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 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 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.About the show, BBC
Couples This series featured fourteen celebrity contestants. Celebrity Notability Professional partner Status Brian Capron Coronation Street actor Karen Hardy Eliminated 1ston 7 October 2007 Stephanie Beacham Stage & screen actress Vincent Simone Eliminated 2ndon 14 October 2007 Willie Thorne Snooker player Erin Boag Eliminated 3rdon 21 October 2007 Gabby Logan BBC Sport presenter James Jordan Eliminated 4thon 28 October 2007 Dominic Littlewood Journalist & television presenter Lilia Kopylova Eliminated 5thon 4 November 2007 Model & photographer Ian Waite Eliminated 6thon 11 November 2007 Kate Garraway GMTV presenter Anton Du Beke Eliminated 7thon 18 November 2007 John Barnes England footballer Nicole Cutler Eliminated 8th Kelly Brook Model & actress Brendan Cole Withdrew on 26 November 2007 Kenny Logan Scotland rugby player Ola Jordan Eliminated 9thon 2 December 2007 Letitia Dean EastEnders actress Darren Bennett Eliminated 10thon 9 December 2007 Gethin Jones Blue Peter presenter Camilla Dallerup Eliminated 11thon 16 December 2007 Matt Di Angelo EastEnders actor Flavia Cacace Runners-upon 22 December 2007 Alesha Dixon Mis-Teeq singer Matthew Cutler Winnerson 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 Couple Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Alesha & Matthew 1st 31 33 35 38+36= 38+36=74 38+38= 39+38+35= Matt & Flavia 2nd 23 30 31 29 34 38 32+33=65 26+29= 35+40=75 36+39+35= Gethin & Camilla 3rd 22 29 26 31 31 34 39+35= 38+37= 34+36= Letitia & Darren 4th 23 27 31 31 25 34 32 30+26=56 35+30=65 Kenny & Ola 5th21 25 18 26 22 30 30+23= Kelly & Brendan 6th 35 34 28 36 29 John & Nicole 7th 27 22 24 28 Kate & Anton 8th 26 Penny & Ian 9th 25 32 35 25 Dominic & Lilia 10th 25 25 26 25 Gabby & James11th 29 31 30 Willie & Erin12th 24 23 13th 24 Brian & Karen14th Notes
Average chart This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 40-point scale. Couple Rank byaverage Totalpoints Number ofdances Totalaverage Alesha & Matthew 1st 584 16 36.5 Kelly & Brendan 2nd 231 7 33.0 Gethin & Camilla 3rd 428 13 32.9 Matt & Flavia 4th 526 16 Gabby & James 5th 90 3 30.0 Penny & Ian 150 5 Letitia & Darren 7th 324 11 29.5 John & Nicole 8th 190 7 27.1 Dominic & Lilia 9th 101 4 25.3 Kenny & Ola 10th 216 9 24.0 Stephanie & Vincent 24 1 Willie & Erin 12th 47 2 23.0 Kate & Anton 13th 115 6 19.2 Brian & Karen 14th 18 1 18.0
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 the male celebrities 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 & Flavia 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Mama Told Me Not to Come" — Tom Jones & Stereophonics Safe Brian & Karen 18 (4, 4, 5, 5) Waltz "The Godfather Waltz" — Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Eliminated Dominic & Lilia 25 (6, 6, 7, 6) Cha-cha-cha "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" — Cher Safe Willie & Erin 24 (5, 5, 7, 7) Waltz "Run to You" — Whitney Houston Safe Gethin & Camilla 22 (4, 5, 7, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet" — Gonzalez Safe Kenny & Ola 21 (4, 5, 6, 6) Waltz "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" — Elvis Presley Bottom two John & Nicole 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Uptight" — Stevie Wonder Safe Judges votes to save Horwood: Brian & Karen Phillips: Kenny & Ola Tonioli: Kenny & Ola Goodman: Kenny & Ola
Week 2 Only the female celebrities 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 & Vincent 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) Quickstep "Suddenly I See" — KT Tunstall Eliminated Letitia & Darren 23 (4, 6, 7, 6) Rumba "How Deep Is Your Love" — Take That Bottom two Kate & Anton 15 (2, 4, 5, 4) Quickstep "Love Machine" — Girls Aloud Safe Alesha & Matthew 31 (8, 7, 8, 8) Rumba "Hurt" — Christina Aguilera Safe Penny & Ian 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) Quickstep "I'm Sitting on Top of the World" — Aretha Franklin Safe Kelly & Brendan 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) Rumba "She's Like the Wind" — Patrick Swayze Safe Gabby & James 29 (8, 7, 7, 7) Quickstep "Things" — Bobby Darin Safe Judges votes to save Horwood: Letitia & Darren Phillips: Stephanie & Vincent Tonioli: Letitia & Darren Goodman: Letitia & Darren
Week 3 Couples performed either the jive or the tango, and are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Gabby & James 31 (8, 7, 8, 8) Jive "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" — Elton John Safe Gethin & Camilla 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) Tango "Gold" — Spandau Ballet Safe Penny & Ian 25 (5, 6, 7, 7) Jive "Don't Stop Me Now" — Queen Safe Kenny & Ola 25 (6, 6, 7, 6) Tango "Call Me" — Blondie Safe Matt & Flavia 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) Jive "Shake, Rattle and Roll" — Bill Haley & His Comets Safe Kate & Anton 19 (4, 5, 5, 5) Tango "They" — Jem Safe Dominic & Lilia 25 (6, 6, 7, 6) Jive "Candyman" — Christina Aguilera Safe Letitia & Darren 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Tango "Material Girl" — Madonna Safe John & Nicole27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Jive "Reet Petite" — Jackie Wilson Bottom two Willie & Erin 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) Tango "Obertura" — Lisandro Adrover Eliminated Alesha & Matthew 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Jive "Shake a Tail Feather" — Ray Charles Safe Kelly & Brendan 35 (9, 9, 8, 9) Tango "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" — ABBA Safe Judges votes to save Horwood: John & Nicole Phillips: John & Nicole Tonioli: John & Nicole Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save John & Nicole
Week 4 Couples performed either the American Smooth or the samba, and are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Alesha & Matthew 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) American Smooth "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" — Tony Bennett Safe Gabby & James 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) Samba "Eso Beso" — Paul Anka Eliminated Dominic & Lilia 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) American Smooth "Straighten Up and Fly Right" — Natalie Cole Safe Kate & Anton 16 (3, 3, 6, 4) Samba "Dancing Queen" — ABBA Safe John & Nicole 22 (4, 5, 7, 6) American Smooth "Stay with Me Baby" — Kiki Dee Safe Kenny & Ola 18 (3, 4, 6, 5) Samba "Mujer Latina" — Thalia Safe Kelly & Brendan 34 (8, 8, 8, 10) American Smooth "(Love Is) The Tender Trap" — Frank Sinatra Safe Gethin & Camilla 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) Samba "More Than a Woman" — Bee Gees Safe Letitia & Darren 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) American Smooth "Makin' Whoopee" — Ella Fitzgerald Safe Penny & Ian 32 (8, 7, 9, 8) Samba "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" — Nancy Sinatra Bottom two Matt & Flavia 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) American Smooth "For Once in My Life" — Michael Bublé Safe Judges' votes to save Horwood: Gabby & James Phillips: Penny & Ian Tonioli: Penny & Ian Goodman: Penny & Ian
Week 5 Couples performed either the foxtrot or the paso doble, and are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Kelly & Brendan 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Paso doble "You Give Love a Bad Name" — Bon Jovi Safe John & Nicole 24 (4, 6, 7, 7) Foxtrot "My Guy" — Mary Wells Bottom two Letitia & Darren 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) Paso doble "Live And Let Die" — Paul McCartney Safe Gethin & Camilla31 (7, 8, 8, 8) Foxtrot "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" — Crystal Gayle Safe Kenny & Ola 21 (4, 5, 6, 6) Paso doble "Take Me Out" — Franz Ferdinand Safe Alesha & Matthew 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Foxtrot "Heaven" — Bryan Adams Safe Dominic & Lilia 25 (5, 7, 7, 6) Paso doble "El Gato Montes" — Carlos Begasa Eliminated Kate & Anton 26 (5, 7, 7, 7) Foxtrot "I Could Write a Book" — Frank Sinatra Safe Matt & Flavia 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) Paso doble "Smooth Criminal" — Michael Jackson Safe Penny & Ian 35 (9, 8, 9, 9) Foxtrot "This Can't Be Love" — Nat King Cole Safe Judges' votes to save Horwood: John & Nicole Phillips: John & Nicole Tonioli: John & Nicole Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save John & Nicole
Week 6 Couples performed either the salsa or the Viennese waltz, and are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Gethin & Camilla 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Viennese waltz "Fallin'" — Alicia Keys Safe Penny & Ian 25 (6, 6, 7, 6) Salsa "Higher" — Gloria Estefan Eliminated Matt & Flavia 29 (8, 6, 7, 8) Viennese waltz "When a Man Loves a Woman" — Percy Sledge Bottom two Kate & Anton 18 (3, 4, 6, 5) Salsa "Peanut Vendor" — Dean Martin Safe Letitia & Darren 25 (6, 6, 7, 6) Salsa "Pastime Paradise" — Ray Barretto Safe Kenny & Ola 26 (5, 7, 8, 6) Viennese waltz "Flower of Scotland" — The Corries Safe John & Nicole 36 (8, 9, 10, 9) Salsa "Ran Kan Kan" — Tito Puente Safe Kelly & Brendan 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Viennese waltz "Delilah" — Tom Jones Safe Alesha & Matthew 35 (9, 8, 9, 9) Salsa "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" — Michael Jackson Safe Judges' votes to save Horwood: Matt & Flavia Phillips: Penny & Ian Tonioli: Matt & Flavia Goodman: Matt & Flavia
Week 7 Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Kelly & Brendan 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Jive "Johnny B. Goode" — Chuck Berry Safe Letitia & Darren 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) Foxtrot "Call Me Irresponsible" — Bobby Darin Safe Kenny & Ola 22 (4, 5, 7, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Billie Jean" — Michael Jackson Safe Gethin & Camilla 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) Rumba "Lost" — Michael Bublé Safe John & Nicole 28 (6, 7, 8, 7) Tango "Dance with Me" — Debelah Morgan Bottom two Kate & Anton 21 (4, 5, 7, 5) Paso doble "Somebody Told Me" — The Killers Eliminated Alesha & Matthew 38 (9, 10, 9, 10) Waltz "A Time for Us" — Andy Williams Safe Matt & Flavia 34 (8, 9, 8, 9) Quickstep "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" — Dinah Washington Safe Judges' votes to save Horwood: John & Nicole Phillips: John & Nicole Tonioli: John & Nicole