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Premiered

Sunday, January 7, 2001

Ended: Sunday, June 10, 2001

When does Blankety Blank Season 16 come out?

Blankety Blank Season 16 premiered Sunday, January 7, 2001 on BBC One and ended Sunday, June 10, 2001. The season has 20 episodes.

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Blankety Blank Season 16 release schedule

Blankety Blank Season 16 episode release dates
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1. Episode 1

Lily Savage returns with Blankety Blank after a 17-month absence from the screen - yet this time, it's with ITV. Lily welcomes five celebrities new to the quiz to usher in the change, with only Keith Duffy having appeared before.

Sunday · 25 years ago

2. Episode 2

Lily welcomes four celebrities brand new to the panel: Jayne Middlemiss, Billy Murray, Steve Penk and Stuart Miles. Among the contestants is Tom Roberts, a man who took part in the D-Day landings.

Sunday · 25 years ago

3. Episode 3

It seems as if Lily's finally starting to get the show's "gentle innuendo" format, noting that questions give the temptation to say "something rude". However, it's not long before she's telling the teatime audience of her inauspicious past

Sunday · 25 years ago

4. Episode 4

Lily deals with one contestant who lives in cemeteries, and another who got married in secret without letting her family know. Meanwhile, Sherrie Hewson decides she doesn't understand the programme, and declares she shouldn't be on it.

Sunday · 25 years ago

5. Episode 5

Lily introduces another edition of the quiz show, in which contestants include a jelly wrestler, and a girl who can fit her entire fist in her mouth.

Sunday · 25 years ago

6. Episode 6

Lily offers a star prize of a week's holiday in Sri Lanka, but can celebrity panellists including Leslie Grantham and Adele Silva help the contestants to win it?

Sunday · 25 years ago

7. Episode 7

Lily is in a particularly jaded mood as a game threatens to "take all night", and many of the quiz elements are revealed as ones she hates.

Sunday · 25 years ago

8. Episode 8

Dermot O'Leary makes his sole Blankety Blank appearance on a show full of pretend people: there's the stylised comic persona of Harry Hill, fictitious glamour model Gayle Tuesday, and, of course, the show is presented by Lily herself.

Sunday · 25 years ago

9. Episode 9

Kevin Woodford and Nadia Sawalha make their second appearances as panellists on the show, and are joined by four guests new to the programme - including Nadia's sister, Julia.

Sunday · 25 years ago

10. Episode 10

Chaos reigns when Liz Dawn and Donald Sinden can't understand the questions, and Bradley Walsh becomes obsessed with Lily's short skirt.

Sunday · 25 years ago

11. Episode 11

Lily introduces more contestants and celebrity panellists to the quiz, including the sole appearances of Troy Titus-Adams and David Easter.

Sunday · 25 years ago

12. Episode 12

Sherrie Hewson is having a nightmare with her answers, while Lily admits she's "not in the mood". However, elderly contestant George is on hand to make Lily laugh against her will.

Sunday · 25 years ago

13. Episode 13

Contestant Chris Keeble is in luck when he reveals one of his ambitions is to meet Gail Porter - Gail makes her sole appearance on the panel this week. Also making his only guest spot on the show is Sid Owen.

Sunday · 25 years ago

14. Episode 14

Giggly contestants and an emboldened panel help provide the fun in this edition of the show.

Sunday · 25 years ago

15. Episode 15

Junior Simpson, Kerry Katona, George Layton and Debra Stephenson all make their sole appearances on the panel. Louise Jameson, who had appeared twice in the Les Dawson era, also makes her only guest spot on Lily's version.

Sunday · 25 years ago

16. Episode 16

Lily has laughs with some lively contestants, including a girl who claims to be a relative of Mary Tyler Moore, and the elderly Nat Shine, who brings his own sense of fun to the show.

Sunday · 25 years ago

17. Episode 17

Making their sole appearances on the panel this episode are Fiona Dolman, Jane Cox and Derek Fowlds.

Sunday · 25 years ago

18. Episode 18

"Let's get this over with, we're not here to enjoy ourselves." So says Lily, introducing another edition of Blankety Blank, with a star prize of a trip to St. Lucia.

Sunday · 25 years ago

19. Episode 19

The penultimate episode of the series sees old hands in Roy Barraclough and June Whitfield joined by newcomers Sarah Cawood and Ed Bryne.

Sunday · 25 years ago

20. Episode 20 Finale

Lily sees out the series with some unruly contestants and the sole appearances of Michael Starke and Natasha Hamilton.

Sunday · 25 years ago

Blankety Blank Season 16 FAQ

When does Blankety Blank Season 16 come out?

Blankety Blank Season 16 premiered Sunday, January 7, 2001 on BBC One.

How many episodes are in Blankety Blank Season 16?

Blankety Blank Season 16 has 20 episodes.

Are new episodes of Blankety Blank Season 16 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Blankety Blank Season 16 finale?

The Blankety Blank Season 16 finale (Episode 20) aired Sunday, June 10, 2001.

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