Top of the Pops Episode #24.42 (Season 24, Episode 42)
TV Episode | Music, News, Talk-Show

Top of the Pops

Episode #24.42 (Season 24, Episode 42)

TV Episode | Music, News, Talk-Show

Gary Davies and Peter Powell present, featuring UB40, Five Star, The Alarm, Terence Trent D'Arby, Los Lobos, Bananarama, Fleetwood Mac, Was (Not Was), The Fatback Band, the Bee Gees and Billy Idol

Director

Stanley Appel

Producer

Stanley Appel

Production Designer

Grenville Horner

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 15, 1987

Release date

Oct 15, 1987 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

1 win

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Cast	+ Add Cast
18 cast members

Name	Known for
Gary Davies Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	A Bit of Fry and Laurie (1987)
Peter Powell Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Oxford Road Show (1981)
The Alarm Themselves Themselves See fewer	Dom Hemingway (2013)
Bananarama Themselves Themselves See fewer	You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
The Bee Gees Themselves Themselves See fewer	Ready Player One (I) (2018)
Terence Trent D'Arby Self Self See fewer	The Fan (1996)
The Fatback Band Themselves Themselves See fewer	Malcolm & Marie (2021)
Fleetwood Mac Themselves Themselves See fewer	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Billy Idol Self Self See fewer	The Wedding Singer (1998)
Liz Kershaw Self - Studio Guest Self - Studio Guest See fewer	The Old Grey Whistle Test (1971)
Los Lobos Themselves Themselves See fewer	La Bamba (1987)
Ro Newton Self - Studio Guest Self - Studio Guest See fewer	The Old Grey Whistle Test (1971)
Five Star Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	I Care a Lot (2020)
UB40 Themselves Themselves See fewer	Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
Was Not Was Themselves Themselves See fewer	The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)
Ali Campbell Self - UB40 (uncredited) Self - UB40 (uncredited) See fewer	Something Wild (1986)
Robin Campbell Self - UB40 (uncredited) Self - UB40 (uncredited) See fewer	Something Wild (1986)
Mike Peters Self - The Alarm (uncredited) Self - The Alarm (uncredited) See fewer	Dom Hemingway (2013)