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Compact (1962)★ 6.8/10

GB · 30 min · January 2, 1962 · 1 seasons

  • Drama

Directed by: Gerald Blake, Michael Ferguson, Joan Craft, Vere Lorrimer, Michael Imison

Written by: Hazel Adair, Peter Ling, Bob Stuart, Rosemary Anne Sisson, N.J. Crisp

BBC series set in the offices of a glossy women's magazine.

Directed by

Gerald BlakeMichael FergusonJoan CraftVere LorrimerMichael ImisonPaddy RussellMichael HartChristopher BarryHugh MunroJohn CrockettJames Cellan JonesDavid GilesRoger JenkinsRichard MartinWaris HusseinJohn GorrieHugh DavidGerald WiltshireBill SellarsKenneth Milne-BuckleyMorris BarryJohn FabianJulia SmithDouglas AllenBill DuncalfAlan TilvernGareth DaviesBernard HeptonMervyn Pinfield

Written by

Hazel AdairPeter LingBob StuartRosemary Anne SissonN.J. CrispBill CraigHugh WhitemoreDavid WhitakerSheilah WardTony WilliamsonTed DicksDick SharplesMax MarquisKenneth WareMartin WorthEric PaiceJames DoranDonald HewlettJohn WarwickMoris FarhiTerence StocktingDavid EllisMyles RudgeJanet DunbarJohn PenningtonNeil Wilson

Cast & crew

Frances BennettMary Augusta 'Gussie' BeattyRobert DesmondAdrian CoombsRonald AllenIan HarmonLouise DunnIris AlcottLawrence JamesDoug BeattyCarmen SilveraCamilla HopeBasil MossAlan DrewVincent BallDavid RomeGareth DaviesMark ViccarsBetty CooperAlison MorleyBeryl CookeMrs. ChaterJohnny WadeStan MilletBill KerrBen BishopRobert FlemyngEdmund BruceMoray WatsonRichard LoweChristine PollonJanet EllisDonald MorleyArnold BabbageDiana BeeversMichelle 'Mitch' DonnellyJulia LockwoodAnthea KeaneScot FinchTim GrayJean HarveyJoanne MinsterBridget ArmstrongTessa MarchMonica EvansSally HendersonRobin HawdonBarry SothernJoanna VogelSheila BoxallSonia GrahamMaggie CliffordGaynor LloydBridget WaymanSonia FoxSusan CaleyRachel GurneyCelia RandallLyn AshleyValerie PetersPolly AdamsJulia PrestonNicholas SelbyJimmy SaundersAnn MorrishClanceyLionel MurtonHarry CornellMarcia AshtonLily ToddClinton GreynMike McCluskyJanet HargreavesClare FarrellKeith BuckleyBryan MarchantLeo MaguireAlec GordonMaurice BrowningElliot MorrowDawn BeretLois JamesJimmy RayTerryPatricia HainesVivien AmesMargo AndrewDinah StevensBridget McConnellLynn BoltonPauline MunroJenny SimmsChristine LindsayMiss FraserJustine LordKay LivingstoneJudy FranklinPaulaShane RimmerRussell CorriganJennifer WilsonAnne ApplebyMargery WithersMiss Edna SullivanTony WrightPaul ConstantineJune MurphyMaureenSandra PayneWendy MilletHorace JamesJeff ArmandezDorothea RundleMrs. Jessie SullivanElizabeth EllisChloeBlake ButlerMr. KiplingAnne CastaldiniRuth MundayNorman FlorenceTony MarchesiMandy MillerCarol 'Copper' BeachPenny MorrellKathy SherwoodEdward EvansGeoffrey GrayStephanie BeaumontKarenJennifer WoodRosalind GarnerPaul CarpenterVic VandervellJack HulbertSmithDonald HewlettTom BrentBrenda KayeLorna Willis-EdeElizabeth ProudJackie KendallRalph MichaelSir John MarsdenJanet McIntyreEmma LawrenceAlan CurtisDetective Inspector Bob GillinghamJames CossinsNewcastle PopeDavid LangtonMarmot JamesCarolyn PertweePat WarrenAnthony BairdBill MacdonaldMarigold SharmanJoyce MacNamaraLen JonesMike HenneganJoanna WakeJill AnsteyEric BarkerOliver CoombsJeremy BullochRoy CarneyMargaret RawlingsMrs. Nora DonaldsonPatrick TroughtonEddie GoldsmithMelissa StriblingAnnette KingdomJeremy HawkEdgar BentonBrandon BradySid BergholtToke TownleyMr. LaylockFrank SiemanSecurity OfficerFrederick JaegerChris LarsenPamela PitchfordMrs. AdamsonDerek AylwardGerald BrockmanElizabeth WallaceDiana FieldingJan MillerCheryl FineHal DyerMandy BarnesScott ForbesGuy LamartineRaymond ClarkeKeith WarringtonJack StewartMr. BriersDavid WebbLenny WardJune MonkhouseAlice BestNewton BlickSir Charles HarmonBrian HewlettFrank McCluskyRichard BurrellMax RoyanIsa MirandaFrancesca LonardiJackie LaneRosemary GrayMargaret ChristensenShirley HawkinsRichard ClarkeHarold ApthorpeRobert CartlandPhilip MinsterRichard BealeDetective Sergeant BirlingGretchen FranklinElla BedfordBernard KayDennis FarrowReginald MarshHarry KaneJames BeckJohn HendryDilys WatlingGillian NesbittJemma HydeBeth FrancisKeith FaulknerBill PryorAlexandra BastedoLindy CarrollCicely CourtneidgeMrs. Bouverie-WilsonDavid SwiftTheo ClayBrian MillerGaryDavid GregoryFreddy RobbinsAngela DouglasJanet MoonHilary WyceRosemary GrayDorothy GordonMrs. PattersonHugh HallidayJohnnyDavid NettheimArthur PlumDavid DaviesMr. FranklinGillian WebbMrs. CareyMavis WalkerMeriel BuchananAnthony OliverHarry JenningsFrancis De WolffMr. MagnumAnne RidlerMiss Beryl PickhillRaymond YoungRussell DaneElsie WagstaffMrs. ToddBenny LeeOscar LarbrookMargo JenkinsDorothy BaxterSonia DresdelMrs. BeattyJohnson BaylyLudovic WindsorJohn ScottGeorge BoddeyMartin WyldeckOsmund BatesNaomi ChanceHarriet StoneBernard FinchDennis KellyTony PooleBert, the BarmanRichard OwensJack TownsendMargo CunninghamNanny WilsonBarbara AtkinsonMiss CraigConrad MonkMario PucciJohn GrahamCharles BradburnGeorge BettonMr. WilliamsNoel DysonMrs. Jean HendersonSteve PlytasHerr OstlerIan FrostPhotographerHilary MasonSisterRichard CaldicotHector CalhounJohn BlytheKen StrakerTony BatemanJason BuddFrank PettittPolice SergeantJanine GrayDelphine TraversAnnette CarellMadame RoussinDavid SpenserSimon LesserTony GarnettSonny OakleyVictoria HarringtonSylvia GrantIan CurrySteveMargot BoydHospital SisterAnna GilchristReceptionistHazel PenwardenRose PetrieTerence de MarneyMr. SimmsAnthony NewlandsMr. SmithClement McCallinNathan HirschJeffrey SegalJoe BenjaminAudrey NobleMrs. AlcottFrazer HinesRayPatricia JesselMrs. SimmsJoe LynchHenneganMalcolm RogersMr. GoodmanClive MarshallFrank BristowRichard CarpenterEddie HealyMaureen O'ReillyPatricia WadeLionel HamiltonSmithersFrank SetonWorkmanMargot ThomasMiss VincentNorman HartleyPhotographerMichael JohnsonStefanoHarry LittlewoodAlf MiddletonMalya NappiMrs. EvansMichael GoldenTed HendersonPeter ThompsonWaiterAndrew ArmourWaiterPeter WhitakerPhotographerPhilip StoneDr. Gilbert BaxterAnthony SharpMr. DalyAnnabel MauleJessica GilchristNorman CoburnJames CrownPatricia LawrenceMiss RobsonMadeleine ChristieMiss LachlanIrene FrenchShirleyPatricia LeslieMargery SaundersJohn GrayLeather JacketIsabelle MilenoWaitressJessica DunningMiss WatsonMichael EllisonBarry WadeDavid CrichtonPeter VissFreda BamfordMrs. MilletCharles HodgsonLieutenant ClaySally LaheeMrs. BowyerJune Wyndham DaviesRadiographerRichard KleeCounter-HandWendy AscotAnnPatrick DurkinSpikeRichard BebbDr. HarvestHana Maria PravdaVendeuseJack LambertThe McDeeNoel HoodMrs. RandallIan ColinLord KeaneRoger CroucherHarryDiana HopeMrs. Newcastle PopePatrick ParnellDetective Sergeant LawrenceClaire KinsonMarianne DoonanGeorge CormackDr. LockheadBridget TurnerMiss BatesLew LutonNorman SpringRichard ColemanMike FullerHarvey AshbyMackJohn GatrellSir Piers DysonMartyn HuntleyMr. HarringtonMichael SandsRedvers KellermanJohn LawBrentJudy CampbellMrs. MagnumP.G. 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DevonFaith KentSister HowellGeorge RoderickMr. WatsonCarl JaffeA StrangerColette WildeBarbara ClayAlan DownerMonsieur CorbeauBrian JacksonGeorge RedmondPeter NeedhamMr. PartingtonFred FerrisAckroydJoan HarsantMaidLorne CossetteRaschidMargaret BoydMiss CanningWilliam SherwoodSir Duncan WallaceKim GrantHotel Desk ClerkBrian AndersonLudmanSteve BenbowJimmyKevin BarryMr. LumsdenFrances MachinHannahBetty BenfieldMrs. SinclairAnn WayEsmeeSally BazelyJeanAthene SeylerDorothy CarringtonNora SwinburneLady MarsdenJohn CarlinRoss BennettJohn Glyn-JonesOwenAubrey RichardsEvan Price-HughesMartin MatthewsMr. JenkinsHugh MortonDriving ExaminerA.J. BrownEnoch FarrarCharles LaurenceJean-PierreRoger JeromeBetting Shop ClerkJohn DawsonMr. ArundaleTony LearyPhotographerDick HaydonAlan BaldwinT.H. EvansHotel PorterJane MerrowAnnaJohn MeillonHarvey FlindersIan CarmichaelCelebrityMaurice KaufmannBernard MolloyAmanda BarrieMarilyn WayneDavid GrahamMaster of CeremoniesWilfrid BrambellDieticianJohn CaterMr. McCluskyElizabeth BensonReporterClaire NielsonDelia ApplebyMela WhiteShop AssistantFrank WilliamsArthur ChardAubrey WoodsShop AssistantDora ReisserFraulein AdelhofDaphne AndersonMrs. LambPhilip LathamHugh VenningMichael GriffithsBryan BellewRosemary MartinReceptionistJacqueline JonesJuly EveSally DouglasCynthiaDennis EdwardsMr. ThurstonMary HignettSister PadgettBill TreacherPhotographerIvor SalterSyd ArkellSimon PrebbleBridegroomErik ChittyPorterBarbara FrenchBerylNeil WilsonPolicemanDonald EcclesAdmiral MortimerHoward PaysTelephone engineerReed De RouenMaxwell PyneAnn LancasterNurseAnita WestCarolinePauline LettsMarion LayneGwen NelsonMrs. MalletTony CalvinHenry LaineVi StevensGracie BowmanGordon TannerCy RowlandsYvonne BuckinghamIngridAnnette KerrFashion ExpertJohn MooreTailorRex GrahamMr. WildfellDaphne GoddardDorothy DaneBarbara OgilvieAlmonerArthur LovegroveBarmanArthur RidleyWatkinsPaul HansardAndersenJohn LineWorkmanIan GardinerJohn SmithShelagh WilcocksMother-in-LawMaureen DavisJanetAntony BrownFire Brigade OfficerDorothy ReynoldsLady ApplebyJanette RowsellBridesmaidDerek MartinusFirst ReporterIrene BradshawBarmaidJohn FrawleyTheatre DoormanDavid GrahameWaiterFelicity GordonWaitressBilly MiltonBeauty Contest OrganiserJanna HillStewardessBetty CardnoHospital SisterMelody O'BrianBrideJeanne DavisPennyCameron HallMr. LambethMichael RittermannConte Vittorio di MontelloreJeremy GeidtHarry LemmingtonHoward KnightBoyAnne BerryIreneTed WillisSelfFrederick SchreckerHerr RichterBrenda SaundersAndree MirauxClifford EarlDetective-Sergeant ChandlerEdith SavilleMother-in-LawRowena GregoryGwenCarole BoyerDiana TaylorDorothy BlytheCashierMichael RoseWorkmanDelia CorrieElspethBrenda PetersWoman in KioskJean DallasLowe's secretaryBeryl MasonJosephine DukeShirley ButlerBeverley HattonDouglas SquiresBrett HaydonFrank ShelleyMr. SeccoMaris TantOffice JuniorElizabeth ValentineMiss BerridgeJohn DeVautWaiterPamela BinnsMiss BrittlingKeith AshleyBarmanLeslie WrightRodney WilsonReginald GreenSam HessletineJoan TyrrellMrs. BenningtonIrene BarrieModelTamara FuerstMiss WilloughbyPeter MardenReporterHugh Ross WilliamsonFather PritchardAnthony PaulDelivery ManAnthony SadlerTelegraph BoyBill RhodesWaiterDoris GilmoreMrs. DyerJohn BromleyTravel Agency ClerkMichael SummertonMr. WilliamsNigel ArkwrightMr. SherwoodFred HughTinyLeslie GlazerWaiterPhilip HollesClergymanMaeve LesliePassengerReginald LongPet Shop ManLoelia KiddBarmaidDeirdre TurnerAngela ClimpingJames McLoughlinBarmanJohn BloomfieldAmerican TouristShirley PattersonBerylKeith SmithM.C. of ContestDianne GreavesBridesmaidDesmond DaviesSecond ReporterDavid BedardPolicemanVanessa ThorntonBillie AgnewNigel ClaytonDickensonPatricia KerryFashion expertJean LeoWaitressTerence Living2nd Telephone engineerDiana TullisNickieEileen MacLennanFashion CommentatorAlun ArmstrongTeddy BoyClive SwiftMr. PerrettBurt KwoukChinese WaiterPaul ChapmanMr. BrackettFrederick TrevesColonel ForbesAdrienne PostaMarge PattersonBrenda CowlingMrs. GregsonJohn CleggCaptain HicksJeremy YoungMr. FrimleyTerence LongdonMortonRobert LeeRestaurant ProprietorRita WebbGypsy RachelDiana KingMrs. CarterJohn HarveyMr. GrantleyPenelope LeeNurseJohn HughesWaiterMadge BrindleyBarmaidCharles CarsonRacklandNancy NevinsonRestaurant Proprietor's WifeEileen WayVioletCleo LaineSelf - Guest StarPatricia MarmontMrs. CurzonChristopher HodgeAuctioneerJohn Forbes-RobertsonJack KingstonRobin PhillipsPhotographerPhillada SewellMrs. KellyMolly WeirMiss WagstaffePaul BaconMr. WestmoreDavid LanderMr. StonemanDerek MurcottSalesmanAnthony WoodruffMr. BurfordDesmond Cullum-JonesPolicemanDavid KingMr. CarterHugh CecilToastmasterColin RixCaptain Hunter-DunnHoward DouglasSecurity ManPeter FontaineHarry TempestDouglas BlackwellGym InstructorLeslie MitchellFilm CommentatorMargaret StallardDotDenis HolmesSecond ReporterDavid NixonSelf - Guest StarBrian WrightColin PrenticeMaxwell FosterRemoval ManReginald JessupJack PetrieGwynne WhitbyMrs. TolchardAndreas MarkosRestaurant ProprietorCharles LewsenThiefLane MeddickWillie DunnCynthia EtheringtonCanteen AssistantSandra MichaelsAlmaBronwen WilliamsGirl in Dance HallRoy DentonPorterRoger WilliamsDoctorTimothy ParkesGuitaristRachel ClayJanet CarterLewis WilsonFilm CameramanKeith AndersonDerek HallidayGraham LinesReporterCharles StanleyMr. PalmerBill BradleySalesmanKristine HowarthCanteen AssistantDerek PrenticeMr. WinstonDerek HuntFirst CroupierPatricia AuthbertUsheretteBetty EnglandMavis WarrenTamara HinchcoBeryl VeaseyEnid LindseyMagistrateBrian TippingManSandra SkermerLindaJanet RichardsonYvonneElsie ArnoldMrs. GrettonPeter ZanderMr. AlessandroDenzil EllisBruiserLindsay Scott-PattonRon PattersonCarlotta BarrowPolynesian WaitressFrederick DannerBertieAnne HardcastleMiss PenroseMarilyn GothardDancerJohn KirbyFirst ReporterBill MaxamBaileyDonald McCollumPostmanMakki MarseillesBartmannBeatrice GreekeGerman NurseAnthony ColbyGrams OperatorJane TannOffice CleanerLeila BlakeWoman in Call-BoxBeryl AndrewsReceptionistCharmian InnesMargaret BrockmanRichard HamerPolynesian WaiterGordon FaircloughMr. SturgesEileen SanfordMaryFrederick CorkeCashierCarol MaurayLucyPeter HoneywellJeremy ViccarsJane BowmanDancerBell McCallumMiss AbbottMichael BarkerGuitaristJeremy WaggCaptain Prys-JonesEric ThompsonMervyn SlaterWalter SparrowErnie ParkinTony SelbyRemoval ManDavid JansonLeslieJohn RinghamDr. GantryArnold RidleyHarryRoger BoothMr. RawsonKenneth WallerA BarberMark BurnsGeorge HarvestDavid JacksonTinyJack ChissickMessengerKen ParrySydney PlayfairLala LloydMrs. CarlsenGabriella LicudiJacinthaAlethea CharltonMrs. TimmsAnna WingMrs. DuckettDon McCorkindaleRon KebbleOlivia HamnettBilliePaul WilliamsonJames HendersonAnne BlakeA Visitor (Miss Ferguson)Howell 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