Strictly Come Dancing returned for its eleventh series beginning with a launch show on 7 September 2013, and the live shows beginning on 27 and 28 September 2013. Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returned to co-present the main show on BBC One, with Claudia Winkleman presenting the results show alongside Daly. Zoe Ball returned as presenter of Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two. Darcey Bussell, Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli also returned as judges.
This was the first series to be made at Elstree Film and Television Studios in Elstree, Hertfordshire. In March 2013, the show's former home at the BBC Television Centre in West London closed down for redevelopment. Strictly Come Dancing moved to Elstree for the series and settled into the vast George Lucas Stage 2 which had been recently refurbished. The move to the Elstree location saw a complete overhaul of the look of the show with a newly redesigned set.
The shows on 5 October, 9 November, and 7 December 2013 were hosted by Daly and Winkleman, with Forsyth taking time off. The show was broadcast live from the Blackpool Tower Ballroom on 16 November 2013.
Model Abbey Clancy and Aljaž Škorjanec were announced as the winners on 21 December, while Coronation Street actress Natalie Gumede and Artem Chigvintsev and BBC Breakfast presenter Susanna Reid and Kevin Clifton were the runners-up.
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. As with the previous series, the bottom two couples have to perform a dance-off on the results show. Based on that performance alone, each judge then votes on which couple should stay and which couple should leave, with Len Goodman, as head judge, having the last and deciding vote.
Professional dancers On 1 June 2013, it was revealed that Erin Boag, Flavia Cacace, Vincent Simone, and Aliona Vilani would all be leaving the show. They were replaced by four new professionals: Iveta Lukošiūtė, Janette Manrara, Aljaž Škorjanec, and Emma Slater. However, on 22 August 2013, it was announced that Slater would move to the Dancing with the Stars and that she would be replaced by Anya Garnis. It was also confirmed that Kevin Clifton would join the show, bringing the total number of couples to fifteen. On 2 September 2013 it was reported that professional dancer Natalie Lowe had injured her foot and would be replaced by Aliona Vilani.
Couples This series featured fifteen celebrity contestants. The full line up was revealed on The One Show on 2 September 2013. The celebrities did not know their professional partners until they were introduced to each other on the launch show on 7 September 2013. Celebrity Notability Professional partner Status Tony Jacklin Professional golfer Aliona Vilani Eliminated 1ston 6 October 2013 Vanessa Feltz Television & radio presenter James Jordan Eliminated 2ndon 13 October 2013 Julien Macdonald Fashion designer Janette Manrara Eliminated 3rdon 20 October 2013 Deborah Meaden Dragons' Den investor & businesswoman Robin Windsor Eliminated 4thon 27 October 2013 Rachel Riley Countdown presenter Pasha Kovalev Eliminated 5thon 3 November 2013 Dave Myers Chef & The Hairy Bikers presenter Karen Hauer Eliminated 6thon 10 November 2013 Fiona Fullerton Film & television actress Anton Du Beke Eliminated 7thon 17 November 2013 Ben Cohen England rugby player Kristina Rihanoff Eliminated 8thon 24 November 2013 Mark Benton Stage & screen actor Iveta Lukošiūtė Eliminated 9thon 1 December 2013 Hollyoaks actor & singer Ola Jordan Eliminated 10thon 8 December 2013 Patrick Robinson Casualty actor Anya Garnis Eliminated 11thon 15 December 2013 Sophie Ellis-Bextor Singer-songwriter Brendan Cole Fourth placeon 21 December 2013 Natalie Gumede Coronation Street actress Artem Chigvintsev Runners-upon 21 December 2013 Susanna Reid BBC Breakfast presenter Kevin Clifton Abbey Clancy Model & television presenter Aljaž Škorjanec Winnerson 21 December 2013
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 11) - Weekly scores Couple Week 1 2 1+2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Abbey & Aljaž 1st 30 62 28 34 36 37 32 37+3=40 39+39= 40+38=78 +38=116 Natalie & Artem2nd 31 34 36 35+6= 40+38= 39+40= +40= Susanna & Kevin 28 31 59 34 29 32 34 36 31 33 32+1= 38+32=70 37+36= +39= 4th 28 64 31 30 28 32 34 31 36 34+4=38 35+36=71 39+35=74 Patrick & Anya 5th 28 27 55 27 33 28 34 35 32 38 36+5= 36+33= Ashley & Ola 6th 25 32 57 31 31 31 33 35 35 35 35 35+2=37 Mark & Iveta 7th 24 22 46 26 26 28 25 23 28 Ben & Kristina 8th 19 25 44 28 31 27 32 26 32 Fiona & Anton 9th 24 22 46 28 30 28 26 Dave & Karen 10th 17 33 23 Rachel & Pasha 11th 27 20 47 27 26 22 30 Deborah & Robin 12th 24 24 48 28 23 27 Julien & Janette 13th 20 18 38 22 23 Vanessa & James 14th 19 23 42 20 Tony & Aliona 15th Notes
Average chart This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 40-point scale. Couple Rank byaverage Totalpoints Number ofdances Totalaverage Natalie & Artem 1st 553 15 36.9 Abbey & Aljaž 2nd 570 16 35.6 Susanna & Kevin 3rd 541 33.8 Sophie & Brendan 4th 500 15 33.3 Patrick & Anya 5th 424 13 32.6 Ashley & Ola 6th 358 11 32.5 Ben & Kristina 7th 247 9 27.4 Fiona & Anton 8th 209 8 26.1 Mark & Iveta 9th 260 10 26.0 Rachel & Pasha 10th 152 6 25.3 Deborah & Robin 11th 126 5 25.2 Julian & Janette 12th 83 4 20.8 Vanessa & James 13th 62 3 20.7 Dave & Karen 14th 128 7 18.3 Tony & Aliona 15th 29 2 14.5
Weekly scores Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.
Week 1 Six of the couples performed on the first night and the other nine couples performed on the second night. There was no elimination this week; all scores and votes carried over to the following week. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Night 1 (Friday) CoupleScoresDanceMusic Ashley & Ola 25 (5, 6, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "What Makes You Beautiful" — One Direction Tony & Aliona 16 (2, 5, 5, 4) Waltz "What'll I Do" — Alison Krauss Mark & Iveta 24 (5, 6, 7, 6) Tango "Hernando's Hideaway" — Alma Cogan Susanna & Kevin 28 (6, 7, 8, 7) Jive "Shake a Tail Feather" — The Blues Brothers Sophie & Brendan 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Waltz "Moon River" — Audrey Hepburn Natalie & Artem 31 (8, 8, 8, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Rasputin" — Boney M. Night 2 (Saturday) CoupleScoresDanceMusic Ben & Kristina 19 (3, 5, 6, 5) Cha-cha-cha "Love Me Again" — John Newman Fiona & Anton 24 (5, 6, 7, 6) Tango "A View to a Kill" — Duran Duran Dave & Karen 16 (2, 5, 5, 4) Cha-cha-cha "Moves Like Jagger" — Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera Rachel & Pasha 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Waltz "When I Need You" — Luther Vandross Julien & Janette 20 (3, 5, 6, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Vogue" — Madonna Deborah & Robin 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) Tango "Money, Money, Money" — ABBA Patrick & Anya 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Jive "Runaway Baby" — Bruno Mars Vanessa & James 19 (3, 5, 6, 5) Cha-cha-cha "That Don't Impress Me Much" — Shania Twain Abbey & Aljaž 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Waltz "Kissing You" — Des'ree
Week 2 Musical guest: Matt Goss — "When Will I Be Famous?"
Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Susanna & Kevin 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) Tango "Locked Out of Heaven" — Bruno Mars Safe Tony & Aliona 13 (2, 4, 4, 3) Charleston "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" — Duke Ellington Eliminated Natalie & Artem 34 (8, 9, 8, 9) Waltz "If I Ain't Got You" — Alicia Keys Safe Dave & Karen 17 (3, 5, 5, 4) American Smooth "How D'Ya Like Your Eggs in the Morning?" — Dean Martin Safe Patrick & Anya 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Tango "Beat It" — Michael Jackson Safe Deborah & Robin 24 (5, 7, 6, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Respect" — Aretha Franklin Safe Rachel & Pasha 20 (4, 5, 6, 5) Salsa "Get Lucky" — Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams Safe Vanessa & James 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) Waltz "Run to You" — Whitney Houston Safe Julien & Janette 18 (3, 5, 5, 5) Tango "Applause" — Lady Gaga Bottom two Fiona & Anton 22 (6, 6, 5, 5) Cha-cha-cha "Beggin'" — Madcon Safe Mark & Iveta 22 (4, 6, 7, 5) Salsa "Bom Bom" — Sam and the Womp Safe Sophie & Brendan Charleston "Rock It for Me" — Caravan Palace Safe Ben & Kristina 25 (6, 6, 7, 6) Waltz "What the World Needs Now Is Love" — Dionne Warwick Safe Abbey & Aljaž 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) Cha-cha-cha "Let's Get Loud" — Jennifer Lopez Safe Ashley & Ola 32 (7, 9, 8, 8) American Smooth "Beyond the Sea" — Bobby Darin Safe Judges' votes to save Horwood: Julien & Janette Bussell: Julien & Janette Tonioli: Julien & Janette Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Julien & Janette
Week 3: Love Week Musical guest: Andrea Bocelli — "When I Fall in Love"
Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Abbey & Aljaž 28 (6, 7, 8, 7) Jive "Can't Buy Me Love" — The Beatles Safe Patrick & Anya 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Foxtrot "Let There Be Love" — Nat King Cole Safe Dave & Karen 16 (2, 5, 5, 4) Paso doble "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" — Meat Loaf Safe Fiona & Anton 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Waltz "True Love" — Pat Boone Safe Rachel & Pasha 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "When Love Takes Over" — David Guetta & Kelly Rowland Safe Mark & Iveta 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) American Smooth "It Must Be Love" — Madness Safe Ben & Kristina 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Rumba "Make You Feel My Love" — Adele Safe Sophie & Brendan 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) Samba "All Night Long (All Night)" — Lionel Richie Safe Julien & Janette 22 (4, 5, 7, 6) Jive "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" — The Blues Brothers Bottom two Susanna & Kevin 34 (8, 9, 9, 8) Viennese waltz "Annie's Song" — John Denver Safe Vanessa & James 20 (3, 5, 6, 6) Tango "Lay All Your Love on Me" — ABBA Eliminated Ashley & Ola 31 (8, 8, 7, 8) Samba "Love Is in the Air" — John Paul Young Safe Natalie & Artem 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Rumba "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)" — Rihanna Safe Deborah & Robin 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Quickstep "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" — Jackie Wilson Safe Judges' votes to save Horwood: Julien & Janette Bussell: Julien & Janette Tonioli: Julien & Janette Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Julien & Janette
Week 4 Musical guests: Andrea Begley — "Dancing in the Dark" Keane — "Everybody's Changing"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.