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Top of the Pops: The True Story

Year:

2001

Duration:

60 min

Genres:

Documentary | Music

IMDB rate:

5.6

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 2001-01-01

Cast

Actor

Character

Jamie Theakston

Himself - Presenter

Band Aid

Themselves (archive footage)

Damon Albarn

Himself (also archive footage)

Stanley Appel

Himself - Director, 1973-1979 / Producer, 1980-1994 (as Stan Appel)

Paul Arthurs

Himself (archive footage)

Zoë Ball

Herself - Presenter, 1997-98

Florence Ballard

Herself (archive footage)

Bananarama

Themselves (archive footage)

Gary Barlow

Himself (archive footage)

Jana Bennett

Herself - BBC Director of Televison 2002-present

Black Lace

Themselves (archive footage)

Cilla Black

Herself (archive footage)

Tony Blackburn

Himself

Ric Blaxill

Himself - Producer, 1994-1997

Marc Bolan

Himself (archive footage) (as T. Rex)

David Bowie

Himself (archive footage)

Tony Bramwell

Himself - Head of Promotions, Apple

The Buzzcocks

Themselves (archive footage)

The Byrds

Themselves (archive footage)

Bay City Rollers

Themselves (archive footage)

Gill Clark

Herself

Allan Clarke

Himself

Jarvis Cocker

Himself

Flick Colby

Herself - Choreographer, Pan's People

Jo Cook

Herself

Bill Cotton

Himself - Asst. Head of Light Entertainment 1962-1967

Chris Cowey

Himself - Executive Producer, 1997-2003

Bing Crosby

Himself (archive footage)

Peter Cunnah

Himself (archive footage)

Sara Dallin

Herself (archive footage)

Marcella Detroit

Herself (archive footage)

Howard Donald

Himself (archive footage)

Jason Donovan

Himself (archive footage)

Stanley Dorfman

Himself - Producer, 1965-1971

Julie Driscoll

Herself (archive footage)

Noel Edmonds

Himself (archive footage)

Chris Eubank

Himself - Guest Presenter (also archive footage)

All About Eve

Themselves (archive footage)

Siobhan Fahey

Herself (archive footage)

Fun Boy Three

Themselves (archive footage)

Liam Gallagher

Himself (archive footage)

Noel Gallagher

Himself (also archive footage)

Wayne Garvie

Himself - BBC Head of Entertainment 2001-2006

Colin Gibb

Himself (also archive footage)

Robin Gibb

Himself (also archive footage)

The Gojos

Themselves (archive footage)

Eric Hall

Himself - Head of Promotions, EMI 1973-1978

Terry Hall

Himself (archive footage)

Ainsley Harriott

Himself

Deborah Harry

Herself (also archive footage)

Edward Heath

Himself (archive footage)

Rosie Hetherington

Herself

Noddy Holder

Himself (also archive footage)

Linda Hotchkin

Herself

Royal House

Themselves (archive footage)

Sean Hughes

Himself

Michael Hurll

Himself - Producer, 1980-1987

Jackson 5

Themselves (archive footage)

Michael Jackson

Himself (archive footage)

David Jacobs

Himself - Presenter, Show Three

Mick Jagger

Himself (archive footage)

Kid Jensen

Himself - Presenter, 1977-1984 (also archive footage) (as David Kid Jensen)

Elton John

Himself (archive footage)

Holly Johnson

Himself

Brian Jones

Himself (archive footage)

Tom Jones

Himself (also archive footage)

Mark Lawson

Himself - Journalist & TV Critic

Simon Le Bon

Himself

Legs & Co

Themselves (archive footage)

Janice Long

Herself - Presenter, 1982-1987 (also archive footage)

Lulu

Herself (also archive footage)

John Lydon

Himself (archive footage)

Madonna

Herself (archive footage)

Peter Marinello

Himself (archive footage)

Tony McCarroll

Himself (archive footage)

Paul McGuigan

Himself (archive footage)

Sue Menhenick

Herself

Milli Vanilli

Themselves (archive footage)

Kylie Minogue

Herself (also archive footage)

James Moir

Himself - Head of Light Entertainment 1987-1994

Pete Murray

Himself - Presenter, Show Two

Robin Nash

Himself - Producer, 1971-1980

Yoko Ono

Herself (archive footage)

Jason Orange

Himself (archive footage)

Donny Osmond

Himself (archive footage)

The Osmonds

Themselves (archive footage)

Mark Owen

Himself (archive footage)

Pan's People

Themselves (archive footage)

Rick Parfitt

Himself (also archive footage)

Johnny Pearson

Himself - Musical Director, 1966-1981

John Peel

Himself

Pauline Peters

Herself

Procol Harum

Themselves (archive footage)

Mike Read

Himself - Presenter, 1978-1984 (also archive footage)

D. Ream

Themselves (archive footage)(Ream) (as D)

Nick Rhodes

Himself

Cliff Richard

Himself (also archive footage)

Keith Richards

Himself (also archive footage)

Mick Ronson

Himself (archive footage)

Diana Ross

Herself (archive footage)

Francis Rossi

Himself (also archive footage)

Jimmy Savile

Himself - Presenter, Show One (also archive footage)

The Sex Pistols

Themselves (archive footage)

Sham 69

Themselves (archive footage)

Shakespear's Sister

Themselves (archive footage) (as Shakespears Sister)

Spice Girls

Themselves (also archive footage) (as The Spice Girls)

Chris Stein

Himself (also archive footage)

Johnnie Stewart

Himself - Producer, 1964-1973

Suggs

Himself (also archive footage)

The Supremes

Themselves (archive footage)

Sweet

Themselves (archive footage)

Martin Talbot

Himself - Editor 'Music Week'

Dave Lee Travis

Himself (archive footage)

Brian Auger and the Trinity

Themselves (archive footage)

Anthea Turner

Herself - Presenter, 1988-1991 (also archive footage)

Midge Ure

Himself (archive footage)

Pete Waterman

Himself - Record Producer, PWL

Charlie Watts

Himself (archive footage)

Dylan White

Himself - Director, Angelo Plugging

Brian Whitehouse

Himself - Assistant Producer, 1967

Robbie Williams

Himself (also archive footage)

Mary Wilson

Herself (archive footage)

Stevie Wonder

Himself (archive footage)

Keren Woodward

Herself (archive footage)

Steve Wright

Himself - Presenter, 1980-1989 (also archive footage)

Kim Appleby

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mel Appleby

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rick Astley

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Cheryl Baker

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Beatles

Themselves (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bon Jovi

Themselves (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jon Bon Jovi

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Graham Coxon

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Andy Crane

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Harry Enfield

Loadsamoney

George Harrison

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Alex James

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Martin Kemp

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Cyndi Lauper

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Lennon

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Paul McCartney

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mel & Kim

Themselves (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dave Rowntree

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sonia

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ringo Starr

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Margaret Thatcher

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Yazz

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

In 2006, upon the cancellation of the show, this documentary was re-released with an additional "The Final Chapter" segment produced by Samantha Peters.