Blankety Blank
Blankety Blank

Blankety Blank

1979 17 Seasons 286 Episodes ⭐ 5.3 Comedy Family

Blankety Blank is a British comedy game show based on the 1977–1979 Australian game show Blankety Blanks. The British version ran from 18 January 1979 to 12 March 1990 on BBC One, hosted first by Terry Wogan and later by Les Dawson. Regular members of the celebrity panel on this version included Kenny Everett, Lorraine Chase, Gareth Hunt, Gary Davies, and Cheryl Baker. A revival fronted by Lily Savage was produced by the BBC from 26 December 1997 to 28 December 1999, followed by ITV from 7 January 2001 to 10 August 2002. This version was produced by Grundy, then Thames.

Blankety Blank is a British comedy game show based on the 1977–1979 Australian game show Blankety Blanks. The British version ran from 18 January 1979 to 12 March 1990 on BBC One, hosted first by Terry Wogan and later by Les Dawson. Regular members of the celebrity panel on this version included Kenny Everett, Lorraine Chase, Gareth Hunt, Gary Davies, and Cheryl Baker. A revival fronted by Lily Savage was produced by the BBC from 26 December 1997 to 28 December 1999, followed by ITV from 7 January 2001 to 10 August 2002. This version was produced by Grundy, then Thames.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Series 1, Show 1

George Baker, Lennie Bennett, Lorraine Chase, Judy Cornwell, Wendy Craig, Bill Tidy.

EP 2

Series 1, Show 2

Wendy Craig, Shirley Anne Field, David Hamilton, Karen Kay, Ron Moody, Patrick Moore.

EP 3

Series 1, Show 3

Jack Douglas, Beryl Reid, Ian Wallace, Diane Keen, Michael Parkinson, Lorraine Chase.

EP 4

Series 1, Show 4

Shirley Anne Field, Brian Murphy, Jon Pertwee, Beryl Reid, Isla St. Clair, Bill Tidy.

EP 5

Series 1, Show 5

Michael Barrymore, Liza Goddard, Peter Jones, Kate O'Mara, Margaret Powell, Bernie Winters.

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Series 1, Show 6

Lorraine Chase, Paul Daniels, Anna Dawson, Derek Griffiths, Patrick Moore, Peggy Mount.

EP 7

Series 1, Show 7

Faith Brown, Judy Cornwell, Windsor Davies, Peter Jones, Bobby Knutt, June Whitfield.

EP 8

Series 1, Show 8

Janet Brown, Wendy Craig, David Jason, Alfred Marks, Ted Moult, Isla St. Clair.

EP 9

Series 1, Show 9

Marti Caine, Karen Kay, Diane Keen, Alfred Marks, Jerry Stevens, Bill Tidy.

EP 10

Series 1, Show 10

Anna Dawson, Shirley Anne Field, Roy Hudd, Nicholas Parsons, Beryl Reid, Eddie Waring.

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Series 1, Show 11

Faith Brown, Lorraine Chase, David Jason, Humphrey Lyttelton, Johnny More, Kate O'Mara.

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Series 1, Show 12

Alexandra Bastedo, Peter Bull, Paul Daniels, Mollie Sugden, Bill Tidy, Dilys Watling.

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Series 1, Show 13

With guest stars Lennie Bennett, Liza Goddard, Nerys Hughes, Peter Jones, Una McLean, Patrick Moore.

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Series 1, Show 14

Keith Harris, Karen Kay, Diane Langton, Pete Murray, Isla St. Clair, Jerry Stevens.

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Series 1, Show 15

Lorraine Chase, Val Doonican, David Hamilton, Dickie Henderson, Karen Kay, Elaine Stritch.

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Series 1, Show 16

David Copperfield, Paul Daniels, Stacy Dorning, Jack Douglas, Beryl Reid, Wanda Ventham.

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Series 3, Christmas Special

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Series 4, Show 2

Kenny Everett, David Hamilton, Sally James, Derek Nimmo, Wendy Richard, June Whitfleld.

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Series 4, Show 6

Barry Cryer, Noele Gordon, Larry Grayson, Roz Hanby, Anita Harris, Alfred Marks.

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Series 4, Christmas Special

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Series 5, Christmas Special

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Series 6, Christmas Special

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Series 7, Show 1

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Series 7, Show 2

Janet Ellis, Roy Hudd, Karen Kay, Matthew Kelly, Ted Rogers, Lizzie Webb.

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Series 7, Show 3

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Series 7, Show 4

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Series 7, Show 5

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Series 7, Show 6

Geoff Capes, Lynsey de Paul, Jan Leeming, Don MacLean, Spike Milligan, Claire Rayner.

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Series 7, Show 7

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Series 7, Show 8

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Series 7, Show 9

Sandra Dickinson, Stu Francis, Cherry Gillespie, Paul Shane, Frank Thornton, Lizzie Webb.

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Series 7, Show 10

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Series 7, Show 11

Janet Brown, Roy Kinnear, Joanna Monro, Linda Nolan, Duncan Norvelle, Jon Pertwee.

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Series 7, Show 12

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Series 7, Show 13

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Series 7, Christmas Special

Lorraine Chase, Suzanne Danielle, Ken Dodd, Russell Harty, Ruth Madoc, Derek Nimmo.

EP 1

Show 1

Les is thrown when two contestants are identical twins, yet soldiers on with what he calls a "garbage" show. Meanwhile,

EP 2

Show 2

"Don't compound the felony!" Les tells contestant Brian Black after he tries to explain one particularly bad answer. Wit

EP 3

Show 3

A high-scoring game, but with prizes that no one wants to win, and a panel of celebrities that Les calls "a theatrical k

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Show 4

An edition where the prizes are so bad, Les threatens to get security to make sure the winning contestants take them hom

EP 5

Show 5

The final appearances on Blankety Blank of Nicholas Lyndhurst, Sheila Ferguson and Willie Rushton, in a show where Les c

EP 6

Show 6

Les is in a buoyant mood, with plenty of laughter among the panel. However, in real life things were quite different - t

EP 7

Show 7

Les presents a Welsh-themed episode for the upcoming St. David's Day. New to the panel are weather forecasters Ian McCas

EP 8

Show 8

"You know," says Les, "you stand here some days - you think 'was it worth getting up?'" Making their debut on the panel

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Show 9

Chris Tarrant wants to give Les a kiss, while Frank Carson is finally allowed back on the show after his panel-aggravati

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Show 10

Featuring Nicholas Parsons, Michael Barrymore, and Rolf Harris.

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Show 11

Les has problems with contestants interrupting his jokes, Duncan Norvelle making advances towards him, and Bella Emberg

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Show 21 - 'Allo 'Allo Cast

Richard Gibson, Francesca Gonshaw, Gorden Kaye, Vicki Michelle, Carmen Silvera, Guy Siner

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Joe Brown, Charlie Daze, Nerys Hughes, Victor Kiam, Ellie Laine, Angela Rippon.

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Christmas Special

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Karen Kay, Ian Krankie, Janette Krankie, Bill Owen, Anna Raeburn, Alvin Stardust.

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Stan Boardman, Jean Boht, John Craven, Peter Goodwright, Aimi MacDonald, Jane Marie Osborne.

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Gavin Campbell, Julian Clary, Polly James, Danny La Rue, Rose-Marie, Jane Marie Osborne.

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Christmas Special

Blankety Blank returns to the BBC for a Christmas Special, hosted by the fictional creation of sharp-tongued Lily Savage

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Series 13, Show 1

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Series 13, Show 2

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Series 14, Christmas Special

EP 1

Episode 1

Lily Savage returns with Blankety Blank after a 17-month absence from the screen - yet this time, it's with ITV. Lily we

EP 2

Episode 2

Lily welcomes four celebrities brand new to the panel: Jayne Middlemiss, Billy Murray, Steve Penk and Stuart Miles. Amon

EP 3

Episode 3

It seems as if Lily's finally starting to get the show's "gentle innuendo" format, noting that questions give the tempta

EP 4

Episode 4

Lily deals with one contestant who lives in cemeteries, and another who got married in secret without letting her family

EP 5

Episode 5

Lily introduces another edition of the quiz show, in which contestants include a jelly wrestler, and a girl who can fit

EP 6

Episode 6

Lily offers a star prize of a week's holiday in Sri Lanka, but can celebrity panellists including Leslie Grantham and Ad

EP 7

Episode 7

Lily is in a particularly jaded mood as a game threatens to "take all night", and many of the quiz elements are revealed

EP 8

Episode 8

Dermot O'Leary makes his sole Blankety Blank appearance on a show full of pretend people: there's the stylised comic per

EP 9

Episode 9

Kevin Woodford and Nadia Sawalha make their second appearances as panellists on the show, and are joined by four guests

EP 10

Episode 10

Chaos reigns when Liz Dawn and Donald Sinden can't understand the questions, and Bradley Walsh becomes obsessed with Lil

EP 11

Episode 11

Lily introduces more contestants and celebrity panellists to the quiz, including the sole appearances of Troy Titus-Adam

EP 12

Episode 12

Sherrie Hewson is having a nightmare with her answers, while Lily admits she's "not in the mood". However, elderly conte

EP 13

Episode 13

Contestant Chris Keeble is in luck when he reveals one of his ambitions is to meet Gail Porter - Gail makes her sole app

EP 14

Episode 14

Giggly contestants and an emboldened panel help provide the fun in this edition of the show.

EP 15

Episode 15

Junior Simpson, Kerry Katona, George Layton and Debra Stephenson all make their sole appearances on the panel. Louise Ja

EP 16

Episode 16

Lily has laughs with some lively contestants, including a girl who claims to be a relative of Mary Tyler Moore, and the

EP 17

Episode 17

Making their sole appearances on the panel this episode are Fiona Dolman, Jane Cox and Derek Fowlds.

EP 18

Episode 18

"Let's get this over with, we're not here to enjoy ourselves." So says Lily, introducing another edition of Blankety Bla

EP 19

Episode 19

The penultimate episode of the series sees old hands in Roy Barraclough and June Whitfield joined by newcomers Sarah Caw

EP 20

Episode 20

Lily sees out the series with some unruly contestants and the sole appearances of Michael Starke and Natasha Hamilton.

EP 1

Episode 1

Lily wears a football-themed outfit to start off the new series and welcome another Savage to the show - Leicester City

EP 2

Episode 2

Melanie Kilburn makes her debut on the panel, while Tina Hobley and Oz Clarke make their sole appearances.

EP 3

Episode 3

"I can't bear that kind of thing" says Lily, after being told one of the contestants used to work with drag queens. Neil

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Episode 4

An all-new panel line-up this week, as Naomi Ryan and H make their debuts, while making their sole appearances are Marc

EP 5

Episode 5

The debut of Kevin Kennedy and Patsy Palmer on the show, and Amanda Barrie returns as a panellist for the first time sin

EP 6

Episode 6

Sean Wilson makes the first of two appearances on the show, while Mickey Poppins puts in his sole showing as a panellist

EP 7

Episode 7

Shobna Gulati, Gary Turner and Anna Ryder Richardson make their sole appearances on the panel.

EP 8

Episode 8

"Right, well I'm off," claims Lily, "it's gonna be one of these nights, I'm sorry." Unfortunately for Lily, the show's o

EP 9

Episode 9

Tris Payne takes a break from "Real Rooms" to put in his single appearance on the show. Seated around him are some famil

EP 10

Episode 10

Four newcomers put in their only appearances on the panel: Simon Rouse, Elizabeth Estensen, Sue Cleaver and Natalie Case

EP 11

Episode 11

The only appearances for Ross Burden, Charlie Dimmock and Lisa Riley. Joining them is Leslie Grantham, who has been on t

EP 12

Episode 12

Lily and panellist Fiona Phillips are joined by five celebrities new to the series: Robin Cousins, Raji James, Meg Johns

EP 13

Episode 13

"The atmosphere in here tonight, can you feel it?" asks Lily, "It's like a public hanging." On the panel for the first a

EP 14

Episode 14

Alexandra Fletcher, Joe Mace and Jennie Bond appear on the panel for a single time, sat with one of the show's longest-s

EP 15

Episode 15

This week sees four celebrities make their sole guest turns on the panel: Heather Peace, Kate Garraway, Chris Bisson and

EP 16

Episode 16

Philip Middlemiss and Ben Shephard make their sole appearances on the panel, while joining them are Dale Winton, June Sa

EP 17

Episode 17

Guest panellist Kevin Woodford has lost his voice, but it's not a problem for a contestant's boyfriend sat in the audien

EP 18

Episode 18

The sole appearances on the panel of Emily Symons, Nick Pickard, Jane Gurnett and Christopher Price.

EP 19

Episode 19

Panellists making their only appearance on this edition are Antony Audenshaw, David Dickinson and Denise Robertson.

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Episode 20

The final episode of the Lily Savage era, which included appearances from Will Mellor, Claire Sweeney, and John Craven.

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