Strictly Come Dancing aired its first series on BBC One from 15 May 2004 to 3 July 2004. The series was presented by Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly, while Justin Lee Collins presented BBC Three's spin-off show Strictly Come Dancing: On Three. The judging panel consisted of Len Goodman, Arlene Phillips, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli.
On 3 July 2004, journalist Natasha Kaplinsky and Brendan Cole were announced as the winners, while EastEnders actor Christopher Parker and Hanna Karttunen finished in second place.
This was the only series to air in the spring/summer season; all other series of Strictly Come Dancing would air in the autumn/winter season.
Format
The couples dance each week in a live show. The judges score each performance out of ten. The couples are then ranked according to the judges' scores and given points according to their rank, with the lowest scored couple receiving one point, and the highest scored couple receiving the most points (the maximum number of points available depends on the number of couples remaining in the competition). The public are also invited to vote for their favourite couples, and the couples are ranked again according to the number of votes they receive, again receiving points; the couple with the fewest votes receiving one point, and the couple with the most votes receiving the most points.
The points for judges' score and public vote are then added together, and the two couples with the fewest points are placed in the bottom two. If two couples have equal points, the points from the public vote are given precedence.
Couples This series featured eight celebrity contestants. Celebrity Notability Professional partner Status Jason Wood Stand-up comedian Kylie Jones Eliminated 1ston 22 May 2004 David Dickinson Bargain Hunt presenter & antiques expert Camilla Dallerup on 29 May 2004 Verona Joseph Holby City actress Paul Killick Eliminated 3rdon 5 June 2004 Claire Sweeney Actress, singer & television presenter John Byrnes Eliminated 4thon 12 June 2004 Martin Offiah England rugby player Erin Boag Eliminated 5thon 19 June 2004 Lesley Garrett Classical singer Anton Du Beke Eliminated 6thon 26 June 2004 EastEnders actor Hanna Karttunen Runners-upon 3 July 2004 Natasha Kaplinsky BBC News presenter & journalist Brendan Cole Winnerson 3 July 2004
Scoring chart The highest score each week is indicated in with a dagger (), while the lowest score each week is indicated in with a double-dagger ().
Color key:
+Strictly Come Dancing (series 1) - Weekly scores Couple Week 1 2 1+2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Natasha & Brendan 1st 27 26 31+36= 36+35= 36+31+35= 2nd 19 23 42 28 22+15= 21+16= 24+17+22= Lesley & Anton 3rd 27 56 29 30 27 34+26=60 33+29=62 Martin & Erin 4th 25 21 46 21 22 24+24=48 Claire & John 5th 27 26 53 31 32 Verona & Paul 6th 27 24 51 24 David & Camilla 7th 21 20 Jason & Kylie 8th 21 40 Notes
Average chart This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 40-point scale. Couple Rank byaverage Totalpoints Number ofdances Totalaverage Natasha & Brendan 1st 396 12 33.0 Claire & John 2nd 150 5 30.0 Lesley & Anton 3rd 264 9 29.3 Verona & Paul 4th 99 4 24.8 Martin & Erin 5th 161 7 23.0 Christopher & Hanna 6th 241 12 20.1 Jason & Kylie 7th 40 2 20.0 David & Camilla 8th 57 3 19.0
Weekly scores
Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below are given (in parentheses) in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.
Week 1 Couples performed either the cha-cha-cha or the waltz, and are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusic 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 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 Couples performed either the quickstep or the rumba, and are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult 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: Blackpool Week This week's episode was staged in the Tower Ballroom at the Blackpool Tower in Blackpool, Lancashire. Couples performed either the jive or the tango, and are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult 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 Couples performed either the foxtrot or the paso doble, and are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult 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 "Scott & Fran's Paso Doble" — from Strictly Ballroom Bottom two Martin & Erin 24 (6, 5, 7, 6) Foxtrot "Let There Be Love" — Nat King Cole Safe
Week 5 Couples performed the samba and then a group Viennese waltz. Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult 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 Christopher & HannaClaire & JohnLesley & AntonMartin & ErinNatasha & Brendan No scoresreceived GroupViennese waltz"If I Ain't Got You" — Alicia Keys
Week 6: Quarterfinal Each couple performed two unlearned routines, and are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult 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" — Astor 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: Semifinal Each couple performed two unlearned routines, and are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Lesley & Anton 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) Quickstep "That Old Black Magic" — Sammy Davis Jr Eliminated 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 & 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 Each couple performed three routines: their favourite ballroom dance, their favourite Latin dance, and their showdance routine. Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Natasha & Brendan 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Quickstep "The Lady is a Tramp" — Frank Sinatra Winners 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 & Jennifer Warnes Christopher & Hanna 24 (6, 5, 6, 7) Waltz "I Have Nothing" — Whitney Houston Runners-up 17 (3, 3, 7, 4) Jive "Do You Love Me" — The Contours 22 (4, 6, 7, 5) Showdance "Fame" — Irene Cara
Dance chart The couples performed the following each week: Week 1: One unlearned dance (cha-cha-cha or waltz) Week 2: One unlearned dance (quickstep or rumba) Week 3: One unlearned dance (jive or tango) Week 4: One unlearned dance (foxtrot or paso doble) Week 5: Samba & Viennese waltz group dance Week 6 (Quarterfinal): Two unlearned dances Week 7 (Semifinal): Two unlearned dances Week 8 (Final): Favourite ballroom dance, favourite Latin dance & showdance
+Strictly Come Dancing (series 1) - Dance chartCoupleWeek 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Natasha & Brendan -cha Quickstep Jive Foxtrot Samba GroupViennese 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 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
Ratings Weekly ratings for each show on BBC One. All ratings are provided by BARB. EpisodeDateOfficial rating(millions)Weekly rankfor BBC OneWeekly rankfor all UK TVWeek 1 4.61 20 40Week 2 5.68 12 31Week 3 6.07 11 28Week 4 6.00 8 39Week 5 5.37 11 29Week 6 5.94 11 26Week 7 7.00 13 22Week 8 8.14 9 17Week 8 results 9.28 7 10 Series average 2004 6.45
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