"This is extraordinary. I gotta be honest with you, I gave you no chance whatsoever." Brad has little faith in the contestants for the first in a new run, while brand new to the panel are Rylan Clark, Emma Willis and Iain Stirling.
"Why is everyone having a pop at me tonight?" Bradley's getting stick from not only the panel, but also the contestants. Making their panel debut are Jill Scott, Layton Williams, Nadia Jae and Jason Watkins.
Mel Giedroyc, comedian Darren Harriott and Reverend Kate Bottley all make their Blankety Blank debut. However, there's no pressure on the panel, as the winning contestant has no interest in any of the prizes.
Bradley struggles to keep control of a show where the panel are unruly, and the contestants even wilder. A series of passive-aggressive players demand that they're given points, only to then insist that they don't want the prizes anyway.
Vanessa Feltz tells Bradley it's been a long-held dream of hers to appear on the show. She's sat between regulars in Josh Widdicombe and Scarlett Moffatt, while among other new panellists are Fred Sirieix and Eddie Kadi.
Bradley hosts a low-scoring game with contestants doing so badly he drags one of them out of their seat and takes their place. Among those watching, and helping, the contestants to fail are Johnny Vegas, Prue Leith and Carol Vorderman.
Bradley welcomes a 99-year-old contestant to the show, along with new faces in Deborah Meaden, Richie Anderson, Russell Kane and Libby Clegg. But the contestants score so badly, Bradley resorts to tearing up their answer cards.
A Christmas Special featuring the first appearances of Brian Blessed and Ainsley Harriott since the Lily Savage era, along with the debuts of Katherine Ryan, Gemma Collins and A.J. Odudu. Brad regular Rob Beckett completes the line up.
