Strictly_Come_Dancing_(series_6)
Strictly Come Dancing series 6
Season of television series
Strictly Come Dancing returned for its sixth series on 20 September 2008 on BBC One. Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returned as co-presenters of the main show on BBC One, while Claudia Winkleman returned to present the spin-off show Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two. Len Goodman, Arlene Phillips, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges.[1]
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| Strictly Come Dancing | |
|---|---|
| Series 6 | |
| Presented by | Bruce Forsyth Tess Daly |
| Judges | Len Goodman Arlene Philips Craig Revel Horwood Bruno Tonioli |
| Celebrity winner | Tom Chambers |
| Professional winner | Camilla Dallerup |
| No. of episodes | 28 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 20 September (2008-09-20) – 20 December 2008 (2008-12-20) |
| Series chronology | |
The show featured sixteen celebrities paired with sixteen professional dancers. The new professionals were Brian Fortuna and Hayley Holt, who had previously appeared in the American and New Zealand versions of the show respectively, and Russian dancer Kristina Rihanoff, who had taken part in the Dancing with the Stars tour. Nicole Cutler was the only professional from the previous series not to return.[1]
On 20 December 2008, actor Tom Chambers and Camilla Dallerup were announced as the winners, while S Club 7 singer Rachel Stevens and Vincent Simone finished in second place, and television presenter Lisa Snowdon and Brendan Cole finished in third.
The couples dance each week in a live show. The judges score each performance out of ten. The couples are then ranked according to the judges' scores and given points according to their rank, with the lowest scored couple receiving one point, and the highest scored couple receiving the most points (the maximum number of points available depends on the number of couples remaining in the competition). The public are also invited to vote for their favourite couples, and the couples are ranked again according to the number of votes they receive, again receiving points; the couple with the fewest votes receiving one point, and the couple with the most votes receiving the most points.
The points for judges' score and public vote are then added together, and the two couples with the fewest points are placed in the bottom two. If two couples have equal points, the points from the public vote are given precedence. As with the previous series, the bottom two couples have to perform a dance-off on the results show. Based on that performance alone, each judge then votes on which couple should stay and which couple should leave, with Len Goodman, as head judge, having the last and deciding vote.[2]
However, the situation was different on 13 December 2008, when it was announced on the live results show that all three couples would be going through to the finale, regardless of the judges' scores and the public vote. This was due to a tie at the top of the leaderboard, which made it mathematically impossible for Tom Chambers and Camilla Dallerup to avoid the dance-off. Despite this, viewers were encouraged to vote. All phone votes cast were carried on to the finale.[3][4]
This series featured sixteen celebrity contestants.
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Daniels | EastEnders actor | Flavia Cacace | Eliminated 1st on 21 September 2008 |
| Gillian Taylforth | EastEnders actress | Anton Du Beke | Eliminated 2nd on 28 September 2008 |
| Gary Rhodes | Chef & television presenter | Karen Hardy | Eliminated 3rd on 5 October 2008 |
| Jessie Wallace | EastEnders actress | Darren Bennett | Eliminated 4th on 12 October 2008 |
| Don Warrington | Film & television actor | Lilia Kopylova | Eliminated 5th on 19 October 2008 |
| Mark Foster | Olympic swimmer | Hayley Holt | Eliminated 6th on 26 October 2008 |
| Andrew Castle | GMTV presenter & tennis player | Ola Jordan | Eliminated 7th on 2 November 2008 |
| Heather Small | M People singer | Brian Fortuna | Eliminated 8th on 9 November 2008 |
| Cherie Lunghi | Stage & screen actress | James Jordan | Eliminated 9th on 16 November 2008 |
| John Sergeant | Chief political correspondent | Kristina Rihanoff | Withdrew on 20 November 2008 |
| Jodie Kidd | Fashion model | Ian Waite | Eliminated 10th on 23 November 2008 |
| Christine Bleakley | The One Show presenter | Matthew Cutler | Eliminated 11th on 30 November 2008 |
| Austin Healey | England rugby player | Erin Boag | Eliminated 12th on 7 December 2008 |
| Lisa Snowdon | Model & television presenter | Brendan Cole | Third place on 20 December 2008 |
| Rachel Stevens | S Club 7 singer | Vincent Simone | Runners-up on 20 December 2008 |
| Tom Chambers | Holby City actor | Camilla Dallerup | Winners on 20 December 2008 |
The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).
Color key:
| Couple | Pl. | Week | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||
| Tom & Camilla | 1st | 28 | — | 33 | — | 35† | 32 | 34 | 36† | 35 | 36 | 35+35=70 | 39+34=73 | 33+34=67‡ | 35+38=73‡[lower-alpha 1] |
| Rachel & Vincent | 2nd | — | 31 | — | 33 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 35[lower-alpha 2] | 39† | 40† | 39+32=71[lower-alpha 2] | 39+37=76† | 39+36=75† | 40+39=79[lower-alpha 3] |
| Lisa & Brendan | 3rd | — | 22 | — | 32 | 35† | 29 | 35 | 36† | 30[lower-alpha 2] | 35[lower-alpha 2] | 39+37=76† | 39+33=72[lower-alpha 2] | 35+40=75† | 40+40=80†[lower-alpha 4] |
| Austin & Erin | 4th | 32† | — | 34† | — | 32 | 34† | 36† | 29 | 38 | 35 | 36+38=74 | 34+36=70‡[lower-alpha 5] | ||
| Christine & Matthew | 5th | — | 27 | — | 26 | 30 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 27‡ | 28+30=58‡[lower-alpha 5] | |||
| Jodie & Ian | 6th | — | 25[lower-alpha 2] | — | 22 | 30 | 26 | 31 | 23 | 33 | 30[lower-alpha 5] | ||||
| John & Kristina | 7th | 22 | — | 22 | — | 16‡ | 21 | 20‡ | 12‡ | 25‡ | [lower-alpha 6] | ||||
| Cherie & James | 8th | — | 33† | — | 35† | 34 | 31 | 26 | 36† | 32[lower-alpha 5] | |||||
| Heather & Brian | 9th | — | 26 | — | 23[lower-alpha 2] | 23[lower-alpha 2] | 27 | 23[lower-alpha 2] | 27[lower-alpha 5] | ||||||
| Andrew & Ola | 10th | 23 | — | 22 | — | 17 | 24[lower-alpha 2] | 21[lower-alpha 5] | |||||||
| Mark & Hayley | 11th | 22 | — | 24[lower-alpha 2] | — | 17 | 16‡[lower-alpha 5] | ||||||||
| Don & Lilia | 12th | 19[lower-alpha 2] | — | 30 | — | 25[lower-alpha 5] | |||||||||
| Jessie & Darren | 13th | — | 20‡ | — | 19‡[lower-alpha 5] | ||||||||||
| Gary & Karen | 14th | 17‡ | — | 18‡[lower-alpha 5] | |||||||||||
| Gillian & Anton | 15th | — | 22[lower-alpha 5] | ||||||||||||
| Phil & Flavia | 16th | 20[lower-alpha 5] | |||||||||||||
- Notes
Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.
Week 1
Musical guest: Bette Midler — "Wind Beneath My Wings"
Only half of the couples performed this week, and they performed either the cha-cha-cha or the waltz. The couples who did not compete this week performed a group cha-cha-cha that was not scored. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom & Camilla | 28 (6, 7, 8, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Nowhere to Run" — Martha and the Vandellas | Safe |
| Phil & Flavia | 20 (4, 5, 6, 5) | Waltz | "I Have Nothing" — Whitney Houston | Eliminated |
| Don & Lilia | 19 (3, 5, 6, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Let's Groove" — Earth, Wind & Fire | Bottom two |
| Austin & Erin | 32 (7, 8, 9, 8) | Waltz | "The Rainbow Connection" — Sarah McLachlan | Safe |
| Mark & Hayley | 22 (3, 6, 7, 6) | Waltz | "Tennessee Waltz" — Patti Page | Safe |
| Gary & Karen | 17 (1, 5, 6, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Hippy Hippy Shake" — The Swinging Blue Jeans | Safe |
| John & Kristina | 22 (5, 5, 6, 6) | Waltz | "Come Away with Me" — Norah Jones | Safe |
| Andrew & Ola | 23 (4, 6, 7, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Mercy" — Duffy | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Horwood: Phil & Flavia
- Phillips: Phil & Flavia
- Tonioli: Don & Lilia
- Goodman: Don & Lilia (Since the other judges were not unanimous, Len Goodman, as head judge, made the final decision to save Don & Lilia)
Week 2
Musical guest: Sugababes — "Girls"
Only half of the couples performed this week, and they performed either the foxtrot or the salsa. The couples who did not compete this week performed a group merengue that was not scored. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie & Darren | 20 (4, 4, 6, 6) | Salsa | "Hey Mambo" — Barry Manilow | Safe |
| Christine & Matthew | 27 (6, 6, 8, 7) | Foxtrot | "The Way You Look Tonight" — Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Lisa & Brendan | 22 (5, 5, 6, 6) | Salsa | "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" — Gloria Estefan | Safe |
| Jodie & Ian | 25 (5, 6, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "I've Got the World on a String" — Frank Sinatra | Bottom two |
| Heather & Brian | 26 (5, 6, 8, 7) | Salsa | "La Banda" — Willie Colón | Safe |
| Gillian & Anton | 22 (4, 5, 7, 6) | Foxtrot | "Razzle Dazzle" — Richard Gere | Eliminated |
| Rachel & Vincent | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Salsa | "Can't Buy Me Love" — The Beatles | Safe |
| Cherie & James | 33 (8, 8, 9, 8) | Foxtrot | "Sweet About Me" — Gabriella Cilmi | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Horwood: Jodie & Ian
- Phillips: Jodie & Ian
- Toniolil: Jodie & Ian
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Jodie & Ian
Week 3
Musical guest: Andrea Bocelli — "Canto della Terra"
Only half of the couples performed this week, and they performed either the jive or the tango. The couples who did not compete this week performed a group swing dance that was not scored. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin & Erin | 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) | Jive | "You Can't Stop the Beat" — from Hairspray | Safe |
| Mark & Hayley | 24 (5, 5, 7, 7) | Tango | "Tanguera" — Sexteto Mayor | Bottom two |
| Gary & Karen | 18 (3, 4, 6, 5) | Jive | "Lipstick, Powder and Paint" — Shakin' Stevens | Eliminated |
| John & Kristina | 22 (3, 6, 6, 7) | Tango | "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" — Tony Bennett | Safe |
| Andrew & Ola | 22 (4, 6, 7, 5) | Tango | "20th Century Boy" — T. Rex | Safe |
| Tom & Camilla | 33 (7, 8, 9, 9) | Jive | "Black and Gold" — Sam Sparro | Safe |
| Don & Lilia | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Tango | "Whatever Lola Wants" — Gotan Project | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Horwood: Mark & Hayley
- Phillips: Mark & Hayley
- Tonioli: Mark & Hayley
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Mark & Hayley
Week 4
Musical guest: Simply Red — "Something Got Me Started"
Only half of the couples performed this week, and they performed either the quickstep or the rumba. The couples who did not compete this week performed a group rueda that was not scored. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine & Matthew | 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "She's So Lovely" — Scouting for Girls | Safe |
| Jodie & Ian | 22 (4, 6, 6, 6) | Rumba | "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" — Michael Jackson | Safe |
| Heather & Brian | 23 (6, 5, 6, 6) | Quickstep | "Old Man Time" — Jimmy Durante | Bottom two |
| Cherie & James | 35 (9, 9, 8, 9) | Rumba | "Songbird" — Eva Cassidy | Safe |
| Jessie & Darren | 19 (3, 5, 5, 6) | Quickstep | "Help!" — The Beatles | Eliminated |
| Lisa & Brendan | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Rumba | "Suddenly" — Billy Ocean | Safe |
| Rachel & Vincent | 33 (8, 8, 9, 8) | Quickstep | "Little Green Bag" — George Baker | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Horwood: Heather & Brian
- Phillips: Heather & Brian
- Tonioli: Heather & Brian
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Jessie & Darren
Week 5
Musical guests:
- Alesha Dixon — "The Boy Does Nothing"
- Katherine Jenkins & Darcey Bussell — "Viva Tonight"
Couples performed either the American Smooth or the samba, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel & Vincent | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Samba | "Hips Don't Lie" — Shakira | Safe |
| Lisa & Brendan | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | American Smooth | "It Happened in Monterey" — Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Heather & Brian | 23 (4, 6, 6, 7) | Samba | "Lola, Lola" — Andy Fortuna | Bottom two |
| Cherie & James | 34 (7, 9, 9, 9) | American Smooth | "Layla" — Eric Clapton | Safe |
| Mark & Hayley | 17 (3, 4, 5, 5) | Samba | "Spice Up Your Life" — Spice Girls | Safe |
| Don & Lilia | 25 (6, 6, 7, 6) | American Smooth | "Can't Smile Without You" — Barry Manilow | Eliminated |
| Austin & Erin | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Samba | "Move Your Feet" — Junior Senior | Safe |
| Andrew & Ola | 17 (3, 4, 5, 5) | American Smooth | "You Know I'm No Good" — Amy Winehouse | Safe |
| Christine & Matthew | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Samba | "Baila, Baila Conmigo" — Rubén Gómez | Safe |
| Jodie & Ian | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | American Smooth | "Witchcraft" — Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| John & Kristina | 16 (2, 4, 5, 5) | Samba | "Papa Loves Mambo" — Perry Como | Safe |
| Tom & Camilla | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | American Smooth | "Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)" — Frank Sinatra | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Horwood: Heather & Brian
- Phillips: Heather & Brian
- Tonioli: Heather & Brian
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Don & Lilia
Week 6
Musical guest: Enrique Iglesias — "Hero"
Couples performed either the paso doble or the Viennese waltz, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa & Brendan | 29 (7, 7, 8, 7) | Paso doble | "Eye of the Tiger" — Survivor | Safe |
| Andrew & Ola | 24 (5, 6, 7, 6) | Viennese waltz | "Annie's Song" — John Denver | Bottom two |
| Christine & Matthew | 22 (3, 6, 7, 6) | Paso doble | "Fighter" — Christina Aguilera | Safe |
| Austin & Erin | 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) | Viennese waltz | "Send in the Clowns" — Stephen Sondheim & Glynis Johns | Safe |
| Cherie & James | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "Amparito Roca" — Jaime Teixidor | Safe |
| Heather & Brian | 27 (5, 7, 7, 8) | Viennese waltz | "Vision of Love" — Mariah Carey | Safe |
| Mark & Hayley | 16 (2, 3, 6, 5) | Paso doble | "Since U Been Gone" — Kelly Clarkson | Eliminated |
| Tom & Camilla | 32 (7, 9, 7, 9) | Viennese waltz | "Can't Help Falling in Love" — Elvis Presley | Safe |
| John & Kristina | 21 (3, 6, 6, 6) | Paso doble | "Concierto de Aranjuez" — Joaquin Rodrigo | Safe |
| Rachel & Vincent | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Viennese waltz | "Everybody Hurts" — R.E.M. | Safe |
| Jodie & Ian | 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "Song 2" — Blur | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Horwood: Andrew & Ola
- Phillips: Andrew & Ola
- Tonioli: Andrew & Ola
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Andrew & Ola
Week 7
Musical guest: Stereophonics — "Handbags and Gladrags"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin & Erin | 36 (8, 9, 10, 9) | Quickstep | "S'Wonderful" — George Gershwin | Safe |
| Heather & Brian | 23 (5, 5, 7, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "American Boy" — Estelle | Bottom two |
| Jodie & Ian | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Waltz | "Sandy's Song" — Dolly Parton | Safe |
| Andrew & Ola | 21 (4, 5, 7, 5) | Samba | "Ain't It Funny" — Jennifer Lopez | Eliminated |
| Lisa & Brendan | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Tango | "La Cumparsita" — Gerardo Matos Rodríguez | Safe |
| Cherie & James | 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) | Salsa | "Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice)" — Gloria Estefan | Safe |
| John & Kristina | 20 (3, 5, 6, 6) | Foxtrot | "I Wanna Be Loved by You" — Marilyn Monroe | Safe |
| Tom & Camilla | 34 (8, 9, 8, 9) | Paso doble | "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" — Cutting Crew | Safe |
| Christine & Matthew | 29 (7, 7, 8, 7) | American Smooth | "Singin' in the Rain" — from Singin' in the Rain | Safe |
| Rachel & Vincent | 32 (7, 8, 8, 9) | Jive | "Sweet Soul Music" — Arthur Conley | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Horwood: Heather & Brian
- Phillips: Heather & Brian
- Tonioli: Heather & Brian
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Heather & Brian
Week 8
Musical guest: Beyonce — "If I Were a Boy"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom & Camilla | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "Town Called Malice" — The Jam | Safe |
| Jodie & Ian | 23 (3, 6, 7, 7) | Samba | "Help Yourself" — Tom Jones | Safe |
| Heather & Brian | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Tango | "Rebel Rebel" — David Bowie | Eliminated |
| Austin & Erin | 29 (5, 8, 8, 8) | Rumba | "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" — Diana Ross | Safe |
| Cherie & James | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Waltz | "I Wonder Why" — Curtis Stigers | Safe |
| Christine & Matthew | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Jive | "Jailhouse Rock" — Elvis Presley | Safe |
| Rachel & Vincent | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | American Smooth | "I Got a Woman" — Ray Charles | Bottom two |
| John & Kristina | 12 (1, 3, 4, 4) | Cha-cha-cha | "Twist and Shout" — The Beatles | Safe |
| Lisa & Brendan | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Viennese waltz | "Bed of Roses" — Bon Jovi | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Horwood: Rachel & Vincent
- Phillips: Rachel & Vincent
- Tonioli: Rachel & Vincent
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Rachel & Vincent
Week 9
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jodie & Ian | 33 (7, 8, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "Mr. Pinstripe Suit" — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | Safe |
| Lisa & Brendan | 30 (6, 7, 9, 8) | Samba | "Rock the Boat" — The Hues Corporation | Bottom two |
| Christine & Matthew | 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) | Waltz | "See the Day" — Girls Aloud | Safe |
| Cherie & James | 32 (7, 8, 8, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | "Play That Funky Music" — Wild Cherry | Eliminated |
| Austin & Erin | 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) | Tango | "Libertango" — Astor Piazzolla | Safe |
| Rachel & Vincent | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Rumba | "You Do Something To Me" — Paul Weller | Safe |
| John & Kristina | 25 (5, 6, 7, 7) | American Smooth | "True Love Ways" — Buddy Holly | Safe |
| Tom & Camilla | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Salsa | "Pa Gonza Con Fruko" — Fruko y sus Tesos | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Horwood: Lisa & Brendan
- Phillips: Lisa & Brendan
- Tonioli: Cherie & James
- Goodman: Lisa & Brendan
Week 10
John Sergeant withdrew from the competition earlier in the week, but he and Kristina Rihanoff still performed their waltz, although it was not scored.[5]
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa & Brendan | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "Yes" — Merry Clayton | Bottom two |
| Christine & Matthew | 27 (6, 6, 8, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "I Like It Like That" — Pete Rodriguez | Safe |
| Jodie & Ian | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Jive | "Great Balls of Fire" — Jerry Lee Lewis | Eliminated |
| Tom & Camilla | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Tango | "Please Mr. Brown" — Alma Cogan | Safe |
| Rachel & Vincent | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Foxtrot | "(They Long to Be) Close to You" — Matt Monro | Safe |
| Austin & Erin | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | "It's Raining Men" — The Weather Girls | Safe |
| John & Kristina | No scores received | Waltz | "Come Away with Me" — Norah Jones | Withdrew |
- Judges' votes to save
- Horwood: Lisa & Brendan
- Phillips: Lisa & Brendan
- Tonioli: Lisa & Brendan
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Lisa & Brendan
Week 11
Musical guest: Estelle — "American Boy"
Each couple performed two routines. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel & Vincent | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Waltz | "Angel" — Sarah McLachlan | Bottom two |
| 32 (7, 8, 8, 9) | Paso doble | "The Final Countdown" — Europe | ||
| Lisa & Brendan | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Foxtrot | "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" — Nat King Cole | Safe |
| 37 (9, 9, 9, 10) | Cha-cha-cha | "Tears Dry on Their Own" — Amy Winehouse | ||
| Christine & Matthew | 28 (6, 7, 8, 7) | Tango | "Addicted to Love" — Robert Palmer | Eliminated |
| 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Salsa | "Cosmic Girl" — Jamiroquai | ||
| Austin & Erin | 36 (8, 9, 9, 10) | Foxtrot | "L-O-V-E" — Nat King Cole | Safe |
| 38 (10, 10, 8, 10) | Paso doble | "España cañí" — Pascual Marquina Narro | ||
| Tom & Camilla | 35 (7, 9, 10, 9) | Waltz | "Moon River" — Audrey Hepburn | Safe |
| 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Samba | "Mr. Melody" — Natalie Cole |
- Judges' votes to save
- Horwood: Rachel & Vincent
- Phillips: Rachel & Vincent
- Tonioli: Rachel & Vincent
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Rachel & Vincent
Week 12: Quarterfinal
Musical guest: Barry Manilow — "Copacabana"
Each couple performed two routines. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin & Erin | 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) | American Smooth | "The Best Is Yet to Come" — Frank Sinatra | Eliminated |
| 36 (8, 9, 10, 9) | Salsa | "Johnny's Mambo" — from Dirty Dancing | ||
| Lisa & Brendan | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Waltz | "He Was Beautiful" — Shirley Bassey | Bottom two |
| 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) | Jive | "Crocodile Rock" — Elton John | ||
| Tom & Camilla | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Foxtrot | "Here You Come Again" — Dolly Parton | Safe |
| 34 (9, 9, 8, 8) | Rumba | "You Needed Me" — Boyzone | ||
| Rachel & Vincent | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Tango | "Here Comes the Rain Again" — Eurythmics | Safe |
| 37 (9, 9, 9, 10) | Cha-cha-cha | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" — Stevie Wonder |
- Judges' votes to save
- Horwood: Lisa & Brendan
- Phillips: Lisa & Brendan
- Tonioli: Lisa & Brendan
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Lisa & Brendan
Week 13: Semifinal
Musical guests: Cast of Chicago — "All That Jazz"
Each couple performed two routines, one of which was the Argentine tango. There was no elimination at the end of the night due to an issue with the scoring system discovered after the show. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa & Brendan | 35 (8, 8, 10, 9) | Argentine tango | "Infiltrado" — Bajofondo |
| 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Quickstep | "Dancing in the Dark" — Frank Sinatra | |
| Tom & Camilla | 33 (8, 8, 9, 8) | Jive | "Waterloo" — ABBA |
| 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) | Argentine tango | "Por una Cabeza" — Carlos Gardel | |
| Rachel & Vincent | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Argentine tango | "When Doves Cry" — Prince |
| 36 (9, 9, 8, 10) | American Smooth | "Mandy" — Barry Manilow |
Week 14: Final
Musical guest: Duffy — "Mercy"
Each couple performed their favourite ballroom dance, their favourite Latin dance, and their showdance routine. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel & Vincent | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Foxtrot | "(They Long to Be) Close to You" — Matt Monro | Runners-up |
| 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Rumba | "You Do Something To Me" — Paul Weller | ||
| No scores received | Showdance | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" — Irene Cara | ||
| Tom & Camilla | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "Here You Come Again" — Dolly Parton | Winners |
| 38 (9, 10, 10, 9) | Salsa | "Pa Gonza Con Fruko" — Fruko y sus Tesos | ||
| No scores received | Showdance | "If My Friends Could See Me Now" — from Sweet Charity | ||
| Lisa & Brendan | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Foxtrot | "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" — Nat King Cole | Third place |
| 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Cha-cha-cha | "Tears Dry on Their Own" — Amy Winehouse | ||
| No scores received | Showdance | "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" — Meat Loaf |
The couples performed the following each week:
- Week 1: One unlearned dance (cha-cha-cha or waltz); group cha-cha-cha
- Week 2: One unlearned dance (foxtrot or salsa); group merengue
- Week 3: One unlearned dance (jive or tango); group swing dance
- Week 4: One unlearned dance (quickstep or rumba); group rueda
- Week 5: One unlearned dance (American Smooth or samba)
- Week 6: One unlearned dance (paso doble or Viennese waltz)
- Weeks 7–10: One unlearned dance
- Weeks 11–12: Two unlearned dances
- Week 13 (Semifinal): Argentine tango & one re-choreographed routine
- Week 14 (Final): Favourite ballroom dance, favourite Latin dance & showdance
| Couple | Week | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||||
| Tom & Camilla | Cha-cha-cha | Group Merengue |
Jive | Group Rueda | American Smooth | Viennese waltz | Paso doble | Quickstep | Salsa | Tango | Waltz | Samba | Foxtrot | Rumba | Jive | Argentine tango | Foxtrot | Salsa | Showdance |
| Rachel & Vincent | Group Cha-cha-cha |
Salsa | Group Swing | Quickstep | Samba | Viennese waltz | Jive | American Smooth | Rumba | Foxtrot | Waltz | Paso doble | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | Argentine tango | American Smooth | Foxtrot | Rumba | Showdance |
| Lisa & Brendan | Group Cha-cha-cha | Salsa | Group Swing | Rumba | American Smooth | Paso doble | Tango | Viennese waltz | Samba | Quickstep | Foxtrot | Cha-cha-cha | Waltz | Jive | Argentine tango | Quickstep | Foxtrot | Cha-cha-cha | Showdance |
| Austin & Erin | Waltz | Group Merengue | Jive | Group Rueda | Samba | Viennese waltz | Quickstep | Rumba | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Paso doble | American Smooth | Salsa | |||||
| Christine & Matthew | Group Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Group Swing | Quickstep | Samba | Paso Doble | American Smooth | Jive | Waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Salsa | |||||||
| Jodie & Ian | Group Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Group Swing | Rumba | American Smooth | Paso doble | Waltz | Samba | Quickstep | Jive | |||||||||
| John & Kristina | Waltz | Group Merengue | Tango | Group Rueda | Samba | Paso doble | Foxtrot | Cha-Cha-Cha | American Smooth | Waltz[lower-alpha 1] | |||||||||
| Cherie & James | Group Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Group Swing | Rumba | American Smooth | Paso doble | Salsa | Waltz | Cha-cha-cha | ||||||||||
| Heather & Brian | Group Cha-cha-cha | Salsa | Group Swing | Quickstep | Samba | Viennese waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | |||||||||||
| Andrew & Ola | Cha-cha-cha | Group Merengue | Tango | Group Rueda | American Smooth | Viennese waltz | Samba | ||||||||||||
| Mark & Hayley | Waltz | Group Merengue | Tango | Group Rueda | Samba | Paso doble | |||||||||||||
| Don & Lilia | Cha-cha-cha | Group Merengue | Tango | Group Rueda | American Smooth | ||||||||||||||
| Jessie & Darren | Group Cha-cha-cha | Salsa | Group Swing | Quickstep | |||||||||||||||
| Gary & Karen | Cha-cha-cha | Group Merengue | Jive | ||||||||||||||||
| Gillian & Anton | Group Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | |||||||||||||||||
| Phil & Flavia | Waltz | ||||||||||||||||||
- Notes
Weekly ratings for each show on BBC One. All ratings are provided by BARB.[6]
| Episode | Date | Official rating (millions) |
Weekly rank for BBC One |
Weekly rank for all UK TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch show | 13 September | 6.22 | 6 | 14 |
| Week 1 | 20 September | 8.48 | 3 | 7 |
| Week 1 results | 21 September | 8.61 | 1 | 5 |
| Week 2 | 27 September | 9.02 | 2 | 5 |
| Week 2 results | 28 September | 8.44 | 3 | 8 |
| Week 3 | 4 October | 9.66 | 1 | 5 |
| Week 3 results | 5 October | 8.60 | 3 | 9 |
| Week 4 | 11 October | 7.79 | 4 | 12 |
| Week 4 results | 12 October | 7.68 | 5 | 13 |
| Week 5 | 18 October | 8.99 | 3 | 10 |
| Week 5 results | 19 October | 9.32 | 2 | 8 |
| Week 6 | 25 October | 9.75 | 2 | 5 |
| Week 6 results | 26 October | 9.95 | 1 | 4 |
| Week 7 | 1 November | 9.79 | 1 | 5 |
| Week 7 results | 2 November | 8.79 | 5 | 13 |
| Week 8 | 8 November | 10.04 | 1 | 4 |
| Week 8 results | 9 November | 8.98 | 4 | 11 |
| Week 9 | 15 November | 10.03 | 3 | 5 |
| Week 9 results | 16 November | 9.76 | 5 | 8 |
| Week 10 | 22 November | 10.75 | 1 | 2 |
| Week 10 results | 23 November | 10.51 | 2 | 3 |
| Week 11 | 29 November | 10.51 | 1 | 3 |
| Week 11 results | 30 November | 9.95 | 2 | 7 |
| Week 12 | 6 December | 9.75 | 1 | 6 |
| Week 12 results | 7 December | 9.68 | 2 | 7 |
| Week 13 | 13 December | 10.37 | 1 | 4 |
| Week 13 results | 14 December | 9.58 | 4 | 8 |
| Week 14 | 20 December | 12.97 | 1 | 1 |
| Week 14 results | 20 December | 12.03 | 2 | 2 |
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