Strictly Come Dancing (Series 5)

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Strictly Come Dancing (Series 5)
Country of origin United Kingdom
Network BBC One
Original run 29 September 2007 – 22 December 2007
No. of episodes 28
Celebrity winner Alesha Dixon
Professional winner Matthew Cutler
Previous series Series 4

The fifth series of Strictly Come Dancing began on BBC One on 29 September 2007, with Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returning as presenters.

The first programme was a catch-up show and preview to the new series, before the start of the competition on 6 October. The show ran for 12 weeks, up to 22 December. The show featured 14 new celebrities, who had been paired with 14 professional dancers. In a change to the previous format, the results show was on Sunday, rather than later on Saturday. The fifth series was also the first in which all the professional dancers from the previous year have returned.

The winners of this series were Alesha Dixon and Matthew Cutler.

Contents

[edit] The show

For more information, see the main article.

Each show works in a similar way. The couples will, in turn, perform their dance for the judges, the audience and the public. The judges (Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli) then review their performance, and give them a score out of ten.

When all the couples have danced, they are inserted onto the leader board, where the highest ranked couple will get the highest amount of points available, and the lowest ranked couple getting one point. However, the judges' score only counts for 50% of the total score, and the public get to choose the remaining 50% of the vote by calling in.

In a change to the format, the two couples with the lowest score will have to perform a dance-off on the results show. From week nine, the couple will dance their highest scoring dance in the dance-off. The judges will decide (based on that performance alone) which couple should stay and which couple should leave. In the event of a 50/50 split, Len (as head judge) will decide which couple should leave the show.[1]

[edit] Couples

This year there were 14 couples: 7 male celebrities and 7 female celebrities. They were:

Celebrity Occupation Professional partner Status
Brian Capron
Actor, ex-Coronation Street Star
 Karen Hardy Eliminated 1st (Men Round)
Stephanie Beacham
TV, Theatre and Film Actress
 Vincent Simone Eliminated 2nd (Women Round)
Willie Thorne
Snooker Legend and Commentator
 Erin Boag Eliminated 3rd
Gabby Logan
BBC Sports Presenter, Married to Kenny
 James Jordan Eliminated 4th
Dominic Littlewood
The One Show Host
 Lilia Kopylova Eliminated 5th
Penny Lancaster
Model and Photographer. Married to Rod Stewart
 Ian Waite Eliminated 6th
Kate Garraway
GMTV Presenter
 Anton Du Beke Eliminated 7th
John Barnes
former Liverpool Player
 Nicole Cutler Eliminated 8th
Kelly Brook
Model, Actress and TV Presenter
 Brendan Cole Withdrew
Kenny Logan
Ex-Scottish Rugby Player, Married to Gabby
 Ola Jordan Eliminated 9th
Letitia Dean
TV and Theatre Actress, ex-Eastenders Star
 Darren Bennett Eliminated 10th
Gethin Jones
Blue Peter Presenter
 Camilla Dallerup Third Place
Matt Di Angelo
Ex-Eastenders Star
 Flavia Cacace Runner-Up
Alesha Dixon
Singer and former Mis-Teeq Member
 Matthew Cutler Winner

[edit] Judges' scores

For an in-depth version of the judges' weekly scores, please see Strictly Come Dancing (Series 5) Weekly Scores.
Red numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week.
Green numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week.
     indicates the couples eliminated that week.
     indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.
     indicates the winning couple.
     indicates the runner-up couple.
     indicates the third-place couple.
Team Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Alesha & Matthew 1 X 31 36 33 36 35 38 39 38+36=74 38+36=74 38+38=76 39+38+35=112
Matt & Flavia 2 23 X 30 36 31 29 34 38 32+33=65 26+29=55 35+40=75 36+39+35=110
Gethin & Camilla 3 22 X 29 26 31 36 31 34 39+35=74 38+37=75 34+36=70
Letitia & Darren 4 X 23 27 31 31 25 34 32 30+26=56 35+30=65
Kenny & Ola 5 21 X 25 18 21 26 22 30 30+23=53
Kelly & Brendan 6 X 33 35 34 28 36 36 29 X
John & Nicole 7 26 X 27 22 24 36 28 27
Kate & Anton 8 X 15 19 16 26 18 21
Penny & Ian 9 X 33 25 32 35 25
Dominic & Lilia 10 26 X 25 26 25
Gabby & James 11 X 29 31 30
Willie & Erin 12 24 X 23
Stephanie & Vincent 13 X 24
Brian & Karen 14 18

[edit] Additional information

  • Kate Garraway, was injured whilst training before the first live show, forcing her to stop training while she recovered. She did not take part in the group dance performed by the female celebrities in the first week of the show, but was able to compete from week two onwards.
  • As in the previous series, the male celebrity couples danced for the judges in the first week of the competition, while the female celebrity couples performed an unmarked group dance. This was reversed in week 2, and from week 3 onwards, all couples competed against each other.
  • In week 4 of the competition, judge Bruno Tonioli awarded the first 10-point score of the series to an American Smooth performed by Kelly Brook and Brendan Cole. However, this drew criticism from the other judges, as the routine included an illegal lift.
  • In week 9, Kelly Brook officially announced that she had withdrawn from the competition following the death of her father at the beginning of the week.

[edit] Guide to Dances

The following table shows which dance each couple does and the order of elimination:

     This couple was forced to withdraw due to external circumstances.
     This couple was in the bottom two when the judges' score was added to the public vote.
     This couple left the competition when the judges voted them out after the dance-off.
     This couple finished in second.
     This couple won the competition.
Contestants Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Finals
Week 12
Alesha & Matthew Group Swing Rumba Jive American Smooth Foxtrot Salsa Waltz Cha-Cha-Cha Tango, Samba Viennese Waltz, Paso Doble Quickstep, Argentine Tango Waltz, Cha Cha, Jive
Matt & Flavia Cha-Cha-Cha Group Merengue Jive American Smooth Paso Doble Viennese Waltz Quickstep Salsa Tango, Rumba Foxtrot, Samba Argentine Tango, Waltz American Smooth, Salsa, Quickstep
Gethin & Camilla Cha-Cha-Cha Group Merengue Tango Samba Foxtrot Viennese Waltz Rumba Quickstep Waltz, Salsa American Smooth, Jive Paso Doble, Argentine Tango
Letitia & Darren Group Swing Rumba Tango American Smooth Paso Doble Salsa Foxtrot Viennese Waltz Quickstep, Cha-Cha-Cha Waltz, Jive  
Kenny & Ola Waltz Group Merengue Tango Samba Paso Doble Viennese Waltz Cha-Cha-Cha American Smooth Foxtrot, Rumba  
Kelly & Brendan Group Swing Rumba Tango American Smooth Paso Doble Viennese Waltz Jive Samba Withdrew  
John & Nicole Cha-Cha-Cha Group Merengue Jive American Smooth Foxtrot Salsa Tango Samba  
Kate & Anton Injured Quickstep Tango Samba Foxtrot Salsa Paso Doble  
Penny & Ian Group Swing Quickstep Jive Samba Foxtrot Salsa  
Dominic & Lilia Cha-Cha-Cha Group Merengue Jive American Smooth Paso Doble  
Gabby & James Group Swing Quickstep Jive Samba  
Willie & Erin Waltz Group Merengue Tango  
Stephanie & Vincent Group Swing Quickstep  
Brian & Karen Waltz  

[edit] Eliminated Couples

All the couples voted off during the competition returned on the Finale night to perform one of their dances. The celebrities performed the following:

  • Brian & Karen, Waltz
  • Stephanie & Vincent, Quickstep
  • Willie & Erin, Waltz
  • Gabby & James, Jive
  • Dominic & Lilia, Cha-Cha-Cha
  • Penny & Ian, Samba
  • Kate & Anton, Paso Doble
  • John & Nicole, Salsa
  • Kelly & Brendan, Viennese Waltz
  • Kenny & Ola, Paso Doble
  • Letitia & Darren, Waltz
  • Gethin & Camilla, Salsa

[edit] Dances by week

  • Week 1: Male celebrities perform a Cha-Cha-Cha or Waltz. The female celebrities perform a group Swing Dance.*
  • Week 2: Female celebrities perform a Quickstep or Rhumba. The male celebrities perform a Merengue.
  • Week 3: The remaining celebrities perform either a Tango or Jive.
  • Week 4: The remaining celebrities perform either an American Smooth or Samba.
  • Week 5: The remaining celebrities perform either a Foxtrot or Paso Doble.
  • Week 6: The remaining celebrities perform either a Viennese Waltz or Salsa. The remaining celebrities also participated in a Group Jitterbug for Rememberance Day
  • Week 7: The remaining celebrities perform an unlearned dance from Week 1-Week 6.
  • Week 8: The remaining celebrities perform an unlearned dance from Week 1-Week 6. The remaining celebrities participated in a Group Dirty Dancing, for the anniversary of movie legend, Dirty Dancing.
  • Week 9: The remaining celebrities perform two unlearned dances, one Latin and one Ballroom, from Week 1-Week 6.
  • Week 10: The remaining celebrities perform two unlearned dances, one Latin and one Ballroom, from Week 1-Week 6.
  • Week 11: The remaining celebrities perform their remaining unlearned dance from Week 1-Week 6 and also an Argentine Tango.
  • Week 12: The two/three* finalists perform their favourite Ballroom Dance, their favourite Latin dance, a group Viennese Waltz, a Judge's choice of music dance and finally a Freestyle.


  • Kate Garraway was unable to participate in the group Swing Dance due to being injured.
  • Strictly's final is supposed to have three finalists but in the past two years celebrities have had to drop out of the series, including Kelly Brook and Jimmy Tarbuck, meaning there are only two finalists.

[edit] Average Chart

Rank by
average		 Competition
finish		 Couple Total Number of
dances		 Average
1 1 Alesha & Matthew 584 16 36.5
2 6 Kelly & Brendan 231 7 33.0
3 3 Gethin & Camilla 328 13 32.9
4 2 Matt & Flavia 526 16 32.8
5 9 Penny & Ian 150 5 30.0
5 11 Gabby & James 90 3 30.0
7 4 Letitia & Darren 324 11 29.4
8 7 John & Nicole 190 7 27.1
9 10 Dominic & Lilia 101 4 25.2
10 13 Stephanie & Vincent 24 1 24.0
10 5 Kenny & Ola 216 9 24.0
12 12 Willie & Erin 47 2 23.5
13 8 Kate & Anton 115 6 19.3
14 14 Brian & Karen 18 1 18.0

[edit] References

  1. ^ About the show, BBC
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