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Compact S3 E29
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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Weekend Guest
A Place Of Your Own
A Question Of Morals
The Enquiry
The Opening
Hand In Marriage
The Best Policy
One Of Us Must Go
Love You And Leave You
Battle Of The Sexes
Unexpected Guests
Mutual Understanding
Surprises
Walls Have Ears
In The Air
The Poison Spreads
The Fatal Call
An End And A Beginning
The Night Visitors
Plots And Plans
Secrets And Lies
The Ides Of March
False Evidence
A Difficult Assignment
The Eve Of The Wedding
Just Married - Good Luck
Honeymoon And Holidays
Rush Job
Moment Of Truth
Hot And Cold
Home And Away
Ian In Danger
Investigations
Guilty Conscience
To Be Delivered By Hand
Business Not Blackmail
A Ray Of Hope
Success Story
Wine, Women, And Song
Delicate Negotiations
Parties And Quarrels
Who Is Eddie Pritchard?
Crossed Swords
A Question Of Loyalties
To Catch A Thief
Play On Crime
The Unexpected
Encounter
The Verdict Was Guilty
Emergency Call
The Kiss Of Life
Have You Anything To Say?
Hide And Seek
Find The Lady
Responsibilities
Time Of Trial
A Boy Comes Home
Old Friends And Familiar Faces
The Offer
The Dilemma
The Bowler Hat Trick
A Game Of Consequences
Model Mystery
Unexpected Temperament
Paradise - My Island Home
Departures
Backfire
Business With Pleasure
Treasure Hunt
Many Questions
Blow The Wind - Westerly
Dear Mister Bruce
Unconditional Surrender
Best Laid Plans
Credit Where Credit's Due
The Warning
Departure And Return
Friends And Relations
Goodbye Forever
The Shadow Of Danger
Between Life And Death
A Spy In The Camp
Smugglers Gold
Kooky Christening
Moving On
To The Rescue
Over The Wall
Mistaken Identity
Home And Dry
Maiden Voyage
Tangled Web
Secrets All Round
Lost Property
The Truth Will Out
Weekend Plans
Accident - Presumed Drowned
On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, Donner And Blitzen!
Seven More Shopping Days
Change Partners
Do Me A Favour!
A Surprise For Christmas
A Partridge In A Pear Tree
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