Blankety Blank
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| First episode date | January 18, 1979 |
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| Final episode date | December 24, 2016 |
| Production location | The London Studios |
| Also known as | Lily Savage's Blankety Blank |
| Presented by | Terry Wogan |
| Paul O'Grady | |
| Les Dawson | |
| David Walliams | |
| Reviews | www.imdb.com |
| Present by | Terry Wogan; Les Dawson; Paul O'Grady; David Walliams; Bradley Walsh |
| Product compani | Fremantle ; Grundy (1999–2001); Thames Television (2002); Thames (2016, 2020–) |
| Networks | BBC One ; ITV (2001–02, 2016) |
| No of episod | Christmas |
| No of seri | 18 |
| Genres | Comedy Panel Game |
| Origin releas | 18 January 1979 –; present |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1185345 |
About Blankety Blank
The comedy quiz game everyone can play at home.
Paul O'Grady granted posthumous freedom of Wirral
... " O Grady rose to fame in the 1990s with his drag queen persona Lily Savage, going on to present BBC One game show Blankety Blank and other light entertainment programmes...
Paul O'Grady obituary: From Lily Savage to TV national treasure, with a love of dogs
... The transition to mainstream TV personality became complete when she followed in the footsteps of Terry Wogan and Les Dawson as the host of game show Blankety Blank...
Paul O'Grady: Camilla says she is 'deeply saddened' by TV star's death
... Later, he hosted chat show The Lily Savage Show for BBC for a short run in 1997, before turning his hand to hosting a revived version of game show Blankety Blank, which remained on air until 2002...
Paul O'Grady: TV star dies aged 67
... O Grady rose to fame in the 1990s with his iconic scouse drag queen persona Lily Savage, going on to present game show Blankety Blank and other light entertainment programmes...
Bill Tidy: Cartoonist who appeared on Countdown and Countryfile dies aged 89
... Over the years he also appeared on television shows such as Watercolour Challenge, Countdown, Blankety Blank and Countryfile and he illustrated more than 70 books...
Kelly Monteith: US comic who had own UK show dies at 80
... Once he moved to the UK, Monteith appeared on Des O Connor Tonight and Blankety Blank...
Children in Need: Lewis Capaldi, Joe Wicks and Graham Norton to star in BBC fundraiser
... The charity night on BBC One will include ex-Strictly stars Maisie Smith and John Waite going on Blankety Blank...
Barry Cryer: Tributes paid to veteran comedian and writer
... Hugely missed Cryer s early TV appearances were bolstered by a string of panel shows, with his comic timing entertaining audiences on That s Showbusiness, Blankety Blank and What s My Line...
Paul O'Grady granted posthumous freedom of Wirral
Entertainer Paul O 'Grady has been given the posthumous freedom of his home region.
Wirral councillors voted unanimously to award the honorary freedom of the borough to the Birkenhead-born TV presenter.
O'Grady grew up in Merseyside but later moved to London, where he found fame as his comedic alter-ego Lily Savage .
have signed a petition calling for a statue of him to be erected in Birkenhead.
Councillor Andrew Hodson, proposing the motion to give O'Grady the freedom of Wirral at an extraordinary council meeting, said: " This is a very significant step for The Council to take as to date only 12 people have been honoured in this way. "
Mr Hodson, a Conservative who worked with O'Grady for a Short Time at the DHSS in Birkenhead, added he was being honoured for his " eminent service to the borough and people of Wirral".
Labour councillor Stephen Bennett also said The Star " never forgot his roots" adding: " He always promoted this area. "
O'Grady rose to fame in the 1990s with his drag queen persona Lily Savage , going on to present Bbc One game show Blankety Blank and other light entertainment programmes.
Later in his career he hosted various chat shows and also brought his love of dogs to the screen.
Other recipients of the Freedom of Wirral have included former Birkenhead MP Lord Field, The Victims of the Hillsborough Disaster and PC David Phillips , who was killed on duty in 2016 when he was knocked down by a teenager driving a stolen pick-up truck.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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