Top of the Pops Episode #17.12 (Season 17, Episode 12)
TV Episode | 34 min | Music, News, Talk-Show

Top of the Pops

Episode #17.12 (Season 17, Episode 12)

TV Episode | 34 min | Music, News, Talk-Show

Mike Read presents, featuring Bodysnatchers, Squeeze, Sad Cafe, the Lambrettas, Barbara Dickson, Shakin' Stevens, Martha and the Muffins, UB40, and the Jam, and a dance sequence by Legs and Co.

Producer

Rick Gardner

Production Designer

Janet Budden

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 20, 1980

Release date

Mar 20, 1980 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

1 win

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26 cast members

Name	Known for
Mike Read Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Tin Pan Alley (2016)
The Bodysnatchers Themselves Themselves See fewer	Dance Craze (1981)
Squeeze Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Hackers (1995)
Legs & Co Themselves - Gill, Lulu, Patti, Pauline, Rosemary, Sue Themselves - Gill, Lulu, Patti, Pauline, Rosemary, Sue See fewer	Top of the Pops (1964)
Sad Café Themselves (as Sad Cafe) Themselves (as Sad Cafe) See fewer	Car Share (2015)
The Lambrettas Themselves Themselves See fewer	Top of the Pops (1964)
Barbara Dickson Self Self See fewer	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
Shakin' Stevens Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Filth (I) (2013)
David Soul Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer	Starsky & Hutch (2004)
UB40 Themselves Themselves See fewer	Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
Martha and The Muffins Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	The Business (2005)
B.A. Robertson Self Self See fewer	The Pirate Movie (1982)
The Jam Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Rick Buckler Self - The Jam (archive footage) (as The Jam) Self - The Jam (archive footage) (as The Jam) See fewer	The Jam: Funeral Pyre (1981)
Ali Campbell Self - UB40 (as UB40) Self - UB40 (as UB40) See fewer	Something Wild (1986)
Robin Campbell Self - UB40 (as UB40) Self - UB40 (as UB40) See fewer	Something Wild (1986)
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)
Chris Difford Self - Squeeze (archive footage) (as Squeeze) Self - Squeeze (archive footage) (as Squeeze) See fewer	Reality Bites (1994)
Bruce Foxton Self - The Jam (archive footage) (as The Jam) Self - The Jam (archive footage) (as The Jam) See fewer	À Tout de Suite (2004)
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)
Jools Holland Self - Squeeze (archive footage) (as Squeeze) Self - Squeeze (archive footage) (as Squeeze) See fewer	Spice World (1997)
Sue Menhenick Self - Member of Legs & Co (as Sue) Self - Member of Legs & Co (as Sue) See fewer	The Meaning of Life (1983)
Glenn Tilbrook Self - Squeeze (archive footage) (as Squeeze) Self - Squeeze (archive footage) (as Squeeze) See fewer	The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)
Paul Weller Self - The Jam (archive footage) (as The Jam) Self - The Jam (archive footage) (as The Jam) See fewer	Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)