Top of the Pops Episode #16.31 (Season 16, Episode 31)
TV Episode | 37 min | Music, News, Talk-Show

Top of the Pops

Episode #16.31 (Season 16, Episode 31)

TV Episode | 37 min | Music, News, Talk-Show

Presented by Peter Powell, featuring Sham 69, Olympic Runners, ABBA, The Korgis, BA Robertson, Sparks, The Specials, The Boomtown Rats and The Gibson Brothers and a dance sequence by Legs and Co.

Producer

Phil Bishop

Production Designer

Malcolm Thornton

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Edit Released

Updated Aug 2, 1979

Release date

Aug 2, 1979 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

1 win

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26 cast members

Name	Known for
Peter Powell Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Oxford Road Show (1981)
Sham 69 Themselves Themselves See fewer	Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)
Olympic Runners Themselves Themselves See fewer	25th Hour (2002)
The Korgis Themselves Themselves See fewer	The View from Greenhaven (2008)
ABBA Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Muriel's Wedding (1994)
B.A. Robertson Self Self See fewer	The Pirate Movie (1982)
Dave Edmunds Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
Legs & Co Themselves - Gill, Lulu, Patti, Pauline, Rosemary, Sue Themselves - Gill, Lulu, Patti, Pauline, Rosemary, Sue See fewer	Top of the Pops (1964)
Sparks Themselves Themselves See fewer	Black Rain (1989)
The Specials Themselves Themselves See fewer	Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
The Darts Themselves (as Darts) Themselves (as Darts) See fewer	Omoide no yubiwa (1968)
The Gibson Brothers Themselves Themselves See fewer	Sexy Beast (2000)
The Boomtown Rats Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
Lulu Cartwright Self - Member of Legs & Co (as Lulu) Self - Member of Legs & Co (as Lulu) See fewer	Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1996)
Gillian Clarke Self - Member of Legs & Co (as Gill) Self - Member of Legs & Co (as Gill) See fewer	Top of the Pops (1964)
Jerry Dammers Self - Member: The Specials (as The Specials) Self - Member: The Specials (as The Specials) See fewer	Mystery Men (1999)
Bob Geldof Self - Lead Singer: The Boomtown Rats (archive footage) (as The Boomtown Rats) Self - Lead Singer: The Boomtown Rats (archive footage) (as The Boomtown Rats) See fewer	Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Terry Hall Self - Lead Singer: The Specials (as The Specials) Self - Lead Singer: The Specials (as The Specials) See fewer	Showgirls (1995)
Patti Hammond Self - Member of Legs & Co (as Patti) Self - Member of Legs & Co (as Patti) See fewer	Nutcracker (1982)
Rosie Hetherington Self - Member of Legs & Co (as Rosemary) Self - Member of Legs & Co (as Rosemary) See fewer	Top of the Pops (1964)
Ron Mael Self - Sparks (as Sparks) Self - Sparks (as Sparks) See fewer	Annette (2021)
Russell Mael Self - Sparks (as Sparks) Self - Sparks (as Sparks) See fewer	Annette (2021)
Sue Menhenick Self - Member of Legs & Co (as Sue) Self - Member of Legs & Co (as Sue) See fewer	Monty Python's the Meaning of Life (1983)
Jimmy Pursey Self - Lead Singer: Sham 69 (as Sham 69) Self - Lead Singer: Sham 69 (as Sham 69) See fewer	Heavy Metal (1981)
Alan Wilder Self - Member: The Korgis Self - Member: The Korgis See fewer	The Hole (2001)
Danny Baker Self - Audience Member (uncredited) Self - Audience Member (uncredited) See fewer	Wimbledon (2004)