Top of the Pops Episode #16.44 (Season 16, Episode 44)
TV Episode | 31 min | Music, News, Talk-Show

Top of the Pops

Episode #16.44 (Season 16, Episode 44)

TV Episode | 31 min | Music, News, Talk-Show

Mike Read presents , featuring Sparks, The Ramblers, Darts, The Jam ("Eton Rifles"), Lene Lovich, Thin Lizzy, Suzi Quatro, BA Robertson, Lena Martell and dance sequences by Legs and Co.

Producer

Phil Bishop

Production Designer

Graham Lough

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 1, 1979

Release date

Nov 1, 1979 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

1 win

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23 cast members

Name	Known for
Mike Read Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Tin Pan Alley (2016)
Sparks Themselves Themselves See fewer	Black Rain (1989)
The Ramblers Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Junior Showtime (1969)
The Darts Themselves (as Darts) Themselves (as Darts) See fewer	Omoide no yubiwa (1968)
The Jam Themselves Themselves See fewer	Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Lene Lovich Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
Legs & Co Themselves - Gill, Lulu, Patti, Pauline, Rosemary, Sue Themselves - Gill, Lulu, Patti, Pauline, Rosemary, Sue See fewer	Top of the Pops (1964)
Thin Lizzy Themselves Themselves See fewer	A Knight's Tale (2001)
Suzi Quatro Self Self See fewer	Cruella (2021)
B.A. Robertson Self Self See fewer	The Pirate Movie (1982)
Lena Martell Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Top of the Pops: The Story of 1979 (2014)
The Maggie Stredder Singers Vocal Backing Vocal Backing See fewer	Lennie and Jerry (1978)
Rick Buckler Self - The Jam (as The Jam) Self - The Jam (as The Jam) See fewer	The Jam: Funeral Pyre (1981)
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)
Bruce Foxton Self - The Jam (as The Jam) Self - The Jam (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)
Phil Lynott Self - Thin Lizzy (as Thin Lizzy) Self - Thin Lizzy (as Thin Lizzy) See fewer	A Knight's Tale (2001)
Ron Mael Self (as Sparks) Self (as Sparks) See fewer	The Sparks Brothers (2021)
Russell Mael Self (as Sparks) Self (as Sparks) See fewer	Annette (2021)
Sue Menhenick Self - Member of Legs & Co (as Sue) Self - Member of Legs & Co (as Sue) See fewer	The Meaning of Life (1983)
Paul Weller Self - The Jam (as The Jam) Self - The Jam (as The Jam) See fewer	Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)