Strictly Come Dancing | |
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Format | Talent show |
Created by | Fenia Vardanis |
Developed by | BBC |
Presented by | Tess Daly Bruce Forsyth Natasha Kaplinsky (2004) Fearne Cotton (2008) |
Judges | Craig Revel Horwood Arlene Phillips Len Goodman Bruno Tonioli |
Opening theme | Dan McGrath[1] Josh Phillips[2] |
Country of origin | ![]() |
No. of series | 6 |
No. of episodes | 72 (as of 29 November 2008) |
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Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 30 to 75 minutes |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | BBC One |
Picture format | 576i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
Original run | 15 May 2004 – present |
Chronology | |
Related shows | Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two |
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Official website | |
IMDb profile | |
TV.com summary |
Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom and Latin dances. The title of the show suggests a continuation of the long-running series Come Dancing, with an allusion to the film Strictly Ballroom. The format has been exported to 30 other countries (see Dancing with the Stars), and has also inspired a modern-dance themed spin-off Strictly Dance Fever.
The show has run on BBC One since 2004. A fifth series finished in December 2007, and there have been four stand-alone Christmas Specials - 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. Series four was also shown as part of the BBC's line-up on its trial High Definition channel, BBC HD.
The final of the fourth and fifth series in December 2006 and December 2007 respectively attracted an audiences of over 12 million viewers.
The show pairs a number of celebrities with professional ballroom dancers who each week compete against each other in a competition to impress a panel of judges and the viewing public in order to survive potential elimination. Through a telephone poll, viewers vote who they would like to stay, the results of the poll being combined with the ranking of the panel of judges. For example, with four contestants left, the judges' favourite would receive four points, second favourite three points, and so on, and similarly with the viewers' rankings.[3] The profits from the telephone lines were donated to Sport Relief in series 1, and to Children in Need from series 2 to 5.
The show is broadcast live on BBC One on Saturday evenings, and it is presented by Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly. For some of the second series, Natasha Kaplinsky stood in temporarily for Tess Daly while she took maternity leave. The judging panel consists of Bruno Tonioli, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman and Craig Revel Horwood. Goodman and Tonioli commute weekly between Hollywood and London to judge both the American and British versions of the show simultaneously. Each judge gives the performance a mark out of ten, giving an overall total out of forty. The voice-over announcer is Alan Dedicoat. During series four, an hour long highlight show was shown on Sundays at 7pm on BBC Two, and during series five, the results show moved to Sunday evenings, although it is filmed on Saturday and then broadcast "as live" each Sunday.
The singers on the show are Priscilla Jones Campbell, Hayley Sanderson, Tommy Blaize and Lance Ellington. The music director is David Arch. Lance Ellington and Tommy Blaize have been part of the Strictly since its beginning. David Arch and Priscilla Jones Campbell joined in the fourth series, and Hayley Sanderson in the fifth.
The show is broadcast from a specially constructed set at the BBC Television Centre. However, in the first two series, shows were also filmed at the Tower Ballroom in Blackpool, where the original Come Dancing series was filmed in the 1970s.[4][5]
In the second series, two shows were filmed at the Tower Ballroom, show five and the Grand Final which was broadcast live on 11 December 2004.[6][7] In 2005 though the BBC announced that they would not be returning to the venue for the third series due to "logistical problems". [8] In October 2008, Craig Revel Horwood called for the series to return to the Tower Ballroom saying, "the atmosphere was electric. It's huge and has so much history. The Tower Ballroom puts a lot of pressure on the professionals and the celebrities to perform to the best of their potential. What a wonderful place to go live to 12 million people. We have got to get the BBC to bring Strictly Come Dancing back to Blackpool."[9]
As of series four, coaches are Jaclyn Spencer and Chris Marques (aka Cuban Groove) for Salsa and Mambo, and Jenny Thomas and Ryan Francois for Swing and Jive. The Argentine Tango coaches in Series three were Flavia Cacace and Vincent Simone, both of whom have subsequently competed in the show.
From Series 5, a new system was introduced called the Dance Off. The Dance Off is performed by the two couples with the lowest scores following the judges' scores and public vote. After performing their dance again, the judges are asked one-by-one who they would like to save, and the couple with the most votes remains in the competition. If there is a tie, head judge Len Goodman has the deciding vote.
The results show is recorded on the Saturday night directly after the live show and incorporates the result of the viewers' votes which are completed by 21:30. This was confirmed by the official BBC website in 2008:
"The Sunday show is recorded on Saturday night but no element involving the results of the vote will start recording until after lines are closed and votes counted and verified."[10]
Throughout the results show the presenters refer to 'last night' in reference to the main show, due to the air date of the Sunday programmme, and Tess Daly's dress is changed to present an illusion of a live broadcast.
During the run of Strictly Come Dancing, Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two airs each week night on BBC Two, hosted by Claudia Winkleman. It features reviews of the performances during the previous Saturday show, and interviews with and training footage of the couples preparing for the next show. The judges and other celebrities also provide their opinions on how the couples are doing. It Takes Two replaces Strictly Come Dancing on Three, hosted by Justin Lee Collins, which ran on BBC Three during the first series. BBC Two Scotland airs the programme on four nights only, running their own Gaelic-language programming on Thursdays instead.
Series | Première date | Winning couple | Runner-up couple | Other contestants (in order of elimination) | Number of couples |
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1 | 15 May 2004 | Natasha Kaplinsky & Brendan Cole | Christopher Parker & Hanna Karttunen | Jason Wood, David Dickinson, Verona Joseph, Claire Sweeney, Martin Offiah, Lesley Garrett. | 8 |
2 | 23 October 2004 | Jill Halfpenny & Darren Bennett | Denise Lewis & Ian Waite | Quentin Wilson, Carol Vorderman, Esther Rantzen, Diarmuid Gavin, Sarah Manners, Roger Black, Aled Jones, Julian Clary | 10 |
3 | 15 October 2005 | Darren Gough & Lilia Kopylova | Colin Jackson & Erin Boag | Siobhan Hayes, Jaye Jacobs, Gloria Hunniford, Fiona Philips, Dennis Taylor, Will Thorp, Bill Turnbull, Patsy Palmer, James Martin, Zoe Ball | 12 |
4 | 7 October 2006 | Mark Ramprakash & Karen Hardy | Matt Dawson & Lilia Kopylova | Nicolas Owen, Mica Paris, Jimmy Tarbuck (Withdrew), DJ Spoony, Georgina Bouzova, Jan Ravens, Ray Fearon, Peter Schmeichel, Claire King, Carol Smillie, Louisa Lytton, Emma Bunton | 14 |
5 | 6 October 2007 | Alesha Dixon & Matthew Cutler | Matt Di Angelo & Flavia Cacace | Brian Capron, Stephanie Beecham, Willie Thorne, Gabby Logan, Dominic Littlewood, Penny Lancaster-Stewart, Kate Garraway, John Barnes, Kelly Brook (Withdrew), Kenny Logan, Letitia Dean, Gethin Jones | 14 |
6 | 20 September 2008 | TBA | TBA | Phil Daniels, Gillian Taylforth, Gary Rhodes, Jessie Wallace, Don Warrington, Mark Foster, Andrew Castle, Heather Small, Cherie Lunghi, John Sergeant (Withdrew), Jodie Kidd , Christine Bleakley.
(Still competing) Austin Healey, Lisa Snowdon, Rachel Stevens, Tom Chambers |
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15 May to 3 July 2004, in order of elimination
Celebrity | Professional | Voted out |
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Jason Wood (Comedian) | Kylie Jones | Week 2 |
David Dickinson (Bargain Hunt presenter) | Camilla Dallerup | Week 3 |
Verona Joseph (Former Holby City Star) | Paul Killick | Week 4 |
Claire Sweeney (Actress/TV Presenter) | John Byrnes | Week 5 |
Martin Offiah (Former Rugby Player) | Erin Boag | Week 6 |
Lesley Garrett (Singer) | Anton du Beke | Week 7 |
Christopher Parker (Eastenders Actor) | Hanna Karttunen | Final (second place) |
Natasha Kaplinsky (Newsreader) | Brendan Cole | Series winners |
Bold scores indicate the highest for that week. Red indicates the lowest score. * indicates that this couple was in the bottom two.
Team | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 Final |
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Natasha/Brendan | 27 | 31 | 26* | 35 | 37 | 31+36=67 | 36+35=71 | 36+31+35=102 |
Christopher/Hanna | 19 | 23 | 19 | 28 | 15 | 22+15=37 | 21+16=37* | 24+17+22=63 |
Lesley/Anton | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30* | 27* | 34+26=60* | 33+29=62* | Eliminated |
Martin/Erin | 25 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 24+24=48* | Eliminated | |
Claire/John | 27 | 26 | 34 | 31 | 32* | Eliminated | ||
Verona/Paul | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24* | Eliminated | |||
David/Camilla | 16 | 21* | 20* | Eliminated | ||||
Jason/Kylie | 21 | 19* | Eliminated |
Rank by average |
Place | Couple | Total | Number of dances |
Average |
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1 | 1 | Natasha & Brendan | 396 | 12 | 33.0 |
2 | 5 | Claire & John | 150 | 5 | 30.0 |
3 | 3 | Lesley & Anton | 264 | 9 | 29.3 |
4 | 6 | Verona & Paul | 99 | 4 | 24.8 |
5 | 4 | Martin & Erin | 161 | 7 | 23.0 |
6 | 2 | Christopher & Hanna | 241 | 12 | 20.1 |
7 | 8 | Jason & Kylie | 40 | 2 | 20.0 |
8 | 7 | David & Camilla | 57 | 3 | 19.0 |
Team | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 Final |
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Natasha & Brendan | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Tango, Rumba | Waltz, Paso Doble | Quickstep, Samba, Freestyle |
Christopher & Hanna | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Waltz, Paso Doble | Tango, Rumba | Waltz, Jive, Freestyle |
Lesley & Anton | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso Doble | Samba | Foxtrot, Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep, Jive | |
Martin & Erin | Waltz | Rumba | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Quickstep, Cha-Cha-Cha | ||
Claire & John | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso Doble | Samba | |||
Verona & Paul | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Jive | Paso Doble | ||||
David & Camilla | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Tango | |||||
Jason & Kylie | Waltz | Rumba |
Eliminated Second place Winner
The dances performed during Series 1 were as follows:
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows:
Dance | Best dancer(s) | Best score | Worst dancer(s) | Worst score |
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Cha Cha Cha | Natasha Kaplinsky/Verona Joseph | 27 | David Dickinson | 16 |
Jive | Lesley Garrett | 29 | Christopher Parker | 17 |
Rumba | Natasha Kaplinsky | 36 | Jason Wood | 19 |
Paso doble | Natasha Kaplinsky | 35 | Christopher Parker | 15 |
Samba | Natasha Kaplinsky | 37 | Christopher Parker | 15 |
Waltz | Natasha Kaplinsky | 36 | Jason Wood | 21 |
Quickstep | Natasha Kaplinsky | 36 | David Dickinson | 21 |
Foxtrot | Natasha Kaplinsky | 35 | Martin Offiah | 24 |
Tango | Claire Sweeney | 34 | David Dickinson | 20 |
23 October to 11 December 2004, in order of elimination
Celebrity | Professional | Voted out |
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Quentin Willson | Hazel Newberry | Week 1 |
Carol Vorderman | Paul Killick | Week 2 |
Esther Rantzen | Anton du Beke | Week 3 |
Diarmuid Gavin | Nicole Cutler | Week 4 |
Sarah Manners | Brendan Cole | Week 5 |
Roger Black | Camilla Dallerup | Week 6 |
Aled Jones | Lilia Kopylova | Week 7 |
Julian Clary | Erin Boag | Final (third place) |
Denise Lewis | Ian Waite | Final (second place) |
Jill Halfpenny | Darren Bennett | Series winners |
Bold scores indicate the highest for that week. Red indicates the lowest score. * indicates they were in the bottom 2 couples.
Team | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 Final |
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Jill/Darren | 27 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 32+36=68 | 29+37=66 | 34+40=74 |
Denise/Ian | 31 | 32 | 25* | 30 | 32 | 34+33=67 | 35+36=71* | 38+33=71 |
Julian/Erin | 19 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 24* | 28+27=55* | 24+21=45 | 29+23=52 |
Aled/Lilia | 29 | 27 | 32 | 25 | 30 | 29+27=56 | 27+30=57* | Eliminated |
Roger/Camilla | 25 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 23 | 22+19=41* | Eliminated | |
Sarah/Brendan | 28 | 23 | 31 | 29* | 23* | Eliminated | ||
Diarmuid/Nicole | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17* | Eliminated | |||
Esther/Anton | 24 | 16* | 16* | Eliminated | ||||
Carol/Paul | 22* | 20* | Eliminated | |||||
Quentin/Hazel | 8* | Eliminated |
Rank by average |
Place | Couple | Total | Number of dances |
Average |
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1 | 1 | Jill & Darren | 371 | 11 | 33.7 |
2 | 2 | Denise & Ian | 359 | 11 | 32.6 |
3 | 4 | Aled & Lilia | 256 | 9 | 28.4 |
4 | 6 | Sarah & Brendan | 134 | 5 | 26.8 |
5 | 3 | Julian & Erin | 269 | 11 | 24.5 |
6 | 5 | Roger & Camilla | 165 | 7 | 23.6 |
7 | 9 | Carol & Paul | 42 | 2 | 21.0 |
8 | 8 | Esther & Anton | 56 | 3 | 18.7 |
9 | 7 | Diarmuid & Nicole | 55 | 4 | 13.8 |
10 | 10 | Quentin & Hazel | 8 | 1 | 8.0 |
Team | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 Final |
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Jill/Darren | Waltz | Rumba | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Quickstep, Cha-Cha-Cha | Tango, Paso Doble | Foxtrot, Jive |
Denise/Ian | Waltz | Rumba | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Quickstep, Cha-Cha-Cha | Tango, Paso Doble | Quickstep, Samba |
Julian/Erin | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Tango | Paso Doble | Samba | Waltz, Rumba | Foxtrot, Jive | Quickstep, Samba |
Aled/Lilia | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Waltz, Rumba | Tango, Paso Doble | |
Roger/Camilla | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Waltz, Rumba | ||
Sarah/Brendan | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso Doble | Samba | |||
Diarmuid/Nicole | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Tango | Paso Doble | ||||
Esther/Anton | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | |||||
Carol/Paul | Waltz | Rumba | ||||||
Quentin/Hazel | Cha-Cha-Cha |
Eliminated Third place Second place Winner
The dances performed during Series 2 were as follows:
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows:
Dance | Best dancer(s) | Best score | Worst dancer(s) | Worst score |
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Cha Cha Cha | Jill Halfpenny | 36 | Quentin Willson | 8 |
Jive | Jill Halfpenny | 40 | Julian Clary | 21 |
Rumba | Jill Halfpenny/Denise Lewis | 32 | Esther Rantzen | 16 |
Paso doble | Jill Halfpenny | 37 | Diarmuid Gavin | 17 |
Samba | Jill Halfpenny | 35 | Roger Black/Julian Clary/Sarah Manners | 23 |
Waltz | Denise Lewis | 31 | Carol Vorderman | 22 |
Quickstep | Denise Lewis | 38 | Diarmuid Gavin | 12 |
Foxtrot | Jill Halfpenny | 34 | Julian Clary | 24 |
Tango | Denise Lewis | 35 | Diarmuid Gavin | 14 |
15 October to 17 December 2005, in order of elimination
Celebrity | Professional | Voted out |
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Siobhan Hayes | Matthew Cutler | Week 1 |
Jaye Jacobs | Andrew Cuerden | Week 2 |
Gloria Hunniford | Darren Bennett | Week 3 |
Fiona Phillips | Brendan Cole | Week 4 |
Dennis Taylor | Izabela Hannah | Week 5 |
Will Thorp | Hanna Haarala | Week 6 |
Bill Turnbull | Karen Hardy | Week 7 |
Patsy Palmer | Anton du Beke | Week 8 |
James Martin | Camilla Dallerup | Week 9 |
Zoë Ball | Ian Waite | Final (third place) |
Colin Jackson | Erin Boag | Final (second place) |
Darren Gough | Lilia Kopylova | Series winners |
Over five million votes were cast, approximately three million of which were for the eventual champions, Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova.[11] Over ten and a half million viewers tuned in to the final show, and the whole series raised £1.5 million for Children in Need.[12]
Bold scores indicate the highest for that week. Red indicates the lowest score. * indicates the couple was in the bottom two.
Team | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 Final |
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Darren/Lilia | 19 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 32+30=62 | 35+29=64 | 36+36=72 |
Colin/Erin | 32 | 36 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 37+36=73 | 37+30=67 | 39+36=75 |
Zoe/Ian | 35 | 32 | 29 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 36+32=68* | 36+33=69* | 38+38=76 |
James/Camilla | 22 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 32 | 28+20=48 | 33+22=55* | Eliminated |
Patsy/Anton | 19 | 26 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 31* | 24* | 31+27=58* | Eliminated | |
Bill/Karen | 29 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 17 | 25* | Eliminated | ||
Will/Hanna | 18* | 29 | 25* | 34 | 23* | 28* | Eliminated | |||
Dennis/Izabela | 20 | 18 | 22 | 15* | 23* | Eliminated | ||||
Fiona/Brendan | 11 | 13 | 16 | 20* | Eliminated | |||||
Gloria/Darren | 22 | 17* | 19* | Eliminated | ||||||
Jaye/Andrew | 25 | 21* | Eliminated | |||||||
Siobhan/Matthew | 15* | Eliminated |
Rank by average |
Place | Couple | Total | Number of dances |
Average |
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1 | 3 | Zoe & Ian | 454 | 13 | 34.9 |
2 | 2 | Colin & Erin | 438 | 13 | 33.7 |
3 | 1 | Darren & Lilia | 406 | 13 | 31.2 |
4 | 5 | Patsy & Anton | 249 | 9 | 27.7 |
5 | 4 | James & Camilla | 292 | 11 | 26.5 |
6 | 7 | Will & Hanna | 157 | 6 | 26.2 |
7 | 6 | Bill & Karen | 166 | 7 | 23.7 |
8 | 11 | Jaye & Andrew | 46 | 2 | 23.0 |
9 | 8 | Dennis & Izabela | 98 | 5 | 19.6 |
10 | 10 | Gloria & Darren | 58 | 3 | 19.3 |
11 | 9 | Fiona & Brendan | 60 | 4 | 15.0 |
11 | 12 | Siobhan & Matthew | 15 | 1 | 15.0 |
Each couple performed one of two prescribed dances in each of the first five weeks. After that, the dances performed were as follows:
Team | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 Final |
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Darren & Lilia | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Tango | Paso Doble | Viennese Waltz | Jive | Foxtrot | American Smooth, Rumba | Waltz, Samba | Foxtrot, Paso Doble |
Colin & Erin | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Tango | Paso Doble | Samba | Foxtrot | Viennese Waltz | American Smooth, Rumba | Waltz, Jive | Quickstep, Rumba |
Zoe & Ian | Waltz | Rumba | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Quickstep | Tango | American Smooth, Cha-Cha-Cha | Viennese Waltz, Paso Doble | Tango, Samba |
James & Camilla | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Tango | Paso Doble | Viennese Waltz | Jive | Waltz | American Smooth, Samba | Foxtrot, Rumba | |
Patsy & Anton | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Foxtrot | Samba | Quickstep | Cha-Cha-Cha | American Smooth, Jive | ||
Bill & Karen | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Tango | Paso Doble | Viennese Waltz | Rumba | Waltz | |||
Will & Hanna | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Viennese Waltz | Tango | ||||
Dennis & Izabela | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Jive | Paso Doble | Samba | |||||
Fiona & Brendan | Waltz | Rumba | Jive | Foxtrot | ||||||
Gloria & Darren | Waltz | Rumba | Jive | |||||||
Jaye & Andrew | Waltz | Rumba | ||||||||
Siobhan & Matthew | Waltz |
Eliminated Third place Second place Winner
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows:
Dance | Best dancer(s) | Best score | Worst dancer(s) | Worst score |
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Cha Cha Cha | Zoe Ball/Colin Jackson | 32 | Will Thorp | 18 |
Jive | Darren Gough/Colin Jackson | 30 | Fiona Phillips | 16 |
Rumba | Colin Jackson | 36 | Fiona Phillips | 13 |
Paso doble | Darren Gough | 36 | Dennis Taylor | 15 |
Samba | Zoe Ball | 38 | James Martin | 20 |
Waltz | Colin Jackson | 37 | Fiona Phillips | 11 |
Quickstep | Colin Jackson | 39 | Dennis Taylor | 18 |
Foxtrot | Zoe Ball/Darren Gough | 36 | Fiona Phillips | 20 |
Tango | Zoe Ball | 38 | Bill Turnbull | 20 |
Viennese Waltz | Zoe Ball | 36 | Will Thorp | 23 |
American Smooth | Colin Jackson | 37 | James Martin | 28 |
The show ran from 7 October to 23 December 2006. Over 12 million votes were cast, raising £1.5 million for Children in Need. A peak of 13 million viewers tuned in to the final show of series four to see Mark and Karen crowned 2006 Strictly Come Dancing champions.
The couples in order of elimination:
Celebrity | Professional | Voted out |
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Nicholas Owen | Nicole Cutler | Week 1 |
Mica Paris | Ian Waite | Week 2 |
Jimmy Tarbuck | Flavia Cacace | Forced to withdraw for health reasons[13] |
DJ Spoony | Ola Jordan | Week 3 |
Georgina Bouzova | James Jordan | Week 4 |
Jan Ravens | Anton du Beke | Week 5 |
Ray Fearon | Camilla Dallerup | Week 6 |
Peter Schmeichel | Erin Boag | Week 7 |
Claire King | Brendan Cole | Week 8 |
Carol Smillie | Matthew Cutler | Week 9 |
Louisa Lytton | Vincent Simone | Week 10 |
Emma Bunton | Darren Bennett | Week 11 (third place) |
Matt Dawson | Lilia Kopylova | Final (second place) |
Mark Ramprakash | Karen Hardy | Series winners |
The fifth series of Strictly Come Dancing began on BBC One on 29 September 2007, with Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returning as presenters. For the first time, the line up of professionals was unchanged from the previous series. The first programme was a catch-up show and preview to the new series, before the start of the competition on 6 October, which ran for 12 weeks. The show featured 14 new celebrities, who were paired with 14 professional dancers. In a change to the previous format, the results show was recorded on Saturday and broadcast on Sunday, rather than shown live later on Saturday. In addition to this, the two couples who were at the bottom of the table after the viewers' vote were subject to a dance-off, where they reprised their routine, for the judges to decide who left. Head Judge Len Goodman had the casting vote in case of a tie. The series raised just over a million pounds for Children in Need [14]
Celebrity | Professional | Voted out |
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Brian Capron | Karen Hardy | Week 1 |
Stephanie Beacham | Vincent Simone | Week 2 |
Willie Thorne | Erin Boag | Week 3 |
Gabby Logan | James Jordan | Week 4 |
Dominic Littlewood | Lilia Kopylova | Week 5 |
Penny Lancaster Stewart | Ian Waite | Week 6 |
Kate Garraway | Anton du Beke | Week 7 |
John Barnes | Nicole Cutler | Week 8 |
Kelly Brook | Brendan Cole | Withdrew due to bereavement[15] |
Kenny Logan | Ola Jordan | Week 9 |
Letitia Dean | Darren Bennett | Week 10 |
Gethin Jones | Camilla Dallerup | Week 11 (third place) |
Matt Di Angelo | Flavia Cacace | Week 12 (second place) |
Alesha Dixon | Matthew Cutler | Series winners |
A sixth series of the show was confirmed after the dancers' pay dispute was called off in late June 2008. [16] The series will last for 14 weeks, which is the longest series so far.[16] The new series will involve three new professional dancers, Brian Fortuna, Hayley Holt and Kristina Rihanoff.[17]
In July 2008 it was reported that current EastEnders cast members were banned from taking part in the competition due to the length of the series. [18]
On 19 November 2008, John Sergeant announced that he would be leaving the show because he believed he may "win it".[19]
The sixth series began on 13 September with a behind-the-scenes look at the new series, followed by the first live show on 20 September.[20]
Celebrity | Professional | Voted out |
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Phil Daniels | Flavia Cacace | Week 1 |
Gillian Taylforth | Anton du Beke | Week 2 |
Gary Rhodes | Karen Hardy | Week 3 |
Jessie Wallace | Darren Bennett | Week 4 |
Don Warrington | Lilia Kopylova | Week 5 |
Mark Foster | Hayley Holt | Week 6 |
Andrew Castle | Ola Jordan | Week 7 |
Heather Small | Brian Fortuna | Week 8 |
Cherie Lunghi | James Jordan | Week 9 |
John Sergeant | Kristina Rihanoff | Withdrew[19] |
Jodie Kidd | Ian Waite | Week 10 |
Christine Bleakley | Matthew Cutler | Week 11 |
Austin Healey | Erin Boag | |
Lisa Snowdon | Brendan Cole | |
Rachel Stevens | Vincent Simone | |
Tom Chambers | Camilla Dallerup |
This Christmas special was broadcast live on 22 December 2004, featuring top couples from both of the first two series (with the exception of Christopher Parker and Julian Clary, who were not able to appear). The show was won by Jill Halfpenny and Darren Bennett.
In order of judges' placing
Celebrity | Professional | Place | Judges' scores | Dance |
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Martin Offiah | Erin Boag | 6th | 6+6+7+7=26 | Jive |
Aled Jones | Lilia Kopylova | 5th | 7+7+8+8=30 | Samba |
Lesley Garrett | Anton du Beke | 4th | 7+8+8+8=31 | Waltz |
Natasha Kaplinsky | Brendan Cole | 3rd | 7+8+9+9=33 | Foxtrot |
Denise Lewis | Ian Waite | 2nd | 9+9+9+10=37 | Quickstep |
Jill Halfpenny | Darren Bennett | 1st | 9+9+9+9=36 | Jive |
The Christmas special in 2005 featured the top four couples (Gough/Kopylova, Jackson/Boag, Ball/Waite, Martin/Dallerup) from the 2005 series competing against two competitors from the US version, Dancing with the Stars, who danced with two professionals from the British series. The two competitors from the US series were Rachel Hunter, who was teamed with Brendan Cole, and Evander Holyfield, who danced with Karen Hardy. Season 2 winner Jill Halfpenny was scheduled to appear with her partner Darren Bennett, but pulled out due to a break down in fee negotiations.
24 December 2005, in order of elimination
Celebrity | Professional | Place | Judges' scores | Dance |
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Evander Holyfield | Karen Hardy | 6th | 3+5+7+7=22 | Jive |
Rachel Hunter | Brendan Cole | 5th | 9+9+9+9=36 | Rumba |
Colin Jackson | Erin Boag | 4th | 9+8+9+9=35 | Cha-Cha-Cha |
James Martin | Camilla Dallerup | 3rd | 8+10+10+9=37 | Foxtrot |
Zoe Ball | Ian Waite | 2nd | 9+9+10+10=38 | Foxtrot |
Darren Gough | Lilia Kopylova | 1st | 10+10+10+10=40 | Quickstep |
As well as winning the 2005 series, Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova won this Christmas Special, after receiving the full 40 marks from the judges.
The Christmas special in 2006 featured stars from the third and fourth series going head to head to perform their highest-scoring dances. The theme of the programme was black and white, so whether it was wintry white gowns, the little black dress or top hat and tails, the dancers and the dance floor were decked in black and white, setting the stage for some show-stopping performances.
It was a pre-recorded show shown on Christmas Day on BBC One. The couples who took part were:
Celebrity | Professional | Place | Judges' Scores | Dance |
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Emma Bunton | Darren Bennett | - | 9+9+9+9=36 | Samba |
Louisa Lytton | Vincent Simone | - | 9+9+9+9=36 | Jive |
Mark Ramprakash | Karen Hardy | - | 9+9+9+9=36 | Salsa |
Matt Dawson | Lilia Kopylova | - | 9+9+10+9=37 | Waltz |
Zoe Ball | Ian Waite | 2nd | 9+10+9+10=38 | Rumba |
Colin Jackson | Erin Boag | 1st | 10+10+10+10=40 | Quickstep |
After the combined scores of the judges' marks and the votes of the studio audience, Colin Jackson and Erin Boag won the competition, after getting the full 40 marks from the judges, with Zoe Ball and Ian Waite being runners up. The final places of the bottom four couples was not announced - they were eliminated from the competition in a random order.
The 2007 Christmas Special featured the top four couples from Series Five (Alesha Dixon, Matt Di Angelo, Gethin Jones and Letitia Dean), as well as Darren Gough and Mark Ramprakash (champions of Series Three and Four respectively). The winner was Series Three champion Darren Gough, who received a perfect 40 for his American Smooth, and had the highest score overall when the judges' points were combined with the studio audience vote. Series Five semi-finalist Gethin Jones, who also received a perfect 40 for his Waltz, was runner up. The final place of the bottom four couples was not announced.
It was broadcast on BBC One on Christmas Day (25 December 2007).
Celebrity | Professional | Place | Judges' score | Dance |
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Letitia Dean | Darren Bennett | - | 9+9+9+9=36 | Foxtrot |
Alesha Dixon | Matthew Cutler | - | 9+9+9+9=36 | Cha-Cha-Cha |
Mark Ramprakash | Karen Hardy | - | 9+9+10+10=38 | Jive |
Matt Di Angelo | Flavia Cacace | - | 9+10+10+10=39 | Rumba |
Gethin Jones | Camilla Dallerup | 2nd | 10+10+10+10=40 | Waltz |
Darren Gough | Lilia Kopylova | 1st | 10+10+10+10=40 | American Smooth |
The 2008 Christmas Special will air on 25 December 2008. The final three from series six will take on former contestants Jill Halfpenny, Alesha Dixon and Kelly Brook. Russell Watson will make a special guest appearance.[21]
The Strictly Come Dancing Story was shown on 28 December 2007. While looking back at the last five series of Strictly Come Dancing, it also explained how it came about, showed clips of the original Come Dancing show, highlights from the series one to five, and how the show has transferred to other countries around the world.
Strictly Ice Dancing was broadcast as a one-off special on 26 December 2004; with Carol Smillie, Jessica Taylor, Scarlett Johnson, Marcus Patric, David Seaman, and Rowland Rivron paired with professional skaters. This was won by David Seaman (who was a late replacement for Paul Gascoigne) and his partner Zoia Birmingham.
In order of elimination, the competitors were:
Celebrity | Professional |
---|---|
Rowland Rivron | Charlotte Clements |
Marcus Patric | Leigh Mack |
Carol Smillie | Oula Jääskeläinen |
Scarlett Johnson | Daniel Whiston |
Jessica Taylor | Robert Burgerman |
David Seaman | Zoia Birmingham |
Strictly Ice Dancing was identical to the Granada format Dancing On Ice, although details of Dancing on Ice were revealed before Strictly Ice Dancing was commissioned.
A further one-off special was broadcast on BBC One on 9 July 2005 as part of the BBC's Africa Lives season. It featured six celebrities of African descent performing traditional African dances with a professional troupe. The contestants were Tunde Baiyewu, Tupele Dorgu, Robbie Earle, Antonia Okonma, Louis Emerick, and Tessa Sanderson. The programme was presented by Natasha Kaplinsky and Martin Offiah, and the winner was Robbie Earle. Professional dancers Darren Bennett and Lilia Kopylova, who have appeared on Strictly Come Dancing since the second series, also appeared on this special to perform a traditional African Samba. Ironically, the winner was of Jamaican, not African, descent.
In order of elimination:
Strictly Come Dancing went on tour at the beginning of 2008 for the first time.[22] The tour was hosted by Kate Thornton, and judged by Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, & Len Goodman.[23] Bruno Tonioli was not a judge in this competition[22] due to him being in Los Angeles.[24] The tour began on 18 January 2008 in Glasgow and finished on 19 February 2008 in Birmingham.[25]
Celebrity dancers taking place were:[26]
The results of the tour are as follows:[29]
Couple | Series | Number of times as winners | Number of times as runners up |
---|---|---|---|
Matt Di Angelo and Flavia Cacace | 5 | 16 | 10 |
Louisa Lytton and Vincent Simone | 4 | 10 | 3 |
Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova | 3 | 8 | 10 |
Zoe Ball and Ian Waite | 3 | 5 | 14 |
Letitia Dean and Darren Bennett | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Denise Lewis, Christopher Parker, James Martin and Martin Offiah were not winners or runners up at any stage of the tour .[29]
The Strictly Come Dancing Tour will return in January and February 2009.[30] Kate Thornton will return to host and the judges will be:
The first four celebrities to confirm they are part of the tour are Julian Clary and Jill Halfpenny from series two (third place and winner respectively), and from series five Kenny Logan and Gethin Jones (fifth and third place respectively).[31] Cherie Lunghi and Tom Chambers, eight placer and current competitor of the sixth series, have also signed up.[32] On November 21, 2008 Jodie Kidd and Rachel Stevens, sixth placer and top four competitor of series six, have joined the tour line-up.[33]
A Strictly Come Dancing one-off special for Sport Relief aired on 14 March 2008, with Len Goodman, Arlene Phillips and Craig Revel Horwood judging.[34]
The results were as follows:
Ex-Strictly Contestant | Celebrity | Place | Judges' scores | Dance |
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Denise Lewis | David Ginola | - | 7+7+7=21 | Waltz |
Roger Black | Jade Johnson | - | 8+6+8=22 | Cha Cha Cha |
Darren Gough | Gemma Bissix | - | 7+7+8=22 | American Smooth |
Matt Dawson | Elaine Paige | 2nd | 8+9+8=25 | Tango |
Mark Ramprakash | Kara Tointon | 1st | 9+9+9=27 | Samba |
The ranking of the bottom three couples was not announced - they were eliminated from the competition in a random order.
A BBC spokesperson commented: "Sport Relief features Strictly Come Dancing with a difference."
A Strictly Come Dancing one-off special for Children In Need aired on 14 November 2008, with Fearne Cotton presenting and Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, Arlene Phillips and Craig Revel Horwood judging.
The results were as follows:
Professional Dancer | Children In Need Host | Place | Judges' scores[35] | Dance |
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Anton Du Beke | Tess Daly | 1st | 9+9+9+9=36 | American Smooth |
Flavia Cacace | Terry Wogan | 2nd | 7+8+7+7=29 | Waltz |
There are two titles to win during a series of Strictly Come Dancing, the main series title and the Christmas title:
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows:
Dance | Best dancer(s) | Best score | Worst dancer(s) | Worst score |
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Cha Cha Cha | Alesha Dixon | 39 | Quentin Wilson | 8 |
Jive | Jill Halfpenny | 40 | Fiona Phillips | 16 |
Rumba | Matt Di Angelo/Rachel Stevens | 39 | Fiona Phillips | 13 |
Paso doble | Austin Healey | 38 | Dennis Taylor/Christopher Parker | 15 |
Samba | Zoe Ball | 38 | Christopher Parker | 15 |
Waltz | Matt Di Angelo/Gethin Jones | 40 | Fiona Phillips | 11 |
Quickstep | Darren Gough/Colin Jackson | 40 | Diarmuid Gavin | 12 |
Foxtrot | Rachel Stevens | 40 | Fiona Phillips/John Sergeant | 20 |
Tango | Rachel Stevens | 39 | Diarmuid Gavin | 14 |
Viennese Waltz | Alesha Dixon | 38 | Will Thorp | 23 |
American Smooth | Darren Gough | 40 | Andrew Castle | 17 |
Salsa | Mark Ramprakash | 40 | Kate Garraway | 18 |
Argentine Tango | Mark Ramprakash | 39 | Matt Dawson | 30 |
In addition to the eight perfect scores listed above, judges have awarded perfect tens on a number of other occasions. Alesha Dixon and her partner Matthew Cutler hold the record for the most tens received, with a total of 19:
Series | Series Premiere | Series Finale | ||
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Date | Viewers | Date | Viewers | |
1 | 15 May 2004 | 4.61m[36] | 3 July 2004 | 9.28m[37] |
2 | 23 October 2004 | 6.54m[38] | 11 December 2004 | 11.60m[39] |
3 | 15 October 2005 | 7.23m[40] | 17 December 2005 | 10.55m[41] |
4 | 7 October 2006 | 9.23m[42] | 23 December 2006 | 12.11m[43] |
5 | 6 October 2007 | 7.68m[44] | 22 December 2007 | 12.09m[45] |
6 | 20 September 2008 | 8.48m[46] | 20 December 2008 | TBA |
The show has won a highly prestigious Rose D'Or award for 'Best Variety Show', beating off competition from reality shows from twelve other different countries. It has also won two awards for 'Best Reality Show' at the TRIC Awards and two at the TV Quick Awards for 'Best Talent Show', beating The X Factor in both instances. It has also received three BAFTA nominations.
The show won the award of Most Popular Talent Show at the 2008 National Television Awards, beating Britain's Got Talent, Dancing on Ice and The X Factor.
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