Top of the Pops Episode #25.53 (Season 25, Episode 53)
TV Episode | 70 min | Music

Top of the Pops

Episode #25.53 (Season 25, Episode 53)

TV Episode | 70 min | Music

It began in Manchester - a converted church, Jimmy Savile and groups like the Beatles, the Dave Clark Five and the Rolling Stones. It was 6.34pm on 1 January 1964. Tonight, on the eve of the 25th birthday of what has become the world's ...See moreIt began in Manchester - a converted church, Jimmy Savile and groups like the Beatles, the Dave Clark Five and the Rolling Stones. It was 6.34pm on 1 January 1964. Tonight, on the eve of the 25th birthday of what has become the world's longest-running regular chart show, You are invited to join a host of your favourite DJs. There will be studio performances by, among others, Sandie Shaw, Cliff Richard, David Essex , Lulu, Wet Wet Wet, Status Quo, Shakin' Stevens, the Pet Shop Boys and a few surprise guests. Paul Gambaccini and Mike Read guide you through the 25 years. Written by Radio Times See less

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23 cast members

Name	Known for
Paul Gambaccini Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Top of the Pops (1964)
Mike Read Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Tin Pan Alley (2016)
David Essex Self Self See fewer	That'll Be the Day (1973)
The Four Tops Themselves Themselves See fewer	Four Brothers (2005)
Alan Freeman Self - Guest Presenter Self - Guest Presenter See fewer	Absolute Beginners (1986)
Engelbert Humperdinck Self Self See fewer	Game Night (I) (2018)
David Jacobs Self - Guest Presenter Self - Guest Presenter See fewer	Little Women (1950)
Kid Jensen Self Self See fewer	The Mind of David Berglas (1986)
Lulu Self Self See fewer	To Sir, with Love (1967)
Mud Themselves Themselves See fewer	Rush (I) (2013)
Pete Murray Self - Guest Presenter Self - Guest Presenter See fewer	My Brother Jonathan (1948)
Pet Shop Boys Themselves (credit only) Themselves (credit only) See fewer	The Crying Game (1992)
Cliff Richard Self Self See fewer	Rocketman (I) (2019)
Jimmy Savile Self - Guest Presenter (as Jimmy Savile O.B.E.) Self - Guest Presenter (as Jimmy Savile O.B.E.) See fewer	When Louis Met... Jimmy (2000)
Sandie Shaw Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Last Night in Soho (2021)
Status Quo Themselves Themselves See fewer	Men in Black³ (2012)
Shakin' Stevens Self Self See fewer	Filth (I) (2013)
The Swinging Blue Jeans Themselves Themselves See fewer	American Animals (2018)
The Tremeloes Themselves Themselves See fewer	The Boat That Rocked (2009)
Wet Wet Wet Themselves (credit only) Themselves (credit only) See fewer	Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Chris Lowe Self - Pet Shop Boys (uncredited) Self - Pet Shop Boys (uncredited) See fewer	Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Levi Stubbs Self - The Four Tops (uncredited) Self - The Four Tops (uncredited) See fewer	Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Neil Tennant Self - Pet Shop Boys (uncredited) Self - Pet Shop Boys (uncredited) See fewer	Battleship Potemkin (1925)