| Let's Dance for Comic Relief/Sport Relief | |
|---|---|
| Format | Talent show |
| Directed by | Nikki Parsons |
| Presented by | Steve Jones (2009-) Alex Jones (2011-) Claudia Winkleman (2009-2010) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Barbara Lee |
| Running time | 75-90 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Whizz Kid Entertainment |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC One |
| Original run | 21 February 2009 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Let's Dance for Comic Relief (named Let's Dance for Sport Relief for series 2) is a British television programme shown on BBC One, featuring celebrities performing famous dance routines to raise money for the charity Comic Relief.[1] The programme is currently presented by Steve Jones and Alex Jones, who replaced previous host Claudia Winkleman in 2011. In the first series, Anton Du Beke was a regular judge, appearing alongside two guest panellists, and in the second series, three guest judges each week.
The first series aired between 21 February and 14 March 2009 and was won by Robert Webb. It raised over £300,000 for Comic Relief. The second series, in aid of Sport Relief, aired from 20 February 2010 until 14 March and was won by Rufus Hound. The third series aired between 19 February 2011 and 12 March in aid of Comic Relief, and was won by James Thornton and Charlie Baker.
A forth series will air from February until March 2012 in aid of Sport Relief.
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The four-part series was announced by the BBC in January 2009 as part of the corporation's events surrounding Red Nose Day 2009, hosted by Steve Jones and Claudia Winkleman. For the first three programmes, six celebrity acts each recreated a famous dance routine. Viewers then voted for their favourite performer, with the proceeds from their calls going to Comic Relief. The act with the most viewer votes went through to the final, and the three panellists chose a second act from the top three to go through. The top six acts then returned for the final. In 2011, Winkleman was replaced by The One Show host Alex Jones.
The guest panellists the first week were Emma Bunton and Michael McIntyre. The programme also premièred the video for the charity single "Islands in the Stream" released by Gavin & Stacey actors Ruth Jones and Rob Brydon and featuring Tom Jones. The acts were, in order of performance:
| Act | Dance | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cliff Parisi and John Partridge[2] | "We're All in This Together" from High School Musical | Eliminated by the panel |
| Christopher Biggins and Nicki Chapman[3] | "You're the One That I Want" from Grease | Eliminated |
| Robert Webb[4] | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" from Flashdance | Saved by public vote |
| The Chefs[5] | "Thriller" by Michael Jackson | Eliminated |
| Les Dennis | "You Should Be Dancing" from Saturday Night Fever | Eliminated |
| Dick and Dom[6] | "Shake a Tail Feather" from The Blues Brothers | Saved by the panel |
After the viewer votes were counted, Robert Webb, Cliff Parisi and John Partridge, and Dick and Dom were in the top three. Webb received the highest number of viewer votes and Dick and Dom received two of the three panel votes, meaning they both progressed to the final.[7][8]
The guest panellists for the second week were Jamelia and Paul O'Grady. The acts were, in order of performance:
| Act | Dance | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hollyoaks | "Footloose" from Footloose | Eliminated |
| Jo Brand[9] | "...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears | Saved by the panel |
| Dragons' Den[10] | "Let's Face the Music and Dance" | Eliminated |
| Paddy McGuinness and Keith Lemon[11] | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" from Dirty Dancing | Saved by public vote |
| Blue Peter[10] | "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley | Eliminated by the panel |
| Nancy Sorrell and Neil Fox | "Candyman" by Christina Aguilera | Eliminated |
After the viewer votes were counted, Paddy McGuinness and Keith Lemon, Jo Brand, and Blue Peter were in the top three. McGuinness and Lemon received the highest number of viewer votes and Jo Brand received 3 of the panellists' votes, meaning they both progressed to the final.[14]
The guest panellists for the third week were Lisa Snowdon and Dara Ó Briain. The acts were, in order of performance:
| Act | Dance | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Angela Rippon | "Big Spender" from Sweet Charity | Eliminated |
| Dom Joly | "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer | Eliminated |
| Zoë Ball and Suggs | "You Never Can Tell" from Pulp Fiction | Eliminated |
| Denise Lewis and Martin Offiah | "Shakalaka Baby" from Bombay Dreams | Saved by the panel |
| Fern Britton | "Singin' in the Rain" from Singin' in the Rain | Eliminated by the panel |
| The Bill's Patrick Robinson and Lisa Maxwell | Riverdance | Saved by the public vote |
After the viewer votes were counted, Denise Lewis and Martin Offiah, Fern Britton, and The Bill were in the top three. The Bill received the highest number of viewer votes and Lewis and Offiah received two of the panellists' votes, meaning they both progressed to the final.[15]
The guest panellists for the final week were Denise van Outen and Michael McIntyre. Ruth Jones, Rob Brydon and Tom Jones performed their charity single "Islands in the Stream", Alesha Dixon performed "Let's Get Excited" and the cast of Hairspray performed "You Can't Stop the Beat". Two acts from each heat returned for the final, and they were, in order of performance:
| Act | Dance | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dick and Dom | "Shake a Tail Feather" from The Blues Brothers | Out of running |
| Paddy McGuinness and Keith Lemon | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" from Dirty Dancing | Runners up |
| Denise Lewis and Martin Offiah | "Shakalaka Baby" from Bombay Dreams | Out of running |
| Jo Brand | "...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears | Out of running |
| The Bill's Patrick Robinson and Lisa Maxwell | Riverdance | Out of running |
| Robert Webb | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" from Flashdance | Winner |
After the viewer votes were counted, Webb received the highest number of viewer votes and was crowned champion, with McGuinness and Lemon finishing second. It was also announced that over £300,000 had been raised by the telephone votes during the series for Comic Relief.
According to overnight figures, the first programme attracted 6.81 million viewers with a 31.1% audience share.[16][17] This rose to 7.15 million viewers (31.9% share) for the second programme[18] and to 8.09 million (35.1% share) for the third.[19] The fourth and final programme attracted an average of 7.9 million viewers (35.5% share) with a peak of over 8.6 million.[20]
The final BARB figures are as follows:
In November 2009 it was confirmed on that the show would return but this time in Aid of Sport Relief. Winkleman and Jones returned to host the show which kicked off on Saturday 20 February 2010. This year's contestants will be judged by an all-new panel that sees the judging line-up change for all four shows. The panel of three will predominantly feature faces from the world of comedy and celebrities who performed last year.
| Act | Dance | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Rufus Hound [21] | "Fight for This Love" by Cheryl Cole | Saved by the public vote |
| The Olympians[21] | "Vogue" by Madonna | Eliminated |
| Katy Brand[21] | "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" by Beyoncé Knowles | Saved by the panel |
| Snooker vs Darts[21] | "Walk This Way" by Aerosmith and Run DMC | Eliminated |
| Newsreaders[21] | A tango to "Kiss of Fire" | Eliminated |
| Casualty and Holby City[21] | "Jai Ho" from Slumdog Millionaire | Eliminated by the panel |
After the viewer votes were counted, Rufus Hound, Katy Brand and Casualty and Holby City were in the top three. Hound received the highest number of viewer votes and Katy Brand received two of the three panel votes, meaning they both progressed to the final.[21]
| Act | Dance | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sam and Mark | "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham! | Eliminated by panel vote |
| The Champion Boxers | "Bad Guys" from Bugsy Malone | Eliminated |
| Shappi Khorsandi | "Hey Mickey" by Toni Basil | Eliminated |
| Debra Stephenson | "Smooth Criminal" by Michael Jackson | Saved by the panel |
| The Weather Girls | "It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls | Eliminated |
| Kate Garraway and Richard Arnold | "Born To Hand Jive" from Grease | Saved by the public vote |
After the viewer votes were counted, Kate and Richard, Sam and Mark and Debra Stephenson were in the top three. Kate and Richard received the highest number of viewer votes and Debra received two of the three panel votes, meaning they both progressed to the final.
| Act | Dance | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sally Rogers and Chris Simmons. | "Hips Don't Lie" by Shakira | Eliminated |
| Grumpy Old Women | "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga | Saved by the panel |
| Cheryl Fergison | "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice | Saved by the public vote |
| Stephen K Amos | "Rhythm of Life" from Sweet Charity | Eliminated |
| Bellamy's People | "Rasputin" by Boney M. | Eliminated |
| The Footballers | "Men in Black" by Will Smith | Eliminated by panel vote |
After the viewer votes were counted, Cheryl Fergison, Grumpy Old Women and The Footballers were in the top three. Cheryl Fergison received the highest number of viewer votes and Grumpy Old Women received all three of the panel votes, meaning they both progressed to the final.
| Act | Dance | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kate Garraway and Richard Arnold | "Born To Hand Jive" from Grease | Out of running |
| Katy Brand | "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" by Beyonce | Runner-Up |
| Grumpy Old Women | "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga | Out of running |
| Debra Stephenson | "Smooth Criminal" by Michael Jackson | Out of running |
| Cheryl Fergison | "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice | Out of running |
| Rufus Hound | "Fight for This Love" by Cheryl Cole | Winner |
The Winner was Rufus Hound with his performance of "Fight for this Love" By Cheryl Cole
On 26 January 2011 it was confirmed the show was returning for another series. Steve Jones hosted the show along with The One Show’s Alex Jones. It ran from 19 February until the final on 12 March, when Charlie Baker and James Thornton were crowned champions with their rendition of "Puttin' On The Ritz".
| Act | Dance | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan | "Xanadu" - Olivia Newton John | Eliminated |
| Russell Kane | "Crazy in Love" - Beyoncé | Saved by the public vote |
| Rebecca Front | "It's Oh So Quiet" - Björk | Eliminated |
| Waterloo Road | "It's Like That" - Run-D.M.C. | Eliminated by the panel |
| Ed Byrne | "I Love to Boogie" - from Billy Elliot | Eliminated |
| Katie Price | "I Want to Break Free" - Queen | Saved by the panel |
| Act | Dance | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Penny Smith | "Toxic" - Britney Spears | Eliminated |
| Lulu | "Crank That" - Soulja Boy | Eliminated by the panel |
| Andi Osho | "Bad" - Michael Jackson | Eliminated |
| Noel Fielding | "Wuthering Heights" - Kate Bush | Saved by the panel |
| Charlie Baker and James Thornton | "Puttin' on the Ritz" - Fred Astaire | Saved by the public vote |
| Jarred Christmas | "Hung Up" - Madonna | Eliminated |
| Act | Dance | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Marcus Brigstocke | "Kung Fu Fighting" - Carl Douglas | Eliminated |
| Caroline Flack and Joe Swash | "My Humps" - The Black Eyed Peas | Eliminated by the panel |
| Adrian Edmondson | "The Dying Swan" | Saved by the public vote |
| Lee Nelson and Omelette | "Club Tropicana" - Wham! | Eliminated |
| Iain Lee | "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" - Will Smith | Eliminated |
| The 80s Supergroup | "Greased Lightnin'" - from Grease | Saved by the panel |
| Act | Dance | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Katie Price | "I Want to Break Free" - Queen | Out of running |
| Charlie Baker and James Thornton | "Puttin' on the Ritz" - Fred Astaire | Winner |
| Noel Fielding | "Wuthering Heights" - Kate Bush | Out of running |
| The 80s Supergroup | "Greased Lightnin'" - from Grease | Out of running |
| Adrian Edmondson | "The Dying Swan" | Out of running |
| Russell Kane | "Crazy in Love" - Beyoncé | Runner up |
Heat one: 7.577 million viewers[28]
Heat two: 7.363 million[29]
Heat three: 6.35 million[30]
Final: 7.08 million[31]
On 10 December 2011 it was confirmed the show was returning for another series. Steve Jones and Alex Jones will continue to host the show which will run for 5 episodes from February 2012 until the finale during Sport Relief weekend in March 2012.