Peter Ling
Director
Compact (1962)
Season 4
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
S4E1 - Ring In The New
Jan. 1, 1965, midnight
S4E2 - Day Of Deliverance
Jan. 5, 1965, midnight
S4E3 - Fare Thee Well, For I Must Leave Thee
Jan. 8, 1965, midnight
S4E4 - Discoveries Of The Day
Jan. 12, 1965, midnight
S4E5 - Togetherness
Jan. 15, 1965, midnight
S4E6 - Troublemaker
Jan. 19, 1965, midnight
S4E7 - The Last Straw
Jan. 22, 1965, midnight
S4E8 - Heart To Heart
Jan. 26, 1965, midnight
S4E9 - Late Call
Jan. 29, 1965, midnight
S4E10 - A Marriage Has Been Arranged…
Feb. 2, 1965, midnight
S4E11 - Many A Slip
Feb. 5, 1965, midnight
S4E12 - Thunder On The Left
Feb. 9, 1965, midnight
S4E13 - Tell It Not In Faith
Feb. 12, 1965, midnight
S4E14 - A Family Affair
Feb. 16, 1965, midnight
S4E15 - Change Of Plan
Feb. 19, 1965, midnight
S4E16 - Kidnapped
Feb. 23, 1965, midnight
S4E17 - It Happens To Other People
Feb. 26, 1965, midnight
S4E18 - Where There's Smoke
March 2, 1965, midnight
S4E19 - Patience On A Monument
March 5, 1965, midnight
S4E20 - Blow Hot, Blow Cold
March 9, 1965, midnight
S4E21 - Change Of Heart
March 12, 1965, midnight
S4E22 - Food For Thought
March 16, 1965, midnight
S4E23 - The End Of A Song
March 19, 1965, midnight
S4E24 - The Man From Paris
March 23, 1965, midnight
S4E25 - The Wrong Set
March 26, 1965, midnight
S4E26 - The Egnet Sings
March 30, 1965, midnight
S4E27 - A Cigarette That Bears A Lipstick's Trace
April 2, 1965, midnight
S4E28 - The Last Act
April 6, 1965, midnight
S4E29 - A Tangled Web
April 9, 1965, midnight
S4E30 - Who's Who?
April 13, 1965, midnight
S4E31 - Never Trust A Woman
April 16, 1965, midnight
S4E32 - Travellers Return
April 20, 1965, midnight
S4E33 - Gone Away
April 23, 1965, midnight
S4E34 - Publish And Be Damned
April 27, 1965, midnight
S4E35 - Action For Libel
April 30, 1965, midnight
S4E36 - Testing Time
May 4, 1965, midnight
S4E37 - Plots, Plans, And A Party
May 7, 1965, midnight
S4E38 - True Or False?
May 11, 1965, midnight
S4E39 - Hide And Seek
May 14, 1965, midnight
S4E40 - Wild Goose Chase
May 18, 1965, midnight
S4E41 - High Court, Low Court
May 21, 1965, midnight
S4E42 - Best Laid Schemes
May 28, 1965, midnight
S4E43 - Trouble Brewing
June 1, 1965, midnight
S4E44 - Any Other Business?
June 4, 1965, midnight
S4E45 - Time Flies
June 8, 1965, midnight
S4E46 - Friends And Enemies
June 11, 1965, midnight
S4E47 - Day Of Decision
June 15, 1965, midnight
S4E48 - Hidden Depths
June 18, 1965, midnight
S4E49 - Appearances Can Be Deceptive
June 22, 1965, midnight
S4E50 - The Truth Will Out
June 25, 1965, midnight
S4E51 - The Off-White Elephant
June 29, 1965, midnight
S4E52 - Winners And Losers
July 2, 1965, midnight
S4E53 - Engagements At Sea
July 6, 1965, midnight
S4E54 - Storm Warning
July 9, 1965, midnight
S4E55 - Change Of Plans
July 13, 1965, midnight
S4E56 - Trouble Across The Water
July 16, 1965, midnight
S4E57 - Destination - Paris
July 20, 1965, midnight
S4E58 - Paris Is For Lovers
July 23, 1965, midnight
S4E59 - If The Shoe Fits…
July 27, 1965, midnight
S4E60 - Journey's End
July 30, 1965, 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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