Ready, Steady, Go! (1963–1966)

Stars:

Mick Jagger, Dusty Springfield, Eric Burdon

Cast

Series cast summary:
Mick Jagger	...	Himself (26 episodes, 1963-1966)
Dusty Springfield	...	Herself (24 episodes, 1963-1966)
Eric Burdon	...	Himself (23 episodes, 1964-1966)
Brian Jones	...	Himself (23 episodes, 1963-1966)
The Rolling Stones	...	Themselves (23 episodes, 1963-1966)
Bill Wyman	...	Himself (23 episodes, 1963-1966)
Manfred Mann	...	Themselves (22 episodes, 1963-1966)
Keith Richards	...	Himself (22 episodes, 1963-1966)
Charlie Watts	...	Himself (22 episodes, 1963-1966)
The Animals	...	Themselves (20 episodes, 1964-1966)
Chas Chandler	...	Himself (19 episodes, 1964-1966)
Hilton Valentine	...	Himself (19 episodes, 1964-1966)
Paul Jones	...	Himself (18 episodes, 1963-1966)
The Who	...	Themselves (18 episodes, 1965-1966)
The Yardbirds	...	Themselves (17 episodes, 1964-1966)
The Dave Clark Five	...	Themselves (17 episodes, 1963-1966)
Mike Hugg	...	Himself (17 episodes, 1963-1966)
Tom McGuinness	...	Himself (17 episodes, 1963-1966)
Dave Davies	...	Himself (17 episodes, 1964-1966)
The Kinks	...	Themselves (17 episodes, 1964-1966)
Peter Quaife	...	Himself (17 episodes, 1964-1966)
John Steele	...	Himself (17 episodes, 1964-1966)
Cathy McGowan	...	Herself - Presenter (16 episodes, 1964-1966)
The Searchers	...	Themselves (16 episodes, 1963-1965)
Kenny Lynch	...	Himself (16 episodes, 1963-1966)
Chris Curtis	...	Himself (16 episodes, 1963-1966)
The Hollies	...	Themselves (16 episodes, 1963-1966)
Mick Avory	...	Himself (16 episodes, 1964-1966)
Ray Davies	...	Himself (16 episodes, 1964-1966)
Keith Relf	...	Himself (16 episodes, 1964-1966)
Keith Fordyce	...	Himself - Presenter (15 episodes, 1963-1965)
Alan Price	...	Himself (15 episodes, 1964-1966)
Allan Clarke	...	Himself (15 episodes, 1963-1966)
Bobby Elliot	...	Himself (15 episodes, 1963-1966)
Tony Hicks	...	Himself (15 episodes, 1963-1966)
Graham Nash	...	Himself (15 episodes, 1963-1966)
John McNally	...	Himself (15 episodes, 1963-1965)
Mike Pender	...	Himself (15 episodes, 1963-1965)
Michael Vickers	...	Himself (15 episodes, 1963-1965)
Chris Dreja	...	Himself (15 episodes, 1964-1966)
Jim McCarty	...	Himself (15 episodes, 1964-1966)
John Entwistle	...	Himself (15 episodes, 1965-1966)
Keith Moon	...	Himself (15 episodes, 1965-1966)
Pete Townshend	...	Himself (15 episodes, 1965-1966)
Georgina Burgess	...	Herself - Dancer (14 episodes, 1963-1966)
Dave Clark	...	Himself (14 episodes, 1963-1965)
Lenny Davidson	...	Himself (14 episodes, 1963-1965)
Rick Huxley	...	Himself (14 episodes, 1963-1965)
Mike Smith	...	Himself (14 episodes, 1963-1965)
Denis West Payton	...	Himself (14 episodes, 1963-1965)
Georgie Fame	...	Himself (14 episodes, 1964-1966)
Roger Daltrey	...	Himself (14 episodes, 1965-1966)
Eric Haydock	...	Himself (13 episodes, 1963-1966)
Donovan	...	Himself (12 episodes, 1965-1966)
Cilla Black	...	Herself (12 episodes, 1963-1966)
Jeff Beck	...	Himself (12 episodes, 1965-1966)
Sandie Shaw	...	Herself (11 episodes, 1964-1966)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

pop music | comma in title | punctuation in title | three word title | exclamation point in title | 

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Taglines:

The Weekend Starts Here!

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Genres:

Music

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 August 1963 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Associated-Rediffusion Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min 30 min (1963) 50 min (1964-1966)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First British TV music show to allow pop acts to perform the full version of their songs.

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Connections

Featured in Quadrophenia (1979)

User Reviews

Sixties showcase

The ultimate 60s pop show presented by Keith Fordyce and Cathy MacGowan was a staple part of TV in the early part of the decade. It had a simple formula – to showcase artists from both the UK and USA (usually miming), alongside an audience who danced or stood around during the performances.

MacGowan was an irritating, mini-skirted, giggler, while Fordyce would have looked more at home as an assistant in a furniture shop – still, it was a start and pre-dated Radio 1's Top of the Pops by a few years. Big names who appeared on Ready, Steady, Go, included Dusty Springfield, Del Shannon, the Animals, the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, and Dave Berry. The theme tune was provided by Manfred Mann (the catchy 54321).

Perhaps it was not the most inventive of music shows – and suffered from the miming aspect which made most artists look ridiculous as they lip synched to a track which resounded around the huge space miles away from where they were standing. It was hardly definitive but was the first attempt on British TV (after 6-5 Special) to provide a weekly showcase for the movers and shakers of popular music. As Cathy MacGowan would say, 'The weekend starts here …'.