The First Issue
2nd January 1962Advice To Readers
4th January 1962Efficiency Expert
9th January 1962Cover Photograph
11th January 1962Tea Break
16th January 1962Personal Problem
18th January 1962The New Broom
23rd January 1962Sally Speaks Up
25th January 1962Question Of Identity
30th January 1962Wedding Grove
1st February 1962Suspicion Of Theft
6th February 1962Happy Birthday
8th February 1962Valentine's Day
13th February 1962Testing Time
15th February 1962Something To Celebrate
20th February 1962Press Reception
22nd February 1962A True Story
27th February 1962Circulation Figures
1st March 1962News From New York
6th March 1962A Breath Of Air
8th March 1962The Party
13th March 1962After The Ball
15th March 1962Shocks And Bruises
20th March 1962Weekend
22nd March 1962Action Stations
27th March 1962The Ideal Husband
29th March 1962Future Plans
3rd April 1962Facing The Facts
5th April 1962A Night Out
10th April 1962Point Of Departure
12th April 1962Surprises By Post
17th April 1962A Piece Of Cake
19th April 1962Pets Corner
24th April 1962The Man For The Job
26th April 1962Down The Hatch
1st May 1962Stormy Weather
3rd May 1962Musical Evening
8th May 1962Talent Contest
10th May 1962Visting Hours
15th May 1962Mixed Receptions
17th May 1962Home And Away
22nd May 1962Day Of Frenzy
24th May 1962Moment Of Truth
29th May 1962In A Spin
31st May 1962The Big Chance
5th June 1962Garden Party
7th June 1962Happy Returns
12th June 1962Man And Wife
14th June 1962Blackmail
19th June 1962Take-Over Time
21st June 1962The Proposal
26th June 1962Faraway Places
28th June 1962Barbecue
3rd July 1962A Day Of Problems
5th July 1962Comings And Goings
10th July 1962Looking Ahead
12th July 1962Weekend Plans
17th July 1962Settlement Day
19th July 1962Gone Astray
24th July 1962Evening Date
26th July 1962A Night Out
31st July 1962Pay Off
2nd August 1962Moving Up
7th August 1962Surprise Party
9th August 1962Riding For A Fall
14th August 1962Unguarded Moment
16th August 1962Skin Deep
21st August 1962The Contest
23rd August 1962Ebb And Flow
28th August 1962Budget Leak
30th August 1962Andiamo
4th September 1962Out For The Count
6th September 1962Finger Of Suspicion
11th September 1962Detective Work
13th September 1962The Elopement
18th September 1962Heartbeat
20th September 1962The First Clue
25th September 1962Trapped
27th September 1962The Morning After
2nd October 1962Facing The Facts
4th October 1962Heart To Heart
9th October 1962Day Of Revolutions
11th October 1962True To Type
16th October 1962Where There's Smoke
18th October 1962Burns And Shock
23rd October 1962Who's Who?
25th October 1962Horoscope
30th October 1962Point Of Departure
1st November 1962The Truth Of The Matter
6th November 1962A Case Of Identity
8th November 1962Questions And Answers
13th November 1962French Leave
15th November 1962Lost And Found
20th November 1962Art And Craft
22nd November 1962The Best Laid Plans
27th November 1962Profit And Loss
29th November 1962Setting A Trap
4th December 1962Sparks Flying
6th December 1962The Bad Penny
12th December 1962All That Jazz
14th December 1962Five More Shopping Days
18th December 1962Christmas Spirit
20th December 1962Business As Usual
27th December 1962Unofficial Strike
28th February 1963Many questions
7th September 1964Compact 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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