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Blankety Blank Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
16 Episodes 1979 - 1979
Episode 1
Episode #1.1
32 mins
Terry Wogan introduces a brand new quiz show, where he reads out sentences with a vital word missing - the "blankety blank" of the title. If contestants give the same answer as a panel of celebrities, they can go on to win prizes.
Episode 2
Episode #1.2
35 mins
Terry Wogan returns with Wendy Craig and five other new panellists in the second episode of the quiz show.
Episode 3
Episode #1.3
33 mins
Beryl Reid makes her first of 26 appearances on the quiz, and sets up a long-running joke between herself and Terry: the idea that there's a man under her desk, not only taking her used question cards, but making sure she's "entertained".
Episode 4
Episode #1.4
33 mins
Terry Wogan hosts the fourth edition of the quiz, with three celebrity guests brand new to the programme: Brian Murphy, Jon Pertwee and Isla St. Clair.
Episode 5
Episode #1.5
34 mins
Guest panellist Michael Barrymore becomes entranced by the eccentricity of Margaret Powell, while Bernie Winters questions Kate O'Mara's inability to get a single answer right
Episode 6
Episode #1.6
30 mins
Regulars Lorraine Chase and Patrick Moore are joined by newcomers Paul Daniels and Anna Dawson, plus the sole appearances of Derek Griffiths and Peggy Mount. One thing they share is love of teasing Terry, including pretending to be asleep.
Episode 7
Episode #1.7
34 mins
In a low-scoring game where even the winning contestants get hardly any points, the "Taxi Driver Of The Year 1979" challenges Peter Jones to earn his fee.
Episode 8
Episode #1.8
33 mins
The first appearance on the panel of David Jason, Ted Moult, Alfred Marks and Janet Brown. It's also the debut of Terry's Columbo impression - but will he keep it together when impersonating Marcus Welby's nurse?
Episode 9
Episode #1.9
31 mins
Marti Caine makes her only appearance on the show, but Terry is in a dominant mood, threatening to lock the audience in, reminding the panellists that he can punch his weight, and telling Jerry Stevens that "I'll smash you in the mouth".
Episode 10
Episode #1.10
34 mins
Eddie Waring makes his sole appearance on the programme, while Nicholas Parsons makes his first of four.
Episode 11
Episode #1.11
31 mins
Lorraine Chase argues for the benefits of phonetic English, noting that "whoever first discovers the word does it all wrong". Plus, Humphrey Lyttelton makes his sole appearance, Terry complaining "I said it was a mistake having him on".
Episode 12
Episode #1.12
31 mins
Mollie Sugden and Dilys Watling make their first guest spots on the panel, while Alexandra Bastedo and Peter Bull make their sole appearances. Meanwhile, Paul Daniels has some surprises for Terry.
Episode 13
Episode #1.13
33 mins
The celebrity panellists have so much trouble matching any correct answers with the contestants that they turn to cheating to try and get some points. Lennie Bennett gets away with it - but for how long?
Episode 14
Episode #1.14
36 mins
The first episode to feature seven panellists, as Keith Harris is joined by Orville. However, Terry is more dismayed by the series of wrong answers, noting "I always start this show sprightly as a button, and I end up on me knees."
Episode 15
Episode #1.15
33 mins
Terry contends with the emergence of the STWW - Stop Terry Wogan Working - revolts from the studio audience, and contestants offering to sell him their prizes.
Episode 16
Episode #1.16
32 mins
A chaotic, chart-topping series finale that sees Terry declare "I've got a terrible feeling that this is going to be one of those shows". Half of the celebrities come armed with props, with getting correct answers the last thing in mind.
