Blankety Blank Season 17 Episode release dates & where to watch
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When does Blankety Blank Season 17 come out?
Blankety Blank Season 17 is airing now on BBC One. The next episode doesn't have a release date yet. New episodes are released weekly.
With falling ratings and the last episodes shelved by ITV, the series went off the air for over a decade. The unaired final episodes eventually premiered on the Freeview channel Challenge in August 2005, while the show itself received a reboot in 2021 with Bradley Walsh.
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Blankety Blank Season 17 release schedule
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1. Episode 1 Lily wears a football-themed outfit to start off the new series and welcome another Savage to the show - Leicester City midfielder Robbie. |
Saturday · 24 years ago |
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2. Episode 2 Melanie Kilburn makes her debut on the panel, while Tina Hobley and Oz Clarke make their sole appearances. |
Saturday · 24 years ago |
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3. Episode 3 "I can't bear that kind of thing" says Lily, after being told one of the contestants used to work with drag queens. Neil Fox and Coleen Nolan make their only appearance, but are joined by some of Lily's regulars, including John Leslie. |
Saturday · 24 years ago |
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4. Episode 4 An all-new panel line-up this week, as Naomi Ryan and H make their debuts, while making their sole appearances are Marc Crumpton, Helen Fraser, Lowri Turner and Gareth Hunt. |
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5. Episode 5 The debut of Kevin Kennedy and Patsy Palmer on the show, and Amanda Barrie returns as a panellist for the first time since 1979. |
Saturday · 24 years ago |
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6. Episode 6 Sean Wilson makes the first of two appearances on the show, while Mickey Poppins puts in his sole showing as a panellist. Also making her only appearance is Mary Unfaithful from "Lily live". |
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7. Episode 7 Shobna Gulati, Gary Turner and Anna Ryder Richardson make their sole appearances on the panel. |
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8. Episode 8 "Right, well I'm off," claims Lily, "it's gonna be one of these nights, I'm sorry." Unfortunately for Lily, the show's only just started. Among the panellists are Tim Vincent, H and Naomi Russell. |
Saturday · 24 years ago |
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9. Episode 9 Tris Payne takes a break from "Real Rooms" to put in his single appearance on the show. Seated around him are some familiar faces on the panel, including a favourite of Lily's: Sherie Hewson. |
Saturday · 24 years ago |
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10. Episode 10 Four newcomers put in their only appearances on the panel: Simon Rouse, Elizabeth Estensen, Sue Cleaver and Natalie Casey. |
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11. Episode 11 The only appearances for Ross Burden, Charlie Dimmock and Lisa Riley. Joining them is Leslie Grantham, who has been on the show since the days of Les Dawson, and June Whitfield, who has been with the show right from its very first series. |
Saturday · 24 years ago |
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12. Episode 12 Lily and panellist Fiona Phillips are joined by five celebrities new to the series: Robin Cousins, Raji James, Meg Johnson, Lesley Joseph and Greg Proops. |
Saturday · 24 years ago |
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13. Episode 13 "The atmosphere in here tonight, can you feel it?" asks Lily, "It's like a public hanging." On the panel for the first and only time is Michael Garner, joined by regulars Carol Smillie and Judith Chalmers. |
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14. Episode 14 Alexandra Fletcher, Joe Mace and Jennie Bond appear on the panel for a single time, sat with one of the show's longest-serving regulars: June Whitfield, who has appeared with all three main hosts of the programme. |
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15. Episode 15 This week sees four celebrities make their sole guest turns on the panel: Heather Peace, Kate Garraway, Chris Bisson and Nell McAndrew. |
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16. Episode 16 Philip Middlemiss and Ben Shephard make their sole appearances on the panel, while joining them are Dale Winton, June Sarpong, Gloria Hunniford and Sue Jenkins. |
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17. Episode 17 Guest panellist Kevin Woodford has lost his voice, but it's not a problem for a contestant's boyfriend sat in the audience - he's prepared to do horse impressions to liven up the show. |
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18. Episode 18 The sole appearances on the panel of Emily Symons, Nick Pickard, Jane Gurnett and Christopher Price. |
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19. Episode 19 Panellists making their only appearance on this edition are Antony Audenshaw, David Dickinson and Denise Robertson. |
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20. Episode 20 Finale The final episode of the Lily Savage era, which included appearances from Will Mellor, Claire Sweeney, and John Craven. |
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Blankety Blank Season 17 FAQ
When does Blankety Blank Season 17 come out?
Blankety Blank Season 17 premiered Saturday, May 4, 2002 on BBC One.
How many episodes are in Blankety Blank Season 17?
Blankety Blank Season 17 has 20 episodes.
Are new episodes of Blankety Blank Season 17 released weekly?
New episodes are released weekly.
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