9.3/1024 votesLoading...#1 - The Otis Redding Special
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/16/1966
--Otis Redding - ""Satisfaction,"" ""My Girl"" and ""Respect"" --Eric Burdon - ""Hold on I'm Coming"" --Chris Farlowe - ""It's A Man's Man's Man's World"" --Otis Redding - ""Pain in My Heart"" and ""I Can't Turn You Loose"" --Otis Redding, Eric Burton, Chris Farlowe - ""Shake"" and ""Land of 1000 Dances""
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#2 - Bertice Reading; Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames
Season 2 Episode 35 - Aired 4/30/1965
Scheduled guests: --Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames --Bertice Reading
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#3 - Pat Boone; Billy Fury; Brian Poole & The Tremeloes
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/9/1963
--Pat Boone --Chris Barber --Billy Fury - ""In Summer"" and ""Somebody Else's Girl"" --Brian Poole and The Tremeloes - ""Twist And South"" & ""Do You Love Me"" --Joyce Blair
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#4 - 16 August 1963
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/16/1963
Guests unknown. The presenters were Keith Fordyce and David Gell (both presenters had previously worked on ""Thank Your Lucky Stars"")
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#5 - Rolling Stones; Peggy March; Jet Harris & Tony Meehan
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/23/1963
--Rolling Stones (1st appearance) - ""Come On"" Scheduled guests: --Jet Harris & Tony Meehan - ""Applejack"" --Little Peggy March - ""Hello Heartache Goodbye Love""
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#6 - The Springfields; Johnny Kidd & the Pirates
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/30/1963
Scheduled guests: --The Springfields - ""Come On Home"" --Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - ""I'll Never Get Over You""
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#7 - The Searchers; Tommy Roe; Jimmy Justice
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/6/1963
Scheduled guests: --The Searchers - ""Sweets For My Sweet"" --Jimmy Justice --Tommy Roe - ""Everybody""
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#8 - Freddy and the Dreamers; Kenny Lynch
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/13/1963
Scheduled guests: --Freddie and the Dreamers - ""I'm Telling You Now"" --Kenny Lynch
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#9 - Acker Bilk; Hank Locklin; Duffy Power
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/20/1963
Scheduled guests: --Hank Locklin (country singer) --Acker Bilk --Duffy Power
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#10 - Cilla Black; Adam Faith and the Roulettes
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/27/1963
--Cilla Black (her TV debut) - ""Love of the Loved"" (and possibly ""Shy of Love"") Scheduled guests: --Adam Faith and the Roulettes - ""The First Time""
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#11 - The Beatles / Helen Shapiro / Dusty Springfield
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/4/1963
--The Beatles (1st RSG! appearance) - ""Twist and Shout,"" ""I'll Get You"" & ""She Loves You"" --Dusty Springfield interviews the Beatles (individually) --Helen Shapiro - ""Look Who It Is"" (with cameos by John, Ringo and George). --Paul McCartney judges a mime contest (""Mime Time""): Four girls lip-synch to Brenda Lee's ""Let's Jump the Broomstick."" Additional guests (scheduled to appear): --Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers
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#12 - Brian Poole & The Tremeloes / Polly Perkins
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/11/1963
Scheduled guests: --Brian Poole & The Tremeloes --Polly Perkins
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#13 - Brook Benton; Dee Dee Sharp; Dion; Timi Yuro
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 10/18/1963
Scheduled guests: --Brook Benton --Dion --Dee Dee Sharp --Timi Yuro
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#14 - Del Shannon; Joe Brown & the Bruvvers; Billy J. Kramer
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 10/25/1963
Scheduled guests: --Joe Brown and the Bruvvers - ""Sally Ann"" --Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas --Del Shannon - ""Sue's Gotta Be Mine"" --Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers --The Tornadoes
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#15 - Mark Wynter; Tommy Quickly; The Big Three; Polly Perkins
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 11/1/1963
Scheduled guests: --Mary Wynter - ""It's Almost Tomorrow"" --The Caravelles --Polly Perkins --The Big Three --Tommy Quickly
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#16 - The Dave Clark Five; John Leyton; Patsy Ann Noble
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 11/8/1963
Scheduled guests: --John Leyton --The Dave Clark Five - ""Glad All Over"" (charted 21Nov63 UK) --Patsy Ann Noble ""It's Better To Cry Today"" --Michael Cox Also: --The Beatles - ""She Loves You"" (repeat clip from the 4 October 1963 show)
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#17 - Dusty Springfield; Brian Poole & Tremeloes
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 11/15/1963
Scheduled guests: --Brian Poole and the Tremeloes - ""I Can Dance"" (charted 28Nov63 UK) --Dusty Springfield - ""I Only Want To Be With You"" --Johnny Kidd & The Pirates --Heinz --Gene Pitney Another souce listed these guests: --Brook Benton --Lesley Gore --Trini Lopez --Timi Yuro
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#18 - Rolling Stones; Gerry & the Pacemakers; Freddie & the Dreamers
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 11/22/1963
--The Rolling Stones - ""I Wanna Be Your Man"" Scheduled guests: --Gerry and the Pacemakers - ""You'll Never Walk Alone"" --Freddie and the Dreamers - ""You Were Made For Me"" --Kathy Kirby - ""Secret Love"" --Kenny Lynch --Mitch Murray
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#19 - The Hollies; Manfred Mann; Mike Same; Glenda Collins
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 11/29/1963
Scheduled guests: --The Hollies - ""Stay"" --Mike Same --Manfred Mann --Glenda Collins --The Orchids - ""Gonna Make Him Mine""
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#20 - Adam Faith; Ted Heath; The Searchers; Marty Wilde
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 12/6/1963
Scheduled guests: --Adam Faith and the Roulettes - ""We Are In Love"" --The Searchers - ""Sugar and Spice"" --Marty Wilde --Daryl Quist --Chris Sandford --Ted Heath
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#21 - The Dave Clark 5; Mike Hurst; Doug Sheldon
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 12/13/1963
Scheduled guests: --The Dave Clark Five - ""Glad All Over"" --Mike Hurst (formerly of the Springfields) --Doug Sheldon
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#22 - Dusty Springfield; Billy Fury; The Fourmost
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 12/20/1963
Scheduled guests: --Billy Fury --Dusty Springfield --The Fourmost - ""I'm in Love""
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#23 - The Rolling Stones; Stevie Wonder; Andrew Loog Oldham
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 12/27/1963
--The Rolling Stones - ""I Wanna Be Your Man"" --Stevie Wonder --Andrew Loog Oldham, guest DJ
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#24 - RSG! The New Year Starts Here! (1964 New Years Show)
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 12/31/1963
The Beatles (from their 4 October 1963 appearace) --Cilla Black --The Dave Clark Five --Adam Faith --The Fourmost --Kirby Kirby --Kenny Lynch --Ray Martine --Tommy Quickly --The Roulettes --Mike Sarne --The Searchers --Mark Wynter
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#25 - The Ronettes; Dave Berry; Georgie Fame
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 1/3/1964
Scheduled guests: --The Ronettes - ""Baby I Love You"" --Tony Meehan and his Combo - ""Song Of Mexico"" --Dave Berry - ""My Baby Left Me"" --Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames
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The Best Episodes of Ready Steady Go!
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Best Episodes Summary
"The Otis Redding Special" is the best rated episode of "Ready Steady Go!". It scored 9.3/10 based on 24 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/16/1966. This episode scored 1.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Bertice Reading; Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames".