnight
S3E79 - Goodbye Forever
Oct. 9, 1964, midnight
S3E80 - The Shadow Of Danger
Oct. 13, 1964, midnight
S3E81 - Between Life And Death
Oct. 16, 1964, midnight
S3E82 - A Spy In The Camp
Oct. 20, 1964, midnight
S3E83 - Smugglers Gold
Oct. 23, 1964, midnight
S3E84 - Kooky Christening
Oct. 27, 1964, midnight
S3E85 - Moving On
Oct. 30, 1964, midnight
S3E86 - To The Rescue
Nov. 3, 1964, midnight
S3E87 - Over The Wall
Nov. 6, 1964, midnight
S3E88 - Mistaken Identity
Nov. 10, 1964, midnight
S3E89 - Home And Dry
Nov. 13, 1964, midnight
S3E90 - Maiden Voyage
Nov. 17, 1964, midnight
S3E91 - Tangled Web
Nov. 20, 1964, midnight
S3E92 - Secrets All Round
Nov. 24, 1964, midnight
S3E93 - Lost Property
Nov. 27, 1964, midnight
S3E94 - The Truth Will Out
Dec. 1, 1964, midnight
S3E95 - Weekend Plans
Dec. 3, 1964, midnight
S3E96 - Accident - Presumed Drowned
Dec. 8, 1964, midnight
S3E97 - On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, Donner And Blitzen!
Dec. 11, 1964, midnight
S3E98 - Seven More Shopping Days
Dec. 15, 1964, midnight
S3E99 - Change Partners
Dec. 18, 1964, midnight
S3E100 - Do Me A Favour!
Dec. 22, 1964, midnight
S3E101 - A Surprise For Christmas
Dec. 25, 1964, midnight
S3E102 - A Partridge In A Pear Tree
Dec. 29, 1964, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Jan. 2, 1962
Last Air Date: July 30, 1965, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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