Strictly Come Dancing series 5 explained

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Professional Winner:Matthew Cutler
Presenter:Bruce Forsyth
Tess Daly
Judges:Len Goodman
Arlene Philips
Craig Revel Horwood
Bruno Tonioli
Network:BBC One
Num Episodes:24
Prev Series:Series 4

Strictly Come Dancing returned for its fifth series on 29 September 2007 on BBC One. Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returned as co-presenters of the main show on BBC One, while Claudia Winkleman returned to present spin-off show on BBC Two. Len Goodman, Arlene Phillips, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli returned to the judging panel.

The first programme was a catch-up show and preview of the new series before the start of the competition on 6 October. In a change to the previous format, the results show aired on Sunday rather than later on Saturday.

Mis-Teeq singer Alesha Dixon and Matthew Cutler were announced as the winners on 22 December, while EastEnders actor Matt Di Angelo and Flavia Cacace finished in second place.

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. The bottom two couples then 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.[1]

Couples

This series featured fourteen celebrity contestants.

CelebrityNotabilityProfessional partnerStatus
Brian CapronCoronation Street actorKaren HardyEliminated 1st
on 7 October 2007
Stephanie BeachamStage & screen actressVincent SimoneEliminated 2nd
on 14 October 2007
Willie ThorneSnooker playerErin BoagEliminated 3rd
on 21 October 2007
Gabby LoganBBC Sport presenter James JordanEliminated 4th
on 28 October 2007
Dominic LittlewoodJournalist & television presenterLilia KopylovaEliminated 5th
on 4 November 2007
Penny Lancaster-StewartModel & photographerIan WaiteEliminated 6th
on 11 November 2007
Kate GarrawayGMTV presenterAnton Du BekeEliminated 7th
on 18 November 2007
John BarnesEngland footballerNicole CutlerEliminated 8th
Kelly BrookModel & actressBrendan ColeWithdrew
on 26 November 2007
Kenny LoganScotland rugby playerOla JordanEliminated 9th
on 2 December 2007
Letitia DeanEastEnders actressDarren BennettEliminated 10th
on 9 December 2007
Gethin JonesBlue Peter presenterCamilla DallerupEliminated 11th
on 16 December 2007
Matt Di AngeloEastEnders actorFlavia CacaceRunners-up
on 22 December 2007
Mis-Teeq singerMatthew CutlerWinners
on 22 December 2007

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 5) - Weekly scores
CoupleWeek
12345678910 1112
Alesha & Matthew1st31333538+36= bgcolor="lightblue" 38+36=7438+38= bgcolor="gold" 39+38+35=
Matt & Flavia2nd23303129343832+33=6526+29= bgcolor="lightblue" 35+40=75 bgcolor="silver" 36+39+35=
Gethin & Camilla3rd22292631313439+35=38+37= bgcolor="f4c7b8" 34+36=
Letitia & Darren4th23273131253432 bgcolor="lightblue" 30+26=56 bgcolor="f4c7b8" 35+30=65
Kenny & Ola5th212518262230 bgcolor="f4c7b8" 30+23=
Kelly & Brendan6th3534283629
John & Nicole7th27222428
Kate & Anton8th26
Penny & Ian9th25323525
Dominic & Lilia10th25252625
Gabby & James11th293130
Willie & Erin12th2423
13th24
Brian & Karen14th
Notes

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, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.

Week 1

Only half of the couples performed this week, and they performed either the cha-cha-cha or the waltz. The couples who did not compete this week performed a group swing dance that was not scored. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Matt & Flavia23 (5, 6, 6, 6)Cha-cha-cha"Mama Told Me Not to Come" — Tom Jones & StereophonicsSafe
Brian & Karen18 (4, 4, 5, 5)Waltz"The Godfather Waltz" — Royal Philharmonic OrchestraEliminated
Dominic & Lilia25 (6, 6, 7, 6)Cha-cha-cha"The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" — CherSafe
Willie & Erin24 (5, 5, 7, 7)Waltz"Run to You" — Whitney HoustonSafe
Gethin & Camilla22 (4, 5, 7, 6)Cha-cha-cha"Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet" — GonzalezSafe
Kenny & Ola21 (4, 5, 6, 6)Waltz"Are You Lonesome Tonight?" — Elvis PresleyBottom two
John & Nicole26 (6, 6, 7, 7)Cha-cha-cha"Uptight" — Stevie WonderSafe
Judges votes to save:

Week 2

Only half of the couples performed this week, and they performed either the quickstep or the rumba. The couples who did not compete this week performed a group merengue that was not scored. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Stephanie & Vincent24 (6, 6, 6, 6)Quickstep"Suddenly I See" — KT TunstallEliminated
Letitia & Darren23 (4, 6, 7, 6)Rumba"How Deep Is Your Love" — Take ThatBottom two
Kate & Anton15 (2, 4, 5, 4)Quickstep"Love Machine" — Girls AloudSafe
Alesha & Matthew31 (8, 7, 8, 8)Rumba"Hurt" — Christina AguileraSafe
Penny & Ian33 (8, 8, 8, 9)Quickstep"I'm Sitting on Top of the World" — Aretha FranklinSafe
Kelly & Brendan33 (8, 9, 8, 8)Rumba"She's Like the Wind" — Patrick SwayzeSafe
Gabby & James29 (8, 7, 7, 7)Quickstep"Things" — Bobby DarinSafe
Judges votes to save:

Week 3

Couples performed either the jive or the tango, and are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Gabby & James31 (8, 7, 8, 8)Jive"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" — Elton JohnSafe
Gethin & Camilla29 (6, 7, 8, 8)Tango"Gold" — Spandau BalletSafe
Penny & Ian25 (5, 6, 7, 7)Jive"Don't Stop Me Now" — QueenSafe
Kenny & Ola25 (6, 6, 7, 6)Tango"Call Me" — BlondieSafe
Matt & Flavia30 (7, 7, 8, 8)Jive"Shake, Rattle and Roll" — Bill Haley & His CometsSafe
Kate & Anton19 (4, 5, 5, 5)Tango"They" — JemSafe
Dominic & Lilia25 (6, 6, 7, 6)Jive"Candyman" — Christina AguileraSafe
Letitia & Darren27 (6, 7, 7, 7)Tango"Material Girl" — MadonnaSafe
John & Nicole27 (6, 7, 7, 7)Jive"Reet Petite" — Jackie WilsonBottom two
Willie & Erin23 (5, 6, 6, 6)Tango"Obertura" — Lisandro AdroverEliminated
Alesha & Matthew36 (9, 9, 9, 9)Jive"Shake a Tail Feather" — Ray CharlesSafe
Kelly & Brendan35 (9, 9, 8, 9)Tango"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" — ABBASafe
Judges votes to save:

Week 4

Couples performed either the American Smooth or the samba, and are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Alesha & Matthew33 (8, 8, 8, 9)American Smooth"Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" — Tony BennettSafe
Gabby & James30 (7, 7, 8, 8)Samba"Eso Beso" — Paul AnkaEliminated
Dominic & Lilia26 (6, 6, 7, 7)American Smooth"Straighten Up and Fly Right" — Natalie ColeSafe
Kate & Anton16 (3, 3, 6, 4)Samba"Dancing Queen" — ABBASafe
John & Nicole22 (4, 5, 7, 6)American Smooth"Stay with Me Baby" — Kiki DeeSafe
Kenny & Ola18 (3, 4, 6, 5)Samba"Mujer Latina" — ThaliaSafe
Kelly & Brendan34 (8, 8, 8, 10)American Smooth"(Love Is) The Tender Trap" — Frank SinatraSafe
Gethin & Camilla26 (6, 6, 7, 7)Samba"More Than a Woman" — Bee GeesSafe
Letitia & Darren31 (7, 8, 8, 8)American Smooth"Makin' Whoopee" — Ella FitzgeraldSafe
Penny & Ian32 (8, 7, 9, 8)Samba"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" — Nancy SinatraBottom two
Matt & Flavia36 (9, 9, 9, 9)American Smooth"For Once in My Life" — Michael BubléSafe
Judges' votes to save:

Week 5

Couples performed either the foxtrot or the paso doble, and are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Kelly & Brendan28 (7, 7, 7, 7)Paso doble"You Give Love a Bad Name" — Bon JoviSafe
John & Nicole24 (4, 6, 7, 7)Foxtrot"My Guy" — Mary WellsBottom two
Letitia & Darren31 (7, 8, 8, 8)Paso doble"Live And Let Die" — Paul McCartneySafe
Gethin & Camilla31 (7, 8, 8, 8)Foxtrot"Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" — Crystal GayleSafe
Kenny & Ola21 (4, 5, 6, 6)Paso doble"Take Me Out" — Franz FerdinandSafe
Alesha & Matthew36 (9, 9, 9, 9)Foxtrot"Heaven" — Bryan AdamsSafe
Dominic & Lilia25 (5, 7, 7, 6)Paso doble"El Gato Montes" — Carlos BegasaEliminated
Kate & Anton26 (5, 7, 7, 7)Foxtrot"I Could Write a Book" — Frank SinatraSafe
Matt & Flavia31 (7, 8, 8, 8)Paso doble"Smooth Criminal" — Michael JacksonSafe
Penny & Ian35 (9, 8, 9, 9)Foxtrot"This Can't Be Love" — Nat King ColeSafe
Judges' votes to save:

Week 6

Couples performed either the salsa or the Viennese waltz, and are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Gethin & Camilla36 (9, 9, 9, 9)Viennese waltz"Fallin'" — Alicia KeysSafe
Penny & Ian25 (6, 6, 7, 6)Salsa"Higher" — Gloria EstefanEliminated
Matt & Flavia29 (8, 6, 7, 8)Viennese waltz"When a Man Loves a Woman" — Percy SledgeBottom two
Kate & Anton18 (3, 4, 6, 5)Salsa"Peanut Vendor" — Dean MartinSafe
Letitia & Darren25 (6, 6, 7, 6)Salsa"Pastime Paradise" — Ray BarrettoSafe
Kenny & Ola26 (5, 7, 8, 6)Viennese waltz"Flower of Scotland" — The CorriesSafe
John & Nicole36 (8, 9, 10, 9)Salsa"Ran Kan Kan" — Tito PuenteSafe
Kelly & Brendan36 (9, 9, 9, 9)Viennese waltz"Delilah" — Tom JonesSafe
Alesha & Matthew35 (9, 8, 9, 9)Salsa"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" — Michael JacksonSafe
Judges' votes to save:

Week 7

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Kelly & Brendan36 (9, 9, 9, 9)Jive"Johnny B. Goode" — Chuck BerrySafe
Letitia & Darren34 (8, 8, 9, 9)Foxtrot"Call Me Irresponsible" — Bobby DarinSafe
Kenny & Ola22 (4, 5, 7, 6)Cha-cha-cha"Billie Jean" — Michael JacksonSafe
Gethin & Camilla31 (7, 8, 8, 8)Rumba"Lost" — Michael BubléSafe
John & Nicole28 (6, 7, 8, 7)Tango"Dance with Me" — Debelah MorganBottom two
Kate & Anton21 (4, 5, 7, 5)Paso doble"Somebody Told Me" — The KillersEliminated
Alesha & Matthew38 (9, 10, 9, 10)Waltz"A Time for Us" — Andy WilliamsSafe
Matt & Flavia34 (8, 9, 8, 9)Quickstep"Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" — Dinah WashingtonSafe
Judges' votes to save:

Week 8

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Gethin & Camilla34 (8, 9, 9, 8)Quickstep"You're the Top" — Louis ArmstrongSafe
John & Nicole27 (7, 6, 7, 7)Samba"Sir Duke" — Stevie WonderEliminated
Letitia & Darren32 (8, 8, 7, 9)Viennese waltz"She's Always a Woman" — Billy JoelSafe
Kelly & Brendan29 (7, 7, 7, 8)Samba"Stayin' Alive" — Bee GeesBottom two
Kenny & Ola30 (6, 8, 8, 8)American Smooth"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" — Marvin GayeSafe
Matt & Flavia38 (9, 10, 9, 10)Salsa"Vehicle" — Ides of MarchSafe
Alesha & Matthew39 (9, 10, 10, 10)Cha-cha-cha"Crazy in Love" — BeyoncéSafe
Judges' votes to save:

Week 9

Kelly Brook withdrew from the competition earlier in the week after the death of her father.[2]

Each couple performed two routines, and are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Matt & Flavia32 (7, 7, 9, 9)Tango"What You Waiting For?" — Gwen StefaniSafe
33 (8, 9, 8, 8)Rumba"Get Here" — Oleta Adams
Gethin & Camilla39 (9, 10, 10, 10)Waltz"If I Were a Painting" — Willie NelsonSafe
35 (8, 9, 9, 9)Salsa"Azúcar" — Eddie Palmieri
Letitia & Darren30 (7, 7, 8, 8)Quickstep"Walkin' Back to Happiness" — Helen ShapiroBottom two
26 (6, 6, 7, 7)Cha-cha-cha"Drive My Car" — The Beatles
Kenny & Ola30 (7, 7, 8, 8)Foxtrot"They Can't Take That Away from Me" — Robbie WilliamsEliminated
23 (4, 5, 7, 7)Rumba"Fields of Gold" — Eva Cassidy
Alesha & Matthew38 (9, 10, 9, 10)Tango"Jealousy" — Billy FurySafe
36 (9, 8, 10, 9)Samba"Reach Out, I'll Be There" — The Four Tops
Judges' votes to save:

Week 10: Quarterfinal

Each couple performed two routines, and are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Gethin & Camilla38 (9, 9, 10, 10)American Smooth"Green Green Grass of Home" — Tom JonesSafe
37 (9, 9, 9, 10)Jive"Knock on Wood" — Amii Stewart
Alesha & Matthew38 (9, 9, 10, 10)Viennese waltz"Memory" — from CatsBottom two
36 (9, 9, 9, 9)Paso doble"Toccata" — Vanessa Mae
Letitia & Darren35 (8, 9, 9, 9)Waltz"The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" — Andy WilliamsEliminated
30 (7, 7, 8, 8)Jive"Dead Ringer for Love" — Meat Loaf & Cher
Matt & Flavia26 (4, 6, 8, 8)Foxtrot"Better Together" — Jack JohnsonSafe
29 (6, 7, 8, 8)Samba"Blame It on the Boogie" — The Jacksons
Judges' votes to save:

Week 11: Semifinal

Each couple performed two routines, one of which was the Argentine tango, and are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Alesha & Matthew38 (9, 9, 10, 10)Quickstep"Valerie" — Amy WinehouseSafe
38 (9, 9, 10, 10)Argentine tango"I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You" — from Evita
Matt & Flavia35 (8, 9, 9, 9)Argentine tango"La Yumba" — Osvaldo PuglieseBottom two
40 (10, 10, 10, 10)Waltz"Open Arms" — Mariah Carey
Gethin & Camilla34 (8, 8, 10, 8)Paso doble"Standing in the Way of Control" — The GossipEliminated
36 (9, 9, 9, 9)Argentine tango"The World Is Not Enough" — Garbage
Judges' votes to save:

Week 12: Final

Each couple performed three routines: their favourite ballroom dance, their favourite Latin dance, one dance performed to the same song, and their showdance routine. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Matt & Flavia36 (9, 9, 9, 9)American Smooth"For Once in My Life" — Michael BubléRunners-up
39 (9, 10, 10, 10)Salsa"Vehicle" — Ides of March
35 (9, 8, 9, 9)Quickstep"I Love to Boogie" — T. Rex
No scores receivedShowdance"Are You Gonna Go My Way" — Lenny Kravitz
Alesha & Matthew39 (10, 10, 9, 10)Waltz"A Time for Us" — Andy WilliamsWinners
38 (9, 9, 10, 10)Cha-cha-cha"Crazy in Love" — Beyoncé
35 (9, 8, 9, 9)Jive"I Love to Boogie" — T. Rex
No scores receivedShowdance"Holding Out for a Hero" — Bonnie Tyler

Dance chart

The couples performed the following each week:

Couple! colspan="18"
Week
123456789101112
Alesha & MatthewGroup
Swing		RumbaJiveAmerican SmoothFoxtrot SalsaWaltz-chaTangoSambaViennese waltzPaso DobleQuickstep Argentine tangoWaltz-chaJive Showdance
Matt & Flavia-chaGroup
Merengue 		JiveAmerican SmoothPaso dobleViennese waltzQuickstepSalsaTangoRumbaFoxtrotSamba Argentine tangoWaltzAmerican SmoothSalsaQuickstepShowdance
Gethin & Camilla Cha-cha-chaGroup MerengueTangoSambaFoxtrotViennese waltzRumbaQuickstepWaltzSalsaAmerican SmoothJive Paso dobleArgentine tango
Letitia & DarrenGroup SwingRumba TangoAmerican SmoothPaso dobleSalsaFoxtrotViennese waltzQuickstep-chaWaltzJive
Kenny & OlaWaltzGroup MerengueTangoSambaPaso dobleViennese waltz-chaAmerican SmoothFoxtrotRumba
Kelly & BrendanGroup SwingRumbaTangoAmerican SmoothPaso dobleViennese waltzJiveSamba
John & Nicole Cha-cha-chaGroup MerengueJiveAmerican SmoothFoxtrotSalsaTangoSamba
Kate & AntonQuickstepTangoSambaFoxtrotSalsaPaso doble
Penny & IanGroup SwingQuickstepJiveSambaFoxtrotSalsa
Dominic & LiliaCha-cha-chaGroup MerengueJiveAmerican SmoothPaso doble
Gabby & JamesGroup SwingQuickstepJiveSamba
Willie & ErinWaltzGroup MerengueTango
Stephanie & VincentGroup SwingQuickstep
Brian & KarenWaltz

Ratings

Weekly ratings for each show on BBC One. All ratings are provided by BARB.[3]

EpisodeDateOfficial rating
(millions)		Weekly rank
for BBC One		Weekly rank
for all UK TV
Week 17.68 5 14
Week 1 results7.03 6 19
Week 28.51 4 10
Week 2 results8.15 5 11
Week 37.69 4 16
Week 3 results6.98 5 20
Week 48.28 6 13
Week 4 results8.42 5 12
Week 59.25 5 11
Week 5 results8.65 6 13
Week 69.65 2 8
Week 6 results8.64 6 13
Week 79.41 4 8
Week 7 results9.06 5 12
Week 89.70 3 8
Week 8 results8.71 6 13
Week 910.22 2 7
Week 9 results8.88 5 11
Week 1010.45 2 5
Week 10 results9.16 5 12
Week 1110.97 1 5
Week 11 results8.38 6 15
Week 1211.23 2 4
Week 12 results12.09 1 1

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/about/show.shtml About the show
  2. Web site: Wilkinson . Neve . November 15, 2022 . Tony Adams: 9 other celebrities who have withdrawn from Strictly Come Dancing, including Nicola Adams . September 24, 2023 . Yorkshire Evening Post.
  3. Web site: Four-screen dashboard (7-day data). BARB. 17 September 2023.

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