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Strictly Come Dancing
File:Strictly Come Dancing logo.png
Strictly Come Dancing logo
Created byFenia Vardanis
Developed byBBC
Presented byBruce Forsyth
Tess Daly
Natasha Kaplinsky (2004)
JudgesCraig Revel Horwood
Arlene Phillips
Len Goodman
Bruno Tonioli
Opening themeDan McGrath[1]
Josh Phillips[2]
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of series5
No. of episodes52 (as of 8 December 2007)
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30 to 75 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release15 May, 2004 –
present
Related
Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two

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 allusions to the film Strictly Ballroom.

The show has run on BBC One since 2004. A fourth series finished in December 2006, and there have been three stand-alone Christmas Specials, in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Series four was also shown as part of the BBC's line-up on their trial High Definition channel, BBC HD.

The format has been exported to other countries (see Dancing with the Stars). The final of the fourth series in December 2006 attracted an audience of over 12 million viewers, making it the highest watched show on TV for that week. The format has also inspired a modern-dance themed spin-off Strictly Dance Fever.

Strictly Come Dancing is going on tour at the beginning of 2008 for the first time.[3]

Format

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 should stay and who should go, the results of the poll being combined with the ranking of the panel of judges. For example, with 4 contestants left, the judges' favourite would receive 4 points, 2nd favourite 3, and so on, and similarly with the viewers' rankings.[4] The profits from the telephone lines were donated to Sport Relief in series 1, and to Children in Need in 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. 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 has moved to Sunday evenings, instead of being broadcast live later on Saturday evening.

As of series four, coaches are Jaclyn Spencer and Chris Marques 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.

The BBC television singing talent competition Just the Two of Us copied the format of Strictly Come Dancing. Splash (a UK production company) and the EBU created the Eurovision Dance Contest transmitted on the BBC and in other countries in 2007. This is not part of the Strictly Come Dancing format because it is instead modelled on the Eurovision Song Contest, but with dancing instead of singing.

Dance Off

Since Series 5, a new system has been 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. It should be noted that the head judge, Len Goodman has the casting vote if there is a tie between the judges.

Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two

Main article: Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two

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. Controversially, BBC Two Scotland airs the programme on four nights only, running locally-produced Gaelic-language programming on Thursdays instead.

Main series

Series 1

15 May to 3 July 2004, in order of elimination

Celebrity Professional Voted out
Jason Wood Kylie Jones Week 2
David Dickinson Camilla Dallerup Week 3
Verona Joseph Paul Killick Week 4
Claire Sweeney John Byrnes Week 5
Martin Offiah Erin Boag Week 6
Lesley Garrett Anton du Beke Week 7
Christopher Parker Hanna Karttunen Final Week (Second Place)
Natasha Kaplinsky Brendan Cole Series Winners

Judges' Scoring summary

Bold scores indicate the highest for that week. Red indicates the lowest score.

Team Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8
Final
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
Martin/Erin 25 21 21 24 22 24+24=48
Claire/John 27 26 34 31 32
Verona/Paul 27 24 24 24
David/Camilla 16 21 20
Jason/Kylie 21 19

Dance Chart

Team Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8
Final
Natasha/Brendan Cha-Cha-Cha Quickstep Jive Foxtrot Samba Tango, Rumba Waltz, Paso Doble Quickstep, Samba, Paso Doble
Christopher/Hanna Cha-Cha-Cha Quickstep Jive Foxtrot Samba Waltz, Paso Doble Tango, Rumba Waltz, Jive, Paso Doble
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

Series 2

23 October to 11 December 2004, in order of elimination

Celebrity Professional Voted out
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 Week (Third Place)
Denise Lewis Ian Waite Final Week (Second Place)
Jill Halfpenny Darren Bennett Series Winners

Judges' Scoring summary

Green and bold scores indicate the highest for that week. Red indicates the lowest score.

Team Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8
Final
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
Roger/Camilla 25 22 25 29 23 22+19=41
Sarah/Brendan 28 23 31 29 23
Diarmuid/Nicole 12 12 14 17
Esther/Anton 24 16 16
Carol/Paul 22 20
Quentin/Hazel 8

Dance Chart

Team Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8
Final
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

Series 3

15 October to 17 December 2005, in order of elimination

Celebrity Professional Voted out
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 Week (Third Place)
Colin Jackson Erin Boag Final Week (Second Place)
Darren Gough Lilia Kopylova Series Winners

The dances performed were as follows:

  • Week 1: Waltz, Cha Cha Cha
  • Week 2: Quickstep, Rumba
  • Week 3: Tango, Jive
  • Week 4: Foxtrot, Paso Doble
  • Week 5: Viennese Waltz, Samba
  • Weeks 6 & 7: one new dance from weeks 1-5, Group Salsa, Group Argentine Tango
  • Week 8: American Smooth, one new dance from weeks 1-5
  • Week 9: two new dances from weeks 1-5
  • Final: favourite ballroom/Latin dances, freestyle show dance, Group Viennese Waltz

Over five million votes were cast, and over ten and a half million viewers tuned in to the final show of series three to see Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova crowned 2005 Strictly Come Dancing champions, raising £1.5 million for Children in Need.[5]

Judges' Scoring summary

Bold scores indicate the highest for that week. Red indicates the lowest score.

Team Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10
Final
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 20 29 28 29 29 20 32 28+20=48 33+22=55
Patsy/Anton 19 26 34 31 26 31 24 31+27=58
Bill/Karen 29 23 20 25 27 17 25
Will/Hanna 18 29 25 34 23 28
Dennis/Izabela 20 18 22 15 23
Fiona/Brendan 11 13 16 20
Gloria/Darren 20 17 19
Jaye/Andrew 25 21
Siobhan/Matthew 15

Dance Chart

Team Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10
Final
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

Series 4

Main article: Strictly Come Dancing (Series 4)

7 October to 23 December 2006, in order of elimination:

Celebrity Professional Voted out
Nicholas Owen Nicole Cutler Week 1
Mica Paris Ian Waite Week 2
Jimmy Tarbuck Flavia Cacace Forced to withdraw for health reasons[6]
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 Week (Second Place)
Mark Ramprakash Karen Hardy Series Winners

The dances performed were as follows:

  • Week 1: Waltz, Cha Cha Cha (male celebrity couples); Mambo (female celebrity group dance)
  • Week 2: Quickstep, Rumba (female celebrity couples); East Coast Swing/West Coast Swing (male celebrity group dance)
  • Week 3: Tango, Jive
  • Week 4: Foxtrot, Paso Doble
  • Week 5: Viennese Waltz, Salsa
  • Week 6: American Smooth, Samba
  • Weeks 7 & 8: one new dance from weeks 1-6
  • Weeks 9 & 10: two new dances from weeks 1-6
  • Week 11: Argentine Tango, last new dance from weeks 1-6
  • Final week: favourite ballroom/Latin from weeks 1-11, judges' choice, dual Viennese Waltz, Freestyle Show Dance

Over 12 million votes were cast, and 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, raising £1.5 million for Children in Need.

Series 5

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Main article: Strictly Come Dancing (Series 5)

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 will run for 12 weeks. The show features 14 new celebrities, who have been paired with 14 professional dancers. In a change to the previous format, the results show is now recorded on Saturday and broadcast on Sunday, rather than shown live later on Saturday. In addition to this, the two couples who are at the bottom of the table after the viewers' vote will be subject to a dance-off, where they will do their routine once again, and the judges will decide who will leave. Head Judge Len Goodman has the casting vote in case of a tie.

Judges Len Goodman, Arlene Phillips, Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli are again presiding over the competition.

Celebrity Professional Voted out
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[7]
Kenny Logan Ola Jordan Week 9
Letitia Dean Darren Bennett Week 10
Gethin Jones Camilla Dallerup Week 11 (Third Place)
Alesha Dixon Matthew Cutler Week 12 (2nd Place)
Matt Di Angelo Flavia Cacace

Week 13 (Winner)

The dances performed were as follows:

  • Week 1: Waltz or Cha Cha Cha (couples with a male celebrity); Blues Swing (female celebrity group dance)
  • Week 2: Quickstep or Rumba (couples with a female celebrity); Merengue (male celebrity group dance)
  • Week 3: Tango or Jive
  • Week 4: American Smooth or Samba
  • Week 5: Foxtrot or Paso Doble
  • Week 6: Viennese Waltz or Salsa; Jitterbug (group dance)
  • Week 7: one new dance from weeks 1-6
  • Week 8: one new dance from weeks 1-6; [Dirty Dancing] celebration (group dance)
  • Weeks 9 & 10: two new dances from weeks 1-6
  • Week 11: Argentine Tango, last new dance from weeks 1-6

Specials

2004 Christmas Special

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 Judge's Scores Dance
Martin Offiah Erin Boag 6th Place 6+6+7+7=26 Jive
Aled Jones Lilia Kopylova 5th Place 7+7+8+8=30 Samba
Lesley Garrett Anton du Beke 4th Place 7+8+8+8=31 Waltz
Natasha Kaplinsky Brendan Cole 3rd Place 7+8+9+9=33 Foxtrot
Denise Lewis Ian Waite 2nd Place 9+9+9+10=37 Quickstep
Jill Halfpenny Darren Bennett 1st Place 9+9+9+9=36 Jive

2005 Christmas Special

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 Judge's Scores Dance
Evander Holyfield Karen Hardy 6th Place 3+5+7+7=22 Jive
Rachel Hunter Brendan Cole 5th Place 9+9+9+9=36 Rumba
Colin Jackson Erin Boag 4th Place 9+8+9+9=35 Cha-Cha-Cha
James Martin Camilla Dallerup 3rd Place 8+10+10+9=37 Foxtrot
Zoe Ball Ian Waite 2nd Place 9+9+10+10=38 Foxtrot
Darren Gough Lilia Kopylova 1st Place 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.

2006 Christmas Special

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 are:

Celebrity Professional Place Judge's Scores Dance
Matt Dawson Lilia Kopylova 6th Place 9+9+10+9=37 Waltz
Louisa Lytton Vincent Simone 5th Place 9+9+9+9=36 Jive
Mark Ramprakash Karen Hardy 4th Place 9+9+9+9=36 Salsa
Emma Bunton Darren Bennett 3rd Place 9+9+9+9=36 Samba
Zoe Ball Ian Waite 2nd Place 9+10+9+10=38 Rumba
Colin Jackson Erin Boag 1st Place 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.

2007 Christmas Special

A Christmas special has been announced for 2007, featuring the top four couples from series five, as well as Darren Gough and Mark Ramprakash (champions of series three and four respectively).

Strictly Ice Dancing

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

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.

Strictly African Dancing

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.

In order of elimination:

Sport Relief 2008

The BBC have confirmed that there will be a Strictly Come Dancing one-off special for Sport Relief, which will air in March 2008.

According to The Sun, contestants taking part will include:

They will be paired up with these contestants from past series (but not necessarily in this order):

  • Mark Ramprakash (Cricketer, Strictly Come Dancing champion 2006)
  • Denise Lewis (Olympic gold medallist, Strictly Come Dancing finalist 2004)
  • Matt Dawson (Rugby player, Strictly Come Dancing finalist 2006)
  • Roger Black (Olympic silver medallist and television presenter, Strictly Come Dancing competitor 2004)
  • Darren Gough (Cricketer, Strictly Come Dancing champion 2005)

A BBC spokesperson commented: "Sport Relief features Strictly Come Dancing with a difference."

Statistics

Winners

There are two titles to win during a series of Strictly Come Dancing, the main series title and the Christmas title:

Highest Judges' Score

  • Only on three occasions has a perfect 40 out of 40 been awarded inside the actual series:
    • 40/40: Jill Halfpenny and Darren Bennett; Jive; 11/12/2004 (Series 2 Final)
    • 40/40: Mark Ramprakash and Karen Hardy; Salsa; 23/12/06 (Series 4 Final)
    • 40/40: Matt Di Angelo and Flavia Cacace; Waltz; 15/12/07 (Series 5 Semi-Final)
  • Another two scored 40/40 on a Christmas Special:
    • 40/40: Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova; Quickstep; 24/12/2005 (2005 Christmas Special)
    • 40/40: Colin Jackson and Erin Boag; Quickstep; 25/12/2006 (2006 Christmas Special)
  • On a further four occasions, couples have received 39; in each case they received a 9 from Craig Revel Horwood and 10s from all other judges:
    • 39/40: Colin Jackson and Erin Boag; Quickstep; 17/12/2005 (Series 3 Final)
    • 39/40: Mark Ramprakash and Karen Hardy; Argentine Tango; 16/12/2006 (Series 4 Semi-Final)
    • 39/40: Alesha Dixon and Matthew Cutler; Cha Cha Cha; 24/11/2007 (Series 5 Week 8)
    • 39/40: Gethin Jones and Camilla Dallerup; Waltz; 1/12/2007 (Series 5 Week 9)

Lowest Judges' Score

  • 08/40: Quentin Willson and Hazel Newberry; Cha Cha Cha; 23/10/04.
  • 11/40: Fiona Phillips and Brendan Cole; Waltz ; 15/10/05.
  • 12/40: Diarmuid Gavin and Nicole Cutler; Cha Cha Cha; 23/10/04.
  • 12/40: Diarmuid Gavin and Nicole Cutler; Quickstep; 30/10/04.

Highest and Lowest Scoring performances

The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows:

  • Cha Cha Cha: Best Alesha Dixon (39), Worst Quentin Wilson (8)
  • Jive: Best Jill Halfpenny (40), Worst Fiona Phillips (16)
  • Rumba: Best Zoe Ball (38), Worst Fiona Phillips (13)
  • Paso Doble: Best Jill Halfpenny/Emma Bunton (37), Worst Dennis Taylor/Christopher Parker (15)
  • Samba: Best Zoe Ball (38), Worst Christopher Parker (15)
  • Waltz: Best Matt Di Angelo (40), Worst Fiona Phillips (11)
  • Quickstep: Best Darren Gough/Colin Jackson (40), Worst Diarmuid Gavin (12)
  • Foxtrot: Best Zoe Ball (38), Worst Fiona Phillips (20)
  • Tango: Best Zoe Ball/Alesha Dixon (38), Worst Diarmuid Gavin (14)
  • Viennese Waltz (performed as an individual dance since series three): Alesha Dixon (38), Worst Will Thorp (23).
  • American Smooth (performed since series three): Best Gethin Jones (38), Worst John Barnes (22)
  • Salsa (performed since series four): Best Mark Ramprakash (40), Worst Kate Garraway (18)
  • Argentine Tango (performed since series four): Best Mark Ramprakash (39), Worst Matt Dawson (30)

Perfect Tens

In addition to the five perfect scores listed above, judges have awarded perfect tens on a number of other occasions:

  • Series One
    • Week Five: Natasha Kaplinsky/Brendan Cole from Arlene Phillips for the Samba
  • Series Two
    • Week Seven: Jill Halfpenny/Darren Bennett from Arlene Phillips for the Paso Doble.
    • Final: Denise Lewis/Ian Waite from Arlene Phillips and Bruno Tonioli for the Quickstep.
    • Christmas Special: Denise Lewis/Ian Waite from Bruno Tonioli for the Quickstep.
  • Series Three
    • Week Six: Zoe Ball/Ian Waite from Bruno Tonioli for the Quickstep
    • Week Seven: Zoe Ball/Ian Waite from Arlene Phillips and Bruno Tonioli for the Tango
    • Week Eight: Colin Jackson/Erin Boag from Arlene Phillips for the American Smooth
    • Week Nine: Colin Jackson/Erin Boag from Len Goodman for the Waltz
    • Final: Darren Gough/Lilia Kopylova from Len Goodman for the Foxtrot
    • Final: Colin Jackson/Erin Boag from Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli for the Quickstep
    • Final: Zoe Ball/Ian Waite from Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli for the Samba
    • Final: Zoe Ball/Ian Waite from Arlene Phillips and Bruno Tonioli for the Tango
    • Christmas Special: James Martin/Camilla Dallerup from Arlene Phillips and Len Goodman for the Foxtrot
    • Christmas Special: Zoe Ball/Ian Waite from Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli for the Foxtrot
  • Series Four
    • Week Three: Louisa Lytton/Vincent Simone from Bruno Tonioli for the Jive
    • Week Seven: Matt Dawson/Lilia Kopylova from Len Goodman for the Waltz
    • Week Nine: Emma Bunton/Darren Bennett from Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli for the Waltz
    • Week Nine: Emma Bunton/Darren Bennett from Bruno Tonioli for the Paso Doble
    • Week Eleven: Mark Ramprakash/Karen Hardy from Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli for the Argentine Tango
    • Final: Matt Dawson/Lilia Kopylova from Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli for the Waltz
    • Christmas Special: Zoe Ball/Ian Waite from Len Goodman and Arlene Phillips for the Rumba
    • Christmas Special: Matt Dawson/Lilia Kopylova from Len Goodman for the Waltz
  • Series Five
    • Week Four: Kelly Brook/Brendan Cole from Bruno Tonioli for the American Smooth
    • Week Six: John Barnes/Nicole Cutler from Len Goodman for the Salsa
    • Week Seven: Alesha Dixon/Matthew Cutler from Arlene Phillips and Bruno Tonioli for the Waltz
    • Week Eight: Matt Di Angelo/Flavia Cacace from Arlene Phillips and Bruno Tonioli for the Salsa
    • Week Eight: Alesha Dixon/Matthew Cutler from Arlene Phillips, Bruno Tonioli, and Len Goodman for the Cha Cha Cha
    • Week Nine: Gethin Jones/Camilla Dallerup from Arlene Phillips, Bruno Tonioli, and Len Goodman for the Waltz
    • Week Nine: Alesha Dixon/Matthew Cutler from Arlene Phillips and Bruno Tonioli for the Tango
    • Week Nine: Alesha Dixon/Matthew Cutler from Len Goodman for the Samba
    • Week Ten: Gethin Jones/Camilla Dallerup from Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli for the American Smooth
    • Week Ten: Alesha Dixon/Matthew Cutler from Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli for the Viennese Waltz
    • Week Ten: Gethin Jones/Camilla Dallerup from Bruno Tonioli for the Jive
    • Week Eleven: Alesha Dixon/Matthew Cutler from Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli for the Quickstep
    • Week Eleven: Gethin Jones/Camilla Dallerup from Len Goodman for the Paso Doble
    • Week Eleven: Alesha Dixon/Matthew Cutler from Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli for the Argentine Tango

Most Appearances

  • Only four professional dancers have appeared on all five series; two female and two male:
    • Anton du Beke
    • Erin Boag
    • Brendan Cole
    • Camilla Dallerup

Ratings

  • Strictly Come Dancing has been BBC One's biggest Saturday night hit over the last several years.
Series Series Premiere Series Finale TV Season Series Average
Date Viewers
(in millions) 		Date Viewers
(in millions) 		Main Show (Viewers
in millions) 		Results Show (Viewers
in millions)
1 May 15, 2004 4.61 July 3, 2004 9.28 Summer 2004 6.45 -
2 October 23, 2004 6.54 December 11, 2004 11.60 Autumn 2004 8.15 9.23
3 October 15, 2005 7.23 December 17, 2005 10.76 Autumn 2005 8.75 7.76
4 October 7, 2006 9.23 December 23, 2006 12.11 Autumn 2006 8.81 8.31
5 October 6, 2007 8.51 December 22, 2007 Autumn 2007

Strictly Come Dancing has improved its place on the highest watched show of the year, each year. In 2004, the final of series 2 was the 11th most watched show of the year. In 2005, the final of series 3 was the 8th most watched show of the year. But in 2006 it did even better for the final of series 4 as it was the 4th most watched TV show of the year and most watched programme on TV for week ending 24 December 2006.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.cannonstudios.co.uk
  2. ^ http://www.blazemusic.co.uk
  3. ^ BBC Dancing show to hit the road, BBC News Online
  4. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/about/voting.shtml (no longer accessible due to site re-organisation)
  5. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/09_september/29/strictly_facts.shtml
  6. ^ "Tarbuck Bows Out". BBC. 2006-10-20. Retrieved 2006-10-21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ "Brook pulls out of dancing show". BBC News. 2007-11-30. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

External links

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