Blankety Blank. Copyright: Thames
Blankety Blank
- TV comedy
- BBC One / ITV
- 1979 - 2021
- 290 episodes (18 series)
Comedy panel-game-show of missing words hosted in turn by Terry Wogan, Les Dawson, Lily Savage and Bradley Walsh. Stars Terry Wogan, Les Dawson, Paul O'Grady and Bradley Walsh.
- Due to return for Series 19
Blankety Blank. Bradley Walsh
Key details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Broadcast
- 1979 - 2021
- Channels
- BBC One, ITV
- Episodes
- 290 (18 series), plus 8 unaired episodes
- 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
- Director
- Richard Valentine
- Producers
- Aoife Bower, Kalpna Patel-Knight, Charlie Irwin, Christopher Barbour, Julie Burfoot and Sita Patel
- 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.
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
-
- Thursday 30th December 2021 at 12:20am on BBC1 - Series 18, Christmas Special
- Friday 10th December 2021 at 12:05am on BBC1 - Series 18, Episode 9
- Friday 3rd December 2021 at 1:05am on BBC1 - Series 18, Episode 8
Recording details
- The London Studios
- BBC Television Centre
- Maidstone Studios - 2020 special onwards