Blankety Blank

Jan 18, 1979

George Baker, Lennie Bennett, Lorraine Chase, Judy Cornwell, Wendy Craig, Bill Tidy.

Jan 25, 1979

Wendy Craig, Shirley Anne Field, David Hamilton, Karen Kay, Ron Moody, Patrick Moore.

Feb 1, 1979

Jack Douglas, Beryl Reid, Ian Wallace, Diane Keen, Michael Parkinson, Lorraine Chase.

Feb 8, 1979

Shirley Anne Field, Brian Murphy, Jon Pertwee, Beryl Reid, Isla St. Clair, Bill Tidy.

Feb 15, 1979

Michael Barrymore, Liza Goddard, Peter Jones, Kate O'Mara, Margaret Powell, Bernie Winters.

Feb 22, 1979

Lorraine Chase, Paul Daniels, Anna Dawson, Derek Griffiths, Patrick Moore, Peggy Mount.

Mar 1, 1979

Faith Brown, Judy Cornwell, Windsor Davies, Peter Jones, Bobby Knutt, June Whitfield.

Mar 15, 1979

Janet Brown, Wendy Craig, David Jason, Alfred Marks, Ted Moult, Isla St. Clair.

Mar 22, 1979

Marti Caine, Karen Kay, Diane Keen, Alfred Marks, Jerry Stevens, Bill Tidy.

Mar 29, 1979

Anna Dawson, Shirley Anne Field, Roy Hudd, Nicholas Parsons, Beryl Reid, Eddie Waring.

Apr 5, 1979

Faith Brown, Lorraine Chase, David Jason, Humphrey Lyttelton, Johnny More, Kate O'Mara.

Apr 12, 1979

Alexandra Bastedo, Peter Bull, Paul Daniels, Mollie Sugden, Bill Tidy, Dilys Watling.

Apr 19, 1979

With guest stars Lennie Bennett, Liza Goddard, Nerys Hughes, Peter Jones, Una McLean, Patrick Moore.

Apr 26, 1979

Keith Harris, Karen Kay, Diane Langton, Pete Murray, Isla St. Clair, Jerry Stevens.

May 3, 1979

Lorraine Chase, Val Doonican, David Hamilton, Dickie Henderson, Karen Kay, Elaine Stritch.

May 10, 1979

David Copperfield, Paul Daniels, Stacy Dorning, Jack Douglas, Beryl Reid, Wanda Ventham.

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Sep 3, 1981

Sep 10, 1981

Kenny Everett, David Hamilton, Sally James, Derek Nimmo, Wendy Richard, June Whitfleld.

Sep 17, 1981

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Oct 1, 1981

Oct 8, 1981

Barry Cryer, Noele Gordon, Larry Grayson, Roz Hanby, Anita Harris, Alfred Marks.

Oct 15, 1981

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Sep 7, 1984

Sep 14, 1984

Janet Ellis, Roy Hudd, Karen Kay, Matthew Kelly, Ted Rogers, Lizzie Webb.

Sep 21, 1984

Sep 28, 1984

Oct 5, 1984

Oct 19, 1984

Geoff Capes, Lynsey de Paul, Jan Leeming, Don MacLean, Spike Milligan, Claire Rayner.

Oct 26, 1984

Nov 9, 1984

Nov 16, 1984

Sandra Dickinson, Stu Francis, Cherry Gillespie, Paul Shane, Frank Thornton, Lizzie Webb.

Nov 23, 1984

Nov 30, 1984

Janet Brown, Roy Kinnear, Joanna Monro, Linda Nolan, Duncan Norvelle, Jon Pertwee.

Dec 7, 1984

Dec 14, 1984

Dec 25, 1984

Lorraine Chase, Suzanne Danielle, Ken Dodd, Russell Harty, Ruth Madoc, Derek Nimmo.

Jan 11, 1985

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?

Jan 18, 1985

"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?

Jan 25, 1985

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".

Feb 1, 1985

An edition where the prizes are so bad, Les threatens to get security to make sure the winning contestants take them home.

Feb 8, 1985

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.

Feb 19, 1985

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.

Feb 26, 1985

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.

Mar 5, 1985

"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.

Mar 12, 1985

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.

Mar 19, 1985

Featuring Nicholas Parsons, Michael Barrymore, and Rolf Harris.

Mar 26, 1985

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."

Sep 6, 1985

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Sep 27, 1985

Oct 4, 1985

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Nov 1, 1985

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Mar 6, 1987

Richard Gibson, Francesca Gonshaw, Gorden Kaye, Vicki Michelle, Carmen Silvera, Guy Siner

Apr 3, 1987

Sep 18, 1987

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Oct 16, 1987

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Nov 6, 1987

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Dec 4, 1987

Joe Brown, Charlie Daze, Nerys Hughes, Victor Kiam, Ellie Laine, Angela Rippon.

Dec 11, 1987

Dec 18, 1987

Dec 26, 1987

Jan 1, 1988

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Jan 15, 1988

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Feb 29, 1988

Karen Kay, Ian Krankie, Janette Krankie, Bill Owen, Anna Raeburn, Alvin Stardust.

Feb 12, 1988

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Dec 16, 1988

Stan Boardman, Jean Boht, John Craven, Peter Goodwright, Aimi MacDonald, Jane Marie Osborne.

Sep 7, 1989

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Feb 26, 1990

Mar 5, 1990

Gavin Campbell, Julian Clary, Polly James, Danny La Rue, Rose-Marie, Jane Marie Osborne.

Mar 12, 1990

Dec 26, 1997

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.

May 8, 1998

May 15, 1998

May 22, 1998

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Jan 7, 2001

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.

Jan 14, 2001

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.

Jan 21, 2001

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

Jan 28, 2001

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.

Feb 4, 2001

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.

Feb 11, 2001

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?

Feb 18, 2001

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.

Feb 25, 2001

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.

Mar 4, 2001

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.

Mar 11, 2001

Chaos reigns when Liz Dawn and Donald Sinden can't understand the questions, and Bradley Walsh becomes obsessed with Lily's short skirt.

Mar 25, 2001

Lily introduces more contestants and celebrity panellists to the quiz, including the sole appearances of Troy Titus-Adams and David Easter.

Apr 8, 2001

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.

Apr 22, 2001

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.

Apr 29, 2001

Giggly contestants and an emboldened panel help provide the fun in this edition of the show.

May 6, 2001

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.

May 13, 2001

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.

May 20, 2001

Making their sole appearances on the panel this episode are Fiona Dolman, Jane Cox and Derek Fowlds.

May 27, 2001

"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.

Jun 3, 2001

The penultimate episode of the series sees old hands in Roy Barraclough and June Whitfield joined by newcomers Sarah Cawood and Ed Bryne.

Jun 10, 2001

Lily sees out the series with some unruly contestants and the sole appearances of Michael Starke and Natasha Hamilton.

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.

May 11, 2002

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

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.

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.

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.

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".

Jul 6, 2002

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

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.

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.

Jul 27, 2002

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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