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Compact

3.0

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Drama
Soap

1962-01-02

SE 4

The Plot

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.

Season 1

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Cast and Crew

Vincent Ball

Vincent Ball

Robert Desmond

Robert Desmond

Rachel Gurney

Rachel Gurney

Clinton Greyn

Clinton Greyn

Carmen Silvera

Carmen Silvera

Mandy Miller

Mandy Miller

Patrick Troughton

Patrick Troughton

Lionel Murton

Lionel Murton

Eric Barker

Eric Barker

Robert Flemyng

Robert Flemyng

David Langton

David Langton

Sandra Payne

Sandra Payne

Shane Rimmer

Shane Rimmer

Moray Watson

Moray Watson

Julia Lockwood

Julia Lockwood

Donald Hewlett

Donald Hewlett

Bill Kerr

Bill Kerr

Tony Wright

Tony Wright

Bernard Kay

Bernard Kay

Beryl Cooke

Beryl Cooke

Dilys Watling

Dilys Watling

Elizabeth Wallace

Elizabeth Wallace

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