Strictly Come Dancing series 1
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| Strictly Come Dancing | |
|---|---|
| Series 1 | |
| Celebrity winner | Natasha Kaplinsky |
| Professional winner | Brendan Cole |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 15 May – 3 July 2004 |
| Series chronology | |
Strictly Come Dancing[1] aired its first series on BBC One from 15 May 2004. The series was presented by Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly. The judging panel was Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli.
On 3 July 2004, Natasha Kaplinsky and her partner, Brendan Cole were crowned series champions.
Couples
In the first series, there were eight celebrity contestants and in order of elimination, they were:
| Celebrity | Known for | Professional partner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Wood | Comedian | Kylie Jones | Eliminated 1st on 22 May 2004 |
| David Dickinson | Bargain Hunt presenter & antiques expert | Camilla Dallerup | Eliminated 2nd on 29 May 2004 |
| Verona Joseph | Holby City actress | Paul Killick | Eliminated 3rd on 5 June 2004 |
| Claire Sweeney | Actress, singer, & television presenter | John Byrnes | Eliminated 4th on 12 June 2004 |
| Martin Offiah | Former England rugby player | Erin Boag | Eliminated 5th on 19 June 2004 |
| Lesley Garrett | Classical singer | Anton du Beke | on 26 June 2004 |
| Christopher Parker | EastEnders actor | Hanna Karttunen | on 3 July 2004 |
| Natasha Kaplinsky | Journalist & television presenter | Brendan Cole | on 3 July 2004 |
Scoring chart
| Couple | Place | 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Natasha & Brendan
|
1 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 26 | 35 | 37 | 31+36=67 | 36+35=71 | 36+31+35=102 |
Christopher & Hanna
|
2 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 19 | 28 | 15 | 22+15=37 | 21+16=37 | 24+17+22=63 |
Lesley & Anton
|
3 | 29 | 27 | 56 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 34+26=60 | 33+29=62 | |
Martin & Erin
|
4 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 24+24=48 | ||
Claire & John
|
5 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 34 | 31 | 32 | |||
Verona & Paul
|
6 | 27 | 24 | 51 | 24 | 24 | ||||
David & Camilla
|
7 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 20 | |||||
Jason & Kylie
|
8 | 21 | 19 | 40 | ||||||
Template:Strictly Come Dancing table key
Average chart
This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 40-points scale.
| Rank by average |
Place | Couple | Total | Number of dances |
Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Natasha & Brendan | 396 | 12 | 33.0 |
| 2 | 5 | Claire & John | 150 | 5 | 30.0 |
| 3 | 3 | Lesley & Anton | 264 | 9 | 29.3 |
| 4 | 6 | Verona & Paul | 99 | 4 | 24.8 |
| 5 | 4 | Martin & Erin | 161 | 7 | 23.0 |
| 6 | 2 | Christopher & Hanna | 241 | 12 | 20.1 |
| 7 | 8 | Jason & Kylie | 40 | 2 | 20.0 |
| 8 | 7 | David & Camilla | 57 | 3 | 19.0 |
Highest and lowest scoring performances of the series
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' scores are as follows:
| Dance | Best dancer(s) | Best score | Worst dancer(s) | Worst score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cha-Cha-Cha | Natasha Kaplinsky Verona Joseph |
27 | David Dickinson | 16 |
| Foxtrot | Natasha Kaplinsky | 35 | Martin Offiah | 24 |
| Jive | Lesley Garrett | 29 | Christopher Parker | 17 |
| Paso Doble | Natasha Kaplinsky | 35 | Christopher Parker | 15 |
| Quickstep | Natasha Kaplinsky | 36 | David Dickinson | 21 |
| Rumba | Natasha Kaplinsky | 36 | Christopher Parker | 16 |
| Samba | Natasha Kaplinsky | 37 | Christopher Parker | 15 |
| Showdance | Natasha Kaplinsky | 35 | Christopher Parker | 22 |
| Tango | Claire Sweeney | 34 | David Dickinson | 20 |
| Waltz | Natasha Kaplinsky | 36 | Jason Wood | 21 |
Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances
| Couple | Highest scoring dance | Lowest scoring dance |
|---|---|---|
| Natasha & Brendan | Samba (37) | Jive (26) |
| Christopher & Hanna | Foxtrot (28) | Samba Paso Doble (15) |
| Lesley & Anton | Foxtrot (34) | Cha-Cha-Cha (26) |
| Martin & Erin | Waltz (25) | Rumba Jive (21) |
| Claire & John | Tango (34) | Rumba (26) |
| Verona & Paul | Cha Cha Cha (27) | Quickstep Jive Paso Doble (24) |
| David & Camilla | Quickstep (21) | Cha-Cha-Cha (16) |
| Jason & Kylie | Waltz (21) | Rumba (19) |
Weekly scores and songs
Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores are given (in parenthesis) in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli. In week 1, Tonioli sat on the far left and Revel Horwood sat on the far right of the judging panel, before swapping places for Week 2, where they have remained ever since.
Week 1
Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natasha & Brendan | 27 (5,7,8,7) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Chain of Fools"—Aretha Franklin |
| Lesley & Anton | 29 (6,8,8,7) | Waltz | "He Was Beautiful"—Cleo Laine |
| Christopher & Hanna | 19 (4,4,7,4) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Lady Marmalade"—Labelle |
| Jason & Kylie | 21 (5,5,6,5) | Waltz | "Three Times A Lady"—Commodores |
| Verona & Paul | 27 (7,6,7,7) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Respect"—Aretha Franklin |
| Claire & John | 27 (7,7,8,5) | Waltz | "Unchained Melody"—The Righteous Brothers from Ghost |
| David & Camilla | 16 (2,4,6,4) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Sex Bomb"—Tom Jones |
| Martin & Erin | 25 (5,6,7,7) | Waltz | "Come Away With Me"—Norah Jones |
Week 2
Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natasha & Brendan | 31 (7,8,8,8) | Quickstep | "The Lady is a Tramp"—Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Martin & Erin | 21 (3,5,7,6) | Rumba | "Hero"—Mariah Carey | Safe |
| Christopher & Hanna | 23 (5,6,6,6) | Quickstep | "You're the One That I Want" from Grease | Safe |
| Claire & John | 26 (6,6,7,7) | Rumba | "Angels"—Robbie Williams | Safe |
| Verona & Paul | 24 (6,6,6,6) | Quickstep | "If My Friends Could See Me Now" from Sweet Charity | Safe |
| Jason & Kylie | 19 (2,5,7,5) | Rumba | "Leave Right Now"—Will Young | Eliminated |
| David & Camilla | 21 (3,6,6,6) | Quickstep | "Let's Face The Music and Dance" from Follow the Fleet | Bottom two |
| Lesley & Anton | 27 (6,7,7,7) | Rumba | "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine"—Lou Rawls | Safe |
Week 3
This week's show is filmed in the Blackpool Tower Ballroom.
Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verona & Paul | 24 (6,6,6,6) | Jive | "Proud Mary"—Tina Turner | Safe |
| Lesley & Anton | 29 (7,8,7,7) | Tango | "Sensation"—Chong Lim | Safe |
| Martin & Erin | 21 (5,5,5,6) | Jive | "Great Balls of Fire"—Jerry Lee Lewis | Safe |
| David & Camilla | 20 (4,6,5,5) | Tango | "La Cumparsita"—Gerardo Matos Rodríguez | Eliminated |
| Christopher & Hanna | 19 (5,4,5,5) | Jive | "Do You Love Me"—The Contours | Safe |
| Claire & John | 34 (8,9,9,8) | Tango | "Roxanne"—The Police | Safe |
| Natasha & Brendan | 26 (7,7,5,7) | Jive | "Jump, Jive and Wail"—Louis Prima | Bottom two |
Week 4
Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claire & John | 31 (8,8,7,8) | Paso Doble | "España cañí"—Pascual Marquina Narro | Safe |
| Christopher & Hanna | 28 (6,7,8,7) | Foxtrot | "Flying Without Wings"—Westlife | Safe |
| Verona & Paul | 24 (5,6,6,7) | Paso Doble | "Boléro"—Maurice Ravel | Eliminated |
| Natasha & Brendan | 35 (8,9,9,9) | Foxtrot | "The Girl from Ipanema"—Antônio Carlos Jobim | Safe |
| Lesley & Anton | 30 (7,7,8,8) | Paso Doble | "La Cumparsita"—Gerardo Matos Rodríguez | Bottom two |
| Martin & Erin | 24 (6,5,7,6) | Foxtrot | "Let There Be Love"—Nat King Cole | Safe |
Week 5
Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesley & Anton | 27 (7,6,7,7) | Samba | "Mas que Nada"—Jorge Ben | Bottom two |
| Martin & Erin | 22 (5,5,6,6) | Samba | "Crickets Sing for Anamaria"—Marcos Valle | Safe |
| Christopher & Hanna | 15 (3,4,4,4) | Samba | "Soul Bossa Nova"—Quincy Jones | Safe |
| Claire & John | 32 (8,8,8,8) | Samba | "Shake Your Bon-Bon"—Ricky Martin | Eliminated |
| Natasha & Brendan | 37 (9,10,9,9) | Samba | "Love Is in the Air"—John Paul Young | Safe |
Additionally, every couple participated in a group Viennese Waltz to Alicia Keys' "If I Ain't Got You". This was not scored.
Week 6: Quarter-final
Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin & Erin | 24 (5,6,6,7) | Quickstep | "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"—Duke Ellington | Eliminated |
| 24 (6,6,6,6) | Cha Cha Cha | "Smooth"—Santana | ||
| Natasha & Brendan | 31 (8,7,8,8) | Tango | "Libertango"—Ástor Piazzolla | Safe |
| 36 (9,9,9,9) | Rumba | "Endless Love"—Lionel Richie | ||
| Christopher & Hanna | 22 (5,6,5,6) | Waltz | "I Have Nothing"—Whitney Houston | Safe |
| 15 (3,4,5,3) | Paso Doble | "Bamboleo"—Gipsy Kings | ||
| Lesley & Anton | 34 (8,8,9,9) | Foxtrot | "I've Got You Under My Skin"—Frank Sinatra | Bottom two |
| 26 (6,6,7,7) | Cha Cha Cha | "Spinning Around"—Kylie Minogue |
Week 7: Semi-final
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesley & Anton | 33 (8,8,8,9) | Quickstep | "That Old Black Magic"—Sammy Davis Jr | Third place |
| 29 (7,7,8,7) | Jive | "My Baby Just Cares for Me"—Nina Simone | ||
| Natasha & Brendan | 36 (9,9,9,9) | Waltz | "With You I'm Born Again"—Billy Preston and Syreeta Wright | Safe |
| 35 (8,9,9,9) | Paso Doble | "O Fortuna"—Carl Orff | ||
| Christopher & Hanna | 21 (2,6,7,6) | Tango | "Toxic"—Britney Spears | Bottom two |
| 16 (2,4,5,5) | Rumba | "Careless Whisper"—George Michael |
Week 8: Final
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natasha & Brendan | 36 (9,9,9,9) | Quickstep | "The Lady is a Tramp"—Frank Sinatra | Winner |
| 31 (7,7,9,8) | Samba | "Love Is in the Air"—John Paul Young | ||
| 35 (8,9,9,9) | Showdance | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"—Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes | ||
| Christopher & Hanna | 24 (6,5,6,7) | Waltz | "I Have Nothing"—Whitney Houston | Runner-up |
| 17 (3,3,7,4) | Jive | "Do You Love Me"—The Contours | ||
| 22 (4,6,7,5) | Showdance | "Fame"—Irene Cara |
Dance chart
- Highest scoring dance
- Lowest scoring dance
| Couple | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natasha & Brendan | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Viennese
Waltz |
Tango | Rumba | Waltz | Paso Doble | Quickstep | Samba | Showdance |
| Christopher & Hanna | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Waltz | Paso Doble | Tango | Rumba | Waltz | Jive | Showdance | |
| Lesley & Anton | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso Doble | Samba | Foxtrot | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Jive | ||||
| Martin & Erin | Waltz | Rumba | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Quickstep | Cha-Cha-Cha | ||||||
| Claire & John | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso Doble | Samba | ||||||||
| Verona & Paul | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Jive | Paso Doble | |||||||||
| David & Camilla | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Tango | ||||||||||
| Jason & Kylie | Waltz | Rumba | |||||||||||
The dances performed during Series 1 were as follows:
- Week 1: Cha Cha Cha or Waltz
- Week 2: Quickstep or Rumba
- Week 3: Tango or Jive
- Week 4: Foxtrot or Paso Doble
- Week 5: Samba and Viennese Waltz
- Week 6 & 7: Two unlearned dances
- Week 8: Favourite ballroom, favourite Latin & Showdance
BBC Interactive service
Series 1 also introduced the first interactive dance lessons hosted by Len Goodman. Each week on BBCi (red button), Freeview, the basics of each dances were demonstrated for beginners. The BBCi service also provided descriptions of how these dances are to be performed and to what style.
References
- ^ MAIN SOURCE FOR THIS ARTICLE: http://www.ultimatestrictly.com/