Paul O'Grady
Lily Savage - Presenter
Blankety Blank (1979)
Season 8
Blankety Blank is a British comedy game show based on the 1977–1979 Australian game show Blankety Blanks. The British version ran from 18 January 1979 to 12 March 1990 on BBC One, hosted first by Terry Wogan and later by Les Dawson. Regular members of the celebrity panel on this version included Kenny Everett, Lorraine Chase, Gareth Hunt, Gary Davies, and Cheryl Baker. A revival fronted by Lily Savage was produced by the BBC from 26 December 1997 to 28 December 1999, followed by ITV from 7 January 2001 to 10 August 2002. This version was produced by Grundy, then Thames.
Released Jan. 18, 1979
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Comedy, Family, Game Show
Keywords: tmdb.game-show, tmdb.game-show-host, imdb.celebrity-guest, imdb.british-humor, imdb.1980s, imdb.two-word-title, imdb.alliterative-title + 2 more, imdb.remake, imdb.non-fiction
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S8E1 - Show 1
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. 11, 1985, midnight
S8E2 - Show 2
"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. 18, 1985, midnight
S8E3 - Show 3
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".
Jan. 25, 1985, midnight
S8E4 - Show 4
An edition where the prizes are so bad, Les threatens to get security to make sure the winning contestants take them home.
Feb. 1, 1985, midnight
S8E5 - Show 5
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. 8, 1985, midnight
S8E6 - Show 6
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. 19, 1985, midnight
S8E7 - Show 7
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.
Feb. 26, 1985, midnight
S8E8 - Show 8
"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.
March 5, 1985, midnight
S8E9 - Show 9
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.
March 12, 1985, midnight
S8E10 - Show 10
Featuring Nicholas Parsons, Michael Barrymore, and Rolf Harris.
March 19, 1985, midnight
S8E11 - Show 11
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."
March 26, 1985, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Jan. 18, 1979
Last Air Date: Aug. 17, 2002, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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