1. PREMIERED 1962

    Compact

    BBC One, 1962–1965

1962

COMPACT

PROGRAM INFO

  1. ABOUT
    British TV series
  2. PREMIERED
    January 2, 196264 years ago
  3. FINALE
    July 30, 1965
  4. NETWORK
    BBC One
  5. COUNTRY
    United Kingdom
  6. LANGUAGE
    English
  7. EPISODES
    373
  8. GENRE
    Soap opera
  9. CREATED BY
    Hazel Adair
  10. STARRING
    Basil Moss
  11. ANNIVERSARY
    Turns 65 on January 2, 2027, in 60 days
  12. SOURCES
    Wikipedia, Wikidata

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