Compact (1962–1965)

Creators:

Hazel Adair, Peter Ling

Stars:

Frances Bennett, Robert Desmond, Vincent Ball

Cast

Series cast summary:
Frances Bennett	...	Mary Augusta 'Gussie' Brown (7 episodes, 1962-1964)
Robert Desmond	...	Adrian Coombs (7 episodes, 1963-1965)
Vincent Ball	...	David Rome (6 episodes, 1964-1965)
Beryl Cooke	...	Mrs. Chater (6 episodes, 1964-1965)
Lawrence James	...	Doug Beatty (6 episodes, 1964-1965)
Bill Kerr	...	Ben Bishop (6 episodes, 1964-1965)
Gareth Davies	...	Mark Viccars (5 episodes, 1962-1963)
Moray Watson	...	Richard Lowe (5 episodes, 1962-1963)
Carmen Silvera	...	Camilla Hope (5 episodes, 1964-1965)
Betty Cooper	...	Alison Gray (4 episodes, 1962)
Monica Evans	...	Sally Henderson (4 episodes, 1962-1963)
Jean Harvey	...	Joanne Minster (4 episodes, 1962)
Lyn Ashley	...	Valerie (4 episodes, 1964)
Bridget Armstrong	...	Tessa March (4 episodes, 1964-1965)
Gaynor Lloyd	...	Bridget (4 episodes, 1964-1965)
Isa Miranda	...	Francesca Lonardi (4 episodes, 1964)
Sonia Graham	...	Maggie (3 episodes, 1962)
Donald Morley	...	Arnold Babbage (3 episodes, 1962-1963)
Justine Lord	...	Kay Livingstone (3 episodes, 1962)
Leo Maguire	...	Alec Gordon (3 episodes, 1962)
Nicholas Selby	...	Jimmy Saunders (3 episodes, 1962)
Ronald Allen	...	Ian Harmon (3 episodes, 1963-1964)
Jimmy Ray	...	Terry (2 episodes, 1962)
Margaret Rawlings	...	Ellen Bailey (2 episodes, 1963-1964)
Louise Dunn	...	Iris (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
Marcia Ashton	...	Lily Todd (2 episodes, 1962)
Anne Castaldini	...	Ruth Munday (2 episodes, 1962)
Christine Pollon	...	Janet (2 episodes, 1963-1964)
Simon Oates		(2 episodes, 1964)
Steve Plytas	...	Ostler (2 episodes, 1964)
Johnnie Wade	...	Stan Millet (2 episodes, 1964)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

magazine | soap | partially lost tv series

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Release Date:

2 January 1962 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (373 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Almost all episodes of this series no longer exist, with as few as four known to survive as of June 2009.

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Connections

Referenced in Mounting the Rescue (2009)

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