For the similar Australian game show, see Blankety Blanks (Australian game show). For the unrelated American game show, see Blankety Blanks (American game show).
Blankety Blank
Genre
Comedy panel game
Presented by
Terry Wogan
Les Dawson
Lily Savage
David Walliams
Bradley Walsh
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English
No. of series
20
No. of episodes
266 (inc. 12 Christmas specials, and 8 that were unaired)
Production
Running time
30–60 minutes
Production companies
BBC (1979–1990)
Fremantle (UK) Productions[a] (1997–98)
Grundy (1999, 2001)
Thames (2002, 2016, 2020–)
Original release
Network
BBC1
Release
18 January 1979 (1979-01-18) – 28 December 1999 (1999-12-28)
Network
ITV
Release
7 January 2001 (2001-01-07) – 10 August 2002 (2002-08-10)
Network
ITV
Release
24 December 2016 (2016-12-24)
Network
BBC One
Release
25 December 2020 (2020-12-25) – present
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Blankety Blank is a British comedy game show which started in 1979 and is still running today, albeit with some sizeable gaps. The show is based on the American game show Match Game, with contestants trying to match answers given by celebrity panellists to fill-in-the-blank questions.[1]
The original series ran from 18 January 1979 to 12 March 1990 on BBC1, hosted first by Terry Wogan from 1979 until 1983, then by Les Dawson from 1984 until 1990. A revival hosted by Paul O'Grady (under his drag alter-ego Lily Savage) was produced by Pearson Television's UK subsidiary Fremantle (UK) Productions for BBC One from 26 December 1997 to 28 December 1999, followed with ITV from 7 January 2001 to 10 August 2002 as Lily Savage's Blankety Blank.
David Walliams hosted a one-off Christmas Special for ITV on 24 December 2016,[2] with Bradley Walsh hosting a 2020 Christmas Special of the show for the BBC,[3][4][5] which in turn led to a second revival series that premiered on 2 October 2021.
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^"History of the BBC - Blankety Blank 18 January 1979". bbc.com. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
^Yaqoob, Janine (22 August 2016). "David Walliams confirmed as the new face of TV show Blankety Blank". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
^"BLANKETY BLANK WITH BRADLEY WALSH TO RECORD". TVZoneUK. 28 October 2020.
^"Blankety Blank to return at Christmas with Bradley Walsh". British Comedy Guide. 30 October 2020.
^McLennan, Patrick (16 September 2020). "Blankety Blank tipped for return to the BBC with Bradley Walsh a likely host". Radio Times.
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