Blankety Blank. Copyright: Thames
Blankety Blank
- TV comedy
- BBC One / ITV1
- 1979 - 2023
- 310 episodes (20 series)
Comedy panel-game-show of missing words hosted in turn by Terry Wogan, Les Dawson, Lily Savage and Bradley Walsh. Also features Paul O'Grady.
- Due to return for Series 21
Blankety Blank. Bradley Walsh
Key details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Broadcast
- 1979 - 2023
- Channels
- BBC One, ITV1
- Episodes
- 310 (20 series), plus 9 unaired episodes and specials
- Stars
- Terry Wogan, Les Dawson, Paul O'Grady and Bradley Walsh
- Writers
- Tony Hawes, Les Keen, Laura Claxton, Tom Craine, Matthew Crosby, James Farmer and John Smith
- Directors
- Richard Valentine, Diccon Ramsay and Barbara Wiltshire
- Producers
- Aoife Bower, Omar Adam, Megan O'Doherty, Emily Starns, Kalpna Patel-Knight, Charlie Irwin, Christopher Barbour, Clodagh O'Donoghue and more
- Companies
Can you fill in the blanks for the chance to win a prize?
A comedy panel-cum-game show in which public contestants pick celebrity players to guess the missing word from a common phrase, with the hope their choice makes a point-winning combination.
Catch-up
Additional details
- Also known as
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- Lily Savage's Blankety Blank
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
- Picture
- Colour
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 18th January 1979 at 7:55pm on BBC One
- Most recent repeats
-
- Saturday 13th April 2024 at 7:10pm on BBC1 - Series 19, Episode 4
- Saturday 6th April 2024 at 7:10pm on BBC1 - Series 19, Episode 1
- Wednesday 27th December 2023 at 2:20am on BBC1 - Series 20, Christmas Special
Recording details
- The London Studios
- BBC Television Centre
- Maidstone Studios - 2020 special and Series 18 & 20-21
- Versa London Studios - Series 19