About this season
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.
Episodes (16)
1. Series 1, Show 1
Aired 18 January 1979 • 30 min
George Baker, Lennie Bennett, Lorraine Chase, Judy Cornwell, Wendy Craig, Bill Tidy.
2. Series 1, Show 2
Aired 25 January 1979 • 30 min
Wendy Craig, Shirley Anne Field, David Hamilton, Karen Kay, Ron Moody, Patrick Moore.
3. Series 1, Show 3
Aired 1 February 1979 • 30 min
Jack Douglas, Beryl Reid, Ian Wallace, Diane Keen, Michael Parkinson, Lorraine Chase.
4. Series 1, Show 4
Aired 8 February 1979 • 30 min
Shirley Anne Field, Brian Murphy, Jon Pertwee, Beryl Reid, Isla St. Clair, Bill Tidy.
5. Series 1, Show 5
Aired 15 February 1979 • 30 min
Michael Barrymore, Liza Goddard, Peter Jones, Kate O'Mara, Margaret Powell, Bernie Winters.
6. Series 1, Show 6
Aired 22 February 1979 • 30 min
Lorraine Chase, Paul Daniels, Anna Dawson, Derek Griffiths, Patrick Moore, Peggy Mount.
7. Series 1, Show 7
Aired 1 March 1979 • 30 min
Faith Brown, Judy Cornwell, Windsor Davies, Peter Jones, Bobby Knutt, June Whitfield.
8. Series 1, Show 8
Aired 15 March 1979 • 30 min
Janet Brown, Wendy Craig, David Jason, Alfred Marks, Ted Moult, Isla St. Clair.
9. Series 1, Show 9
Aired 22 March 1979 • 30 min
Marti Caine, Karen Kay, Diane Keen, Alfred Marks, Jerry Stevens, Bill Tidy.
10. Series 1, Show 10
Aired 29 March 1979 • 30 min
Anna Dawson, Shirley Anne Field, Roy Hudd, Nicholas Parsons, Beryl Reid, Eddie Waring.
11. Series 1, Show 11
Aired 5 April 1979 • 30 min
Faith Brown, Lorraine Chase, David Jason, Humphrey Lyttelton, Johnny More, Kate O'Mara.
12. Series 1, Show 12
Aired 12 April 1979 • 30 min
Alexandra Bastedo, Peter Bull, Paul Daniels, Mollie Sugden, Bill Tidy, Dilys Watling.
13. Series 1, Show 13
Aired 19 April 1979 • 30 min
With guest stars Lennie Bennett, Liza Goddard, Nerys Hughes, Peter Jones, Una McLean, Patrick Moore.
14. Series 1, Show 14
Aired 26 April 1979 • 30 min
Keith Harris, Karen Kay, Diane Langton, Pete Murray, Isla St. Clair, Jerry Stevens.
15. Series 1, Show 15
Aired 3 May 1979 • 30 min
Lorraine Chase, Val Doonican, David Hamilton, Dickie Henderson, Karen Kay, Elaine Stritch.
16. Series 1, Show 16
Aired 10 May 1979 • 30 min
David Copperfield, Paul Daniels, Stacy Dorning, Jack Douglas, Beryl Reid, Wanda Ventham.