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Journey's End
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First aired 02/Jan/1962
United Kingdom
English
4 season(s)
374 episode(s)
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.
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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Season 4 · Season 4
Season Overview
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If The Shoe Fits…
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Paris Is For Lovers
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Destination - Paris
S4E57
Trouble Across The Water
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Change Of Plans
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Storm Warning
S4E54
Engagements At Sea
S4E53
Winners And Losers
S4E52
The Off-White Elephant
S4E51
The Truth Will Out
S4E50
Appearances Can Be Deceptive
S4E49
Hidden Depths
S4E48
Day Of Decision
S4E47
Friends And Enemies
S4E46
Time Flies
S4E45
Any Other Business?
S4E44
Trouble Brewing
S4E43
Best Laid Schemes
S4E42
Hostilities Called Off
S4E41
High Court, Low Court
S4E40
Wild Goose Chase
S4E39
Hide And Seek
S4E38
True Or False?
S4E37
Plots, Plans, And A Party
S4E36
Testing Time
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Action For Libel
S4E34
Publish And Be Damned
S4E33
Gone Away
S4E32
Travellers Return
S4E31
Never Trust A Woman
S4E30
Who's Who?
S4E29
A Tangled Web
S4E28
The Last Act
S4E27
A Cigarette That Bears A Lipstick's Trace
S4E26
The Egnet Sings
S4E25
The Wrong Set
S4E24
The Man From Paris
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The End Of A Song
S4E22
Food For Thought
S4E21
Change Of Heart
S4E20
Blow Hot, Blow Cold
S4E19
Patience On A Monument
S4E18
Where There's Smoke
S4E17
It Happens To Other People
S4E16
Kidnapped
S4E15
Change Of Plan
S4E14
A Family Affair
S4E13
Tell It Not In Faith
S4E12
Thunder On The Left
S4E11
Many A Slip
S4E10
A Marriage Has Been Arranged…
S4E9
Late Call
S4E8
Heart To Heart
S4E7
The Last Straw
S4E6
Troublemaker
S4E5
Togetherness
S4E4
Discoveries Of The Day
S4E3
Fare Thee Well, For I Must Leave Thee
S4E2
Day Of Deliverance
S4E1
Ring In The New
Season 3 · Season 3
Season Overview
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S3E103
A Partridge In A Pear Tree
S3E102
A Surprise For Christmas
S3E101
Do Me A Favour!
S3E100
Change Partners
S3E99
Seven More Shopping Days
S3E98
On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, Donner And Blitzen!
S3E97
Accident - Presumed Drowned
S3E96
Weekend Plans
S3E95
The Truth Will Out
S3E94
Lost Property
S3E93
Secrets All Round
S3E92
Tangled Web
S3E91
Maiden Voyage
S3E90
Home And Dry
S3E89
Mistaken Identity
S3E88
Over The Wall
S3E87
To The Rescue
S3E86
Moving On
S3E85
Kooky Christening
S3E84
Smugglers Gold
S3E83
A Spy In The Camp
S3E82
Between Life And Death
S3E81
The Shadow Of Danger
S3E80
Goodbye Forever
S3E79
Friends And Relations
S3E78
Departure And Return
S3E77
The Warning
S3E76
Credit Where Credit's Due
S3E75
Best Laid Plans
S3E74
Unconditional Surrender
S3E73
Dear Mister Bruce
S3E72
Blow The Wind - Westerly
S3E71
Many Questions
S3E70
Treasure Hunt
S3E69
Business With Pleasure
S3E68
Backfire
S3E67
Departures
S3E66
Paradise - My Island Home
S3E65
Unexpected Temperament
S3E64
Model Mystery
S3E63
A Game Of Consequences
S3E62
The Bowler Hat Trick
S3E61
The Dilemma
S3E60
The Offer
S3E59
Old Friends And Familiar Faces
S3E58
A Boy Comes Home
S3E57
Time Of Trial
S3E56
Responsibilities
S3E55
Find The Lady
S3E54
Hide And Seek
S3E53
Have You Anything To Say?
S3E52
The Kiss Of Life
S3E51
Emergency Call
S3E50
The Verdict Was Guilty
S3E49
Encounter
S3E48
The Unexpected
S3E47
Play On Crime
S3E46
To Catch A Thief
S3E45
Picture Clue
S3E44
A Question Of Loyalties
S3E43
Crossed Swords
S3E42
Who Is Eddie Pritchard?
S3E41
Parties And Quarrels
S3E40
Delicate Negotiations
S3E39
Wine, Women, And Song
S3E38
Success Story
S3E37
A Ray Of Hope
S3E36
Business Not Blackmail
S3E35
To Be Delivered By Hand
S3E34
Guilty Conscience
S3E33
Investigations
S3E32
Ian In Danger
S3E31
Home And Away
S3E30
Hot And Cold
S3E29
Moment Of Truth
S3E28
Rush Job
S3E27
Honeymoon And Holidays
S3E26
Just Married - Good Luck
S3E25
The Eve Of The Wedding
S3E24
A Difficult Assignment
S3E23
False Evidence
S3E22
The Ides Of March
S3E21
Secrets And Lies
S3E20
Plots And Plans
S3E19
The Night Visitors
S3E18
An End And A Beginning
S3E17
The Fatal Call
S3E16
The Poison Spreads
S3E15
In The Air
S3E14
Walls Have Ears
S3E13
Surprises
S3E12
Mutual Understanding
S3E11
Unexpected Guests
S3E10
Battle Of The Sexes
S3E9
Love You And Leave You
S3E8
One Of Us Must Go
S3E7
The Best Policy
S3E6
Hand In Marriage
S3E5
The Opening
S3E4
The Enquiry
S3E3
A Question Of Morals
S3E2
A Place Of Your Own
S3E1
Weekend Guest
Season 2 · Season 2
Season Overview
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S2E105
Happy New Year
S2E104
On Stage
S2E103
Dress Rehearsal
S2E102
A Job For The Boy
S2E101
The New Editor
S2E100
Wait For The Bang
S2E99
No Promises - I'll Take Cash
S2E98
Afterthoughts
S2E97
Celebration
S2E96
Bottled On The Premises
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The Tax Man Cometh
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Happy Birthday
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The News Breaks
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They Fell Among Thieves
S2E91
You Have Talent - We Want It
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Wine and a Weekend
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Fireworks All Round
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Marmot James Again
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Dinner At Eight
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Night Call
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Chain Of Events
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Two Lovely Black Eyes
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Stranded
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Two Faced
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Alarms And Excursions
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The Reception
S2E79
The Mighty Fallen
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The Party Member
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Aftermath
S2E76
The Sound Of Fury
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Surprise Packet
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A Touch Of The Blarney
S2E73
Faith And Begorra
S2E72
A Ring For Iris
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Lost, Stolen, Or Strayed
S2E70
The Gamblers
S2E69
On The Run
S2E68
A Shower Of Confetti
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Investigations Proceed
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Man Proposes
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Stolen - One Cigarette Case, Gold
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Because Of Alan
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Who Pays For Leadership?
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Principles Won't Stop James
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The Reluctant Heroine
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Power Play
S2E59
The Ultimatum
S2E58
Highland Fling
S2E57
A Mystery Solved
S2E56
Where Is The Skeleton?
S2E55
Back To Work
S2E54
Artist Unknown
S2E53
Missing Facts
S2E52
Welcome Home
S2E51
A Case Of Desperation
S2E50
Out In Limbo
S2E49
Big Brother
S2E48
Living In The Past
S2E47
Truth Will Out
S2E46
Run Away
S2E45
A Day At The Seaside
S2E44
The McDee In London
S2E43
Family Crisis
S2E42
Auld Acquaintance
S2E41
I'll Be In Scotland Before Ye
S2E40
The New Understanding
S2E39
Moments Of Truth
S2E38
Bitter Wine
S2E37
A Novel Situation
S2E36
The Puffing Doctor
S2E35
Echo From The Past
S2E34
Mr Bruce Remembers
S2E33
Money Trouble
S2E32
Sent To Coventry
S2E31
Little Boy Lost
S2E30
Tangled Web
S2E29
A Question Of Age
S2E28
Fire And Water
S2E27
The Wrong Idea
S2E26
A List Of Names
S2E25
The Highway Man
S2E24
Chicken And Champagne
S2E23
The Winner
S2E22
Shock Tactics
S2E21
On The Edge
S2E20
Normal Working
S2E19
Emergency
S2E18
Unofficial Strike
S2E17
Shrove Tuesday
S2E16
United We Stand
S2E15
The Thief
S2E14
The Magpie's Hoard
S2E13
Black Ice
S2E12
The Man For The Job
S2E11
Vital Talks
S2E10
Military Honours
S2E9
Changing Step
S2E8
To See Ourselves
S2E7
The New Editor
S2E6
Staff Changes
S2E5
Waiting For News
S2E4
Research Pays Off
S2E3
Picture Page
S2E2
Merely Players
S2E1
Happy Birthday
Season 1 · Season 1
Season Overview
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S1E279
Many questions
S1E121
Unofficial Strike
S1E103
Business As Usual
S1E102
Christmas Spirit
S1E101
Five More Shopping Days
S1E100
All That Jazz
S1E99
The Bad Penny
S1E98
Sparks Flying
S1E97
Setting A Trap
S1E96
Profit And Loss
S1E95
The Best Laid Plans
S1E94
Art And Craft
S1E93
Lost And Found
S1E92
French Leave
S1E91
Questions And Answers
S1E90
A Case Of Identity
S1E89
The Truth Of The Matter
S1E88
Point Of Departure
S1E87
Horoscope
S1E86
Who's Who?
S1E85
Burns And Shock
S1E84
Where There's Smoke
S1E83
True To Type
S1E82
Day Of Revolutions
S1E81
Heart To Heart
S1E80
Facing The Facts
S1E79
The Morning After
S1E78
Trapped
S1E77
The First Clue
S1E76
Heartbeat
S1E75
The Elopement
S1E74
Detective Work
S1E73
Finger Of Suspicion
S1E72
Out For The Count
S1E71
Andiamo
S1E70
Budget Leak
S1E69
Ebb And Flow
S1E68
The Contest
S1E67
Skin Deep
S1E66
Unguarded Moment
S1E65
Riding For A Fall
S1E64
Surprise Party
S1E63
Moving Up
S1E62
Pay Off
S1E61
A Night Out
S1E60
Evening Date
S1E59
Gone Astray
S1E58
Settlement Day
S1E57
Weekend Plans
S1E56
Looking Ahead
S1E55
Comings And Goings
S1E54
A Day Of Problems
S1E53
Barbecue
S1E52
Faraway Places
S1E51
The Proposal
S1E50
Take-Over Time
S1E49
Blackmail
S1E48
Man And Wife
S1E47
Happy Returns
S1E46
Garden Party
S1E45
The Big Chance
S1E44
In A Spin
S1E43
Moment Of Truth
S1E42
Day Of Frenzy
S1E41
Home And Away
S1E40
Mixed Receptions
S1E39
Visting Hours
S1E38
Talent Contest
S1E37
Musical Evening
S1E36
Stormy Weather
S1E35
Down The Hatch
S1E34
The Man For The Job
S1E33
Pets Corner
S1E32
A Piece Of Cake
S1E31
Surprises By Post
S1E30
Point Of Departure
S1E29
A Night Out
S1E28
Facing The Facts
S1E27
Future Plans
S1E26
The Ideal Husband
S1E25
Action Stations
S1E24
Weekend
S1E23
Shocks And Bruises
S1E22
After The Ball
S1E21
The Party
S1E20
A Breath Of Air
S1E19
News From New York
S1E18
Circulation Figures
S1E17
A True Story
S1E16
Press Reception
S1E15
Something To Celebrate
S1E14
Testing Time
S1E13
Valentine's Day
S1E12
Happy Birthday
S1E11
Suspicion Of Theft
S1E10
Wedding Grove
S1E9
Question Of Identity
S1E8
Sally Speaks Up
S1E7
The New Broom
S1E6
Personal Problem
S1E5
Tea Break
S1E4
Cover Photograph
S1E3
Efficiency Expert
S1E2
Advice To Readers
S1E1
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David Giles
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Gerald Blake
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Hugh David
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James Cellan Jones
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John Gorrie
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Michael Hart
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Morris Barry
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Paddy Russell
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Richard Martin
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Vere Lorrimer
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