| Blankety Blank | |
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| Genre | Comedy panel game |
| Presented by | |
| 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 |
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| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 18 January 1979 – 28 December 1999 |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 7 January 2001 – 10 August 2002 |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 24 December 2016 |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 25 December 2020 – present |
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Blankety Blank is a British comedy game show which first aired in 1979. 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.