Season 17

20 episodes · May 4, 2002

With falling ratings and the last episodes shelved by ITV, the series went off the air for over a decade. The unaired final episodes eventually premiered on the Freeview channel Challenge in August 2005, while the show itself received a reboot in 2021 with Bradley Walsh.

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S17E1

Episode 1

May 4, 2002

Lily wears a football-themed outfit to start off the new series and welcome another Savage to the show - Leicester City midfielder Robbie.

S17E2

Episode 2

May 11, 2002

Melanie Kilburn makes her debut on the panel, while Tina Hobley and Oz Clarke make their sole appearances.

S17E3

Episode 3

May 18, 2002

"I can't bear that kind of thing" says Lily, after being told one of the contestants used to work with drag queens. Neil Fox and Coleen Nolan make their only appearance, but are joined by some of Lily's regulars, including John Leslie.

S17E4

Episode 4

May 25, 2002

An all-new panel line-up this week, as Naomi Ryan and H make their debuts, while making their sole appearances are Marc Crumpton, Helen Fraser, Lowri Turner and Gareth Hunt.

S17E5

Episode 5

Jun 8, 2002

The debut of Kevin Kennedy and Patsy Palmer on the show, and Amanda Barrie returns as a panellist for the first time since 1979.

S17E6

Episode 6

Jun 29, 2002

Sean Wilson makes the first of two appearances on the show, while Mickey Poppins puts in his sole showing as a panellist. Also making her only appearance is Mary Unfaithful from "Lily live".

S17E7

Episode 7

Jul 6, 2002

Shobna Gulati, Gary Turner and Anna Ryder Richardson make their sole appearances on the panel.

S17E8

Episode 8

Jul 13, 2002

"Right, well I'm off," claims Lily, "it's gonna be one of these nights, I'm sorry." Unfortunately for Lily, the show's only just started. Among the panellists are Tim Vincent, H and Naomi Russell.

S17E9

Episode 9

Jul 20, 2002

Tris Payne takes a break from "Real Rooms" to put in his single appearance on the show. Seated around him are some familiar faces on the panel, including a favourite of Lily's: Sherie Hewson.

S17E10

Episode 10

Jul 27, 2002

Four newcomers put in their only appearances on the panel: Simon Rouse, Elizabeth Estensen, Sue Cleaver and Natalie Casey.

S17E11

Episode 11

Aug 3, 2002

The only appearances for Ross Burden, Charlie Dimmock and Lisa Riley. Joining them is Leslie Grantham, who has been on the show since the days of Les Dawson, and June Whitfield, who has been with the show right from its very first series.

S17E12

Episode 12

Aug 10, 2002

Lily and panellist Fiona Phillips are joined by five celebrities new to the series: Robin Cousins, Raji James, Meg Johnson, Lesley Joseph and Greg Proops.

S17E13

Episode 13

Aug 17, 2002

"The atmosphere in here tonight, can you feel it?" asks Lily, "It's like a public hanging." On the panel for the first and only time is Michael Garner, joined by regulars Carol Smillie and Judith Chalmers.

S17E14

Episode 14

Alexandra Fletcher, Joe Mace and Jennie Bond appear on the panel for a single time, sat with one of the show's longest-serving regulars: June Whitfield, who has appeared with all three main hosts of the programme.

S17E15

Episode 15

This week sees four celebrities make their sole guest turns on the panel: Heather Peace, Kate Garraway, Chris Bisson and Nell McAndrew.

S17E16

Episode 16

Philip Middlemiss and Ben Shephard make their sole appearances on the panel, while joining them are Dale Winton, June Sarpong, Gloria Hunniford and Sue Jenkins.

S17E17

Episode 17

Guest panellist Kevin Woodford has lost his voice, but it's not a problem for a contestant's boyfriend sat in the audience - he's prepared to do horse impressions to liven up the show.

S17E18

Episode 18

The sole appearances on the panel of Emily Symons, Nick Pickard, Jane Gurnett and Christopher Price.

S17E19

Episode 19

Panellists making their only appearance on this edition are Antony Audenshaw, David Dickinson and Denise Robertson.

S17E20

Episode 20

The final episode of the Lily Savage era, which included appearances from Will Mellor, Claire Sweeney, and John Craven.