Blankety Blank (1979)
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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Episode 1 - Episode 1
Release Date: 2002-05-04Lily wears a football-themed outfit to start off the new series and welcome another Savage to the show - Leicester City midfielder Robbie.
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Episode 2 - Episode 2
Release Date: 2002-05-11Melanie Kilburn makes her debut on the panel, while Tina Hobley and Oz Clarke make their sole appearances.
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Episode 3 - Episode 3
Release Date: 2002-05-18"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.
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Episode 4 - Episode 4
Release Date: 2002-05-25An 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.
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Episode 5 - Episode 5
Release Date: 2002-06-08The debut of Kevin Kennedy and Patsy Palmer on the show, and Amanda Barrie returns as a panellist for the first time since 1979.
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Episode 6 - Episode 6
Release Date: 2002-06-29Sean 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".
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Episode 7 - Episode 7
Release Date: 2002-07-06Shobna Gulati, Gary Turner and Anna Ryder Richardson make their sole appearances on the panel.
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Episode 8 - Episode 8
Release Date: 2002-07-13"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.
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Episode 9 - Episode 9
Release Date: 2002-07-20Tris 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.
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Episode 10 - Episode 10
Release Date: 2002-07-27Four newcomers put in their only appearances on the panel: Simon Rouse, Elizabeth Estensen, Sue Cleaver and Natalie Casey.
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Episode 11 - Episode 11
Release Date: 2002-08-03The 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.
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Episode 12 - Episode 12
Release Date: 2002-08-10Lily and panellist Fiona Phillips are joined by five celebrities new to the series: Robin Cousins, Raji James, Meg Johnson, Lesley Joseph and Greg Proops.
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Episode 13 - Episode 13
Release Date: 2002-08-17"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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Episode 14 - Episode 14
Release Date: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.
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Episode 15 - Episode 15
Release Date:This week sees four celebrities make their sole guest turns on the panel: Heather Peace, Kate Garraway, Chris Bisson and Nell McAndrew.
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Episode 16 - Episode 16
Release Date: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.
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Episode 17 - Episode 17
Release Date: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.
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Episode 18 - Episode 18
Release Date:The sole appearances on the panel of Emily Symons, Nick Pickard, Jane Gurnett and Christopher Price.
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Episode 19 - Episode 19
Release Date:Panellists making their only appearance on this edition are Antony Audenshaw, David Dickinson and Denise Robertson.
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Episode 20 - Episode 20
Release Date:The final episode of the Lily Savage era, which included appearances from Will Mellor, Claire Sweeney, and John Craven.