document_title: Strictly Come Dancing

question_text: when is strictly come dancing results show filmed

question_tokens: when is strictly come dancing results show filmed

text: Strictly Come Dancing

text: Development

text: Producer Richard Hopkins, who had produced the first UK series of Big Brother, unsuccessfully pitched the idea of a modern Come Dancing to the BBC under the title of Pro-Celebrity Dancing in 2003.[10] Later, entertainment executive Fenia Vardanis also suggested reviving Come Dancing, so Jane Lush, the then head of BBC Entertainment, put Hopkins and Vardanis together to develop the show.[10]

text: Hopkins then called in Karen Smith, who had just produced Comic Relief Does Fame Academy for BBC One and The Games for Channel 4, to help lead the development of the show and launch the series. Smith was the show running Executive Producer of the first three series, and of sister show It Takes Two.[11] She then took the role of Creative Director of BBC Entertainment whilst still overseeing series 4 and 5.[12][13]

text: Hopkins later took the format to America himself when the BBC dismissed the idea of selling it abroad, as they felt it was too British.[14]

text: Format

text: From series 1 to 11, Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly presented the pro-celebrity ballroom dancing competition. From series 8 to 11, Forsyth only presented the main show and was replaced for the results show by Claudia Winkleman, at which point Daly assumed Forsyth's role as main presenter and Winkleman assumed Daly's role as co-presenter. Winkleman has joined Daly as full-time co-presenter for series 12 following Forsyth's departure after the 2013 series. Through telephone voting, viewers vote for who they would like to be in the next round, the results of the poll being combined with the ranking of the judges. For example, with ten contestants left, the judges' favourite would receive ten points, second favourite nine points, and so on, and similarly with the viewers' rankings. The bottom ranked couple gets one point.[15] The profits from the telephone lines were donated to Sport Relief in series 1, and to Children in Need from series 2 to 5.

text: The show is broadcast live on BBC One on Saturday evenings, and is currently presented by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman (however Zoë Ball covered for Winkleman for a number of weeks in 2014). Sir Bruce Forsyth presented the live shows alongside Daly from 2004 to 2013, announcing his departure in 2014. He was to continue to present special editions of the show.[16] For some of the second series, Natasha Kaplinsky stood in temporarily for Daly while she took maternity leave; Claudia Winkleman hosted the results show and editions that Forsyth had missed between 2010 and 2013. The judging panel initially consisted of Bruno Tonioli, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman and Craig Revel Horwood. Alesha Dixon took Phillips' place from series 7 to 9, after which she left the programme to judge Britain's Got Talent which led retired ballerina Dame Darcey Bussell to replace her; Bussell remains a judge alongside Tonioli and Revel Horwood.[17] Tonioli commutes weekly between Hollywood and London to judge both the American and British versions of the show simultaneously. Each judge gives the performance a mark out of ten, giving an overall total out of forty. The voice-over announcer is Alan Dedicoat. During series four, an hour-long highlights show was shown on Sundays at 19:00 on BBC Two, and during series five and six, the results show moved to Sunday evenings, although it was filmed on Saturday and then broadcast "as live" on the Sunday.

text: The singers on the show are Tommy Blaize, Hayley Sanderson, Lance Ellington, Andrea Grant and formerly the well known UK dance music vocalist Tara McDonald. The music director is David Arch. Tommy Blaize has been part of Strictly since its beginning. David Arch joined in the fourth series and Hayley Sanderson in the fifth.

text: The show was broadcast from a specially constructed set at the BBC Television Centre, moving to the Elstree Studios in 2013. However, in the first two series, shows were also filmed at the Tower Ballroom in Blackpool, where the original Come Dancing series was filmed in the 1970s.[18][19]

text: In the second series, two shows were filmed at the Tower Ballroom, show five and the Grand Final which was broadcast live on 11 December 2004.[20][21] In 2005 though the BBC announced that they would not be returning to the venue for the third series due to "logistical problems".[22] In October 2008, Craig Revel Horwood called for the series to return to the Tower Ballroom, saying, "the atmosphere was electric. It's huge and has so much history. The Tower Ballroom puts a lot of pressure on the professionals and the celebrities to perform to the best of their potential. What a wonderful place to go live to 12 million people. We have got to get the BBC to bring Strictly Come Dancing back to Blackpool." Eventually, the show did return to the Tower Ballroom, for series 7, where Blackpool-born Craig Kelly was eliminated. The episode was aired live on 7 November 2009.[23] Strictly Come Dancing returned to Blackpool for the 2010[24] and 2011 series.[25] Then after series 10 when Strictly Come Dancing did not go to Blackpool, they announced that they would return for series 11.[26]

text: Presenters

text:
Cast member

Series

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Sir Bruce Forsyth1

Tess Daly2

Claudia Winkleman3

Zoë Ball4

text: Other

text:
Year(s)
Series
Presenter
Show
Notes

2004

1

Justin Lee Collins

Strictly Come Dancing on Three

2004

2

Natasha Kaplinsky

Main show

Maternity cover for Tess Daly

2008

6

Fearne Cotton

Children in Need special

2009

7

Ronnie Corbett

Main show

Guest host, Week 9

2014

12

Zoë Ball

Guest host, covering for Claudia Winkleman

text: Live tour

text:
Year(s)
Presenter

2008–10, 2012–13

Kate Thornton

2010

Amanda Byram

2011, 2015

Zoë Ball

2014

Lisa Riley

2016

Mel Giedroyc

2017

Anita Rani

2018

Ore Oduba

text: Judging panel

text:
Judge

Series

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Bruno Tonioli

Craig Revel Horwood

Len GoodmanA

Arlene Phillips

Alesha Dixon

Dame Darcey BussellB

Shirley Ballas

Jennifer GreyC

Donny OsmondD

Alfonso RibeiroE

text: Professional dancers and their partners

text:
hideProfessional

Avg.

Series 1

Series 2

Series 3

Series 4

Series 5

Series 6

Series 7

Series 8

Series 9

Series 10

Series 11

Series 12

Series 13

Series 14

Series 15

Series 16

Country

Name

Current

Anton du Beke

23.66

Lesley Garrett

Esther Rantzen

Patsy Palmer

Jan Ravens

Kate Garraway

Gillian Taylforth

Laila Rouass

Ann Widdecombe

Nancy Dell'Olio

Jerry Hall

Fiona Fullerton

Judy Murray

Katie Derham

Lesley Joseph

Ruth Langsford

Susannah Constantine

Pasha Kovalev

31.13

Chelsee Healey

Kimberley Walsh

Rachel Riley

Caroline Flack

Carol Kirkwood

Naga Munchetty

Chizzy Akudolu

Ashley Roberts

Karen Clifton

25.14

Nicky Byrne

Dave Myers

Mark Wright

Jeremy Vine

Will Young

Simon Rimmer

Charles Venn

Aljaž Skorjanec

33.50

Abbey Clancy

Alison Hammond

Helen George

Daisy Lowe

Gemma Atkinson

Kate Silverton

Janette Manrara

29.97

Julien Macdonald

Jake Wood

Peter Andre

Melvin Odoom

Aston Merrygold

Dr. Ranj Singh

Kevin Clifton

33.65

Susanna Reid

Frankie Bridge

Kellie Bright

Louise Redknapp

Susan Calman

Stacey Dooley

Giovanni Pernice

33.26

Georgia May Foote

Laura Whitmore

Debbie McGee

Faye Tozer

Oti Mabuse

31.52

Anthony Ogogo

Danny Mac

Jonnie Peacock

Graeme Swann

AJ Pritchard

 31.14

 Claudia Fragapane

Mollie King

Lauren Steadman

Gorka Márquez

 32.55

 Tameka Empson

Alexandra Burke

Katie Piper

Katya Jones

 26.06

Ed Balls

Joe McFadden

Seann Walsh

Amy Dowden

19.80

Brian Conley

Danny John-Jules

Dianne Buswell

16.00

Richard Coles

Joe Sugg

Nadiya Bychkova

29.38

Davood Ghadami

Lee Ryan

Graziano Di Prima

24.20

Vick Hope

Former

Brendan Cole

28.00

Natasha Kaplinsky

Sarah Manners

Fiona Phillips

Claire King

Kelly Brook

Lisa Snowdon

Jo Wood

Michelle Williams

Lulu

Victoria Pendleton

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Sunetra Sarker

Kirsty Gallacher

Anastacia

Charlotte Hawkins

Camilla Dallerup

29.84

David Dickinson

Roger Black

James Martin

Ray Fearon

Gethin Jones

Tom Chambers

Erin Boag

27.34

Martin Offiah

Julian Clary

Colin Jackson

Peter Schmeichel

Willie Thorne

Austin Healey

Ricky Groves

Peter Shilton

Rory Bremner

Richard Arnold

Hanna Karttunen

20.08

Christopher Parker

John Byrnes

30.00

Claire Sweeney

Kylie Jones

20.00

Jason Wood

Paul Killick

22.88

Verona Joseph

Carol Vorderman

Darren Bennett

30.14

Jill Halfpenny

Gloria Hunniford

Emma Bunton

Letitia Dean

Jessie Wallace

Lynda Bellingham

Hazel Newberry

8.00

Quentin Willson

Ian Waite

31.52

Denise Lewis

Zoë Ball

Mica Paris

Penny Lancaster

Jodie Kidd

Jade Johnson

Lilia Kopylova

29.11

Aled Jones

Darren Gough

Matt Dawson

Dominic Littlewood

Don Warrington

Richard Dunwoody

Nicole Cutler

21.58

Diarmuid Gavin

Nicholas Owen

John Barnes

Andrew Cuerden

23.00

Jaye Jacobs

Hanna Haarala

26.17

Will Thorp

Izabela Hannah

19.60

Dennis Taylor

Karen Hardy

29.04

Bill Turnbull

Mark Ramprakash

Brian Capron

Gary Rhodes

Matthew Cutler

31.42

Siobhan Hayes

Carol Smillie

Alesha Dixon

Christine Bleakley

Martina Hingis

Flavia Cacace

28.73

Jimmy Tarbuck

Matt Di Angelo

Phil Daniels

Craig Kelly

Jimi Mistry

Russell Grant

Louis Smith

James Jordan

31.86

Georgina Bouzova

Gabby Logan

Cherie Lunghi

Zöe Lucker

Pamela Stephenson

Alex Jones

Denise van Outen

Vanessa Feltz

Ola Jordan

27.04

DJ Spoony

Kenny Logan

Andrew Castle

Chris Hollins

Paul Daniels

Robbie Savage

Sid Owen

Ashley Taylor Dawson

Steve Backshall

Iwan Thomas

Vincent Simone

31.21

Louisa Lytton

Stephanie Beacham

Rachel Stevens

Natalie Cassidy

Felicity Kendal

Edwina Currie

Dani Harmer

Brian Fortuna

31.48

Heather Small

Ali Bastian

Hayley Holt

19.75

Mark Foster

Kristina Rihanoff

28.31

John Sergeant

Joe Calzaghe

Goldie

Jason Donovan

Colin Salmon

Ben Cohen

Simon Webbe

Daniel O'Donnell

Aliona Vilani

32.53

Rav Wilding

Matt Baker

Harry Judd

Injured

Tony Jacklin

Gregg Wallace

Jay McGuiness

Katya Virshilas

26.21

Phil Tufnell

Gavin Henson

Dan Lobb

Natalie Lowe

29.51

Ricky Whittle

Scott Maslen

Audley Harrison

Michael Vaughan

Injured

Tim Wonnacott

Ainsley Harriott

Greg Rutherford

Artem Chigvintsev

33.80

Kara Tointon

Holly Valance

Fern Britton

Natalie Gumede

Jared Murillo

26.75

Tina O'Brien

Robin Windsor

28.49

Patsy Kensit

Anita Dobson

Lisa Riley

Deborah Meaden

Injured

Iveta Lukosiute

25.47

Johnny Ball

Mark Benton

Thom Evans

Anya Garnis

32.61

Patrick Robinson

Joanne Clifton

30.91

Scott Mills

Ore Oduba

Trent Whiddon

34.55

Pixie Lott

Tristan MacManus

24.25

Jennifer Gibney

Jamelia

Gleb Savchenko

30.77

Anita Rani

Oksana Platero

29.64

Judge Rinder

text: Key:

text: Notes and statistics

text:
Iveta Lukosiute was a replacement partner for Johnny Ball in series 10 after his original partner, Aliona Vilani, was injured in training.
Although Ian Waite and Karen Hardy no longer dance competitively on the show, they do still make regular appearances on companion programme It Takes Two. Waite and Darren Bennett both participated in the professional dance troupe in series 8, and Waite stood in as a temporary dance partner in series 8, due to the unavailability of Brendan Cole.
Anton du Beke is the only professional dancer who has taken part in every series of the show.
Only four professionals have won in their first series of being a Strictly professional.  Those four are Brendan Cole (Series 1), Darren Bennett (Series 2), Artem Chigvintsev (Series 8) and Aljaž Skorjanec (series 11)
Only four professionals have won in their last series of being a Strictly professional.  Those four are Camilla Dallerup (Series 6), Flavia Cacace (Series 10), Aliona Vilani (series 13) and Joanne Clifton (series 14).
In series 11, Aliona Vilani (who had previously been announced as leaving the show) was a replacement for Natalie Lowe who was injured before the series started. The producers of the show announced this on 2 September 2013.
Aliona Vilani is the first professional in history to be eliminated first twice in a row with Tony Jacklin in series 11 and Gregg Wallace in series 12. She is also the only professional, however, to have won more than once (with Harry Judd and Jay McGuiness)
Kevin Clifton has the most final appearances ever, with four. These are all consecutive.
In series 13, Joanne Clifton was a professional dancer however was not given a celebrity partner. In series 14 and 15, Neil Jones and Chloe Hewitt were professional dancers but had no partner. In series 16, Neil Jones, Luba Mushtuk and Johannes Radebe were professional dancers but had no partner.

text: Professional partners

text: Some of the dancers form professional partnerships, dancing together competitively or on the show. Darren Bennet and Lilia Kopylova,[27] and James and Ola Jordan are married,[28] while Matthew and Nicole Cutler are divorced but still professional partners.[29][30] Anton du Beke and Erin Boag[31] have danced as a professional couple since 1997; Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace are a former Argentine Tango world champion couple.[32] Brendan Cole and Katya Virshilas danced professionally for several years before parting in November 2009.[33][34][35] Karen Hauer and Kevin Clifton were engaged when Kevin entered the show in 2013 and were married prior to the 2015 season, Janette Manrara and Aljaž Škorjanec were married in 2017. Neil and Katya Jones are also married.

text: Dances

text: On average, dances last for approximately 90 seconds.[36] The music for the dances are performed by The Strictly Come Dancing Band.

text:
The Waltz, Cha Cha Cha, Quickstep, Rumba, Tango, Jive, Foxtrot, Paso Doble and Samba have all been danced since Series 1.
The American Smooth and the Viennese Waltz were added in Series 3.
The Salsa and the Argentine Tango were added in Series 4.
No more dances were added until Series 7, week 11 when couples performed either a Charleston (which winner Chris Hollins chose to perform again in the final) or a Rock N' Roll routine. The final also featured a head-to-head Lindyhop. Of these dances, only the Charleston was retained for subsequent series, although elements of the Lindyhop have often featured in Showdances.
Series 8 introduced the Swing-a-thon, where all remaining couples dance Swing simultaneously and are voted off the dancefloor one by one by the judges until only one couple remains. This returned in Series 9 and 11.
The tenth series featured a "Dance Fusion", in which the couples attempt to perform two dances consecutively in one routine.
The twelfth series introduced the Waltz-a-thon, which uses the same manner as the Swing-a-thon of all remaining couples on the dance floor at the same time, all the couples dance Waltz. Afterwards, the results are revealed by the judges.
The thirteenth series introduced a Quickstep-a-thon, in which all seven remaining couples simultaneously performed a quickstep. The judges then ranked them one to seven and gave points accordingly.
The fourteenth series saw the Cha-Cha-Challenge introduced, in which all six remaining couples simultaneously performed a cha-cha-cha. The judges then ranked them one to six and gave points accordingly.
The sixteenth series introduced Contemporary, Jazz, Street dances as part of a "couples' choice" category.
A Showdance (Freestyle) has always been performed in the series final as a last chance for couples to impress the public. However, since Series 8, the Showdance has been danced as the second dance in the final.

text: Prior to series 10, the dances performed in the early weeks are switched between one Ballroom and one Latin, and are divided as evenly as possible depending on the number of contestants left. As the competition progressed further, this system is abandoned and many styles, not just two, can be performed in one week by each of the remaining contestants. From series 4 through 7, the remaining contestants who made it to the semi-finals are granted to perform the semi-final-exclusive Argentine Tango. Beginning with series 10, this has all changed. The contestants are now allowed to dance whichever dance they are bestowed to (not accustomed to any patterns), though the Argentine Tango remains to be somewhat reserved for the latter stages of the series. The Showdance, however, is still restricted only for the finalists from the very first series until now.

text: Coaching

text: 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, Jive, Rock n Roll and The Charleston. The Argentine Tango coaches in series three were Flavia Cacace and Vincent Simone, both of whom have subsequently competed in the show.

text: Results show

text: From Series 1-4, the results show was shown live, later on the Saturday after 1 hour after the performances.

text: From Series 5 onwards, the results show is recorded on the Saturday night directly after the live show and incorporates the result of the viewers' votes which are completed by 21:30. This was confirmed by the official BBC website in 2008:

text: The Sunday show is recorded on Saturday night but no element involving the results of the vote will start recording until after lines are closed and votes counted and verified.[37]

text: Throughout the Sunday results show the presenters refer to 'last night' in reference to the main show, due to the timing of the Sunday programme, and Tess Daly, Claudia Winkleman's and the judges' outfits are changed to present an illusion of a second live broadcast.

text: For Series 7, the Sunday results show was axed and put back to Saturday nights as a result of a revamp of the show.[38] It was then put back on Sundays in Series 8.

text: Dance-off

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text: A new system called the dance-off was introduced in series 5. It continued on the program through series 7, was not used for series 8 and 9, but was reinstated as of series 10 and has remained a feature of the show ever since. There are two couples in each dance-off, which occurs on the results show: the two who received the lowest totals that week from the combined judges' scores and the public vote. The aim of the dance-off is for the couples to convince the judges that they deserve to go through to the following week's competition. Before they attempt the dance a second time the couple sometimes gets advice from the judges. The judges decide who continues on the show and who is eliminated based on the second dance performances. If three of the judges agree that one of the couples should be "saved", that couple is through to the following week's competition and the Head Judge's vote is not counted. If one couple has two votes and the other couple has one vote, then the deciding vote is cast by the Head Judge, originally Len Goodman and currently Shirley Ballas. Afterwards, the eliminated couple perform one final dance—some people call it waltzing out of the ballroom. The Monday after they are eliminated they appear on It Takes Two to talk about their time on the show. The dance-off has been cancelled only once, in series 14, due to an injury sustained earlier by one of the contestants, Anastacia. She was unable to perform the dance-off, and the couple with the lowest total was eliminated.

text: Strictly: It Takes Two

text: During the run of Strictly Come Dancing, Strictly: It Takes Two is broadcast each weeknight on BBC Two. The series was previously hosted by Claudia Winkleman; but, due to her pregnancy in 2011, she had to leave the series, and Zoë Ball took over from Series 9.[39]

text: The show features reviews of the performances during the previous Saturday's 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 replaced Strictly Come Dancing on Three, hosted by Justin Lee Collins, which ran on BBC Three during the first series. Prior to 2010, BBC Two Scotland aired the programme on four nights only, running their own Gaelic-language programming on Thursdays instead.

text: Main series results

text:
Series

Premiere date

Finale date

Numberof couples

Numberof weeks

Winners

Second place

Third place

1

15 May 2004

3 July 2004

8

8

Natasha Kaplinsky & Brendan Cole

Christopher Parker & Hanna Karttunen

Lesley Garrett & Anton du Beke

2

23 October 2004

11 December 2004

10

Jill Halfpenny & Darren Bennett

Denise Lewis & Ian Waite

Julian Clary & Erin Boag

3

15 October 2005

17 December 2005

12

10

Darren Gough & Lilia Kopylova

Colin Jackson & Erin Boag

Zoë Ball & Ian Waite

4

7 October 2006

23 December 2006

14

12

Mark Ramprakash & Karen Hardy

Matt Dawson & Lilia Kopylova

Emma Bunton & Darren Bennett

5

6 October 2007

22 December 2007

Alesha Dixon & Matthew Cutler

Matt Di Angelo & Flavia Cacace

Gethin Jones & Camilla Dallerup

6

20 September 2008

20 December 2008

16

14

Tom Chambers & Camilla Dallerup

Rachel Stevens & Vincent Simone

Lisa Snowdon & Brendan Cole

7

18 September 2009

19 December 2009

Chris Hollins & Ola Jordan

Ricky Whittle & Natalie Lowe

Ali Bastian & Brian Fortuna

8

1 October 2010

18 December 2010

14

12

Kara Tointon & Artem Chigvintsev

Matt Baker & Aliona Vilani

Pamela Stephenson & James Jordan

9

30 September 2011

17 December 2011

Harry Judd & Aliona Vilani

Chelsee Healey & Pasha Kovalev

Jason Donovan & Kristina Rihanoff

10

5 October 2012

22 December 2012

Louis Smith & Flavia Cacace

Denise Van Outen & James JordanKimberley Walsh & Pasha Kovalev

N/A

11

27 September 2013

21 December 2013

15

13

Abbey Clancy & Aljaž Škorjanec

Natalie Gumede & Artem ChigvintsevSusanna Reid & Kevin Clifton

12

26 September 2014

20 December 2014

Caroline Flack & Pasha Kovalev

Frankie Bridge & Kevin CliftonSimon Webbe & Kristina Rihanoff

13

25 September 2015

19 December 2015

Jay McGuiness & Aliona Vilani

Georgia May Foote & Giovanni PerniceKellie Bright & Kevin Clifton

14

23 September 2016

17 December 2016

Ore Oduba & Joanne Clifton

Danny Mac & Oti MabuseLouise Redknapp & Kevin Clifton

15

23 September 2017

16 December 2017

Joe McFadden & Katya Jones

Alexandra Burke & Gorka MárquezDebbie McGee & Giovanni PerniceGemma Atkinson & Aljaž Škorjanec

16

22 September 2018

TBD

TBA

TBA

text: Series 1 (2004)

text: In Spring 2004, Strictly Come Dancing commenced its first series. The professional dancers were: Brendan, Hanna, Anton, Erin, John, Paul, Camilla and Kylie. This is the only series that took place in the Spring/Summer months. From the second series onwards, the show takes place from September/October to December each year. Natasha Kaplinsky & Brendan Cole were crowned the first winners of Strictly Come Dancing. This was the shortest series, with 8 weeks.

text:
Celebrity

Professional

Result (week 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

Third place

Christopher Parker

Hanna Karttunen

Runners up

Natasha Kaplinsky

Brendan Cole

Series winners

text: Series 2 (2004)

text: In Autumn 2004, the second series commenced. 5 of the 8 professionals returned. These professionals were: Brendan, Anton, Erin, Paul and Camilla. There were 5 new professionals who are: Darren, Ian, Lilia, Nicole and Hazel. Hazel only participated in this series while the other professionals competed in following series.

text: A new spin-off show called Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two presented by Claudia Winkleman was created this series and has continued to air alongside each following series, now hosted by Zoë Ball on BBC Two.

text:
Celebrity

Professional

Result (week 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

Third place

Denise Lewis

Ian Waite

Runners up

Jill Halfpenny

Darren Bennett

Series winners

text: Series 3 (2005)

text: In 2005, the third series commenced. Brendan, Anton, Erin, Camilla, Darren, Ian and Lilia returned from last series. Nicole, Paul and Hazel did not return. They were replaced by Karen, Hanna, Izabela, Andrew and Matthew.

text: The celebrities that took part in this series were as follows:

text:
Celebrity

Professional

Result (week 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

Third place

Colin Jackson

Erin Boag

Runners up

Darren Gough

Lilia Kopylova

Series winners

text: Series 4 (2006)

text: The show ran from 7 October to 23 December 2006. Over 12 million votes were cast, raising £1.5 million for Children in Need. A peak of 13 million viewers tuned into the final show of series four to see Mark and Karen crowned 2006 Strictly Come Dancing champions.

text: This series introduced four new professional dancers – Flavia Cacace, James Jordan, Ola Jordan and Vincent Simone. Andrew Cuerden, Hanna Haarala and Izabela Hannah did not return to the series. This series also saw the return of Nicole Cutler, who had taken part in Series 2 but not in Series 3.

text: The couples in order of elimination:

text:
Celebrity

Professional

Result (week voted out)

Nicholas Owen

Nicole Cutler

Week 1

Jimmy Tarbuck

Flavia Cacace

Withdrew

Mica Paris

Ian Waite

Week 2

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

Third place

Matt Dawson

Lilia Kopylova

Runners-up

Mark Ramprakash

Karen Hardy

Series winners

text: Series 5 (2007)

text: 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 and only 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.

text: 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.[40]

text:
Celebrity

Professional

Result (week 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[41]

Kenny Logan

Ola Jordan

Week 9

Letitia Dean

Darren Bennett

Week 10

Gethin Jones

Camilla Dallerup

Third place

Matt Di Angelo

Flavia Cacace

Runners up

Alesha Dixon

Matthew Cutler

Series winners

text: Series 6 (2008)

text: A sixth series of the show was confirmed after the dancers' pay dispute was called off in late June 2008.[42] The series lasted for 14 weeks, which is the longest series so far.[42] The series involved three new professional dancers, Brian Fortuna, Hayley Holt and Kristina Rihanoff.[43] Nicole Cutler did not return to the series.

text: 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.[44]

text: 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.[45]

text: On 19 November 2008, John Sergeant announced that he would be leaving the show because he believed he may "win it".[46]

text:
Celebrity

Professional

Result (week voted out)

Phil Daniels

Flavia Cacace

Week 1

Gillian Taylforth

Anton du Beke

Week 2

Gary Rhodes

Karen Hardy

Week 3

Jessie Wallace

Darren Bennett

Week 4

Don Warrington

Lilia Kopylova

Week 5

Mark Foster

Hayley Holt

Week 6

Andrew Castle

Ola Jordan

Week 7

Heather Small

Brian Fortuna

Week 8

Cherie Lunghi

James Jordan

Week 9

John Sergeant

Kristina Rihanoff

Withdrew[46]

Jodie Kidd

Ian Waite

Week 10

Christine Bleakley

Matthew Cutler

Week 11

Austin Healey

Erin Boag

Week 12

Lisa Snowdon

Brendan Cole

Third place

Rachel Stevens

Vincent Simone

Runners up

Tom Chambers

Camilla Dallerup

Series winners

text: Series 7 (2009)

text: The seventh series of Strictly Come Dancing ran from 18 September until 19 December 2009.[47] Tess Daly signed a two-year deal to continue presenting the programme for at least the 2009 and 2010 series'.[48]

text: On 9 July 2009, former competitor Alesha Dixon was confirmed to be joining the judging panel for this series, and that Darcey Bussell would be a guest judge towards the end of the series run. Dixon replaced Arlene Phillips who moved to The One Show as a Strictly Come Dancing expert.[47] It has been reported in the media that many of the show's professional dancers are furious at Phillips being replaced by Dixon. They apparently feel that they "will be judged by someone who knows less than they do about dancing".[49] The BBC were also accused of sexism, as none of the male judges on the show had been replaced. The BBC received over 5,000 complaints. Dixon's fans were also unhappy as she had to cancel a number of dates on her autumn tour to do the programme.[50]

text: The official line-up was revealed on 25 August 2009 and the winner was BBC Breakfast presenter Chris Hollins:[51]

text:
Celebrity

Professional

Result (week voted out)

Martina Hingis

Matthew Cutler

Week 1

Richard Dunwoody

Lilia Kopylova

Week 2

Rav Wilding

Aliona Vilani

Week 3

Lynda Bellingham

Darren Bennett

Week 4

Joe Calzaghe

Kristina Rihanoff

Week 5

Jo Wood

Brendan Cole

Week 6

Zöe Lucker

James Jordan

Week 7

Craig Kelly

Flavia Cacace

Week 8

Phil Tufnell

Katya Virshilas

Week 9

Jade Johnson

Ian Waite

Withdrew

Ricky Groves

Erin Boag

Week 10

Natalie Cassidy

Vincent Simone

Week 11

Laila Rouass

Anton du Beke

Week 12

Ali Bastian

Brian Fortuna

Third place

Ricky Whittle

Natalie Lowe

Runners-up

Chris Hollins

Ola Jordan

Series winners

text: Series 8 (2010)

text: The eighth series of Strictly Come Dancing began with a launch show on 11 September 2010, then three weeks later the live shows started on 1 October 2010.[52] Three new professional dancers were announced,[53] The celebrities were revealed on 8 September 2010[54] and the professional partners were revealed during the launch show.[55][56]

text:
Celebrity

Professional

Result (week voted out)

Goldie

Kristina Rihanoff

Week 2

Paul Daniels

Ola Jordan

Week 3

Peter Shilton

Erin Boag

Week 4

Tina O'Brien

Jared Murillo

Week 5

Jimi Mistry

Flavia Cacace

Week 6

Michelle Williams

Brendan ColeIan Waite (Week 4)

Week 7

Felicity Kendal

Vincent Simone

Week 8

Patsy Kensit

Robin Windsor

Week 9

Ann Widdecombe

Anton du Beke

Week 10

Gavin Henson

Katya Virshilas

Week 11

Scott Maslen

Natalie Lowe

Week 11

Pamela Stephenson

James Jordan

Third place

Matt Baker

Aliona Vilani

Runners-up

Kara Tointon

Artem Chigvintsev

Series winners

text: Series 9 (2011)

text: Strictly returned with a launch show on 10 September 2011, with the final in December at the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool. Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returned to front the main show, and Claudia Winkleman presented the Sunday night results show along with Daly.

text: For Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two, a new presenter joined the team. Winkleman had to pull out of the 2011 series as it would be difficult to do a daily programme so soon after giving birth and was replaced by Zoë Ball.

text: All of series eight's judges returned to the show. Jennifer Grey served as a cover judge for Len Goodman during week six due to his break from the show. This was the last series to feature Alesha Dixon as a judge after she left the show after the final to become a judge on Britain's Got Talent

text: The professional line-up was announced on 15 June 2011 with most of the Series 8 professionals returning, except for Jared Murillo who was replaced by Siberian dancer Pasha Kovalev.[57] The celebrity line-up was announced on 6 September 2011 on The One Show and the couples were paired up for the first time on the launch show.

text:
Celebrity

Professional

Result (week voted out)

Edwina Currie

Vincent Simone

Week 2

Dan Lobb

Katya Virshilas

Week 3

Rory Bremner

Erin Boag

Week 4

Nancy Dell'Olio

Anton du Beke

Week 5

Lulu

Brendan Cole

Week 6

Audley Harrison

Natalie Lowe

Week 7

Russell Grant

Flavia Cacace

Week 8

Anita Dobson

Robin WindsorBrendan Cole (Week 9)

Week 9

Robbie Savage

Ola Jordan

Week 10

Alex Jones

James Jordan

Week 11

Holly Valance

Artem ChigvintsevBrendan Cole (Week 7)

Week 11

Jason Donovan

Kristina Rihanoff

Third place

Chelsee Healey

Pasha Kovalev

Runners-up

Harry Judd

Aliona Vilani

Series winners

text: Series 10 (2012)

text: The tenth series began on 15 September 2012 with a launch show to reveal the celebrity/professional partnerships, and the live shows began on 5 October.

text: On 25 April 2012, it was confirmed that Darcey Bussell would be joining the judging panel, replacing Alesha Dixon who left the show to be a judge on Britain's Got Talent.[58]

text: Katya Virshilas was the only professional dancer not returning to this series, and she was replaced by Burn the Floor's Karen Hauer.[59] The full line-up was revealed on 10 September during The One Show.[60]

text: Aliona Vilani was originally Johnny Ball's partner, but injury resulted in her being replaced by Iveta Lukosiute.[61]

text:
Celebrity

Professional

Result (week voted out)

Johnny Ball

Iveta Lukosiute

Week 2

Jerry Hall

Anton du Beke

Week 3

Sid Owen

Ola Jordan

Week 4

Colin Salmon

Kristina Rihanoff

Week 5

Fern Britton

Artem Chigvintsev

Week 6

Richard Arnold

Erin Boag

Week 7

Victoria Pendleton

Brendan Cole

Week 8

Michael Vaughan

Natalie Lowe

Week 9

Nicky Byrne

Karen Hauer

Week 10

Lisa Riley

Robin Windsor

Week 11

Dani Harmer

Vincent Simone

Week 12

Denise van Outen

James Jordan

Runners-up

Kimberley Walsh

Pasha Kovalev

Louis Smith

Flavia Cacace

Series winners

text: Series 11 (2013)

text: Strictly Come Dancing returned with the launch show on 7 September 2013 and its live shows on 27 September 2013 for its eleventh series.[62] Rod Stewart and Jessie J performed on the premiere show.[63]

text: On 1 June 2013, it was announced that Aliona Vilani, Vincent Simone, Flavia Cacace, and Erin Boag would all leave this series. Aljaž Skorjanec, Emma Slater, Janette Manrara and Iveta Lukosiute, who partnered Johnny Ball in the first few weeks of series 10, would all join the cast.[64][65][66] However, it was confirmed on 22 August 2013 that Anya Garnis and Kevin Clifton joined the series, replacing Slater.[67] On 2 September 2013, it was announced that a foot fracture injury meant Natalie Lowe would not be able to participate this series, and she was replaced by returning professional Vilani.[68]

text:
Celebrity

Professional

Result (week voted out)

Tony Jacklin

Aliona Vilani

Week 2

Vanessa Feltz

James Jordan

Week 3

Julien Macdonald

Janette Manrara

Week 4

Deborah Meaden

Robin Windsor

Week 5

Rachel Riley

Pasha Kovalev

Week 6

Dave Myers

Karen Hauer

Week 7

Fiona Fullerton

Anton du Beke

Week 8

Ben Cohen

Kristina Rihanoff

Week 9

Mark Benton

Iveta Lukosiute

Week 10

Ashley Taylor Dawson

Ola Jordan

Week 11

Patrick Robinson

Anya Garnis

Week 12

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Brendan Cole

Week 13

Natalie Gumede

Artem Chigvintsev

Runners-up

Susanna Reid

Kevin Clifton

Abbey Clancy

Aljaž Škorjanec

Series winners

text: Series 12 (2014)

text: The series started on 7 September 2014 with a launch show,[69] followed by the live shows starting on 26 and 27 September.[70] This series was the first not to be presented by Sir Bruce Forsyth after announcing his departure from the live shows on 4 April (He made his final regular appearance in this series' launch show). However, Forsyth would continue to present special editions of the show, such as Children in Need and Christmas specials.[71] It was announced on 9 May that Claudia Winkleman would join the main show as co-presenter and the duties would mirror the existing result show format, with Tess Daly taking over Forsyth's role as main presenter and Winkleman taking Daly's role as co-presenter.[72]

text: It was announced on 1 June 2014 that professional dancers Artem Chigvintsev, James Jordan and Anya Garnis would not be returning for the new series, although Garnis would remain on the show's choreography team. It was also announced that Tristan MacManus and Joanne Clifton would be joining the show's professional line-up.[73] It was then announced in August that Robin Windsor had pulled out of the competition due to a back injury. Windsor will be replaced by new professional Trent Whiddon.[74] In the third week entertainer Donny Osmond joined the four regular judges, making the maximum score that week 50 points.[75] Due to Winkleman's absence in weeks 6, 7, and 8, It Takes Two presenter Zoë Ball co-presented with Daly.

text:
Celebrity

Professional

Result (week voted out)(week voted out)

Gregg Wallace

Aliona Vilani

Week 2

Jennifer Gibney

Tristan MacManus

Week 3

Tim Wonnacott

Natalie Lowe

Week 4

Thom Evans

Iveta Lukosiute

Week 5

Scott Mills

Joanne Clifton

Week 6

Alison Hammond

Aljaž Škorjanec

Week 7

Judy Murray

Anton du Beke

Week 8

Steve Backshall

Ola Jordan

Week 9

Sunetra Sarker

Brendan Cole

Week 10

Pixie Lott

Trent Whiddon

Week 11

Jake Wood

Janette Manrara

Week 12

Mark Wright

Karen Hauer

Week 13

Frankie Bridge

Kevin Clifton

Runners-up

Simon Webbe

Kristina Rihanoff

Caroline Flack

Pasha Kovalev

Series winners

text: Series 13 (2015)

text: Strictly Come Dancing returned for the thirteenth series with a launch show on 5 September 2015, followed by the live shows starting on 25 and 26 September.

text: On 23 April 2015, the list of professionals participating in the thirteenth series was revealed. Professionals from the last series who did not return included Trent Whiddon, Iveta Lukosiute and Joanne Clifton. Clifton would remain involved in group dances and would feature on Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two as a dance expert. Robin Windsor, absent from the previous series because of injury, also did not return for this series. Three new professional dancers were introduced: Russian dancer Gleb Savchenko (from the American, Australian, and Russian versions of Dancing with the Stars), South African dancer Oti Mabuse (from Germany's Let's Dance) and Italian dancer Giovanni Pernice.[76]

text: On 3 October 2015, the judges performed The Strictly, a signature dance made up of some iconic moves from the show's history for fans to do at home when they hear the theme tune; subsequently, a tutorial for the dance was made available on the show's website and iPlayer hosted by Natalie Lowe and Tristan MacManus.[77] Ola Jordan later announced that she had quit the show and claimed that the results were "fixed".

text: Series 13 was the last to feature Tristan MacManus, Kristina Rihanoff, Ola Jordan and Gleb Savchenko as professional dancers. Aliona Vilani announced three days after winning that she was leaving the show, however, she did do the 2016 live tour. Savchenko announced he was leaving the show on 28 June 2016. For series 14, Katya Jones, Gorka Márquez, Oksana Platero, and Joanne Clifton replaced them.[78]

text:
Celebrity

Professional

Result (week voted out)(week voted out)

Iwan Thomas

Ola Jordan

Week 2

Anthony Ogogo

Oti Mabuse

Week 3

Daniel O'Donnell

Kristina Rihanoff

Week 4

Ainsley Harriott

Natalie Lowe

Week 5

Kirsty Gallacher

Brendan Cole

Week 6

Carol Kirkwood

Pasha Kovalev

Week 7

Jeremy Vine

Karen Clifton

Week 8

Jamelia

Tristan MacManus

Week 9

Peter Andre

Janette Manrara

Week 10

Helen George

Aljaž Škorjanec

Week 11

Anita Rani

Gleb Savchenko

Week 12

Katie Derham

Anton du Beke

Week 13

Georgia May Foote

Giovanni Pernice

Runners-up

Kellie Bright

Kevin Clifton

Jay McGuiness

Aliona Vilani

Series winners

text: Series 14 (2016)

text: Strictly Come Dancing returned for its fourteenth series with a launch show on 3 September 2016 on BBC One. This was Len Goodman's final series as head judge.

text: On 28 June 2016, the list of professionals who were returning for the fourteenth series was revealed. Professionals from the last series who would not return included last series' champion and two-time professional winner of the show Aliona Vilani, former professional winner Ola Jordan, and two-times professional finalist Kristina Rihanoff as well as Gleb Savchenko and Tristan MacManus. Joanne Clifton was returning after a one series hiatus. The leaving professionals were replaced by Katya Jones, Burn the Floor dancer Gorka Márquez and former Dancing with the Stars US troupe member Oksana Platero.[79] On 26 July 2016, three more new professional dancers were announced as AJ Pritchard, Chloe Hewitt and Neil Jones, husband of new dancer Katya.[80] Chloe Hewitt and Neil Jones did not partner a celebrity as the professionals outnumbered the celebrities, although they were still in group dances and appeared on It Takes Two.

text:
Celebrity

Professional

Result (week voted out)(week voted out)

Melvin Odoom

Janette Manrara

Week 2

Tameka Empson

Gorka Márquez

Week 3

Will Young

Karen Clifton

Withdrew

Naga Munchetty

Pasha Kovalev

Week 4

Lesley Joseph

Anton du Beke

Week 5

Anastacia

Brendan Cole Gorka Márquez (week 5)

Week 6

Laura Whitmore

Giovanni Pernice

Week 7

Daisy Lowe

Aljaž Skorjanec

Week 8

Greg Rutherford

Natalie Lowe

Week 9

Ed Balls

Katya Jones

Week 10

Judge Rinder

Oksana Platero

Week 11

Claudia Fragapane

AJ Pritchard

Week 12

Danny Mac

Oti Mabuse

Runners-up

Louise Redknapp

Kevin Clifton

Ore Oduba

Joanne Clifton

Series winners

text: Series 15 (2017)

text:
On 4 May 2017, Series 7 finalist, Natalie Lowe announced that she would be departing the show. Five days later, Shirley Ballas announced that she would be replacing Len Goodman as head judge.[81] On 21 June 2017, previous series professional champion, Joanne Clifton, as well as Oksana Platero announced that they would also be leaving. The new professionals replacing them are Australian Open champion, Dianne Buswell, Welsh dancer, Amy Dowden, and Ukrainian two-time world champion, Nadiya Bychkova. On 7 August, Nick Grimshaw announced that Mollie King is the first celebrity to be taking part this series. This is the first series to be broadcast since Sir Bruce Forsyth's death in August that year.
In a change to the format of previous five years, there was no elimination in the final, hence there were three runner-up couples this series.

text:
Celebrity

Professional

Result (week voted out)(week voted out)

Chizzy Akudolu

Pasha Kovalev

Week 2

Rev. Richard Coles

Dianne Buswell

Week 3

Charlotte Hawkins

Brendan Cole

Week 4

Brian Conley

Amy Dowden

Week 5

Simon Rimmer

Karen Clifton

Week 6

Aston Merrygold

Janette Manrara

Week 7

Ruth Langsford

Anton du Beke

Week 8

Jonnie Peacock

Oti Mabuse

Week 9

Susan Calman

Kevin Clifton

Week 10

Davood Ghadami

Nadiya Bychkova

Week 11

Mollie King

AJ Pritchard

Week 12

Alexandra Burke

Gorka Márquez

Runners-up

Debbie McGee

Giovanni Pernice

Gemma Atkinson

Aljaž Skorjanec

Joe McFadden

Katya Jones

Series winners

text: Series 16 (2018)

text: On 30 January 2018, it was announced that Brendan Cole would no longer perform in the show.[82] On 30 May 2018, the full line-up for professional dancers was announced. Chloe Hewitt left the series, and three new professional dancers, Graziano Di Prima, Johannes Radebe and Luba Mushtuk were announced to be joining the show. This meant that there were 18 professional dancers, the largest in the show's history.[83]

text:
Celebrity

Professional

Result(week voted out)

Susannah Constantine

Anton du Beke

Week 2

Lee Ryan

Nadiya Bychkova

Week 3

Katie Piper

Gorka Márquez

Week 4

Vick Hope

Graziano Di Prima

Week 5

Seann Walsh

Katya Jones

Week 6

Ashley Roberts

Pasha Kovalev

Participating

Charles Venn

Karen Clifton

Participating

Danny John-Jules

Amy Dowden

Participating

Faye Tozer

Giovanni Pernice

Participating

Graeme Swann

Oti Mabuse

Participating

Joe Sugg

Dianne Buswell

Participating

Kate Silverton

Aljaž Skorjanec

Participating

Lauren Steadman

AJ Pritchard

Participating

Dr. Ranj Singh

Janette Manrara

Participating

Stacey Dooley

Kevin Clifton

Participating

text: Specials

text: Christmas specials

text: The Christmas specials have been broadcast each year since 2004. The first special was broadcast the week before Christmas 2004, in 2005 it was broadcast on Christmas Eve, and from 2006 they have been broadcast on Christmas Day. Every Christmas Special has been hosted by Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly and Forsyth continued to host these editions from 2014 after he left the live shows until he announced he would not be appearing on the 2015 Christmas special- due to ill health- from which he died in 2017, so Daly and Winkleman have presented the special together since 2016.

text: Trivia

text:
Darren Gough & Lilia Kopylova and Jill Halfpenny & Darren Bennett are the only two couples to have won the Christmas Special twice. They have both won the main series.
The Christmas Special was not held in Series 1 because the main series was held in the summer. However, it has been held from Series 2 to the present day.
From Series 2 - Series 7, celebrities from previous series would perform. From Series 8 - Series 11, celebrities who did not have time to do the show would perform. From Series 12 - present, celebrities from previous series would perform.

text: Strictly Ice Dancing

text: Strictly Ice Dancing was broadcast as a one-off special on 26 December 2004; with Carol Smillie, Jessica Taylor, Scarlett Alice 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.

text: In order of elimination, the competitors were:

text:
Celebrity
Professional
Score

Rowland Rivron
Charlotte Clements
10

Marcus Patric
Leigh Mack
12

Carol Smillie
Oula Jääskeläinen
21

Scarlett Alice Johnson
Daniel Whiston
22

Jessica Taylor
Robert Burgerman
34

David Seaman
Zoia Birmingham
33

text: Strictly Ice Dancing was identical to the ITV format Dancing on Ice, although details of Dancing on Ice were revealed before Strictly Ice Dancing was commissioned.

text: Strictly African Dancing

text: 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.

text: In order of elimination:

text:
Tunde Baiyewu
Louis Emerick
Tupele Dorgu
Tessa Sanderson
Antonia Okonma
Robbie Earle

text: The London cast of the musical The Lion King, led by South-African actress Brown Lindiwe Mkhize, took part in this broadcast. The company performed the trademark song "Circle of Life".

text: Sport Relief Does Strictly Come Dancing

text: A Strictly Come Dancing one-off special for Sport Relief was broadcast on 14 March 2008, with Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips and Len Goodman judging. Five former Strictly contestants related to sport partnered a new celebrity.[84]

text: The results were as follows:

text:
Contestant
Celebrity
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
8+9+8=25
Tango

Mark Ramprakash
Kara Tointon
9+9+9=27
Samba

text: The ranking of the bottom three couples was not announced – they were eliminated from the competition in a random order.

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

text:
Celebrity
Professional
Judges' scores
Dance

Peter Jones
Natalie Lowe
4+7+5=16
Tango

Duncan Bannatyne
Lilia Kopylova
2+5+3=10
Cha Cha Cha

text: Strictly Come Dancing did an underwater special for Sport Relief 2012. The contestants were 2011 champion Harry Judd and runner-up Chelsee Healey. The judges were Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood, Bruno Tonioli and Mark Foster. It was presented by Claudia Winkleman.

text:
Celebrity
Professional
Judges' scores

Harry Judd
Aliona Vilani
9+8+8+10=35

Chelsee Healey
Pasha Kovalev
8+8+9+10=35

text: After the initial scores resulted in a draw, Len (as Head Judge) had the deciding vote. He chose Chelsee and Pasha therefore they won the contest.

text: Strictly Come Dancing did a Paralympians special for Sport Relief 2014. The contestants were David Clarke, Hannah Cockroft, Nathan Stephens and Martine Wright. The judges were Goodman, Tonioli, Darcey Bussell and Lee Pearson; however, no scores were given. The series was presented by Tess Daly.

text:
Celebrity
Professional

David Clarke
Karen Hauer

Hannah Cockroft
Pasha Kovalev

Nathan Stephens
Iveta Lukosiute

Martine Wright
Ian Waite

text: Children in Need

text: A Strictly Come Dancing one-off special for Children in Need was broadcast on 14 November 2008, with Fearne Cotton presenting and Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, Arlene Phillips and Craig Revel Horwood judging.

text: The results were as follows:

text:
Children in Need host
Professional
Judges' scores[85]
Dance

Tess Daly
Anton du Beke
9+9+9+9=36
American Smooth

Terry Wogan
Flavia Cacace
7+8+7+7=29
Waltz

text: The dancers performed alongside Alesha Dixon singing The Boy Does Nothing at the start of the show and also Ricky Whittle was seen backstage, supporting the Hollyoaks cast who performed and Alesha told him to go back to rehearsals. The presenters and judges did not appear in this unlike the previous year when judges rated Terry's performance.

text: A Strictly Come Dancing one-off special for Children in Need was broadcast on 19 November 2010, with Tess Daly presenting the show and Craig Revel Horwood, Len Goodman, Terry Wogan and Pudsey Bear judging.

text: The results were as follows:

text:
Pop star
Professional
Judges' scores[85]
Dance
Music

Harry Judd
Ola Jordan
35 (9,9,7,10)
Paso Doble
"Ego"—The Saturdays

Rochelle Wiseman
Ian Waite
33 (6,9,8,10)
American Smooth
"All About You"—McFly

text: In November 2011, BBC newsreaders Sian Williams, Sophie Raworth, Susanna Reid and Emily Maitlis performed a group dance to Katy Perry's "Firework". Susanna and Robin won with three of the judges' votes. Angela Rippon also made an appearance in the dance, alongside the women. Susanna then went on to compete as a contestant in the eleventh series of the show in 2013.

text:
Newsreader

Professional

Judges' votes

Dance

Music

Result

Susanna Reid

Robin Windsor

Sian, Susanna, Susanna, Susanna

Cha-Cha-Cha

"Firework"—Katy Perry

Winner (3 votes)

Sian Williams

Vincent Simone

Loser (1 vote)

Sophie Raworth

Ian Waite

Loser

Emily Maitlis

Pasha Kovalev

Loser

text: A one-off special for Children in Need 2012 was broadcast on 16 November 2012 with Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly hosting, and judges Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Len Goodman, and Bruno Tonioli. Fan favourites Ann Widdecombe and Russell Grant made a special appearance in a parody of The Queen's Olympic opening ceremony scene with Daniel Craig as James Bond, and danced an "Angels and Demons" routine with their partners Anton du Beke and Flavia Cacace.[86] Bruno voted for Ann and Anton, but Craig, Darcey, and Len all chose Russell and Flavia, who took home the Pudsey-on-a-glitter-ball trophy.

text:
Strictly fan favourite

Professional

Judges' votes

Dance

Music

Result

Russell Grant

Flavia Cacace

Russell, Russell, Russell, Ann

Medley

"Hernando's Hideaway"/"Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel"/"Better the Devil You Know"/"Boogie Wonderland"

Winner (3 votes)

Ann Widdecombe

Anton Du Beke

Loser (1 vote)

text: A one-off special was broadcast for Children in Need 2013 on 15 November 2013. Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly hosted the show, and was judged by Len Goodman, Darcey Bussell and Bruno Tonioli. The show featured professional ice skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, who were partnered with James Jordan and Aliona Vilani. Bussell voted for Chris and Aliona, but Tonioli and Goodman voted for Jayne and James, who won the show and took home the Pudsey-on-a-glitter-ball trophy.[87]

text: The judges were: Revel Horwood, Bussell, Goodman & Tonioli. There were two teams with one children couple and one of the shows professional as a couple, Team Glitter's pros were Natalie Lowe & Anton Du Beke and Team Sparkle's pros were Aliona Vilani & Tristan MacManus. Team Glitter took home the trophy.

text: On 13 August 2015, it was announced that Call the Midwife actors Jenny Agutter, Laura Main, Stephen McGann and Jack Ashton would appear on the 2015 Children in Need special. Tess Daly hosted the show, along with former presenter Sir Bruce Forsyth in what was Forsyth's final formal television appearance prior to his death in 2017.

text:
Actor
Professional
Judges Vote
Dance
Result

Jenny Agutter
Ian Waite
Laura & Brendan
Medley
Loser

Laura Main
Brendan Cole
Winner

Stephen McGann
Joanne Clifton
Loser

Jack Ashton
Oti Mabuse
Loser

text: On 18 November 2016, British olympians Canoeist Joe Clarke, Hockey player Hollie Webb, Taekwando athlete, Lutalo Muhammad and Rower Helen Glover competed in the 2016 Children in Need Special. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman presented the show, making it the first Children in Need not co-presented by Sir Bruce Forsyth.

text:
Olympian
Professional
Judges Vote
Dance
Result

Joe Clarke
Janette Manrara
Lutalo & Karen
Medley

Loser

Hollie Webb
Neil Jones
Loser

Lutalo Muhammad
Karen Clifton
Winner

Helen Glover
Pasha Kovalev
Loser

text: The BBC announced that former and current Blue Peter presenters would take part in the 2017 special.[88]

text:
Presenter
Professional
Judges Vote
Dance
Result

Anthea Turner
Brendan Cole
Mark & Amy
Group Jive

Loser

Diane-Louise Jordan
Pasha Kovalev

Loser

Konnie Huq
Neil Jones

Loser

Mark Curry
Amy Dowden
Winner

Radzi Chinyanganya
Chloe Hewitt

Loser

Tim Vincent
Dianne Buswell

Loser

text: The People's Strictly for Comic Relief

text: On 11 September 2014, the BBC announced that a special non-celebrity version of the show would air for Comic Relief 2015.[89] It featured six inspirational heroes who underwent four weeks of training before performing live in the studio.

text: The series began airing on 25 February 2015 over four pre-recorded episodes, the first two episodes introduced the contestants, the third episode on 5 March followed their training and preparation for the show. The fourth episode on 11 March saw the couples take to the dance floor, with the winner decided via an online public vote and announced live on Red Nose Day 2015 on 13 March.[90]

text: The series was hosted by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, and judged by Bussell, Tonioli and Goodman alongside guest judge Anton du Beke. Craig Revel Horwood did not take part as a judge due to prior commitments. The judges' scores were for guidance only.

text:
Inspirational hero

Professional

Judges' scores

Dance

Music

Philip Barnett

Janette Manrara

40 (10,10,10,10)

American Smooth

"Big Spender"

Trishna Bharadia

Aljaž Skorjanec

35 (9,9,9,8)

Jive

"Runaround Sue"

Anna Kennedy

Robin Windsor

40 (10,10,10,10)

Charleston

"Charleston"

Cassidy Little

Natalie Lowe

40 (10,10,10,10)

Paso doble

"O Fortuna"

Heather Parsons

Ian Waite

36 (9,9,9,9)

Viennese Waltz

"She's Always a Woman"

Michael Pattie

Aliona Vilani

33 (8,8,9,8)

Tango

"Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps"

text: The Weakest Link Special 2008

text: On 27 December 2008, a special episode of The Weakest Link was broadcast on BBC One featuring participants of Strictly Come Dancing. The game was won by series 6 celebrity Mark Foster, who beat professional dancer Anton du Beke in the final. Participants in order of elimination were:

text:
Craig Revel Horwood
Arlene Phillips
Kristina Rihanoff
Camilla Dallerup
Mark Ramprakash
Brendan Cole
Heather Small
Anton du Beke
Mark Foster

text: Strictly Come Dancing Live!

text: The Live Tour! 2008

text: Strictly Come Dancing went on tour at the beginning of 2008 for the first time.[91] The tour was hosted by Kate Thornton, and judged by Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, and Len Goodman.[92] Bruno Tonioli was not a judge in this competition[91] due to him being in Los Angeles.[93] The tour began on 18 January 2008 in Glasgow and finished on 19 February 2008 in Birmingham.[94]

text: Celebrity dancers taking part were:[95]

text:
Series 1 runner up Christopher Parker and Nicole Cutler
Series 2 runner up Denise Lewis and Matthew Cutler
Series 3 winner Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova[96]
Series 3 contestant James Martin and Camilla Dallerup
Series 5 contestant Letitia Dean and Darren Bennett
Series 4 contestant Louisa Lytton and Vincent Simone
Series 5 runner up Matt Di Angelo and Flavia Cacace[97]
Series 3 finalist Zoë Ball and Ian Waite[96]

text: Christopher Parker's original partner Hannah Karttunen did not dance with him as she had left the show before this tour. Denise Lewis also had a different partner as her original partner Ian Waite danced with more recent partner Zoë Ball. Instead she danced with Matthew Cutler

text: Strictly Professionals James Jordan and Ola Jordan also performed a routine together.

text: The results of the tour are as follows:[98]

text:
Couple

Series

Number of wins

Number of 2nd places

%Wins

Matt Di Angelo and Flavia Cacace

8

13

10

40%

Louisa Lytton and Vincent Simone

4

10

3

25%

Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova

3

8

10

20%

Zoë Ball and Ian Waite

3

5

14

12.5%

Letitia Dean and Darren Bennett

5

1

2

2.5%

text: Denise Lewis, Christopher Parker or James Martin were not winners or runners up at any stage of the tour.[98]

text: The Live Tour! 2009

text: The Strictly Come Dancing Tour returned in January and February 2009.[99] Kate Thornton returned to host, and all four judges from the TV series took part.

text: Celebrity dancers taking part were:

text:
Series 6 contestant Cherie Lunghi and James Jordan
Series 5 contestant Gethin Jones and Flavia Cacace
Series 2 winner Jill Halfpenny and Darren Bennett
Series 6 contestant Jodie Kidd and Ian Waite
Series 3 finalist Julian Clary and Lilia Kopylova
Series 5 contestant Kenny Logan and Ola Jordan
Series 6 runner up Rachel Stevens and Vincent Simone
Series 6 winner Tom Chambers and Camilla Dallerup

text: The couples and results of the tour were as follows:[100]

text:
Couple

Series

Numberof wins

Numberof 2nd places

%Wins

Rachel Stevens and Vincent Simone

6

26

14

58%

Gethin Jones and Flavia Cacace

5

6

6

13%

Kenny Logan and Ola Jordan

0

Julian Clary and Lilia Kopylova

2

3

13

7%

Jill Halfpenny and Darren Bennett

9

Tom Chambers and Camilla Dallerup

6

1

2

2%

Cherie Lunghi and James Jordan

0

1

0%

text: Gethin Jones and Julian Clary were paired with new professional partners – Jones' partner Camilla Dallerup danced with her series six celebrity Tom Chambers, whilst Clary's partner (Erin Boag) did not take part in the tour, as she and her professional partner Anton du Beke were on their own Cheek To Cheek tour of the UK.

text: Strictly Come Dancing professionals Matthew Cutler and Kristina Rihanoff also performed a routine together.

text: The DVD was released on 9 November 2009.

text: The Live Tour! 2010

text: The Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour took place in January and February 2010. Amanda Byram and Kate Thornton hosted on different nights.

text: The judging panel consisted of four members:

text:
Craig Revel Horwood
Len Goodman (did not appear at every performance)
Arlene Phillips (did not appear at every performance)
Bruno Tonioli

text: The following celebrities and professional dancers starred in the tour:

text:
Series 7 semi-finalist Ali Bastian and Brian Fortuna
Series 5 contestant Kelly Brook and Matthew Cutler
Series 7 winner Chris Hollins and Ola Jordan
Series 4 winner Mark Ramprakash and Kristina Rihanoff
Series 7 contestant Ricky Groves and Aliona Vilani
Series 7 contestant Natalie Cassidy and Darren Bennett
Series 7 contestant Zöe Lucker and James Jordan
Series 6 contestant Austin Healey and Lilia Kopylova

text: Two other pro dancers danced on the tour:

text: Ian Waite and Natalie Lowe

text:
Couple

Series

Numberof wins

%Wins

Austin Healey and Lilia Kopylova

6

23

52%

Mark Ramprakash and Kristina Rihanoff

4

20

44%

Ali Bastian and Brian Fortuna

7

2

4%

text: Strictly Come Dancing – The Professionals Tour 2010

text: Nine professional show dancers took part in the first Strictly Come Dancing – The Professionals Tour between April to July 2010.[101] It featured:

text:
Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace
Matthew Cutler and Aliona Vilani
James Jordan and Ola Jordan
Brian Fortuna and Kristina Rihanoff
Ian Waite

text: The Live Tour! 2011

text: The Strictly Come Dancing 2011 UK tour returned to UK arenas during January and February 2011. Zoë Ball joined as host. Craig Revel Horwood, Bruno Tonioli and Len Goodman returned as judges. The celebrities and professionals who participated were:

text:
Series 7 runner up Ricky Whittle and Natalie Lowe
Series 8 contestant Tina O'Brien and Jared Murillo
Series 8 finalist Pamela Stephenson and James Jordan
Series 8 winner Kara Tointon and Artem Chigvintsev
Series 3 runner up Colin Jackson and Ola Jordan
Series 8 contestant Patsy Kensit and Robin Windsor
Series 8 contestant Jimi Mistry and Kristina Rihanoff
Series 8 runner up Matt Baker and Aliona Vilani
Series 8 contestant Ann Widdecombe and judge Craig Revel Horwood

text:
Couple

Series

Numberof wins

Numberof 2nd places

%Wins

Matt Baker and Aliona Vilani

8

26

8

74%

Pamela Stephenson and James Jordan

8

11

23%

Kara Tointon and Artem Chigvintsev

1

16

3%

text: Also making a guest appearance in the tour was Fever Dance Company and their amazing formation team.[citation needed]

text: The Live Tour! 2012

text: The Strictly Come Dancing 2012 UK tour began its run on 20 January and finished on 26 February. The venues hosting the tour were:[102]

text:
National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
Capital FM Arena, Nottingham
Wembley Arena and O2 Arena, London
Evening News Arena, Manchester
Sheffield Arena, Sheffield
Echo Arena, Liverpool
Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle
SECC, Glasgow
Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff
The O2, Dublin
Odyssey Arena, Belfast

text: Kate Thornton returned as host. Craig Revel Horwood, Bruno Tonioli and Len Goodman returned as judges. Horwood directed the tour for the second year.

text: The celebrities and professionals who participated were:

text:
Series 9 contestant Anita Dobson and Robin Windsor
Series 9 runner-up Chelsee Healey and Pasha Kovalev
Series 9 winner Harry Judd and Aliona Vilani
Series 9 finalist Jason Donovan and Kristina Rihanoff
Series 6 contestant Mark Foster and Natalie Lowe
Series 9 contestant Nancy Dell'Olio and Artem Chigvintsev
Series 9 contestant Robbie Savage and Katya Virshilas

text: Ian Waite performed with Natalie on the tour, but did not partner a celebrity.

text:
Couple

Series

Numberof wins

Times asrunner-up

%wins

Harry Judd and Aliona Vilani

9

30

11

73%

Robbie Savage and Katya Virshilas

6

1

15%

Chelsee Healey and Pasha Kovalev

3

15

7%

Jason Donovan and Kristina Rihanoff

2

13

5%

Anita Dobson and Robin Windsor

0

1

0%

text: The Live Tour! 2013

text: The Strictly Come Dancing 2013 UK tour began its run on 18 January 2013.[103] The confirmed line-up of celebrities and professionals for the tour is as follows:[104][105]

text:
Series 10 finalist Dani Harmer and Pasha Kovalev
Series 10 runner-up Denise van Outen and James Jordan
Series 10 contestant Fern Britton and Artem Chigvintsev
Series 10 semi-finalist Lisa Riley and Robin Windsor
Series 10 winner Louis Smith and Ola Jordan
Series 10 contestant Michael Vaughan and Natalie Lowe
Series 7 contestant Phil Tufnell and Karen Hauer

text: Kate Thornton returned as host; Craig Revel Horwood, Bruno Tonioli and Len Goodman returned as judges. Iveta Lukosiute also performed on the tour, but did not partner a celebrity. Louis Smith and Ola Jordan were the overall champions of the tour, with the most wins.

text:
Couples

Series

Number  of wins

Number  of 2nd places

%Wins

Louis Smith and Ola Jordan

10

29

2

94%

Denise van Outen and James Jordan

1

26

3%

Lisa Riley and Robin Windsor

0

Dani Harmer and Pasha Kovalev

0

3

0%

text: The Live Tour! 2014

text: The Strictly Come Dancing 2014 UK Tour begun on 17 January 2014 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham and ended at The O2 Arena on 7 February. The tour was hosted by former contestant Lisa Riley, and Bruno Tonioli, Craig Revel Horwood and Len Goodman returned as judges.[106][107]

text: The following celebrities and professionals took part:

text:
Series 11 contestant Mark Benton and Iveta Lukosiute
Series 11 contestant Ben Cohen and Kristina Rihanoff
Series 11 runner-up Susanna Reid and Kevin Clifton
Series 11 runner-up Natalie Gumede and Artem Chigvintsev
Series 11 winner Abbey Clancy and Aljaž Škorjanec
Series 11 contestant Deborah Meaden and Robin Windsor
Series 10 contestant Nicky Byrne and Karen Hauer

text: Natalie Lowe also featured on the tour, but did not partner a celebrity.

text: This is the first series of The Live Tour! in which all of the celebrities danced with their original partners.

text:
Couple

Series

Number  of wins

%Wins

Natalie Gumede and Artem Chigvintsev

11

19

61%

Susanna Reid and Kevin Clifton

6

19%

Abbey Clancy and Aljaž Skorjanec

2

6%

Ben Cohen and Kristina Rihanoff

1

3%

Deborah Meaden and Robin Windsor

Mark Benton and Iveta Lukosiute

Nicky Byrne and Karen Hauer

10

text: The Live Tour! 2015

text: The Strictly Come Dancing 2015 UK Tour began on 16 January 2015 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham and concluded at The O2 Arena on 8 February 2015. The tour was hosted by former contestant and It Takes Two host Zoë Ball for the second time. Craig Revel Horwood returned as judge, but Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli did not take part due to other commitments including Dancing with the Stars in the United States, so they were replaced by Series 6 champion Tom Chambers and his professional partner Camilla Dallerup.[108] Anton du Beke was also a judge in the Echo Arena, Liverpool and Wembley Arena, London.[109] Len Goodman was a judge just for the O2 show on 8 February and on that same show the presenter was Lisa Riley.[110]

text: The following celebrities and professionals took part:[111][112]

text:
Series 12 contestant Thom Evans and Iveta Lukosiute
Series 12 winner Caroline Flack and Tristan MacManus
Series 12 contestant Alison Hammond and Aljaž Skorjanec
Series 12 contestant Scott Mills and Joanne Clifton
Series 12 runner-up Simon Webbe and Kristina Rihanoff
Series 12 finalist Mark Wright and Karen Hauer
Series 6 runner-up Rachel Stevens and Kevin CliftonA

text: Caroline Flack danced with Tristan MacManus not her partner in the series Pasha Kovalev

text:
Trent Whiddon also featured on the tour to dance with Iveta, but did not partner a celebrity.
Simon Webbe and Kristina Rihanoff are the overall champions of the tour, with the most wins.

text: Pro Partners on the tour were as follows:

text:
Kevin Clifton and Karen Clifton
Tristan MacManus and Kristina Rihanoff
Aljaz Skorjanec and Joanne Clifton
Trent Whiddon and Iveta Lukosiute

text:
Couple

Series

Numberof wins

Times asrunner-up

%Wins

Simon Webbe and Kristina Rihanoff

12

16

1

57%

Caroline Flack and Tristan MacManus

5

18%

Rachel Stevens and Kevin Clifton

6

3

11%

Scott Mills and Joanne Clifton

12

1

Mark Wright and Karen Hauer

0

Alison Hammond and Aljaž Skorjanec

Thom Evans and Iveta Lukosiute

text: The Live Tour! 2016

text: The 2016 tour started on 22 January and finished on 14 February.[114] The new presenter was Mel Giedroyc and the judges were Craig Revel Horwood, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli.[114]

text:
Series 13 contestant Ainsley Harriott and Karen Cliftona
Series 12 runner-up Frankie Bridge and Kevin Clifton
Series 13 runner-up Georgia May Foote and Giovanni Pernice
Series 13 semi-finalist Anita Rani and Gleb Savchenkob
Series 13 winner Jay McGuiness and Aliona Vilani
Series 13 contestant Helen George and Aljaž Skorjanec
Series 12 semi-finalist Jake Wood and Janette Manrara

text: Joanne Clifton was also featured on the tour, but not partner a celebrity.

text:
Kevin Clifton and Karen Clifton
Giovanni Pernice and Aliona Vilani
Aljaz Skorjanec and Janette Manrara
Gleb Savchenko and Joanne Clifton

text:
Couple

Numberof wins

Numberof 2nd places

%Wins

Jay McGuiness and Aliona Vilani

24

6

80%

Anita Rani and Gleb Savchenko

6

23

20%

Frankie Bridge and Kevin Clifton

0

1

0%

text: a Natalie Lowe was scheduled to dance on the tour but she sustained an injury during tour rehearsals. Karen Clifton, who was already set to dance on the tour without a celebrity partner, took over for Lowe.[115]

text: b Mel Giedroyc was ill on 9 February so Anita Rani hosted instead. However, she still performed her Paso Doble but not for votes.

text: The Live Tour! 2017

text: The 2017 tour was presented by 2015 semi-finalist Anita Rani. The judges were Craig Revel Horwood, Len Goodman and Karen Hardy. The tour started on 20 January and finished on 12 February.[116]

text: The full tour line up was announced on 14 December:

text:
Series 14 runner up Louise Redknapp and Kevin Clifton
Series 14 contestant Daisy Lowe and Aljaž Skorjanec
Series 14 runner up Danny Mac and Oti Mabuse
Series 14 contestant Ed Balls and Katya Jones
Series 14 winner Ore Oduba and Karen Clifton
Series 14 contestant Lesley Joseph and Gorka Márquez

text: Due to Ed Balls not dancing in Manchester, Judge Rinder and Oksana Platero will replace him on the 4 and 5 February.[116]

text: Extra Dancers on Tour who are dancing in Group Dances:

text:
Giovanni Pernice and Janette Manrara
AJ Pritchard and Chloe Hewitt
Neil Jones and Oksana Platero

text:
Couple
Number of Wins
Wins%

Louise Redknapp and Kevin Clifton
14
45%

Danny Mac and Oti Mabuse

Daisy Lowe and Aljaž Skorjanec
1
5%

Ed Balls and Katya Jones

text: The Live Tour! 2018

text: The 2018 tour was presented by 2016 champion Ore Oduba. The judges were Craig Revel Horwood, Bruno Tonioli and Darcey Bussell. The tour started on 19 January and finished on 11 February.

text:
Series 15 runner up Alexandra Burke and Gorka Márquez
Series 15 runner up Debbie McGee and Giovanni Pernice
Series 15 runner up Gemma Atkinson and Aljaž Skorjanec
Series 15 winner Joe McFadden and Katya Jones
Series 15 contestant Davood Ghadami and Nadiya Bychkova
Series 15 contestant Susan Calman and Kevin Clifton
Series 15 contestant Jonnie Peacock and Oti Mabuse

text:
Couples
Numberof Wins
Wins%

Susan Calman & Kevin Clifton
11
37%

Debbie McGee & Giovanni Pernice
9
30%

Gemma Atkinson & Aljaž Skorjanec
5
17%

Joe McFadden & Katya Jones
4
13%

Jonnie Peacock & Oti Mabuse
1
3%

text: Statistics

text: Highest-scoring celebrities

text: The scores presented below represent the best overall accumulative average scores the celebrities gained each series.

text: Female

text:
showRank

Series

Place

Celebrity

Professional

Average score

1

11

Runner-up

Natalie Gumede

Artem Chigvintsev

36.88

2

5

Champion

Alesha Dixon

Matthew Cutler

36.50

3

15

Runner-up

Alexandra Burke

Gorka Márquez

36.44

4

14

Runner-up

Louise Redknapp

Kevin Clifton

35.87

5

6

Runner-up

Rachel Stevens

Vincent Simone

35.81

6

8

Champion

Kara Tointon

Artem Chigvintsev

35.69

7

11

Champion

Abbey Clancy

Aljaz Skorjanec

35.63

8

15

Runner-up

Debbie McGee

Giovanni Pernice

35.44

9

9

Runner-up

Chelsee Healey

Pasha Kovalev

35.31

10

10

Runner-up

Denise van Outen

James Jordan

35.13

12

Champion

Caroline Flack

Pasha Kovalev

35.13

text: Male

text:
showRank

Series

Place

Celebrity

Professional

Average score

1

14

Runner-up

Danny Mac

Oti Mabuse

36.62

2

7

Runner-up

Ricky Whittle

Natalie Lowe

35.89

3

14

Champion

Ore Oduba

Joanne Clifton

35.69

4

9

Champion

Harry Judd

Aliona Vilani

35.63

5

9

3rd Place

Jason Donovan

Kristina Rihanoff

34.80

6

6

Champion

Tom Chambers

Camilla Dallerup

34.50

6

4th place

Austin Healey

Erin Boag

34.50

8

8

Runner-up

Matt Baker

Aliona Vilani

34.31

9

13

Champion

Jay McGuiness

Aliona Vilani

34.06

10

15

Champion

Joe McFadden

Katya Jones

33.75

text: Lowest-scoring celebrities

text: The scores presented below represent the worst overall accumulative average score the celebrities gained each series.

text: Female

text:
showRank

Series

Place

Celebrity

Professional

Average score

1

16

Last place

Susannah Constantine

Anton du Beke

12.00

2

2

9th place

Fiona Phillips

Brendan Cole

15.00

3

Last place

Siobhan Hayes

Matthew Cutler

15.00

4

9

11th place

Nancy Dell'Olio

Anton du Beke

15.60

5

8

6th place

Ann Widdecombe

Anton du Beke

16.20

6

15

13th place

Charlotte Hawkins

Brendan Cole

17.50

16

13th place

Katie Piper

Gorka Márquez

17.50

7

13

10th place

Carol Kirkwood

Pasha Kovalev

18.00

9

13th place

Jerry Hall

Anton du Beke

18.00

10

Last place

Edwina Currie

Vincent Simone

18.00

text: Male

text:
showRank

Series

Place

Celebrity

Professional

Average score

1

2

Last place

Quentin Willson

Hazel Newberry

8.00

2

2

7th place

Diarmuid Gavin

Nicole Cutler

13.75

3

4

Last place

Nicholas Owen

Nicole Cutler

14.00

4

11

Last place

Tony Jacklin

Aliona Vilani

14.50

5

13

Last place

Iwan Thomas

Ola Jordan

15.00

6

15

14th place

Rev. Richard Coles

Dianne Buswell

16.00

7

4

Withdrew

Jimmy Tarbuck

Flavia Cacace

17.00

8

6

14th place

Gary Rhodes

Karen Hardy

17.50

9

8

13th place

Paul Daniels

Ola Jordan

17.67

10

5

Last place

Brian Capron

Karen Hardy

18.00

text: Judges' scores

text: On forty-seven occasions, a perfect 40 out of 40 has been awarded inside the main series (including three perfect 50 out of 50s in Series 7). Caroline Flack and Pasha Kovalev, and Danny Mac and Oti Mabuse both hold the record for most perfect scores with four forties. Kovalev also holds the record for most perfect scores by a professional dancer with eight forties. On another eight occasions, a couple scored 40/40 on a Christmas Special. The Rumba is the only dance style not to have received the perfect score.

text: Here is a table showing all of the perfect scores achieved by number of perfect scores

text: By Celebrity:

text:
Number of  40s/50s
Series
Place
Celebrity
Professional

4
12  14
Champion  Runner-up
Caroline Flack  Danny Mac
Pasha Kovalev  Oti Mabuse

3
6  8  10  11  15
3rd Place  3rd Place  Runner-up  Runner-up  Runner-up
Lisa Snowdon  Pamela Stephenson  Kimberley Walsh  Natalie Gumede  Alexandra Burke
Brendan Cole  James Jordan  Pasha Kovalev  Artem Chigvintsev  Gorka Márquez

2
6  7  9  9  10  11  13  14  15
Runner-up  3rd Place  Champion  3rd Place Runner-up  Champion  Runner-up  Champion  Runner-up
Rachel Stevens  Ali Bastian  Harry Judd  Jason Donovan  Denise Van Outen  Abbey Clancy  Kellie Bright  Ore Oduba  Debbie McGee
Vincent Simone  Brian Fortuna  Aliona Vilani  Kristina Rihanoff  James Jordan  Aljaž Skorjanec  Kevin Clifton  Joanne Clifton  Giovanni Pernice

1
2  4  5  7  7  9  10  12  13  14  15
Champion  Champion  Runner-up  Champion  Runner-up  Runner-up  Champion  Runner-up  Runner-up  Runner-up  Champion
Jill Halfpenny Mark Ramprakash  Matt Di Angelo  Chris Hollins  Ricky Whittle  Chelsee Healey  Louis Smith  Simon Webbe  Georgia May Foote  Louise Redknapp  Joe McFadden
Darren Bennett  Karen Hardy  Flavia Cacace  Ola Jordan  Natalie Lowe  Pasha Kovalev  Flavia Cacace  Kristina Rihanoff  Giovanni Pernice  Kevin Clifton  Katya Jones

text: By Professional:

text:
Number of  40s/50s
Professional

8
Pasha Kovalev

5
James Jordan

4
Oti Mabuse

3
Brendan Cole  Artem Chigvintsev  Kristina Rihanoff  Kevin Clifton  Gorka Márquez  Giovanni Pernice

2
Vincent Simone  Brian Fortuna  Aliona Vilani  Flavia Cacace  Aljaž Skorjanec  Joanne Clifton

1
Darren Bennett  Karen Hardy  Ola Jordan  Natalie Lowe  Katya Jones

text: The lowest score the judges have ever awarded was 8/40 (1,1,3,3) to Quentin Willson and Hazel Newberry for their Cha Cha Cha. Eleven individual ones have been awarded in the entirety of Strictly Come Dancing, with ten of those coming from Craig Revel Horwood and the other coming from Arlene Philips. Ann Widdecombe holds the current record for the most ones, receiving ones from Revel Horwood for her Salsa, Samba, and Rumba. The biggest margin between two singular judges scores is five, awarded to Jason Wood and Kylie Jones for their Rumba (2,5,7,5), Christopher Parker and Hanna Karttunen for their Tango (2,6,7,6), Fiona Philips and Brendan Cole for their Rumba (1,2,6,4), Gary Rhodes and Karen Hardy for their Cha-Cha-Cha (1,5,6,5), Scott Maslen and Natalie Lowe for their Rumba (4,9,7,8), Mark Benton and Iveta Lukosiute for their Cha-Cha-Cha (3,8,8,7), and Scott Mills and Joanne Clifton for their Samba with Donny Osmond (2,5,7,5,6).

text: Alexandra Burke and her partner Gorka Márquez hold the record of most tens with 32, then that is followed by Ricky Whittle and his partner Natalie Lowe with 28. However, if the four tens given by Darcey Bussell during her tenure as a fifth judge are removed, he is behind Danny Mac and Oti Mabuse, with 26 tens, and Rachel Stevens and her partner Vincent Simone and Harry Judd and his partner Aliona Vilani with 25 each. They are followed by Natalie Gumede and Artem Chigvintsev, and Ore Oduba and Joanne Clifton with 24 each, Caroline Flack and Pasha Kovalev with 23, Abbey Clancy and Aljaž Skorjanec with 22, Kara Tointon and Artem Chigvintsev with 21 and Lisa Snowdon and Brendan Cole, Kimberley Walsh and Pasha Kovalev and Denise van Outen and James Jordan with 20.[118] Of these celebrities, Snowdon and Cole and Flack and Kovalev are the only pairings to receive straight tens from the judges in all of their dances in their respective series finals. Flack and Kovalev are the only pair to manage three sets of perfect 40 marks in the final, and also hold the records for the longest consecutive streak of 40 marks with four, that includes their Salsa in the semi-final show, and the longest consecutive streak of tens, that adds to a total of 16.

text: Gumede and Chigvintsev also have the best average score from the judges out of all contestants on every series being 36.9/40 for their dances. Danny Mac and Oti Mabuse, and Alesha Dixon and her partner Matthew Cutler, follow, with averages of 36.6 and 36.5 respectively. Quentin Willson, Diarmuid Gavin and Nicholas Owen hold averages of 8.0, 13.8 and 14.0, the lowest of any celebrities so far.

text: Highest and lowest scoring performances by dance

text: The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks (out of 40) are as follows (not including scores earned on Christmas or any other specials).

text: For a more accurate comparison Darcey Bussell's scores have been subtracted from the totals of the Series 7 quarter-finalists where relevant; specifically Ali Bastian's American Smooth, Chris Hollins' Charleston and Ricky Whittle's Quickstep. Bussell scored all of them a ten. Whittle's Showdance has not been included as it did not receive the perfect score from Bussell, and therefore cannot be considered the same standard. The Rumba is the only dance that has not received the full mark of 40, the highest score being 39/40. Winner of series 12, Caroline Flack, and runner-up of series 14, Danny Mac, hold the record for receiving the most perfect scores as a celebrity with four. With eight perfect scores, Flack's partner Pasha Kovalev holds the record for most perfect scores by a professional dancer.

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Dance

Couple

Highestscore

Couple

Lowestscore

American Smooth (Series 3–present)

Ali Bastian & Brian FortunaNatalie Gumede & Artem Chigvintsev Alexandra Burke & Gorka Márquez

40

Ann Widdecombe & Anton du Beke

14

Argentine Tango (Series 4–present)

Jason Donovan & Kristina RihanoffHarry Judd & Aliona VilaniSimon Webbe & Kristina RihanoffLouise Redknapp & Kevin Clifton Debbie McGee & Giovanni Pernice

Colin Salmon & Kristina RihanoffMichael Vaughan & Natalie Lowe

26

Cha Cha Cha

Lisa Snowdon & Brendan ColeCaroline Flack & Pasha Kovalev

Quentin Willson & Hazel Newberry

8

Charleston (Series 7–present)

Chris Hollins & Ola JordanKimberley Walsh & Pasha KovalevDenise van Outen & James JordanCaroline Flack & Pasha Kovalev Georgia May Foote & Giovanni Pernice Danny Mac & Oti Mabuse Joe McFadden & Katya Jones

Tony Jacklin & Aliona Vilani

13

Couples choice (Series 16)

Faye Tozer & Giovanni Pernice

39

Lauren Steadman & AJ Pritchard

24

Foxtrot

Rachel Stevens & Vincent SimoneLisa Snowdon & Brendan Cole

40

Susannah Constantine & Anton du Beke

12

Jive

Jill Halfpenny & Darren Bennett Ore Oduba & Joanne Clifton  Alexandra Burke & Gorka Márquez

Michael Vaughan & Natalie LoweSeann Walsh & Katya Jones

15

Paso Doble

Chelsee Healey & Pasha Kovalev

Katie Piper & Gorka Márquez

13

Quickstep

Lisa Snowdon & Brendan Cole Ricky Whittle & Natalie LowePamela Stephenson & James JordanHarry Judd & Aliona Vilani

Diarmuid Gavin & Nicole Cutler

12

Rumba

Rachel Stevens & Vincent SimoneKara Tointon & Artem ChigvintsevChelsee Healey & Pasha KovalevJay McGuiness & Aliona Vilani

39

Fiona Phillips & Brendan ColeCarol Kirkwood & Pasha Kovalev

13

Salsa (Series 4–present)

Mark Ramprakash & Karen HardyAbbey Clancy & Aljaž SkorjanecNatalie Gumede & Artem ChigvintsevCaroline Flack & Pasha Kovalev Alexandra Burke & Gorka Márquez

40

Ann Widdecombe & Anton du Beke

12

Samba

Danny Mac & Oti Mabuse

Susannah Constantine & Anton du Beke

12

Showdance (Series 1, 7–present)

Jason Donovan & Kristina Rihanoff Denise van Outen & James Jordan Louis Smith & Flavia Cacace Natalie Gumede & Artem Chigvintsev Caroline Flack & Pasha KovalevKellie Bright & Kevin Clifton Ore Oduba & Joanne CliftonDanny Mac & Oti Mabuse

Christopher Parker & Hanna Karttunen

22

Tango

Kimberley Walsh & Pasha KovalevKellie Bright & Kevin CliftonDebbie McGee & Giovanni Pernice

Diarmuid Gavin & Nicole Cutler

14

Viennese Waltz (Series 3–present)

Ali Bastian & Brian FortunaPamela Stephenson & James Jordan

Susan Calman & Kevin CliftonSeann Walsh & Katya Jones

20

Waltz

Matt Di Angelo & Flavia CacaceAbbey Clancy & Aljaž Skorjanec

Fiona Phillips & Brendan Cole

11

text: Oldest and youngest contestants and series winners

text: Television presenter Johnny Ball, who was 74 when he competed in 2012, is the oldest contestant; he was older than magician Paul Daniels and actress Lesley Joseph, who were 72 & 71 when they competed in 2010 & 2016 respectively.[119] Actress Louisa Lytton, who was 17 when she competed in 2006, remains the youngest contestant.[120] Actor Joe McFadden, who was 42 when he competed in 2017, is the oldest series winner and gymnast Louis Smith, who was 23 when he competed in 2012, is the youngest series winner. At 20, Christopher Parker and Matt Di Angelo are the youngest contestants to make it to the finale. while Dr. Pamela Stephenson is the oldest, at the age of 61.

text: Highest and lowest scores

text:
Series 16 contestant Susannah Constantine holds the record for the lowest overall average score of 12.
Series 8 contestant Ann Widdecombe holds the record for the most lowest scores, with a highest score of 21/40 and lowest score of 12/40. Series 2 contestant Quentin Willson holds the record for the overall lowest score of 8/40 (1,1,3,3) and lowest average 8.0/40.0. Series 11 contestant Natalie Gumede holds the highest average score with 36.9/40.0. Series 12 winner Caroline Flack and series 14 runner-up Danny Mac hold the record for the most perfect scores with four 40s. Series 13 contestant Jamelia holds the record for being in the most dance-offs, which is 5.[clarification needed] Series 15 contestant Debbie McGee holds the record for getting the earliest ever 40 in the competition which was in week 7, for her Tango. This was also the first 40 with Shirley Ballas as the head judge.

text: Controversies

text: Phone voting

text: On 13 December 2008, Strictly Come Dancing became the subject of press attention and viewer complaints about an error in the voting system during the semi-final of series six. In the show, three couples remained in the competition. After all three had performed and the judges had given their scores, two of the couples were in joint-first position on the leaderboard, while the third - Tom Chambers and Camilla Dallerup - were in last place. This meant that, no matter how many public votes were cast in their favour, it was mathematically impossible for the third-placed couple to survive. This oversight was initially unnoticed by producers until after the public vote became live and viewers were invited to call in and save their favourites at a cost of 15p per vote. Once the mistake was finally realised and the public vote was closed, it was announced that all three couples would be put through to the final; all the votes already cast would count towards the final result of the competition; and viewers could apply for a refund if they wished.[121]

text: The BBC received 1800 complants about the incident,[122] while media regulator Ofcom received 297.[121] Jon Beazley, the BBC's Head of Entertainment Production, was interviewed on Strictly's spin-off show Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on 15 December. He apologised for the oversight, referring to it as an "unprecedented situation." On the same day, the BBC posted a statement on their website, which clarified that an independent adjudicator had been consulted to reach a solution that would offer "fairness to the viewers who voted and the contestants themselves."[123] The BBC also stated that, following the mistake, "the voting and judging mechanisms used in all BBC voting programmes [had] been thoroughly examined."[121]

text: After conducting an investigation, Ofcom concluded that "the mistake had resulted from an oversight, rather than any shortcomings in the technical arrangements for voting or in the handling of votes received", and that they were "satisfied that appropriate steps were taken by the BBC and the disadvantage to viewers minimised." Ofcom also opined that: "the BBC had been open and transparent with viewers about the mistake it made and the solution adopted."[121]

text: Arlene Phillips / Alesha Dixon

text: In June 2008, tabloid newspaper The Sun reported that the then 66-year-old judge Arlene Phillips, who had judged the show since its inception in 2004, was to replaced by series five winner Alesha Dixon, then aged 30.[124] This was later confirmed by the BBC in July of that year.[125] Subsequently, the BBC was accused of ageism and sexism by several sources,[125][126] an accusation the corporation has faced before over the removal of several older presenters, including Moira Stuart,[127] Juliet Morris,[128] Miriam O'Reilly,[128][127] Michaela Strachan,[128] Charlotte Smith[128] and Anna Ford.[129] The BBC denied the allegations that the decision to remove Phillips was due to her age.[125]

text: Furthermore, Dixon herself was criticised after the debut episode of the seventh series, the first to feature her as a judge. A total of 272 complaints were received by the BBC - bringing the total number about Dixon joining the programme to over 4000 - along with over 5000 comments on Strictly Come Dancing's internet message board.[130] Dixon was compared unfavourably to Phillips, with claims that the former was "unsuitable", "unqualified" and lacked "knowledge, experience and talent".[130] However, Dixon was praised and defended from her critics by the BBC,[130] by fellow judge Craig Revel Horwood[130] and by Phillips herself.[131]

text: Race row

text: In 2009, during the seventh series, professional dancer Anton du Beke issued a public apology[132] for his use of a racial slur during a conversation with his dance partner Laila Rouass.[133] Du Beke claimed that the comment, which was never broadcast, was a joke referring to Rouass' spray-tan, in which he said that she "looked like a Paki".[133] Over 600 complaints were received by the BBC, including those about comments Bruce Forsyth, then host of Strictly Come Dancing, made about the controversy on a Talksport radio programme, in which he suggested that Britain "used to have a sense of humour" about such incidents, and that du Beke's apology should be accepted.[134]

text: Following the incident, and Forsyth's response, the BBC stated:

text: Racially offensive language in the workplace is entirely unacceptable. Anton was right to apologise quickly and without reservation and Laila has wholly accepted his apology. Everyone is very clear that there can be no repetition of this behaviour.[134]

text: Forsyth also clarified his position:

text: What Anton said to Laila was wrong and he has apologised unreservedly for this. Nor do I in any way excuse or condone the use of such language. To be absolutely clear, the use of racially offensive language is never either funny or acceptable. However, there is a major difference between this and racist comments which are malicious in intent and whilst I accept that we live in a world of extraordinary political correctness, we should keep things in perspective.[134]

text: Same-sex couples

text: In 2015, in an interview with the Daily Mirror, CJ de Mooi said that he was turned down for the show because he had wanted to dance with a same-sex partner. In response, the BBC said "Strictly is a family show and we have chosen the traditional format of mixed-sex couples".[135] The press has reported on the issue on numerous occasions when gay celebrities have appeared on the show, including Will Young,[136] Susan Calman,[137] Robert Rinder,[138] Richard Coles[139] and Ranj Singh.[140] Strictly Come Dancing judges Shirley Ballas[140] and Craig Revel Horwood[141] have both expressed their support for introducing same-sex couples.

text: Strictly curse

text: The so-called "Strictly curse" has been blamed for the number of affairs and relationship break-ups that have occurred during or soon after taking part in the show.[142][143] The first such incident was the suggested affair between dancer Brendan Cole and newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky during the initial series: they both denied the affair, but the surrounding controversy resulted in the ending of both their long term relationships.[143]

text: Ratings

text: An example of Strictly Come Dancing's popularity is that after episodes, electricity use in the United Kingdom rises significantly as viewers who have waited for the show to end begin boiling water for tea, a phenomenon known as TV pick-up. National Grid personnel watch the show to know when closing credits begin so they can prepare for the surge.[144]

text: All ratings are from BARB. Series averages exclude Christmas special and launch show.

text:
Series

Series premiere

Series finale

Series Average

Air date

Viewers(millions)[145]

Date

Viewers(millions)[145]

Viewers (millions)

1

15 May 2004

4.61

3 July 2004

9.28

6.45

2

23 October 2004

6.54

11 December 2004

11.60

9.02

3

15 October 2005

7.23

17 December 2005

10.55

8.44

4

7 October 2006

9.23

23 December 2006

12.11

8.57

5

6 October 2007

7.68

22 December 2007

12.09

8.57

6

20 September 2008

8.48

20 December 2008

12.03

9.63

7

18 September 2009

8.43

19 December 2009

11.29

9.22

8

1 October 2010

9.60

18 December 2010

14.28

11.23

9

30 September 2011

9.14

17 December 2011

13.16

10.97

10

5 October 2012

9.22

22 December 2012

13.35

10.80

11

27 September 2013

9.33

21 December 2013

12.79

10.71

12

26 September 2014

8.21

20 December 2014

11.67

10.25

13

25 September 2015

9.22

19 December 2015

12.47

10.62

14

23 September 2016

9.30

17 December 2016

13.30

11.09

15

23 September 2017

11.04

16 December 2017

13.01

11.14

text: Awards

text: 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.[146] It has also won two awards for 'Best Reality Show' at the TRIC Awards and two at the TV Quick Awards for 'Best Talent Show'. It has also received four BAFTA Award nominations.[147]

text: The show won the award of 'Most Popular Talent Show' at the National Television Awards in 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017[148]

text: In the Guinness Book of World Records 2010 edition, the format of Strictly Come Dancing was named the most successful television show with the format being sold to more than 38 countries worldwide.

text:
Year
Award
Category
Nominee
Result

2011

TRIC Awards

Best TV Reality Programme

Strictly Come Dancing

Won

2012

National Reality TV Awards

Best Reality Competition Show

Won

Televisual Bulldog Awards

Readers' Vote Award

Won

TRIC Awards

Won

2013

National Reality TV Awards

Best Talent Show

Won

Televisual Bulldog Awards

Best Entertainment Programme

Won

TRIC Awards

Best Reality Programme

Won

2014

National Reality TV Awards

Best Talent Show

Won

2015

Nominated

2016

BAFTA TV Awards

Best Entertainment Programme

Won


document_title: Christmas with Holly

question_text: where is the movie christmas with holly filmed

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text: Christmas with Holly

text: Synopsis[edit]

text: Holly Nagle has not spoken a word since her mother died in a tragic car accident. Her uncle, and legal guardian, Mark Nagle, decides that it's time for him and Holly to start a new life. They do this by moving from Seattle to Friday Harbor to live with Mark's brothers. While there, Mark and Holly meet Maggie Conway who has also just moved to Friday Harbor. Maggie leaves the city after being left at the altar by her fiance and opens up a toy store. Together, these three lost souls discover each other and the lives they always dreamed they could have.

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text: Cast[edit]

text:
Eloise Mumford as Maggie Conway
Sean Faris as Mark Nagle
Alex Paxton-Beesley as Shelby
Josie and Lucy Gallina as Holly Nagle
Daniel Eric Gold as Alex Nagle
Dana Watkins as Scott Nagle

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text: Filming[edit]

text: Although set in Washington state, the film was shot entirely in Nova Scotia, Canada in August 2012, in the towns of Halifax, Chester and Windsor.[2]