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- Terry Wogan introduces a brand new quiz show, where he reads out sentences with a vital word missing - the "blankety blank" of the title. If contestants give the same answer as a panel of celebrities, they can go on to win prizes.
- Eddie Waring makes his sole appearance on the programme, while Nicholas Parsons makes his first of four.
- A chaotic, chart-topping series finale that sees Terry declare "I've got a terrible feeling that this is going to be one of those shows". Half of the celebrities come armed with props, with getting correct answers the last thing in mind.
- Terry returns with a second series of Blankety Blank, just four months after the end of the first. Among the celebrity guests he welcomes to the show are newcomers Patricia Brake and David Jacobs.
- Beryl Reid threatens to throw "a wobbly" while Terry claims his eyes are bloodshot after a series of wrong answers from the panel.
- Terry introduces Blankety Blank's first-ever Christmas special. Featuring two sets of contestants, snowball fights and flights through the air, the sharp-eyed may also spot Peter Davison in the audience.
- Terry struggles to control a particularly raucous panel, as Lennie Bennett not only wants to show Wogan how the show should be hosted, but decides he has no need to wear clothes.
- Tim Brooke-Taylor and Carol Drinkwater make their debut on the show, while Terry contends with a contestant who's a Sergeant Major, and a selection of prizes no one cares about winning.
- Terry introduces two celebrities new to the show: Isla Blair and future host Les Dawson. In a boisterous edition, four people threaten to leave the programme and go home - including Terry himself.
- Terry is in a party mood for this extra-length Christmas Special, bringing wine, dance, and two sets of celebrity panellists. But who is really Santa Claus, and who is in the pantomime horse?
- Terry introduces two thirds of "Three of a Kind" to the show, with Lenny Henry and Tracey Ullman joining a panel of regulars. Also on the show is Mary Jackson, the Irish contestant who worries that she's "a bit of an eejit".
- Terry Wogan hosts his last edition of Blankety Blank with this Christmas Special. Included among the contestants is Tom Moore, a man who would raise over £30 million for the NHS in 2020.
- Les introduces what he claims is the only panel with a tilt button, as larger guests Cyril Smith and Bertice Reading join the show. Also new to the series are Henry Kelly and Stan Boardman, while Beryl Reid makes her final appearance.
- "Let's get this over with, we're not here to enjoy ourselves." So says Lily, introducing another edition of Blankety Blank, with a star prize of a trip to St. Lucia.
- Lily wears a football-themed outfit to start off the new series and welcome another Savage to the show - Leicester City midfielder Robbie.
- 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.
- Lily deals with one contestant who lives in cemeteries, and another who got married in secret without letting her family know. Meanwhile, Sherrie Hewson decides she doesn't understand the programme, and declares she shouldn't be on it.
- Sherrie Hewson is having a nightmare with her answers, while Lily admits she's "not in the mood". However, elderly contestant George is on hand to make Lily laugh against her will.
- Giggly contestants and an emboldened panel help provide the fun in this edition of the show.
- Featuring the final appearance of Thora Hird on the show, along with the panel debut of Will Mellor. Making their sole appearances on the show are Steve Rider and Malandra Burrows.
- Bernie Winters plays teacher's pet to keep Terry well-fed throughout the programme, a contestant was tricked by his family into taking part, and it finally dawns on Lorraine Chase that she's "not very good" at the game.
- Three new panellists join the show: Clement Freud, Fenella Fielding and Ted Rogers.
- Les struggles when one contestant wants to do his own jokes, and another pair have amorous intentions. The panellists including Jon Pertwee aren't much help, but Les assures everyone that "the worst that can happen is you can win a prize".
- Terry tries to keep some kind of order over a chaotic episode, where bits of the set begin to fall apart, and the edit suite saves viewers from the full antics of Roy Hudd and Freddie Starr.
- Paul Coia, Louise Jameson and Brian Blessed join the panel for the first time. Although Louise would come back the following year, and both she and Brian took part in the revival series with Lily Savage, this was Paul's only appearance.
- The return of Blankety Blank to the BBC for the first time since 1999, this time hosted by Bradley Walsh. Celebrity panellists include Amir Khan, Sue Perkins and Jimmy Carr.
- "I'm sorry, but I'm beginning to snap!" Les is surrounded by wrong answers and bad spelling, and can't take any more.
- 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.
- A unaired pilot episode for Blankety Blank, produced in 1978. Guest panellists who never appeared in the series proper are Jimmy Perry and Marjorie Proops.
- A second unaired pilot episode for Blankety Blank, produced in 1978. The guest panellists would all appear again in the series, save for Jilly Cooper.
- Terry is having so many problems with both panellists and contestants that he decides to walk off and start the show again. Meanwhile, Paul Daniels threatens to leave, but is he just getting up Terry's hopes?
- Junior Simpson, Kerry Katona, George Layton and Debra Stephenson all make their sole appearances on the panel. Louise Jameson, who had appeared twice in the Les Dawson era, also makes her only guest spot on Lily's version.
- This week sees four celebrities make their sole guest turns on the panel: Heather Peace, Kate Garraway, Chris Bisson and Nell McAndrew.
- Les introduces a special 'Allo 'Allo!-themed version of Blankety Blank, with all six panellists stars from the sitcom.
- Blankety Blank returns to the BBC for a Christmas Special, hosted by the fictional creation of sharp-tongued Lily Savage (Paul O'Grady). Joining Lily are six celebrities new to the series, including Liz Dawn, Gareth Hale and Gwen Taylor.
- Blankety Blank returns for a full series for the first time in eight years, with Lily Savage as the new host. To mark the change, the panel features celebrities new to the show, with only Liz Dawn having appeared before.
- Lily Savage returns with Blankety Blank after a 17-month absence from the screen - yet this time, it's with ITV. Lily welcomes five celebrities new to the quiz to usher in the change, with only Keith Duffy having appeared before.
- Contestant Chris Keeble is in luck when he reveals one of his ambitions is to meet Gail Porter - Gail makes her sole appearance on the panel this week. Also making his only guest spot on the show is Sid Owen.
- Lily has laughs with some lively contestants, including a girl who claims to be a relative of Mary Tyler Moore, and the elderly Nat Shine, who brings his own sense of fun to the show.
- Lily welcomes four celebrities brand new to the panel: Jayne Middlemiss, Billy Murray, Steve Penk and Stuart Miles. Among the contestants is Tom Roberts, a man who took part in the D-Day landings.
- It seems as if Lily's finally starting to get the show's "gentle innuendo" format, noting that questions give the temptation to say "something rude". However, it's not long before she's telling the teatime audience of her inauspicious past
- Lily introduces another edition of the quiz show, in which contestants include a jelly wrestler, and a girl who can fit her entire fist in her mouth.
- Lily offers a star prize of a week's holiday in Sri Lanka, but can celebrity panellists including Leslie Grantham and Adele Silva help the contestants to win it?
- Lily is in a particularly jaded mood as a game threatens to "take all night", and many of the quiz elements are revealed as ones she hates.
- Dermot O'Leary makes his sole Blankety Blank appearance on a show full of pretend people: there's the stylised comic persona of Harry Hill, fictitious glamour model Gayle Tuesday, and, of course, the show is presented by Lily herself.
- Lily introduces more contestants and celebrity panellists to the quiz, including the sole appearances of Troy Titus-Adams and David Easter.
- Chaos reigns when Liz Dawn and Donald Sinden can't understand the questions, and Bradley Walsh becomes obsessed with Lily's short skirt.
- Bradley Walsh introduces the first of a brand new series, with panellists including Johnny Vegas, Martine McCutcheon and Chizzy Akudolu. But will Joe Swash ever get to understand any of the questions?
- There's tensions on the panel as Rob Beckett and Craig Revel Horwood argue over the best answer, and Tamzin Outhwaite won't let Josh Widdicombe forget that he wrote a script where he got to kiss her.
- Judi Love feels she's "on fire" when it comes to matching answers with contestants, but will her luck hold out? There's also the return of a familiar face, as original series panellist Gloria Hunniford joins the show.
- "I actually haven't got a clue how this show works!" laughs Bradley Walsh, as another edition threatens to descend into chaos.
- Three comedians sit on the panel this week, along with an actor and a tennis coach. However, singer Peter Andre fights for redemption after admitting he doesn't understand the game.
- Bradley reveals that he thought foxes were wild dogs; Chris McCausland debates the rules; and Jimmy Carr gets nervous when a contestant takes a personal shine to him.
- Bradley and the panel must battle with a contestant who can't get an answer right, and a series of tie-breakers that will seemingly never end.
- Bradley finds contestants who struggle to get a single point, and issues his first "yellow card" for a rude answer from the panel.
- Bradley gets desperate as a low-scoring game offers no promise of any points, and he doesn't understand what any of the prizes are.
- A festive edition sees confusion among the panel and apathy among the contestants. Even though guests including Mel B, Richard E. Grant and Sarah Millican try to help, none of the contestants want the prizes on offer.
- Les is joined by two Avengers, as Patrick Macnee and Linda Thorson make their sole panel appearance. Also appearing for the only time are Mick Miller and Barry McGuigan, while Karen Kay and Lynsey de Paul are on the show for the last time.
- Terry Wogan returns with Wendy Craig and five other new panellists in the second episode of the quiz show.
- Vincent Price makes his sole appearance on Blankety Blank, declaring it to be "a great honour", before changing his mind and taking the sentiment back. Elsewhere, contestants successfully win prizes, but end up wishing they hadn't.
- 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.
- This Christmas special marked the end of the series on the BBC after a two-year revival with Lily Savage. Old hands including Roy Barraclough and Barbara Windsor appear, but when the programme returned, it did so on ITV.
- Blankety Blank returns for a low-scoring game where Joey Essex doesn't understand anything about the show, and Chris Eubank is determined to keep an eye on bad language. "I've had enough of this, it's driving me mad!" claims Bradley.
- Blankety Blank airs its 300th edition in another low-scoring game that threatens to descend into chaos. Among the panellists arguing the rules with Bradley are Brian Conley, Alex Brooker, Lady Leshurr and Tom Allen.
- "This has been the longest 33 minutes of my life!" complains Bradley as the third week running sees a low-scoring game. Suggestions for the blanks include Big Narstie insisting that "first of all, you're a mug" is a well-known phrase.
- Scarlett Moffatt returns to the show, and is joined on the panel by Alan Davies, drag queen Lawrence Chaney, former footballer Jermaine Jenas, comedienne Desiree Burch and DJ Roman Kemp.
- Bradley is thrilled to have contestants with modest ambitions: desired prizes include a bean bag and an oil-filled radiator. Celebrities trying to help them realise their affordable dreams include Ashley Roberts and Robert Rinder.
- "I gotta be honest - I don't feel very well." Bradley can't believe yet another set of contestants seem incapable of getting any answers right - and even if they win, they don't want the prizes anyway.
- Bradley gets dancing lessons from Motsi Mabuse, and sits back as Jimmy Carr tries to take over hosting the show. There's also chance to see Bez back with maracas, and a contestant who can't wait to leave before it's over.
- The last regular episode of 2022 includes Gabby Logan, Shirley Ballas, Chris Kamara and Chris McCausland. There's also contestants managing to get some matches - though none of them want the prizes.
- A lively edition sees the contestants actually get some matches, and Bruno Tonioli barely in his seat. There's also disruptions from Jo Brand and Natalie Cassidy, and, for the second week running, a contestant leaves before it's over.
- A Christmas Eve special with guests Joanna Lumley, Alex Horne, Alison Hammond, Jonathan Ross, Joanna Page and Guz Khan.
- "This is extraordinary. I gotta be honest with you, I gave you no chance whatsoever." Brad has little faith in the contestants for the first in a new run, while brand new to the panel are Rylan Clark, Emma Willis and Iain Stirling.
- "Why is everyone having a pop at me tonight?" Bradley's getting stick from not only the panel, but also the contestants. Making their panel debut are Jill Scott, Layton Williams, Nadia Jae and Jason Watkins.
- Bradley's in a raucous mood with old friend Shane Richie on the panel - but will the wilder atmosphere lead to too many rude answers?
- Mel Giedroyc, comedian Darren Harriott and Reverend Kate Bottley all make their Blankety Blank debut. However, there's no pressure on the panel, as the winning contestant has no interest in any of the prizes.
- Bradley struggles to keep control of a show where the panel are unruly, and the contestants even wilder. A series of passive-aggressive players demand that they're given points, only to then insist that they don't want the prizes anyway.
- Vanessa Feltz tells Bradley it's been a long-held dream of hers to appear on the show. She's sat between regulars in Josh Widdicombe and Scarlett Moffatt, while among other new panellists are Fred Sirieix and Eddie Kadi.
- Bradley hosts a low-scoring game with contestants doing so badly he drags one of them out of their seat and takes their place. Among those watching, and helping, the contestants to fail are Johnny Vegas, Prue Leith and Carol Vorderman.
- Bradley welcomes a 99-year-old contestant to the show, along with new faces in Deborah Meaden, Richie Anderson, Russell Kane and Libby Clegg. But the contestants score so badly, Bradley resorts to tearing up their answer cards.
- Eamonn Holmes returns for the first time since the Lily Savage era, while new to the show are DJ Target, Oti Mabuse, Yung Filly and Josie Gibson.
- A Christmas Special featuring the first appearances of Brian Blessed and Ainsley Harriott since the Lily Savage era, along with the debuts of Katherine Ryan, Gemma Collins and A.J. Odudu. Brad regular Rob Beckett completes the line up.
- Making their sole appearances on the panel this episode are Fiona Dolman, Jane Cox and Derek Fowlds.
- The penultimate episode of the series sees old hands in Roy Barraclough and June Whitfield joined by newcomers Sarah Cawood and Ed Bryne.
- Lily sees out the series with some unruly contestants and the sole appearances of Michael Starke and Natasha Hamilton.
- Terry Wogan hosts the fourth edition of the quiz, with three celebrity guests brand new to the programme: Brian Murphy, Jon Pertwee and Isla St. Clair.
- Mollie Sugden and Dilys Watling make their first guest spots on the panel, while Alexandra Bastedo and Peter Bull make their sole appearances. Meanwhile, Paul Daniels has some surprises for Terry.
- The celebrity panellists have so much trouble matching any correct answers with the contestants that they turn to cheating to try and get some points. Lennie Bennett gets away with it - but for how long?
- The debut of Katie Boyle and Kenny Everett on Blankety Blank. Although Kenny ends the show by claiming he'll never be back, he became a regular guest on the series.
- Terry is greeted by one contestant with the name "Hazel Hazel", and another who wants to give him a present. In the meantime, Paul Daniels pledges to be "sophisticated", while Barbara Kelly questions his claim that he had a father.
- "Sometimes I see my whole life flashing before me" says Terry, as he hosts another edition of wrong answers and misunderstood questions.
- Little and Large and Aimi MacDonald make their first appearances on the panel, but when Aimi can't understand any of the questions, Terry wonders if he should start the show again.
- Guest panellist Michael Barrymore becomes entranced by the eccentricity of Margaret Powell, while Bernie Winters questions Kate O'Mara's inability to get a single answer right
- Derek Nimmo makes his debut on the panel, and the series threatens to break the record for points scored - though not in the way Terry would like.
- A chaotic show, where Terry must deal with barbs, interruptions, a surprise visit from a rival quiz show host, and a contestant who doesn't want the prizes.
- Marti Caine makes her only appearance on the show, but Terry is in a dominant mood, threatening to lock the audience in, reminding the panellists that he can punch his weight, and telling Jerry Stevens that "I'll smash you in the mouth".
- The first appearance on the panel of David Jason, Ted Moult, Alfred Marks and Janet Brown. It's also the debut of Terry's Columbo impression - but will he keep it together when impersonating Marcus Welby's nurse?
- Beryl Reid makes her first of 26 appearances on the quiz, and sets up a long-running joke between herself and Terry: the idea that there's a man under her desk, not only taking her used question cards, but making sure she's "entertained".
- Regulars Lorraine Chase and Patrick Moore are joined by newcomers Paul Daniels and Anna Dawson, plus the sole appearances of Derek Griffiths and Peggy Mount. One thing they share is love of teasing Terry, including pretending to be asleep.
- In a low-scoring game where even the winning contestants get hardly any points, the "Taxi Driver Of The Year 1979" challenges Peter Jones to earn his fee.
- The first episode to feature seven panellists, as Keith Harris is joined by Orville. However, Terry is more dismayed by the series of wrong answers, noting "I always start this show sprightly as a button, and I end up on me knees."
- Henry Cooper makes his panel debut, while Dora Bryan and Françoise Pascal put in their sole appearances. But with Larry Grayson and Aimi MacDonald causing chaos, Terry can feel one of his headaches coming on.
- Terry has a lot to contend with, as he takes his usual abuse from the likes of David Hamilton and Lennie Bennett - but also a Cornish contestant, who pans his recording of "The Floral Dance".
- Lorraine Chase argues for the benefits of phonetic English, noting that "whoever first discovers the word does it all wrong". Plus, Humphrey Lyttelton makes his sole appearance, Terry complaining "I said it was a mistake having him on".
- Terry contends with the emergence of the STWW - Stop Terry Wogan Working - revolts from the studio audience, and contestants offering to sell him their prizes.
- Pat Coombs and Cuddles the Monkey make their debut on the panel, while Beryl Reid is in an uncontrollable mood. "All this is gonna end in tears", warns Terry.
- Kenny Everett and Sylvia Syms are bored, Patrick Moore and Maureen Lipman struggle to get a question right, and Tony Selby and Pearly Gates don't understand them. Plus, Terry has to deal with one of the show's most eccentric contestants.
- Willie Rushton claims he's "given up personal charm", while David Jacobs insists that Beryl Reid has "six pussies". Meanwhile, Terry's discussion of crabs at a nudist beach raises some eyebrows, while Roy Hudd's desk falls to pieces.
- Terry Wogan returns with a third series of the quiz show, trying to keep control while Kenny Everett decorates the set with answer cards and broken nuts, and Lorraine Chase tries to enlist the studio audience to help her to cheat.
- John Junkin makes his debut on what he calls "the Paul Daniels Show", and asks Terry's permission to hit his fellow panellist. While Terry doesn't say no, he does warn Junkin that he'll "have to join a queue".
- Rula Lenska and Bernard Cribbins make their debut on the panel, while Jack Douglas shares some philosophy with Terry: "It was Confucius who said 'all men are dominoes', which makes you the double blank."
- Ray Alan and Lord Charles make their sole appearance on the show, while Beryl Reid wants to "add more sex", and Tom O'Connor is just looking for a fight. Meanwhile, Terry is enjoying the company of a contestant a little too much.
- Four new celebrity guests join the panel: Tony Blackburn, Leslie Crowther, Mike Reid and Dinah Sheridan. Though as the episodes weren't always broadcast in the order they were recorded, TV viewers would have seen Dinah before.
- Wendy Richard and Sally James make their debuts as celebrity panellists, but when a returning Derek Nimmo declares it to be possibly the worst show he's even been on, Kenny Everett decides to take his shirt off to liven things up.
- Roy Kinnear and Julia McKenzie make their debut on the panel, while Percy Edwards makes his sole appearance. Meanwhile, Paul Daniels has some secrets in store for Terry.
- The first appearance of regulars Larry Grayson and Barbara Windsor, plus the sole guest spot for Moira Lister. Terry claims that Larry is being "cocky", while one of Barbara's answers has to be censored for the viewers at home.
- Terry's in a dominant mood as the quiz begins to fall apart, threatening to deny contestants their commemorative chequebook and pen. With many wrong answers, a low-scoring game finally ends: but does the winning contestant want the prizes?
- Terry promises that this week it'll be "the iron hand in the velvet glove", as he orders panellists to be quiet and tells off contestants for answering back. But how long can he can keep the discipline going?
- Michele Dotrice makes her sole appearance as a panellist in this instalment, a new face among regulars. But when one of those regulars is Kenny Everett, chaos is bound to happen.
- Lenny Henry notes that a number of racially suspect questions appear whenever he's on the show. Yet Terry is also the brunt of gags about his background, while a contestant with the surname "Spittle" is the subject of much teasing.
- Frank Carson and Ruth Madoc make their debuts on the show, while Norman Collier is challenged by a contestant to a "chicken off".
- Annie Ross and Molly Weir make their sole appearances on the panel, but the show is dominated by a returning Norman Collier and his bag of props.
- Terry claims his legs are going, as another edition is swamped by a series of wrong answers.
- Arguably the most famous episode of Blankety Blank ever aired, as Kenny Everett decides that he's taken a dislike to Terry's microphone.
- Arthur Askey makes his debut on the panel, while Terry Hall and Lenny the Lion make their sole appearance. Wogan, meanwhile, is in a dominant mood. "You're not going to get on my nerves tonight, are you?" asks Beryl Reid.
- Terry comes on to applause from the studio audience, but it's all downhill from there. Not only is he heckled by the panel, but a contestant tells him that his children would be too "ashamed" to watch the programme.
- Patti Boulaye makes her sole appearance on the show, while Peter Jones appears for the first and final time since series one. Also on the panel is the disruptive Paul Daniels - "It's almost painful, isn't it?", observes Terry.
- The programme gets off to a troubled start as one of the celebrity panellists hasn't turned up, and the name card is empty. Stepping in to save the show is a young schoolboy by the name of Jimmy Krankie.
- A musical episode, as Arthur Askey encourages Terry and the panel to break into song. Diana Dors and Norman Collier, new to the panel, are only too happy to join in with the fun.
- Terry claims that his jaw hurts from laughing at the wild antics of Billy Dainty, while Paul Daniels makes his final appearance on the show.
- Bernie Clifton, Tessa Wyatt and Dawn Addams all make their debut on the panel. But does Terry really want a moustache, and when Derek Nimmo decides to criticise the quality of contestants, has he bitten off more than he can chew?
- Terry's in trouble when a contestant reveals himself to be a retired army officer, and Lorraine Chase insists on the existence of a bird called a budgerigard.
- One of the rudest Blankety Blanks ever, a Christmas Special where the questions come with double the usual innuendo, Terry is convinced that Lenny Henry's name is really Kunta Kinte, and Beryl Reid finds the whole thing "knicker gripping".
- Spike Milligan and Arthur English make their debut on the panel this week. While Arthur does well, Spike struggles to get a single correct match with the contestants, crying out "Will it never end?"
- "I'm suddenly drained of all emotion" claims Terry after a female contestant can't keep her hands off him. But that's not Terry's only worry - the entire set is starting to fall apart.
- Cyril Fletcher joins a panel full of regulars in the form of Lorraine Chase, Beryl Reid, Henry Cooper and Karen Kay. Bernie Winters, making his second guest spot, would also go on to become a regular, clocking up ten appearances.
- Terry presents another edition of the quiz - that is, if Frank Carson will stop interrupting him.
- A disastrously low-scoring game where Roy Hudd is worried the audience have fallen asleep, and Terry confesses that he can't bring himself to ask the questions anymore.
- "There's something very wrong with a man who talks into a water pistol" observes Dana after another edition of crazed events and legions of wrong answers. New to the panel are Danny La Rue and Maggie Philbin.
- The debut of Suzanne Dando on the panel, an accidental appearance of "Eugene", and the long-awaited return of Dr. Marcus Welby.
- The return of Keith Harris, the final appearance of Lenny Henry and the sole showing of Cilla Black. Terry battles with a contestant who makes his kids watch the show as a punishment, and the backchat of Orville the Duck.
- "And they said that Blankety Blank could not be better this year," states Terry, "They said it couldn't possibly be as funny or as witty or as fast-moving as last year - they were right."
- "My brain's beginning to atrophy!" says Terry, as he repeatedly forgets what's happening in the game. Joining him in the confusion are new panellists Patricia Hayes and Jan Leeming, while Larry Grayson makes his final appearance.
- "What a truly cheap and nasty show this is!" exclaims Terry after witnessing the weeks' prizes and juddering set. Sadly for Terry, the winning contestant is in agreement, and doesn't want their prize.
- The show gets three new panellists in the form of Susan Hanson, Jim Davidson and future regular Dana. However, there's a problem when a contestant gets to compete for the week's star prize - they want to lose so they don't have to have it.
- "This programme is getting cheaper and nastier than ever, isn't it?" claims Terry in an innuendo-strewn edition. New to the panel are Ken Dodd and Jonathan King.
- The only fifth series episode to not introduce a new face to the panel, a group of six regulars nevertheless bring fun to the show. The game also runs smoothly - or at least if will, if contestant Gwyn Evans has time to blow his nose.
- Almost an all-new panel join Les, with only Lesley Judd having appeared before. Making their sole appearances are Lance Percival and Norman Vaughan, while making their series debuts are Fern Britton, Bill Buckley and Jean Rook.
- Gloria Hunniford joins the show for the first time, there's several sing-a-longs, Lorraine Chase complains about the cheapness of the prizes, and a contestant recognises Roy Hudd from his days in Butlins.
- Terry gets to learn of the existence of "ghost pimples" and "clastanets", much to his confusion. Meanwhile, the star prize of the week is up for grabs, but nobody wants it.
- Terry claims that new panellist Sarah Greene is "educated beyond her intelligence", while Spike Milligan can't stand being within range of Terry's breath.
- "If entertainment value was elastic, there wouldn't be enough in this show for a frog's jockstrap." Les introduces a show that takes so long, even the winning contestant is left pointing at their watch.
- "I can see we're in for another half hour of remorseless hilarity, aren't we?" complains Roy Kinnear. In a cheery edition, the panel try to help the contestants, but, far from the first time, the contestants don't want to actually win.
- Bonnie Langford and Henry McGee are brand new to the show - but will they ever get a word in edgeways with Frank Carson on full form? And will Frank and Patrick Moore really come to blows?
- Les hosts a high-scoring edition where the only setback is Jill Gascoigne's inability to get a correct match. "You see, if Jill ever has a brain operation, it'll cost fourpence. And that'll include search fees."
- Two new panellists join the show, but only Cleo Rocos gets introduced as being there for the first time. After Paul Shane is welcomed back to the programme, he has to remind Terry "I've never been here before."
- "This is endless!" complains Terry, as he hosts a Christmas edition where the hunt for a correct answer continues.
- "Make the most of it," Terry warns viewers, "this is as funny as it gets." Featuring the panel debut of Russell Grant, along with clashes with "Grievous Bodily Hunniford" and "the worst joke in the history of television".
- Future regular Joe Brown makes his first appearance on the show in a lively edition.
- The first appearance of Leslie Ash on the show, and the sole appearance of Mike Read. However, Terry's got more problems on his mind, in the form of a contestant who won't stop flirting or plugging her parents' hotel.
- Terry has his work cut out for him when Freddie Starr joins the show and organises a walk out. Also new to the panel is Kathy Staff.
- Les Dawson makes a third appearance on Blankety Blank - except this time, as the host. The first quiz Dawson has ever presented, he admits "I feel about as comfortable as a lame turkey, sat on a pile of Paxo listening to Christmas carols."
- Les hosts a fairly high-scoring edition, with the sole appearances of Sarah Payne and Georgia Brown, along with the final appearances of Keith Harris, Orville and Bobby Knutt.
- Terry is unable to get contestants excited in the star prize of a CD player, but generates a round of applause by getting Patrick Moore to smile.
- A rowdy panel is suspected of cheating, Derek Nimmo claims it's a "very deeply depressing show", and Terry breaks out his Richard Burton impression.
- "And this week," declares Terry, "they said it couldn't be done, but the prizes are even worse." A panel of relatively fresh faces make up the show, including Wayne Sleep and Sheila Steafel making their debuts.
- The 100th edition of Blankety Blank to be broadcast sees the sole guest spots of Kelly Monteith and Dustin Gee on the panel. Meanwhile, Les Dennis makes his first of five appearances.
- The sole appearance of Roger Kitter on the panel, along with the debut of Sabina Franklyn.
- The debut of Janice Long and Chris Tarrant on the panel, while impressionist Johnny More appears on the show for the first time since 1979.
- Les hosts another edition of the show that he claims has "made the nation reel with nausea". Making their first appearance in a high-scoring game are Jeff Stevenson and Dennis Waterman.
- Les welcomes Cherry Gillespie and Frank Thornton for their first appearances on the show. There's also member of the public Jimmy Valentine and his puppet ferret, a man Les describes as "an absolutely lousy contestant".
- Les introduces an episode dedicated to Children In Need. Nicholas Lyndhurst and Cheryl Baker make their first appearances on the panel, while Finola Hughes makes her sole appearance.
- Matthew Kelly and Lizzie Webb make their debuts as celebrity panellists, while the contestants keep stealing Les's laughs.
- A high-scoring game, but with prizes that no one wants to win, and a panel of celebrities that Les calls "a theatrical knacker's yard".
- Lonnie Donegan makes his sole appearance on the panel in a high-scoring game, while Les showcases his new impression: "The Punctured Head".
- Les introduces Linda Nolan, Don Maclean and Bobby Davro to the series in a high-scoring game, though saves special praise for the viewers who have the courage to watch the show.
- Les is thrown when two contestants are identical twins, yet soldiers on with what he calls a "garbage" show. Meanwhile, will Des Lynam ever forgive Les for getting his name wrong?
- Les dresses as a fairy to attempt to introduce some merriment in this Christmas Day edition. Derek Nimmo thinks the show is "appalling", while Les concedes of the way the studio respond that "this isn't an audience, it's a hung jury."
- An edition where the prizes are so bad, Les threatens to get security to make sure the winning contestants take them home.
- The final appearances on Blankety Blank of Nicholas Lyndhurst, Sheila Ferguson and Willie Rushton, in a show where Les claims the panel are only taking part because they couldn't get jobs in pantomime.
- Claire Rayner and Geoff Capes make their first appearance as panellists in what Les describes as "fascinating drivel". On hand to help is Spike Milligan, but he's determined not to get an answer right.
- "You know," says Les, "you stand here some days - you think 'was it worth getting up?'" Making their debut on the panel are Fred Feast, Lesley Judd and comedian Dave Wolfe, a subject of Les's derision.
- Playing the game this week are panellists including David Copperfield, John Junkin and Madeline Bell - but have the production team forgotten how to spell Madeline's name?
- The last show recorded for the eighth series sees Les visited by guests including Michael Barrymore, Nicholas Parsons and Emily Bolton.
- Les has problems with contestants interrupting his jokes, Duncan Norvelle making advances towards him, and Bella Emberg threatening violence. However, Les reveals he thinks the studio audience is a nice crowd: "They're still awake."
- Les introduces another edition of what he calls a banal disaster of a show, where, if they ever dropped a bomb on where the prizes are stored, "it could do £15 worth of damage".
- Les returns for his first episode of Blankety Blank after the eighth series was cut short by him being admitted to hospital. Les tells gags about the experience, before introducing the first of a full-length series.
- Les is joined by old mates on the panel, including the final appearances of Chris Tarrant and Billy Dainty.
- Shobna Gulati, Gary Turner and Anna Ryder Richardson make their sole appearances on the panel.
- The last appearance of Anneka Rice on the show, though Les introduces four panellists new to Blankety Blank: Polly James, Peter Goodwright and Charlie Daze, plus the sole appearance of Eddie Kidd.
- With the show missing a panellist, Peter Powell offers to help out and step in at "late notice" - but unfortunately for Peter, he's a bit too enthusiastic when running onto the set.
- Les hosts a warm edition, with lots of old friends on the panel. Yet the biggest amount of attention goes to contestant Graham Barton, who uses the opportunity to propose to his girlfriend in the audience.
- "Last time I saw a panel like that," Les confides to a contestant, "was at Nuremburg war trials." Insisting that the payrate for each of them was just 50p, Les is dismayed when guests including Tommy Trinder can't get an answer right.
- Fiona Richmond and Frankie Vaughan make their panel debuts, while Bill Pertwee puts in his sole appearance. However, it's Frankie who gets the worst of it, with Les claiming "In your day they sang in Latin."
- Les claims to have been shook rigid by a contestant who's so bad he can't believe it's not a set up gag. There's also a panel who Les apologises for referring to as "celebrities", as well as a guest in the audience.
- Fresh faces join the panel, as Mike Newman, Samantha Fox and Simon Bates make their debuts, while Johnny Ball and Marian Montgomery make their sole appearances. Only Anna Raeburn, having featured in Series 8, is an "old hand".
- "Don't compound the felony!" Les tells contestant Brian Black after he tries to explain one particularly bad answer. With Les complaining that he's an "idiot" who has brought "boredom" to the show, will the other contestants fare better?
- A panto-themed Christmas Special, with Les joined by Gary Wilmot, Mollie Sugden, Tom O'Connor, Debbie Greenwood, John Inman and Aimi MacDonald.
- Les is in a buoyant mood, with plenty of laughter among the panel. However, in real life things were quite different - the day before broadcast, Les had been taken into hospital.
- Les presents a Welsh-themed episode for the upcoming St. David's Day. New to the panel are weather forecasters Ian McCaskill and Wincey Willis, while making his sole appearance is fellow Mancunian comedian Bernard Manning.
- Les dries his eyes as he presents the last show in the ninth series, and is joined by a host of new faces on the panel. With only Barbara Windsor having appeared before, there are five newcomers, including Rory Bremner and Marti Webb.
- Chris Tarrant wants to give Les a kiss, while Frank Carson is finally allowed back on the show after his panel-aggravating turn in series five.
- Les claims that the night's "celebrity panel" is a broad use of the phrase. Included on the show are Danny La Rue and Cheryl Baker, while making their final appearances are Sandra Dickinson, Dave Wolfe and Michael Parkinson.
- The panel gets filled with old friends and former colleagues of Les, including the Cissie to his Ada - Roy Barraclough.
- Les meets a shy contestant who wants to see if she can put her arms around him, and another who wants to be a quiz show host. But one thing all the contestants have in common is that none of them seem to be able to win anything.
- A lively show sees Les sharing jokes with panellists including Mary Parkinson and Helen Shapiro - but will he fall foul of the towering Geoff Capes?
- Les tries to control a boisterous show, as Freddie Trueman wants to trade barbs, and Roland Rat is blatantly honest in his view of the programme, and of Les himself.
- The producers have a surprise in store for Les when he's confronted by identical twins as contestants. However, what the twins really have in common is that they're all unable to get correct answers.
- Kevin Woodford and Nadia Sawalha make their second appearances as panellists on the show, and are joined by four guests new to the programme - including Nadia's sister, Julia.
- 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".
- The debut of Kevin Kennedy and Patsy Palmer on the show, and Amanda Barrie returns as a panellist for the first time since 1979.
- 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.
- Four newcomers put in their only appearances on the panel: Simon Rouse, Elizabeth Estensen, Sue Cleaver and Natalie Casey.
- "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.
- 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.
- Bruno Brookes makes his debut on the panel, while Eve Ferret and Sara Hollamby put in their sole appearances on the show.
- "I couldn't fault your performance tonight," Les tells a losing contestant, "there wasn't enough to form an opinion." Meanwhile, Bernie Winters has an eye infection, so has to spend the whole show wearing sunglasses.
- Three long-standing regulars make their final appearance in this edition, as Janet Brown, Alfred Marks and Sabina Franklyn sit on the panel for the last time.
- Les begins a new series, only to find there's a guest missing on the panel. Can Blankety Blank's warm-up man (and "Hi-de-Hi!" star) Felix Bowness step in to save the day?
- A low-scoring game has Les wondering if the show has the worst-ever contestants on it. Occupying the panel are guests including Linda Lusardi, Barry Sheene, Gary Wilmot and journalist Lynda Lee-Potter.
- Les is faced with a panel that he believes are so inept, he advises the contestants to reapply to come back on the show again.
- The centenary year of aluminium gets celebrated with a selection of aluminium-based prizes. Plus, with Fenella Fielding, the panel gets a celebrity guest who is so bad she insists herself that they should have got someone else.
- A chaotic edition, with disruptive contestants, Les at his most abusive, and the return of Lennie Bennett to the panel. There's also the sole appearance of DJ Dixie Peach, along with a contestant who Les insists is Little Richard.
- Dinah Sheridan returns to the panel and this time brings her daughter Jenny Hanley with her. Also new to the show is comedian Greg Rogers.
- Madhur Jaffrey and Miss UK Mandy Shires make their sole appearances on the panel, while William Gaunt makes his first. Yet Les is so dismayed with the quality of the panel, he decides that the best thing to do is to shoot them all.
- Les is at breaking point with the show's low budget, while the questions are some of the most obscure yet. New to the panel is Rustie Lee, while among the returnees is Les's old co-star Roy Barraclough.
- Les hosts a special Eastenders-themed edition of Blankety Blank, as show regular Wendy Richard is joined by five of her castmates from the soap opera.
- Les presents a special "Hi-de-Hi!" themed edition, as panel regulars Ruth Madoc and Paul Shane are joined by four of their castmates from the sitcom.
- The costumes and decorations come out as Les celebrates Christmas with Lynda Baron, Little and Large, Wendy Richard, Frank Carson and Samantha Fox.
- Les oversees a very high-scoring game, though when the producer is monitoring viewers who switch off after seeing the panellists, things don't go quite so well.
- The Krankies return to the show for the first time since series three, but with Jeanette as herself, not in her guise as Wee Jimmy. Appearing for the first time is comedian Tom Pepper, while there's also the sole appearance of Sneh Gupta.
- "I'm getting no help from you, I'm getting no help from the producer - the panel's a waste o' time. The contestants look as though they've just been dug up. What'd you expect from me, eh? I'm a person."
- Les welcomes Charlie Williams to the show, and Derek Guyler returns for the first time since the second series. But Derek and Aimi MacDonald both struggle to find a pen that works.
- This week the female panellists are Beverley Sisters, and the males weathermen. Les introduces John Kettley, Michael Fish and Ian McCaskill by assuring viewers that "They are to weather forecasts what Long John Silver was to tap dancing."
- Les isn't happy with the week's panel, telling the producer "They're has beens before they was ones." The contestants don't please him much more, being told they'd be lucky to get no points, and the questions are some of the rudest yet.
- The panel storm off in disgust when Les criticises them, forcing Les to assemble a replacement panel. As it's the last show in the tenth series, Les also brings on a special surprise waitress to toast the audience.
- A "Holiday '87"-themed edition of the programme, with all six celebrity panellists presenters from the BBC travel show.
- Les introduces a brand new series of the show, assuring viewers that if they miss any of it, the BBC will repeat it, giving them chance to miss it again.
- "I'm getting fed up now!" says Les after too many wrong answers. There's also Linda Lusardi's assertion that Paul Shane smells of garlic, and the sole appearances of Jim Bowen and Linda Davidson.
- Les meets perhaps his tallest contestant yet, and gets his ideal audience in another who can't stop laughing at his jokes. There's also the quiz breaking records for the most prizes won - though not in the way that Les would like.
- Featuring the panel debut of presenter Su Ingle, along with the sole appearances of Nina Myskow, actress Beverley Adams and clairvoyant Christian Dion. But will all of them combined make as much noise as Frank Carson with a sore throat?
- A feisty edition, where the entire top row threaten to beat up Les, Rula Lenska hits her husband Dennis Waterman with a marker pen, and a contestant reveals how he once met Les in a Blackpool nightclub and "You ignored me."
- Les is concerned that the show is getting too intellectual, and that the producer is deliberately picking tall contestants to make him look bad. Doc Cox makes his panel debut, while putting in her sole guest appearance is Gloria Gaynor.