Episode 5

February 4, 2001

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Blankety Blank - S16 - E5

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.

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Blankety Blank: Season 16 - 20 Episode s

16x1 - Episode 1
January 7, 2001
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.
16x2 - Episode 2
January 14, 2001
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.
16x3 - Episode 3
January 21, 2001
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
16x4 - Episode 4
January 28, 2001
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.
16x5 - Episode 5
February 4, 2001
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.
16x6 - Episode 6
February 11, 2001
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?
16x7 - Episode 7
February 18, 2001
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.
16x8 - Episode 8
February 25, 2001
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.
16x9 - Episode 9
March 4, 2001
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.
16x10 - Episode 10
March 11, 2001
Chaos reigns when Liz Dawn and Donald Sinden can't understand the questions, and Bradley Walsh becomes obsessed with Lily's short skirt.
16x11 - Episode 11
March 25, 2001
Lily introduces more contestants and celebrity panellists to the quiz, including the sole appearances of Troy Titus-Adams and David Easter.
16x12 - Episode 12
April 8, 2001
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.
16x13 - Episode 13
April 22, 2001
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.
16x14 - Episode 14
April 29, 2001
Giggly contestants and an emboldened panel help provide the fun in this edition of the show.
16x15 - Episode 15
May 6, 2001
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.
16x16 - Episode 16
May 13, 2001
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.
16x17 - Episode 17
May 20, 2001
Making their sole appearances on the panel this episode are Fiona Dolman, Jane Cox and Derek Fowlds.
16x18 - Episode 18
May 27, 2001
"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.
16x19 - Episode 19
June 3, 2001
The penultimate episode of the series sees old hands in Roy Barraclough and June Whitfield joined by newcomers Sarah Cawood and Ed Bryne.
16x20 - Episode 20
June 10, 2001
Lily sees out the series with some unruly contestants and the sole appearances of Michael Starke and Natasha Hamilton.

16x1 - Episode 1

16x2 - Episode 2

16x3 - Episode 3

16x4 - Episode 4

16x5 - Episode 5

16x6 - Episode 6

16x7 - Episode 7

16x8 - Episode 8

16x9 - Episode 9

16x10 - Episode 10

16x11 - Episode 11

16x12 - Episode 12

16x13 - Episode 13

16x14 - Episode 14

16x15 - Episode 15

16x16 - Episode 16

16x17 - Episode 17

16x18 - Episode 18

16x19 - Episode 19

16x20 - Episode 20

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