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Blankety Blank: Series 5

9 episodes Premiered Dec 20, 2025 Updated Oct 5, 2026

Previously on Blankety Blank

Season 5 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Blankety Blank Season 4.
⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.

Season 5 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 5: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes

Core (6): Character development & subplots

Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler

S5·E1 Mytharc

Christmas Special

Dec 20, 2025 · 35 min

Daniel Mays, Charlotte Church, Jack Dee, Alex Brooker, Motsi Mabuse and Stephanie Beacham help win some brilliant prizes for lucky contestants.

S5·E2 Core

Episode 2

Apr 11, 2026 · 33 min

Richard Ayoade, Alex Jones, Stephen Bailey, Nadia Jae, Gyles Brandreth and Roisin Conaty help win some brilliant prizes for lucky contestants.

S5·E3 Core

Episode 3

Apr 18, 2026 · 33 min

Rhod Gilbert, Jill Scott, Aisling Bea, Guz Khan, Nitro and the Rev Kate Bottley help win some brilliant prizes for lucky contestants.

S5·E4 Core

Episode 4

May 2, 2026 · 33 min

Joe Marler, Sue Perkins, Trevor Nelson, Josh Pugh, Tasha Ghouri and Sara Barron help win some brilliant prizes for lucky contestants.

S5·E5 Core

Episode 5

May 9, 2026 · 33 min

Julian Clary, Sophie Willan, Harry Pinero, Liza Tarbuck, Judi Love and Tom Allen help win some brilliant prizes for lucky contestants.

S5·E6 Core

Episode 6

May 23, 2026 · 33 min

Jonathan Ross, Joanna Page, Harry Redknapp, Joe Swash, Susan Wokoma and Shazia Mirza help win some brilliant prizes for lucky contestants.

S5·E7 Core

Episode 7

May 30, 2026 · 33 min

Helen George, Ria Lina, Dean McCullough, Josh Widdicombe, Sam Quek and Sam Campbell help win some brilliant prizes for lucky contestants.

S5·E8 Mytharc

Episode 8

Jun 6, 2026 · 33 min

Chris McCausland, Emmett J Scanlan, Melvin Odoom, Sue Perkins, Grace Dent and Vanessa Williams help win some brilliant prizes for lucky contestants.

S5·E9 Mytharc

Episode 9

Jun 13, 2026 · 33 min

Stephen Mangan, Kimberley Walsh, Jonathan Ross, Craig Revel Horwood, Fatiha El-Ghorri and Nella Rose help win some brilliant prizes for lucky contestants.