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SeasonJan 2, 1962 · 105 Episodes

Season 1

Episodes: 50 / 105

1. The First Issue

Jan 2, 1962 · 30 min

2. Advice To Readers

Jan 4, 1962 · 30 min

3. Efficiency Expert

Jan 9, 1962 · 30 min

4. Cover Photograph

Jan 11, 1962 · 30 min

Jan 16, 1962 · 30 min

6. Personal Problem

Jan 18, 1962 · 30 min

7. The New Broom

Jan 23, 1962 · 30 min

8. Sally Speaks Up

Jan 25, 1962 · 30 min

9. Question Of Identity

Jan 30, 1962 · 30 min

10. Wedding Grove

Feb 1, 1962 · 30 min

11. Suspicion Of Theft

Feb 6, 1962 · 30 min

12. Happy Birthday

Feb 8, 1962 · 30 min

13. Valentine's Day

Feb 13, 1962 · 30 min

14. Testing Time

Feb 15, 1962 · 30 min

15. Something To Celebrate

Feb 20, 1962 · 30 min

16. Press Reception

Feb 22, 1962 · 30 min

17. A True Story

Feb 27, 1962 · 30 min

18. Circulation Figures

Mar 1, 1962 · 30 min

19. News From New York

Mar 6, 1962 · 30 min

20. A Breath Of Air

Mar 8, 1962 · 30 min

Mar 13, 1962 · 30 min

22. After The Ball

Mar 15, 1962 · 30 min

23. Shocks And Bruises

Mar 20, 1962 · 30 min

Mar 22, 1962 · 30 min

25. Action Stations

Mar 27, 1962 · 30 min

26. The Ideal Husband

Mar 29, 1962 · 30 min

27. Future Plans

Apr 3, 1962 · 30 min

28. Facing The Facts

Apr 5, 1962 · 30 min

29. A Night Out

Apr 10, 1962 · 30 min

30. Point Of Departure

Apr 12, 1962 · 30 min

31. Surprises By Post

Apr 17, 1962 · 30 min

32. A Piece Of Cake

Apr 19, 1962 · 30 min

33. Pets Corner

Apr 24, 1962 · 30 min

34. The Man For The Job

Apr 26, 1962 · 30 min

35. Down The Hatch

May 1, 1962 · 30 min

36. Stormy Weather

May 3, 1962 · 30 min

37. Musical Evening

May 8, 1962 · 30 min

38. Talent Contest

May 10, 1962 · 30 min

39. Visting Hours

May 15, 1962 · 30 min

40. Mixed Receptions

May 17, 1962 · 30 min

41. Home And Away

May 22, 1962 · 30 min

42. Day Of Frenzy

May 24, 1962 · 30 min

43. Moment Of Truth

May 29, 1962 · 30 min

May 31, 1962 · 30 min

45. The Big Chance

Jun 5, 1962 · 30 min

46. Garden Party

Jun 7, 1962 · 30 min

47. Happy Returns

Jun 12, 1962 · 30 min

48. Man And Wife

Jun 14, 1962 · 30 min

Jun 19, 1962 · 30 min

50. Take-Over Time

Jun 21, 1962 · 30 min

About this season

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.

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