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Strictly Come Dancing
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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 series6
No. of episodes59 (as of 29 September 2008)
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 an allusion to the film Strictly Ballroom.

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, in 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 format has been exported to other countries (see Dancing with the Stars). The final of the fifth series in December 2007 attracted an audience of over 12 million viewers, making it one of the highest watched shows on TV that year. The format has also inspired a modern-dance themed spin-off Strictly Dance Fever.

The professional dancers are usually the same each year, although only four have taken part in every series - Brendan Cole, Anton Du Beke, Erin Boag and Camilla Dallerup.

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.[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. 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, instead of being broadcast live later on Saturday evening.

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.

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. If there is a tie, head judge Len Goodman has the deciding vote.

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

Main series

Series Premier Date Winning Couple Runner-up Couple Other Contestants (in order of elimination) Number of Couples
Series 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
Series 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
Series 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
Series 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
Series 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, Kenny Logan, Kelly Brook (Withdrew), Letitia Dean, Gethin Jones 14
Series 6 20 September, 2008 TBA TBA Andrew Castle, Austin Healey, Cherie Lunghi, Christine Bleakley, Don Warrington, Heather Small, Jessie Wallace, Jodie Kidd, John Sargeant, Lisa Snowdon, Mark Foster, Rachel Stevens, Tom Chambers Phil Daniels, Gillian Taylforth, Gary Rhodes 16

Series 1

15 May to 3 July 2004, in order of elimination

Celebrity Professional Voted out
Jason Wood (Comedian) Kylie Jones Week 2
David Dickinson (TV Presenter, Dickinson's Real Deal) 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 Week (Second Place)
Natasha Kaplinsky (Newsreader) Brendan Cole Series Winners

Judges' scoring summary

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
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

Guide to Dances

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

     This couple left the competition due to having the lowest score when the judges' score was added to the public vote.
     This couple finished in second place.
     This couple won the competition.

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

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
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

Guide to Dances

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

     This couple left the competition due to having the lowest score when the judges' score was added to the public vote.
     This couple finished in third place.
     This couple finished in second place.
     This couple won the competition.

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
  • Week 6: One new dance from weeks 1-5, Group Salsa
  • Week 7: One new dance from weeks 1-5, 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, approximately three million of which were for the eventual champions, Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova.[4] 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.[5]

Judges' scoring summary

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
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

Guide to Dances

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

     This couple left the competition due to having the lowest score when the judges' score was added to the public vote.
     This couple finished in third place.
     This couple finished in second place.
     This couple won the competition.

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
  • Week 7: One new dance from weeks 1-6
  • Week 8: One new dance from weeks 1-6, Group dance (James Bond theme)
  • 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 of song (own dance 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

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 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 [7]

Judges Len Goodman, Arlene Phillips, Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli again presided 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[8]
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

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
  • Final week: favourite ballroom/Latin from weeks 1-11, judges' choice of song (own dance choice), dual Viennese Waltz, Freestyle Show Dance

Series 6

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Main article: Strictly Come Dancing (Series 6)

A sixth series of the show was confirmed after the dancers' pay dispute was called off in late June 2008. [9] The series will last for 14 weeks, which is the longest series so far.[9] The new series will involve three new professional dancers, Brian Fortuna, Hayley Holt and Kristina Rihanoff.[10]

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. [11]

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.[12]

Celebrity Professional Voted out
Phil Daniels Flavia Cacace Week 1
Gillian Taylforth Anton du Beke Week 2
Gary Rhodes Karen Hardy Week 3
Andrew Castle Ola Jordan
Austin Healey Erin Boag
Cherie Lunghi James Jordan
Christine Bleakley Matthew Cutler
Don Warrington Lilia Kopylova
Heather Small Brian Fortuna
Jessie Wallace Darren Bennett
Jodie Kidd Ian Waite
John Sergeant Kristina Rihanoff
Lisa Snowdon Brendan Cole
Mark Foster Hayley Holt
Rachel Stevens Vincent Simone
Tom Chambers Camilla Dallerup

The dances performed were as follows:

  • Week 1: Waltz or Cha Cha Cha (couples with a male celebrity); Cha-Cha-Cha (female celebrity group dance)
  • Week 2: Foxtrot or Salsa (couples with a female celebrity); Merengue (male celebrity group dance)
  • Week 3: Tango or Jive (couples with a male celebrity); Lindyhop (female celebrity group dance)
  • Week 4: Quickstep or Rumba (couples with a female celebrity); Unknown group dance(male celebrity group dance)

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 Judges' 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 Judges' 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 were:

Celebrity Professional Place Judges' Scores Dance
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 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. The final places of the bottom four couples was not announced - they were eliminated from the competition in a random order.

2007 Christmas Special

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
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 Place 10+10+10+10=40 Waltz
Darren Gough Lilia Kopylova 1st Place 10+10+10+10=40 American Smooth

The Strictly Come Dancing Story

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

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. 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.

In order of elimination:

The Live Tour! 2008

Strictly Come Dancing went on tour at the beginning of 2008 for the first time.[13] The tour was hosted by Kate Thornton, and judged by Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, & Len Goodman.[14] Bruno Tonioli was not a judge in this competition[13] due to him being in Los Angeles.[15] The tour began on 18 January 2008 in Glasgow and finished on 19 February 2008 in Birmingham.[16]

Celebrity dancers taking place were:[17]

The results of the tour are as follows:[20]

Couple Series Number of times as winners Number of times as runners up
Matt Di Angelo and Flavia Cacace Series Five 16 10
Louisa Lytton and Vincent Simone Series Four 10 3
Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova Series Three 8 10
Zoe Ball and Ian Waite Series Three 5 14
Letitia Dean and Darren Bennett Series Five 1 2

Denise Lewis, Christopher Parker, James Martin and Martin Offiah were not winners or runners up at any stage of the tour .[20]

The Strictly Come Dancing Tour will return again in January and February 2009.[21]

Sport Relief Does Strictly Come Dancing

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.[22]

The results were as follows:

Ex-Strictly Contestant Celebrity Place Judges' Scores Dance
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 Place 8+9+8=25 Tango
Mark Ramprakash Kara Tointon 1st Place 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."

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

  • On three occasions a perfect 40 out of 40 has been awarded inside the main 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 four 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)
    • 40/40: Gethin Jones and Camilla Dallerup; Waltz; 25/12/2007 (2007 Christmas Special)
    • 40/40; Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova; American Smooth; 25/12/2007 (2007 Christmas Special)
  • On a further seven occasions, couples have received 39; in 6 cases they received a 9 from Craig Revel Horwood and 10s from all other judges. The seventh case was Alesha Dixon's Waltz, in which Len Goodman awarded the 9:
    • 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)
    • 39/40: Alesha Dixon and Matthew Cutler; Waltz; 22/12/2007 (Series 5 Final)
    • 39/40: Matt Di Angelo and Flavia Cacace; Salsa; 22/12/07 (Series 5 Final)
  • Another scored 39/40 on a Christmas Special:
    • 39/40: Matt Di Angelo and Flavia Cacace; Rumba; 25/12/07 (2007 Christmas Special)

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 Matt Di Angelo (39), 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/Gethin Jones (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 since series three): Best Alesha Dixon (38), Worst Will Thorp (23).
  • American Smooth (performed since series three): Best Darren Gough (40), 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 seven 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 One
    • Week Five: Natasha Kaplinsky/Brendan Cole from Arlene Phillips for the Samba: 37
  • Series Two
    • Week Seven: Jill Halfpenny/Darren Bennett from Arlene Phillips for the Paso Doble: 37
    • Final: Denise Lewis/Ian Waite from Arlene Phillips and Bruno Tonioli for the Quickstep: 38
    • Christmas Special: Denise Lewis/Ian Waite from Bruno Tonioli for the Quickstep: 37
  • Series Three
    • Week Six: Zoe Ball/Ian Waite from Bruno Tonioli for the Quickstep: 36
    • Week Seven: Zoe Ball/Ian Waite from Arlene Phillips and Bruno Tonioli for the Tango: 38
    • Week Eight: Colin Jackson/Erin Boag from Arlene Phillips for the American Smooth: 37
    • Week Nine: Colin Jackson/Erin Boag from Len Goodman for the Waltz: 37
    • Final: Darren Gough/Lilia Kopylova from Len Goodman for the Foxtrot: 36
    • Final: Colin Jackson/Erin Boag from Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli for the Quickstep: 39
    • Final: Zoe Ball/Ian Waite from Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli for the Samba: 38
    • Final: Zoe Ball/Ian Waite from Arlene Phillips and Bruno Tonioli for the Tango: 38
    • Christmas Special: James Martin/Camilla Dallerup from Arlene Phillips and Len Goodman for the Foxtrot: 37
    • Christmas Special: Zoe Ball/Ian Waite from Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli for the Foxtrot: 38
  • Series Four
    • Week Three: Louisa Lytton/Vincent Simone from Bruno Tonioli for the Jive: 36
    • Week Seven: Matt Dawson/Lilia Kopylova from Len Goodman for the Waltz: 37
    • Week Nine: Emma Bunton/Darren Bennett from Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli for the Waltz: 37
    • Week Nine: Emma Bunton/Darren Bennett from Bruno Tonioli for the Paso Doble: 37
    • Week Eleven: Mark Ramprakash/Karen Hardy from Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli for the Argentine Tango: 39
    • Final: Matt Dawson/Lilia Kopylova from Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli for the Waltz: 38
    • Christmas Special: Zoe Ball/Ian Waite from Len Goodman and Arlene Phillips for the Rumba: 38
    • Christmas Special: Matt Dawson/Lilia Kopylova from Len Goodman for the Waltz: 37
  • Series Five
    • Week Four: Kelly Brook/Brendan Cole from Bruno Tonioli for the American Smooth: 34
    • Week Six: John Barnes/Nicole Cutler from Len Goodman for the Salsa: 36
    • Week Seven: Alesha Dixon/Matthew Cutler from Arlene Phillips and Bruno Tonioli for the Waltz: 38
    • Week Eight: Matt Di Angelo/Flavia Cacace from Arlene Phillips and Bruno Tonioli for the Salsa: 38
    • Week Eight: Alesha Dixon/Matthew Cutler from Arlene Phillips, Bruno Tonioli, and Len Goodman for the Cha Cha Cha: 39
    • Week Nine: Gethin Jones/Camilla Dallerup from Arlene Phillips, Bruno Tonioli, and Len Goodman for the Waltz: 39
    • Week Nine: Alesha Dixon/Matthew Cutler from Arlene Phillips and Bruno Tonioli for the Tango: 38
    • Week Nine: Alesha Dixon/Matthew Cutler from Len Goodman for the Samba: 36
    • Week Ten: Gethin Jones/Camilla Dallerup from Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli for the American Smooth: 38
    • Week Ten: Alesha Dixon/Matthew Cutler from Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli for the Viennese Waltz: 38
    • Week Ten: Gethin Jones/Camilla Dallerup from Bruno Tonioli for the Jive: 37
    • Week Eleven: Alesha Dixon/Matthew Cutler from Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli for the Quickstep: 38
    • Week Eleven: Gethin Jones/Camilla Dallerup from Len Goodman for the Paso Doble: 34
    • Week Eleven: Alesha Dixon/Matthew Cutler from Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli for the Argentine Tango: 38
    • Week Twelve: Alesha Dixon/Matthew Cutler from Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, and Bruno Tonioli for the Waltz: 39
    • Week Twelve: Matt Di Angelo/Flavia Cacace from Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman, and Bruno Tonioli for the Salsa: 39
    • Week Twelve: Alesha Dixon/Matthew Cutler from Bruno Tonioli and Len Goodman for the Cha Cha Cha: 38
    • Christmas Special: Mark Ramprakash/Karen Hardy from Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli for the Jive: 38
    • Christmas Special: Matt Di Angelo/Flavia Cacace from Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman, and Bruno Tonioli for the Rumba: 39

Ratings

Series Series Premiere Series Finale
Date Peak viewers Date Peak viewers
1 15 May 2004 4.61m[23] 3 July 2004 9.28m[24]
2 23 October 2004 6.54m[25] 11 December 2004 11.60m[26]
3 15 October 2005 7.23m[27] 17 December 2005 10.55m[28]
4 7 October 2006 9.23m[29] 23 December 2006 12.11m[30]
5 6 October 2007 7.68m[31] 22 December 2007 12.09m[32]
6 20 September 2008 8.48m[33] 20 December 2008 TBA

Awards

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/TV Choice awards for 'Best Talent Show'. It has also received three BAFTA nominations.

See also

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