Peter Ling
Director
Compact (1962)
Season 2
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
S2E1 - Happy Birthday
Jan. 1, 1963, midnight
S2E2 - Merely Players
Jan. 3, 1963, midnight
S2E3 - Picture Page
Jan. 8, 1963, midnight
S2E4 - Research Pays Off
Jan. 10, 1963, midnight
S2E5 - Waiting For News
Jan. 15, 1963, midnight
S2E6 - Staff Changes
Jan. 17, 1963, midnight
S2E7 - The New Editor
Jan. 22, 1963, midnight
S2E8 - To See Ourselves
Jan. 24, 1963, midnight
S2E9 - Changing Step
Jan. 29, 1963, midnight
S2E10 - Military Honours
Jan. 31, 1963, midnight
S2E11 - Vital Talks
Feb. 5, 1963, midnight
S2E12 - The Man For The Job
Feb. 7, 1963, midnight
S2E13 - Black Ice
Feb. 12, 1963, midnight
S2E14 - The Magpie's Hoard
Feb. 14, 1963, midnight
S2E15 - The Thief
Feb. 19, 1963, midnight
S2E16 - United We Stand
Feb. 21, 1963, midnight
S2E17 - Shrove Tuesday
Feb. 26, 1963, midnight
S2E18 - Unofficial Strike
Feb. 28, 1963, midnight
S2E19 - Emergency
March 5, 1963, midnight
S2E20 - Normal Working
March 7, 1963, midnight
S2E21 - On The Edge
March 12, 1963, midnight
S2E22 - Shock Tactics
March 14, 1963, midnight
S2E23 - The Winner
March 19, 1963, midnight
S2E24 - Chicken And Champagne
March 21, 1963, midnight
S2E25 - The Highway Man
March 26, 1963, midnight
S2E26 - A List Of Names
March 28, 1963, midnight
S2E27 - The Wrong Idea
April 2, 1963, midnight
S2E28 - Fire And Water
April 4, 1963, midnight
S2E29 - A Question Of Age
April 9, 1963, midnight
S2E30 - Tangled Web
April 11, 1963, midnight
S2E31 - Little Boy Lost
April 16, 1963, midnight
S2E32 - Sent To Coventry
April 18, 1963, midnight
S2E33 - Money Trouble
April 23, 1963, midnight
S2E34 - Mr Bruce Remembers
April 25, 1963, midnight
S2E35 - Echo From The Past
April 30, 1963, midnight
S2E36 - The Puffing Doctor
May 2, 1963, midnight
S2E37 - A Novel Situation
May 7, 1963, midnight
S2E38 - Bitter Wine
May 9, 1963, midnight
S2E39 - Moments Of Truth
May 14, 1963, midnight
S2E40 - The New Understanding
May 16, 1963, midnight
S2E41 - I'll Be In Scotland Before Ye
May 21, 1963, midnight
S2E42 - Auld Acquaintance
May 23, 1963, midnight
S2E43 - Family Crisis
May 28, 1963, midnight
S2E44 - The McDee In London
May 30, 1963, midnight
S2E45 - A Day At The Seaside
June 4, 1963, midnight
S2E46 - Run Away
June 6, 1963, midnight
S2E47 - Truth Will Out
June 11, 1963, midnight
S2E48 - Living In The Past
June 13, 1963, midnight
S2E49 - Big Brother
June 18, 1963, midnight
S2E50 - Out In Limbo
June 20, 1963, midnight
S2E51 - A Case Of Desperation
June 26, 1963, midnight
S2E52 - Welcome Home
June 28, 1963, midnight
S2E53 - Missing Facts
July 2, 1963, midnight
S2E54 - Artist Unknown
July 4, 1963, midnight
S2E55 - Back To Work
July 9, 1963, midnight
S2E56 - Where Is The Skeleton?
July 11, 1963, midnight
S2E57 - A Mystery Solved
July 16, 1963, midnight
S2E58 - Highland Fling
July 17, 1963, midnight
S2E59 - The Ultimatum
July 23, 1963, midnight
S2E60 - Power Play
July 25, 1963, midnight
S2E61 - The Reluctant Heroine
July 30, 1963, midnight
S2E62 - Principles Won't Stop James
Aug. 1, 1963, midnight
S2E63 - Who Pays For Leadership?
Aug. 6, 1963, midnight
S2E64 - Because Of Alan
Aug. 8, 1963, midnight
S2E65 - Stolen - One Cigarette Case, Gold
Aug. 13, 1963, midnight
S2E66 - Man Proposes
Aug. 15, 1963, midnight
S2E67 - Investigations Proceed
Aug. 20, 1963, midnight
S2E68 - A Shower Of Confetti
Aug. 22, 1963, midnight
S2E69 - On The Run
Aug. 27, 1963, midnight
S2E70 - The Gamblers
Aug. 29, 1963, midnight
S2E71 - Lost, Stolen, Or Strayed
Sept. 3, 1963, midnight
S2E72 - A Ring For Iris
Sept. 5, 1963, midnight
S2E73 - Faith And Begorra
Sept. 10, 1963, midnight
S2E74 - A Touch Of The Blarney
Sept. 12, 1963, midnight
S2E75 - Surprise Packet
Sept. 17, 1963, midnight
S2E76 - The Sound Of Fury
Sept. 19, 1963, midnight
S2E77 - Aftermath
Sept. 24, 1963, midnight
S2E78 - The Party Member
Sept. 26, 1963, midnight
S2E79 - The Mighty Fallen
Oct. 1, 1963, midnight
S2E80 - The Reception
Oct. 3, 1963, midnight
S2E81 - Alarms And Excursions
Oct. 8, 1963, midnight
S2E82 - Two Faced
Oct. 10, 1963, midnight
S2E83 - Stranded
Oct. 15, 1963, midnight
S2E84 - Two Lovely Black Eyes
Oct. 17, 1963, midnight
S2E85 - Chain Of Events
Oct. 22, 1963, midnight
S2E86 - Night Call
Oct. 24, 1963, midnight
S2E87 - Dinner At Eight
Oct. 29, 1963, midnight
S2E88 - Marmot James Again
Oct. 31, 1963, midnight
S2E89 - Fireworks All Round
Nov. 5, 1963, midnight
S2E90 - Fire And Water
Nov. 7, 1963, midnight
S2E91 - You Have Talent - We Want It
Nov. 12, 1963, midnight
S2E92 - They Fell Among Thieves
Nov. 14, 1963, midnight
S2E93 - The News Breaks
Nov. 19, 1963, midnight
S2E94 - Happy Birthday
Nov. 21, 1963, midnight
S2E95 - The Tax Man Cometh
Nov. 26, 1963, midnight
S2E96 - Bottled On The Premises
Nov. 28, 1963, midnight
S2E97 - Celebration
Dec. 3, 1963, midnight
S2E98 - Afterthoughts
Dec. 5, 1963, midnight
S2E99 - No Promises - I'll Take Cash
Dec. 10, 1963, midnight
S2E100 - Wait For The Bang
Dec. 12, 1963, midnight
S2E101 - The New Editor
Dec. 17, 1963, midnight
S2E102 - A Job For The Boy
Dec. 19, 1963, midnight
S2E103 - Dress Rehearsal
Dec. 24, 1963, midnight
S2E105 - Happy New Year
Dec. 31, 1963, midnight
S2E204 - On Stage
Dec. 26, 1963, 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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