Blankety Blank

Name: Blankety Blank
Genre: Comedy, Family
Released: 1979-01-18
Rating: 5.2
Cast: Paul O'Grady

ENDED17 Seasons279 Episodes★ 5.2

Blankety Blank is a comedy and family series on ITV1 that ran from 1979 to 2002, ending after 17 seasons and 279 episodes.

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NetworkITV1

First AiredJan 18, 1979

Last AiredAug 17, 2002

GenreComedy, Family

Runtime30 min

LanguageEnglish

CountryUnited Kingdom

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.

Cast

Paul O'Grady

Lily Savage - Presenter

Seasons & Episodes17 seasons · 286 episodes

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With falling ratings and the last episodes shelved by ITV, the series went off the air for over a decade. The unaired final episodes eventually premiered on the Freeview channel Challenge in August 2005, while the show itself received a reboot in 2021 with Bradley Walsh.

E1Episode 1

May 4, 2002

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

E2Episode 2

May 11, 2002

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

E3Episode 3

May 18, 2002

"I can't bear that kind of thing" says Lily, after being told one of the contestants used to work with drag queens. Neil Fox and Coleen Nolan make their only appearance, but are joined by some of Lily's regulars, including John Leslie.

E4Episode 4

May 25, 2002

An all-new panel line-up this week, as Naomi Ryan and H make their debuts, while making their sole appearances are Marc Crumpton, Helen Fraser, Lowri Turner and Gareth Hunt.

E5Episode 5

Jun 8, 2002

The debut of Kevin Kennedy and Patsy Palmer on the show, and Amanda Barrie returns as a panellist for the first time since 1979.

E6Episode 6

Jun 29, 2002

Sean Wilson makes the first of two appearances on the show, while Mickey Poppins puts in his sole showing as a panellist. Also making her only appearance is Mary Unfaithful from "Lily live".

E7Episode 7

Jul 6, 2002

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

E8Episode 8

Jul 13, 2002

"Right, well I'm off," claims Lily, "it's gonna be one of these nights, I'm sorry." Unfortunately for Lily, the show's only just started. Among the panellists are Tim Vincent, H and Naomi Russell.

E9Episode 9

Jul 20, 2002

Tris Payne takes a break from "Real Rooms" to put in his single appearance on the show. Seated around him are some familiar faces on the panel, including a favourite of Lily's: Sherie Hewson.

E10

E10Episode 10

Jul 27, 2002

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

E11

E11Episode 11

Aug 3, 2002

The only appearances for Ross Burden, Charlie Dimmock and Lisa Riley. Joining them is Leslie Grantham, who has been on the show since the days of Les Dawson, and June Whitfield, who has been with the show right from its very first series.

E12

E12Episode 12

Aug 10, 2002

Lily and panellist Fiona Phillips are joined by five celebrities new to the series: Robin Cousins, Raji James, Meg Johnson, Lesley Joseph and Greg Proops.

E13

E13Episode 13

Aug 17, 2002

"The atmosphere in here tonight, can you feel it?" asks Lily, "It's like a public hanging." On the panel for the first and only time is Michael Garner, joined by regulars Carol Smillie and Judith Chalmers.

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E14Episode 14

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Alexandra Fletcher, Joe Mace and Jennie Bond appear on the panel for a single time, sat with one of the show's longest-serving regulars: June Whitfield, who has appeared with all three main hosts of the programme.

E15

E15Episode 15

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

E16

E16Episode 16

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Philip Middlemiss and Ben Shephard make their sole appearances on the panel, while joining them are Dale Winton, June Sarpong, Gloria Hunniford and Sue Jenkins.

E17

E17Episode 17

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Guest panellist Kevin Woodford has lost his voice, but it's not a problem for a contestant's boyfriend sat in the audience - he's prepared to do horse impressions to liven up the show.

E18

E18Episode 18

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

E19

E19Episode 19

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

E20

E20Episode 20

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

About Blankety Blank

Blankety Blank is a comedy, family series on ITV1. The show first aired on Jan 18, 1979 and currently has 17 seasons and 279 episodes. Blankety Blank has ended. It has a rating of 5.2/10 based on 8 votes. The cast includes Paul O'Grady.