Blankety Blank

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.
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 was produced by Pearson Television's UK subsidiary Fremantle Productions for BBC One from 26 December 1997 to 28 December 1999, followed with ITV from 7 January 2001 to 5 October 2002 as Lily Savage's Blankety Blank.
David Walliams hosted a one-off Christmas special for ITV on 24 December 2016, with Bradley Walsh hosting a 2020 Christmas special of the show for the BBC, which in turn led to a second revival series that premiered on 2 October 2021.

Format

Main game

Two contestants compete, each attempting to match as many of the six celebrity panellists as possible in a series of fill-in-the-blank statements.
The main game is played in two rounds. The contestant with initial control in each round is given a blind choice of two statements, "A" or "B", and the host reads the chosen one aloud, with one word missing that is indicated by the word "blank". Statements are frequently written with comedic, double entendre answers in mind. A classic example: "Did you catch a glimpse of that girl on the corner? She has the world's biggest blank".
While the contestant thinks of an answer, the celebrities write their responses on cards, without conferring. Once all six have done so, usually indicated by the celebrities lighting up their name card, the contestant states their answer. The host then asks the celebrities to reveal theirs, one at a time. The contestant scores one point for each celebrity whose answer is either an exact match or reasonably close, as determined by a panel of off-screen judges. The opposing contestant then takes a turn with the unused statement.
Initial control of the first round is determined by coin toss, while the trailing contestant after the first round starts the second. Only the celebrities that a contestant fails to match in the first round participate on that turn in the second, so there is only ever a maximum of six points possible. This also increases the chance of a tie-break. If a contestant makes all six matches in the first round, they sit out for the second and the opponent is given one chance to tie the score. Should the trailing contestant fail to at least tie the score, the game ends immediately without the leader having to take a turn.
The high scorer after two rounds wins the game and advances to the Supermatch. Ties are broken with one final question in which both contestants write down their responses and the celebrities then give their answers, one at a time. The first contestant to raise their matching answer wins; if the tiebreaker ends with no winner, a new question is played.
The "A"/"B" choice was eliminated when Les Dawson became the host, and reinstated once Lily Savage succeeded him.

Supermatch

The contestant is presented with a fill-in-the-blank phrase and must attempt to choose the most common response based on a studio audience survey. They may ask any three celebrities for help, then use one of those responses or offer one of their own. The contestant earns 150, 100 or 50 Blanks for matching the first, second, or third most popular answers, respectively. Failing to match any of these answers ends the round immediately.
A second main game is then played with two new contestants, and the winner plays the Supermatch as above. The winner who scores higher in the Supermatch becomes the day's champion; any ties are broken as in the main game. The champion then chooses one celebrity to match against on a short phrase, and an exact match doubles the number of Blanks earned in the Supermatch. Regardless of the outcome, the champion receives a prize whose value depends on the final total of Blanks. Each episode offers a star prize for 300 Blanks, requiring a contestant to match the most popular answer in their own Supermatch and win the head-to-head final.
On Lily Savage's Blankety Blank, the contestant with the highest Supermatch score or winner of a tiebreaker played the head-to-head round for an additional prize. In the current revival, both players play the tiebreaker even without a tie.

Supermatch prizes

Prizes on British game shows prior to 1990 were poor by modern standards. The Independent Broadcasting Authority restricted the value of prizes on ITV shows, and BBC-programme prizes were also of a modest value. Channels regulated by the Independent Broadcasting Authority were limited to the giving away prizes with the maximum value usually being £1,750. The poor-quality prizes on Blankety Blank became a running joke throughout the show's various runs, particularly during the Dawson era. Dawson drew attention to the fact that the prizes were less-than-mediocre, not pretending that the show had "fabulous prizes" as others did, but making a joke of it, such as referring to them as "fire salvaged" prizes.
The consolation prize was the Blankety Blank chequebook and pen, which Dawson would often call "The Blankety Blank chequepen and book!"
In 1993, the IBA prize limits had been lifted, and the star prize on the 1990s revival was generally a holiday.
In the 2021 series, the Supermatch prizes consist of £500, £750, and something worth more than £750.

Celebrity panellists

Unaired pilots (1978)

Pilot 1 – Bernard Cribbins, Shirley Anne Field, Lulu, Jimmy Perry, Marjorie Proops, Jerry Stevens
Pilot 2 – Lennie Bennett, Jilly Cooper, Judy Cornwell, Wendy Craig, Peter Jones, Bill Tidy

Series 1 (1979)

Show 1 – George Baker, Lennie Bennett, Lorraine Chase, Judy Cornwell, Wendy Craig, Bill Tidy
Show 2 – Wendy Craig, Shirley Anne Field, David Hamilton, Karen Kay, Ron Moody, Patrick Moore
Show 3 – Lorraine Chase, Jack Douglas, Diane Keen, Michael Parkinson, Beryl Reid, Ian Wallace
Show 4 – Shirley Anne Field, Brian Murphy, Jon Pertwee, Beryl Reid, Isla St Clair, Bill Tidy
Show 5 – Michael Barrymore, Liza Goddard, Peter Jones, Kate O'Mara, Margaret Powell, Bernie Winters
Show 6 – Lorraine Chase, Paul Daniels, Anna Dawson, Derek Griffiths, Patrick Moore, Peggy Mount
Show 7 – Faith Brown, Judy Cornwell, Windsor Davies, Peter Jones, Bobby Knutt, June Whitfield
Show 8 – Janet Brown, Wendy Craig, David Jason, Alfred Marks, Ted Moult, Isla St Clair
Show 9 – Marti Caine, Karen Kay, Diane Keen, Alfred Marks, Jerry Stevens, Bill Tidy
Show 10 – Anna Dawson, Shirley Anne Field, Roy Hudd, Nicholas Parsons, Beryl Reid, Eddie Waring
Show 11 – Faith Brown, Lorraine Chase, David Jason, Humphrey Lyttelton, Johnny More, Kate O'Mara
Show 12 – Alexandra Bastedo, Peter Bull, Paul Daniels, Mollie Sugden, Bill Tidy, Dilys Watling
Show 13 – Lennie Bennett, Liza Goddard, Nerys Hughes, Peter Jones, Una McLean, Patrick Moore
Show 14 – Keith Harris, Karen Kay, Diane Langton, Pete Murray, Isla St Clair, Jerry Stevens
Show 15 – Lorraine Chase, Val Doonican, David Hamilton, Dickie Henderson, Karen Kay, Elaine Stritch
Show 16 – David Copperfield, Paul Daniels, Stacy Dorning, Jack Douglas, Beryl Reid, Wanda Ventham

Series 2 (1979)

Show 1 – Lennie Bennett, Patricia Brake, Shirley Anne Field, Roy Hudd, David Jacobs, Beryl Reid
Show 2 – Wendy Craig, Jack Douglas, Judy Geeson, Eddie Large, Syd Little, Aimi MacDonald, Patrick Moore
Show 3 – Lorraine Chase, Paul Daniels, Percy Edwards, Diane Keen, Roy Kinnear, Julia McKenzie
Show 4 – Lennie Bennett, Rolf Harris, John Inman, Karen Kay, Barbara Kelly, Una Stubbs
Show 5 – Lorraine Chase, Barry Cryer, Russell Harty, Lulu, Michael Parkinson, Beryl Reid
Show 6 – Katie Boyle, Kenny Everett, Liza Goddard, Alfred Marks, Ted Moult, Una Stubbs
Show 7 – Larry Grayson, David Jason, Moira Lister, Pete Murray, Isla St Clair, Barbara Windsor
Show 8 – David Bellamy, Sandra Dickinson, Shirley Anne Field, Bobby Knutt, Alfred Marks, Julia McKenzie
Show 9 – Amanda Barrie, Paul Daniels, Barbara Kelly, Sue Lawley, Patrick Moore, Richard O'Sullivan
Show 10 – Janet Brown, Lorraine Chase, Deryck Guyler, Roy Hudd, David Jason, Lulu
Show 11 – Dora Bryan, Henry Cooper, Windsor Davies, Larry Grayson, Aimi MacDonald, Françoise Pascal
Show 12 – Lennie Bennett, Gemma Craven, David Hamilton, Willie Rushton, Una Stubbs, Barbara Windsor
Show 13 – Arthur Askey, Anna Dawson, Sandra Dickinson, Terry Hall, Johnny More, Beryl Reid
Show 14 – Arthur Askey, Wendy Craig, Liza Goddard, David Hamilton, Diane Keen, Derek Nimmo
Show 15 – Pat Coombs, Jack Douglas, Judy Geeson, Keith Harris, David Jacobs, Beryl Reid
Show 16 – Lorraine Chase, Henry Cooper, Kenny Everett, Thora Hird, Karen Kay, Roy Kinnear

Series 3 (1980)

Show 1 – Katie Boyle, Janet Brown, Lorraine Chase, Barry Cryer, Val Doonican, Kenny Everett
Show 2 – Paul Daniels, John Junkin, Barbara Kelly, Maureen Lipman, Patrick Moore, Madeline Smith
Show 3 – Lennie Bennett, Judy Carne, Roy Kinnear, Julia McKenzie, Albert Pontefract, Nyree Dawn Porter
Show 4 – Ray Alan, Christopher Biggins, Pat Coombs, Liza Goddard, Tom O'Connor, Beryl Reid
Show 5 – Arthur Askey, Norman Collier, Sandra Dickinson, Diana Dors, David Hamilton, Isla St Clair
Show 6 – Tim Brooke-Taylor, Windsor Davies, Carol Drinkwater, Alfred Marks, Beryl Reid, Barbara Windsor
Show 7 – Norman Collier, Liza Goddard, David Jason, John Junkin, Annie Ross, Molly Weir
Show 8 – Tim Brooke-Taylor, Lorraine Chase, Noele Gordon, Larry Grayson, Roy Hudd, Sylvia Syms
Show 9 – Patti Boulaye, Paul Daniels, David Hamilton, Peter Jones, Libby Morris, Dilys Watling
Show 10 – Lennie Bennett, Bernard Cribbins, Diana Dors, Jack Douglas, Karen Kay, Rula Lenska
Show 11 – Isla Blair, Henry Cooper, Les Dawson, Brian Murphy, Beryl Reid, Isla St Clair
Show 12 – Shirley Anne Field, Rolf Harris, The Krankies, Libby Morris, Tom O'Connor, Madeline Smith
Show 13 – Patricia Brake, Judy Geeson, Roy Hudd, David Jacobs, Beryl Reid, Willie Rushton
Show 14 – Kenny Everett, Pearly Gates, Maureen Lipman, Patrick Moore, Tony Selby, Sylvia Syms
Show 15 – Lorraine Chase, Bernard Cribbins, Paul Daniels, Jill Gascoine, Pete Murray, Barbara Woodhouse

Series 4 (1981)

Show 1 – Lenny Henry, David Jacobs, Roy Kinnear, Beryl Reid, Madeline Smith, Tracey Ullman
Show 2 – Kenny Everett, David Hamilton, Sally James, Derek Nimmo, Wendy Richard, June Whitfield
Show 3 – Katie Boyle, Lorraine Chase, Liza Goddard, Russell Harty, Roy Hudd, Jimmy Tarbuck
Show 4 – Sandra Dickinson, Arthur English, John Junkin, Spike Milligan, Beryl Reid, Dilys Watling
Show 5 – Frank Carson, Norman Collier, Anita Harris, Ruth Madoc, Patrick Moore, Madeline Smith
Show 6 – Barry Cryer, Noele Gordon, Larry Grayson, Roz Hanby, Anita Harris, Alfred Marks
Show 7 – Pat Coombs, Sandra Dickinson, Jack Douglas, Carol Drinkwater, Patrick Moore, Jimmy Tarbuck
Show 8 – Lorraine Chase, Henry Cooper, Cyril Fletcher, Karen Kay, Beryl Reid, Bernie Winters
Show 9 – Anita Harris, Lenny Henry, Fred Housego, Maureen Lipman, Dinah Sheridan, Jimmy Tarbuck
Show 10 – Janet Brown, Frank Carson, Windsor Davies, Shirley Anne Field, Liza Goddard, Pete Murray
Show 11 – Tony Blackburn, Lorraine Chase, Leslie Crowther, Carol Drinkwater, Mike Reid, Dinah Sheridan
Show 12 – Patricia Brake, Billy Dainty, Shirley Anne Field, Fred Housego, Roy Hudd, Beryl Reid
Show 13 – Barry Cryer, Anna Dawson, Sandra Dickinson, Michele Dotrice, Kenny Everett, Patrick Moore
Show 14 – Judith Chalmers, Leslie Crowther, Carol Drinkwater, David Hamilton, Rula Lenska, Jimmy Tarbuck
Show 15 – Dawn Addams, Bernie Clifton, Julia McKenzie, Brian Murphy, Derek Nimmo, Tessa Wyatt
Show 16 – Janet Brown, Billy Dainty, Paul Daniels, Cyril Fletcher, Rula Lenska, Tessa Wyatt

Series 5 (1982)

Show 1 – Patricia Brake, Carol Drinkwater, Larry Grayson, David Hamilton, Vincent Price, Beryl Reid
Show 2 – Pat Coombs, Jack Douglas, Kenny Everett, Anita Harris, Patrick Moore, Wendy Richard
Show 3 – Lorraine Chase, Henry Cooper, Roy Hudd, Nerys Hughes, Gloria Hunniford, Jimmy Tarbuck
Show 4 – Judith Chalmers, Leslie Crowther, Sandra Dickinson, Ken Dodd, Liza Goddard, Jonathan King
Show 5 – Tony Blackburn, Sarah Greene, Cyril Fletcher, Anita Harris, Spike Milligan, Beryl Reid
Show 6 – Tim Brooke-Taylor, Lorraine Chase, Lynsey de Paul, Fred Housego, Ruth Madoc, Bernie Winters
Show 7 – Tom O'Connor, Dana, Jim Davidson, David Hamilton, Susan Hanson, Gloria Hunniford
Show 8 – Lynsey De Paul, Fenella Fielding, Clement Freud, John Junkin, Wendy Richard, Ted Rogers
Show 9 – Barry Cryer, Dana, Kenny Everett, Noele Gordon, Danny La Rue, Maggie Philbin
Show 10 – Katie Boyle, Frank Carson, Bonnie Langford, Henry McGee, Patrick Moore, Tessa Wyatt
Show 11 – Floella Benjamin, Lorraine Chase, Norman Collier, Kenny Everett, Patrick Moore, Beryl Reid
Show 12 – Janet Brown, Suzanne Dando, Sandra Dickinson, Larry Grayson, Lenny Henry, Henry McGee
Show 13 – Pat Coombs, Ken Dodd, Stu Francis, Nerys Hughes, Roy Kinnear, Tessa Wyatt

Series 6 (1983)

Show 1 – Windsor Davies, Sandra Dickinson, Kenny Everett, Larry Grayson, Beryl Reid, Anneka Rice
Show 2 – Russell Grant, Anita Harris, Gloria Hunniford, Roy Kinnear, Wendy Richard, Ted Rogers
Show 3 – Tim Brooke-Taylor, Lynsey de Paul, Ruth Madoc, Nicholas Parsons, Kathy Staff, Freddie Starr
Show 4 – Leslie Ash, Dana, Cyril Fletcher, Mike Read, Beryl Reid, Bernie Winters
Show 5 – Tony Blackburn, Janet Brown, Annabel Etkind, Henry McGee, Ted Rogers, Sheila White
Show 6 – Lynda Baron, Lorraine Chase, Janet Ellis, Kenny Everett, Russell Grant, Patrick Moore
Show 7 – Sandra Dickinson, Larry Grayson, Patricia Hayes, Roy Kinnear, Jan Leeming, Bernie Winters
Show 8 – Joe Brown, Norman Collier, Lynsey De Paul, Gloria Hunniford, Danny La Rue, Wendy Richard
Show 9 – Floella Benjamin, Barry Cryer, Sabina Franklyn, Patricia Hayes, Roger Kitter, Patrick Moore
Show 10 – Lorraine Chase, Pat Coombs, Sandra Dickinson, Roy Hudd, John Inman, Derek Nimmo
Show 11 – Cilla Black, Henry Cooper, Sabina Franklyn, Keith Harris, Lenny Henry, June Whitfield
Show 12 – Nerys Hughes, Jonathan King, Anneka Rice, Ted Rogers, Wayne Sleep, Sheila Steafel
Show 13 – Judith Chalmers, Henry Cooper, Sabina Franklyn, Roy Hudd, Diana Moran, Freddie Starr
Show 14 – Lorraine Chase, Kenny Everett, Noele Gordon, Patrick Moore, Cleo Rocos, Paul Shane

Series 7 (1984)

Show 1 – Lorraine Chase, Henry Cooper, Barry Cryer, Stacy Dorning, Sheila Ferguson, Tom O'Connor
Show 2 – Janet Ellis, Roy Hudd, Karen Kay, Matthew Kelly, Ted Rogers, Lizzie Webb
Show 3 – Dana, Janice Long, Johnny More, Wendy Richard, Danny La Rue, Chris Tarrant
Show 4 – Dana, Windsor Davies, Bobby Davro, Sabina Franklyn, Don Maclean, Linda Nolan
Show 5 – Lorraine Chase, Les Dennis, Sabina Franklyn, Dustin Gee, Kelly Monteith, Anneka Rice
Show 6 – Geoff Capes, Lynsey de Paul, Jan Leeming, Don Maclean, Spike Milligan, Claire Rayner
Show 7 – Lynsey de Paul, Sheila Ferguson, Johnny More, Anneka Rice, Jeff Stevenson, Dennis Waterman
Show 8 – Keith Barron, Kirsten Cooke, Pat Coombs, John Junkin, Roy Kinnear, Wendy Richard
Show 9 – Sandra Dickinson, Stu Francis, Cherry Gillespie, Paul Shane, Frank Thornton, Lizzie Webb
Show 10 – Cheryl Baker, Keith Harris, Finola Hughes, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Mike Reid, Mollie Sugden
Show 11 – Janet Brown, Roy Kinnear, Joanna Monro, Linda Nolan, Duncan Norvelle, Jon Pertwee
Show 12 – Stan Boardman, Henry Kelly, Bonnie Langford, Bertice Reading, Beryl Reid, Cyril Smith
Show 13 – Faith Brown, Lynsey de Paul, Lonnie Donegan, Keith Harris, Ruth Madoc, Jeff Stevenson
Show 14 – Jimmy Cricket, Bella Emberg, Sarah Greene, Mike Nolan, Duncan Norvelle, June Whitfield

Series 8 (1985)

Show 1 – Faith Brown, Pat Coombs, Des Lynam, Sally James, Mike Reid, Chris Serle
Show 2 – Stan Boardman, Paul Heiney, Wendy Richard, Mollie Sugden, Gary Wilmot, Tessa Wyatt
Show 3 – Liz Fraser, Cherry Gillespie, Roy Kinnear, Pete Murray, Dave Lee Travis, June Whitfield
Show 4 – Janet Brown, Bobby Davro, Patricia Hayes, Fred Housego, Tessa Sanderson, Roy Walker
Show 5 – Tony Blackburn, Sheila Ferguson, Sabina Franklyn, Rula Lenska, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Willie Rushton
Show 6 – David Copperfield, Barry Cryer, Sharron Davies, Guy Michelmore, Anna Raeburn, Bertice Reading
Show 7 – David Jacobs, Aimi MacDonald, Bernard Manning, Ian McCaskill, Claire Rayner, Wincey Willis
Show 8 – Katie Boyle, Lynsey de Paul, Fred Feast, Lesley Judd, Jonathan King, Dave Wolfe
Show 9 – Leslie Ash, Frank Carson, Sarah Greene, Duncan Norvelle, Chris Tarrant, Barbara Windsor
Show 10 – Michael Barrymore, Emily Bolton, Sue Cook, Sandra Dickinson, Rolf Harris, Nicholas Parsons

Series 9 (1985–86)

Show 1 – Pat Coombs, David Jacobs, Roy Kinnear, Bonnie Langford, Aimi MacDonald, Dave Lee Travis
Show 2 – Joe Brown, Billy Dainty, Dana, Tessa Sanderson, Kathy Staff, Chris Tarrant
Show 3 – Tony Blackburn, Joyce Blair, Faith Brown, Norman Collier, Suzanne Dando, Nicholas Smith
Show 4 – Madeline Bell, Henry Cooper, David Copperfield, John Junkin, Ruth Madoc, Madeline Smith
Show 5 – Fern Britton, Bill Buckley, Lesley Judd, Lance Percival, Jean Rook, Norman Vaughan
Show 6 – Bella Emberg, Pete Murray, Linda Nolan, Bill Pertwee, Fiona Richmond, Frankie Vaughan
Show 7 – Charlie Daze, Peter Goodwright, Polly James, Eddie Kidd, Bertice Reading, Anneka Rice
Show 8 – Janet Brown, Gary Davies, Lynsey De Paul, Cyril Fletcher, Nerys Hughes, Tommy Trinder
Show 9 – Stacy Dorning, Aiden J. Harvey, Sally James, Nicholas Parsons, Claire Rayner, Bernie Winters
Show 10 – Floella Benjamin, Katie Boyle, Susan Hanson, Alfred Marks, Duncan Norvelle, Peter Stringfellow
Show 11 – Lionel Blair, Sharron Davies, Don Estelle, Jill Gascoine, Paul Shane, June Whitfield
Show 12 – Arthur English, Shirley Anne Field, Liz Fraser, Rolf Harris, Sue Lloyd, Peter Powell
Show 13 – Johnny Ball, Simon Bates, Samantha Fox, Marian Montgomery, Mike Newman, Anna Raeburn
Show 14 – Anna Dawson, Clive Dunn, Clement Freud, Thora Hird, Karen Kay, Kenny Lynch
Show 15 – Karen Barber, Geoff Capes, David Hamilton, Mary Parkinson, Ted Rogers, Helen Shapiro
Show 16 – Ken Dodd, Cherry Gillespie, Anita Harris, Roland Rat, Wendy Richard, Freddie Trueman
Show 17 – Cheryl Baker, Sandra Dickinson, Diana Moran, Michael Parkinson, Danny La Rue, Dave Wolfe
Show 18 – Leslie Ash, Lynda Baron, Tracey Childs, Bernie Clifton, Jack Douglas, John Dunn
Show 19 – Georgia Brown, Barry Cryer, Keith Harris, Bobby Knutt, Sarah Payne, Dinah Sheridan
Show 20 – Peter Alliss, Debbie Arnold, Roy Barraclough, Janice Long, Bertice Reading, Mike Reid
Show 21 – Rory Bremner, Harry Carpenter, Vince Hill, Liz Robertson, Marti Webb, Barbara Windsor

Series 10 (1986–87)

Show 1 – Lionel Blair, Felix Bowness, Samantha Fox, Roy Kinnear, Maggie Moone, Bertice Reading
Show 2 – Bruno Brookes, Eve Ferret, Sara Hollamby, Nerys Hughes, Derek Jameson, Freddie Trueman
Show 3 – Henry Cooper, Dana, Les Dennis, Ruth Madoc, Fiona Richmond, Bernie Winters
Show 4 – Janet Brown, Dave Lee Travis, Sabina Franklyn, Alfred Marks, Diana Moran, David Wilkie
Show 5 – Lynn Faulds Wood, Lynda Lee-Potter, Linda Lusardi, Peter Powell, Barry Sheene, Gary Wilmot
Show 6 – Moyra Bremner, Fenella Fielding, Sarah Greene, Roy Hudd, John Junkin, Mike Smith
Show 7 – Cheryl Baker, Lynda Baron, Joe Brown, Norman Collier, Belinda Lang, Chris Serle
Show 8 – Lennie Bennett, Bella Emberg, Rolf Harris, Lesley Judd, Karen Kay, Dixie Peach
Show 9 – Gary Davies, William Gaunt, Madhur Jaffrey, Mary Parkinson, Mandy Shires, Nicholas Smith
Show 10 – Roy Barraclough, Rustie Lee, Jan Leeming, Linda Nolan, Paul Shane, Jeff Stevenson
Show 11 – Floella Benjamin, Barry Cryer, Jenny Hanley, Tom O'Connor, Greg Rogers, Dinah Sheridan
Show 12 – Peter Dean, Leslie Grantham, Paul Medford, Sandy Ratcliff, Wendy Richard, Gillian Taylforth
Show 13 – David Griffin, Jeffrey Holland, Ruth Madoc, Su Pollard, Linda Regan, Paul Shane
Show 14 – Frank Carson, Suzanne Dando, Emlyn Hughes, Janice Long, Mike Nolan, Claire Rayner
Show 15 – Peter Goodwright, Sneh Gupta, Thora Hird, The Krankies, Tom Pepper
Show 16 – Sally Brampton, Keith Chegwin, Linda Hayden, Duncan Norvelle, Carmen Silvera, Alan Titchmarsh
Show 17 – Cherry Gillespie, Deryck Guyler, Aimi MacDonald, Jean Rook, Peter Stringfellow, Charlie Williams
Show 18 – The Beverley Sisters, Michael Fish, John Kettley, Ian McCaskill
Show 19 – Simon Bates, Hazell Dean, Les Dennis, Mike Newman, Arlene Phillips, Tessa Sanderson
Show 20 – Richard Gibson, Francesca Gonshaw, Gorden Kaye, Vicki Michelle, Carmen Silvera, Guy Siner
Show 21 – Lionel Blair, Joe Brown, Suzanne Dando, Gary Davies, Janice Long, Linda Lusardi, Aimi MacDonald, Duncan Norvelle, Mary Parkinson, Peter Powell, Bertice Reading, Bernie Winters

Series 11 (1987–88)

Show 1 – Lynda Baron, Roy Castle, John Conteh, Linda Nolan, Mike Reid, Lena Zavaroni
Show 2 – Frank Bough, Bill Buckley, Anne Gregg, John Pitman, Gillian Reynolds, Kathy Tayler
Show 3 – Jim Bowen, Linda Davidson, John Junkin, Rustie Lee, Linda Lusardi, Paul Shane
Show 4 – Joe Brown, Dana, Paul Heiney, Janice Long, Claire Rayner, Frankie Vaughan
Show 5 – Beverley Adams, Frank Carson, Barry Cryer, Christian Dion, Su Ingle, Nina Myskow
Show 6 – Bernie Clifton, Doc Cox, Gloria Gaynor, Maggie Moone, Gillian Taylforth, Dave Lee Travis
Show 7 – Geoff Capes, Norman Collier, Bella Emberg, Rula Lenska, Dinah Sheridan, Dennis Waterman
Show 8 – Cherry Gillespie, Debbie McGee, Duncan Norvelle, Wendy Richard, David Wilkie, Charlie Williams
Show 9 – Cheryl Baker, Bernard Cribbins, Mark Curry, Jean Fergusson, Roy Walker, Barbara Windsor
Show 10 – Thora Hird, Terry Marsh, Mo Moreland, Cynthia Payne, Bernie Winters, Steve Wright
Show 11 – Joe Brown, Charlie Daze, Nerys Hughes, Victor Kiam, Ellie Laine, Angela Rippon
Show 12 – Pat Coombs, Henry Cooper, Barry Cryer, Debbie Greenwood, Jenny Hanley, Tom Pepper
Show 13 – Emlyn Hughes, Jan Leeming, Jessica Martin, Tom O'Connor, Ted Robbins, Sally Thomsett
Show 14 – Ken Bruce, Bernie Clifton, Bonnie Langford, Ian McCaskill, Aimi MacDonald, Kathy Staff
Show 15 – Suzy Aitchison, Harry Carpenter, Frank Carson, Claire Rayner, Liz Robertson, Phillip Schofield
Show 16 – Karen Barber, Les Dennis, Peter Goodwright, Lisa Maxwell, Mary Parkinson, Peter Powell
Show 17 – Norman Collier, Vince Hill, Joe Longthorne, Wendy Richard, Anne Robinson, Tessa Sanderson
Show 18 – Floella Benjamin, Suzanne Dando, Wayne Dobson, Arthur English, Aimi MacDonald, Freddie Trueman
Show 19 – Karen Kay, The Krankies, Bill Owen, Anna Raeburn, Alvin Stardust
Show 20 – Pamela Armstrong, June Brown, Gary Davies, Samantha Fox, Henry Kelly, Kenny Lynch
Show 21 – Lionel Blair, Debbie Greenwood, Danny La Rue, Aimi Macdonald, Duncan Norvelle, Bertice Reading

Series 12 (1988)

Show 1 – John Dunn, Henry Kelly, Vicki Michelle, Hilary O'Neil, Wendy Richard, Freddie Trueman
Show 2 – Lynda Baron, Joe Brown, Eddie the Eagle, Bonnie Langford, Greg Rogers, Rose-Marie
Show 3 – Floella Benjamin, Nerys Hughes, Ellie Laine, Chris Serle, Paul Shane, Roy Walker
Show 4 – Christopher Biggins, Gavin Campbell, Su Ingle, Sandy Ratcliff, Claire Rayner, Steve Wright
Show 5 – Simon Dee, Linda Nolan, Bill Oddie, Judi Spiers, Kathy Staff, Mark Walker
Show 6 – Rachel Bell, Frank Carson, Suzanne Dando, William Gaunt, Tom Pepper, Sheila Steafel
Show 7 – Henry Cooper, Debbie Greenwood, Jan Leeming, Phillip Schofield, Dave Lee Travis, June Whitfield
Show 8 – Brian Blessed, Paul Coia, Doc Cox, Louise Jameson, Rustie Lee, Carmen Silvera
Show 9 – Vince Hill, Caron Keating, Linda Lusardi, Claire Rayner, Mike Reid, Bill Wiggins
Show 10 – Geoff Capes, Bernie Clifton, Barry Cryer, Bella Emberg, Debbie McGee, Adrienne Posta
Show 11 – Lionel Blair, Mark Curry, Lisa Maxwell, Mollie Sugden, Gillian Taylforth, Frankie Vaughan
Show 12 – Stan Boardman, Jean Boht, John Craven, Peter Goodwright, Aimi MacDonald, Jane Marie Osborne

Series 13 (1989–90)

Show 1 – Terence Alexander, Cheryl Baker, Gary Davies, Frances Edmonds, Vicki Michelle, Duncan Norvelle
Show 2 – Rachel Bell, Gyles Brandreth, Buster Merryfield, Maggie Moone, Rose-Marie, Steve Wright
Show 3 – Trevor Brooking, Joe Brown, Dana, Jimmy Hill, Rustie Lee, Judi Spiers
Show 4 – Pamela Armstrong, Colin Berry, Rodney Bewes, Paul Shane, Joan Sims, Gillian Taylforth
Show 5 – Bill Buckley, Jilly Goolden, Henry Kelly, Tom O'Connor, Bertice Reading, Kathy Tayler
Show 6 – Stan Boardman, Bella Emberg, Diana Moran, Linda Nolan, Dave Lee Travis, John Virgo
Show 7 – Jill Gascoine, Anne Gregg, Roy Hudd, Ted Robbins, Barbara Shelley, Gary Wilmot
Show 8 – Jean Alexander, Roy Barraclough, John Conteh, Andy Crane, Louise Jameson, Tessa Sanderson
Show 9 – Christopher Biggins, Lorraine Chase, Bernard Cribbins, Phillip Schofield, Vivien Stuart, Barbara Windsor
Show 10 – Ray Clemence, Pat Coombs, Barry Cryer, Derek Hatton, Aimi Macdonald, Lisa Maxwell
Show 11 – Lynda Baron, William Gaunt, Bonnie Langford, Adrian Mills, Mike Reid, Carmen Silvera
Show 12 – Frank Carson, Doc Cox, Sharron Davies, Jenny Hanley, Mo Moreland, Kevin Woodford
Show 13 – Joe Brown, Bernie Clifton, The Krankies, Janice Long, Anthea Turner
Show 14 – Tina Baker, Bruno Brookes, Pamela Power, Wendy Richard, Frankie Vaughan, Bernie Winters
Show 15 – Floella Benjamin, Michael Groth, Vince Hill, Sue Lloyd, Gail McKenna, Charlie Williams
Show 16 – Henry Cooper, Caron Keating, Ellie Laine, Dave Lee Travis, Jeff Stevenson, Mollie Sugden
Show 17 – Aiden J. Harvey, Nerys Hughes, Debbie McGee, Vicki Michelle, Billy Pearce, Roy Walker
Show 18 – Lynsey de Paul, Karen Kay, Patrick Macnee, Barry McGuigan, Mick Miller, Linda Thorson
Show 19 – Gavin Campbell, Julian Clary, Polly James, Danny La Rue, Jane Marie Osborne, Rose-Marie
Show 20 – John Craven, Mark Curry, Thora Hird, Matthew Kelly, Linda Lewis, Cleo Rocos

Revivals and special editions

Blankety Blank returned to British screens in November 2004 as a one-off edition as part of the BBC's annual Children in Need telethon, in which Terry Wogan reprised his role as the host of the show, accompanied by his wand microphone. Panelists included David Coulthard, Simon Cowell, Jamie Cullum, Maureen Lipman, Donny Osmond and Barbara Windsor.
In 2006, the show was released as an interactive DVD game, featuring Wogan.
Another one-off edition was shown on 21 April 2007 as part of ITV's Gameshow Marathon hosted by Vernon Kay. Panelists included Fern Britton, Andrew Castle, Lorraine Chase, Joe Pasquale, Vic Reeves and Holly Willoughby.
A one-off edition of the programme was recorded in aid of Comic Relief's 24 Hour Panel People, on 6 March 2011. The recording was broadcast live on the Red Nose Day website and, in an edited version, on BBC Three on 14 March. Paul O'Grady returned as host, this time as himself. Panelists included Keith Harris, George Lamb, Stacey Solomon, David Tennant, David Walliams and Barbara Windsor.
On 22 August 2016, it was announced that David Walliams would front a Christmas special on ITV. The episode aired on Christmas Eve from 6.30–7.30pm and had seven panellists instead of the usual six, with the Chuckle Brothers playing together at one position.
On 14 December 2020, it was announced that Bradley Walsh would host a Christmas special on BBC One and the episode aired on Christmas Day from 7.00-7.40pm. At 5.26 million viewers, it was the third most watched Christmas Day programme in the overnight ratings. This special was so successful that the BBC announced on 30 April 2021 that it had been commissioned for a full series to air on Saturday nights later in the year on BBC One. A further series of 10 episodes had been commissioned for transmission in 2022.