Blankety Blank

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 1979-01-18

Last Air Date: 2002-08-17

Number of Seasons: 17

Number of Episodes: 286

Networks: ITV1, BBC One

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Top Cast

Les Dawson as Self - Presenter
Terry Wogan as Self - Presenter
Paul O'Grady as Lily Savage - Presenter
Lorraine Chase as Self
Beryl Reid as Self
Roy Hudd as N/A
Sandra Dickinson as N/A
Kenny Everett as N/A
Liza Goddard as Self
Lennie Bennett as Self

Seasons

Specials (1978) - (13 Episodes)

Season 1 (1979) - (16 Episodes)

Season 2 (1979) - (17 Episodes)

Season 3 (1980) - (16 Episodes)

Season 4 (1981) - (17 Episodes)

Season 5 (1982) - (14 Episodes)

Season 6 (1983) - (15 Episodes)

Season 7 (1984) - (14 Episodes)

Season 8 (1985) - (11 Episodes)

Season 9 (1985) - (22 Episodes)

Season 10 (1986) - (22 Episodes)

Season 11 (1987) - (22 Episodes)

Season 12 (1988) - (12 Episodes)

Season 13 (1989) - (21 Episodes)

Season 14 (1997) - (14 Episodes)

Season 15 (1999) - (13 Episodes)

Season 16 (2001) - (20 Episodes)

Season 17 (2002) - (20 Episodes)

Specials (1978)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Pilot Episode 1 (1978-04-01)

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 2: Pilot Episode 2 (1978-04-04)

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 3: Wogan's Best Of Blankety Blank - Episode 1 (1997-11-17)

Weekday series in which Terry Wogan recalls memorable episodes of the celebrity panel gameshow.
Ep. 4: Wogan's Best Of Blankety Blank - Episode 2 (1997-11-18)

Terry Wogan recalls more memorable episodes of the celebrity panel gameshow.
Ep. 5: Wogan's Best Of Blankety Blank - Episode 3 (1997-11-19)

Terry Wogan introduces a classic edition of the word game.
Ep. 6: Wogan's Best Of Blankety Blank - Episode 4 (1997-11-20)

Terry Wogan introduces a classic edition of the word game.
Ep. 7: Wogan's Best Of Blankety Blank - Episode 5 (1997-11-21)

Terry Wogan introduces a classic edition of the word game.
Ep. 8: Wogan's Best Of Blankety Blank - Episode 6 (1997-11-24)

Terry Wogan recalls another episode of the celebrity word game.
Ep. 9: Wogan's Best Of Blankety Blank - Episode 7 (1997-11-28)

Terry Wogan introduces another edition of the comedy panel game.
Ep. 10: Wogan's Best Of Blankety Blank - Episode 8 (1997-12-01)

Terry Wogan recalls another episode of the celebrity word game.
Ep. 11: Wogan's Best Of Blankety Blank - Episode 9 (1997-12-02)

Terry Wogan recalls moments from the celebrity panel gameshow.
Ep. 12: Wogan's Best Of Blankety Blank - Episode 10 (1997-12-03)

Terry Wogan recalls another episode of the celebrity word game.
Ep. 13: Wogan's Best Of Blankety Blank - Episode 11 (1997-12-04)

Terry Wogan recalls another episode of the celebrity word game.