Strictly Come Dancing returned for its second series on 23 October 2004 on BBC One. Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returned to present the main show on BBC One, while Claudia Winkleman presented a new spin-off show called Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two. Series 1 winner Natasha Kaplinsky filled in for Daly during the first five weeks due to Daly's maternity leave. Len Goodman, Arlene Phillips, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli returned to the judging panel.
Actress Jill Halfpenny and Darren Bennett were announced as the winners on 11 December 2004, while Olympic heptathlete Denise Lewis and Ian Waite finished in second place, and comedian Julian Clary and Erin Boag finished in third.
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 ten celebrity contestants. Celebrity Notability Professional partner Status Quentin Willson Motoring journalist & television presenter Hazel NewberryEliminated 1ston 23 October 2004 Countdown presenter Paul KillickEliminated 2ndon 30 October 2004 Esther Rantzen Television presenter & journalist Anton Du BekeEliminated 3rdon 6 November 2004 Diarmuid Gavin Garden designer & television presenter Nicole CutlerEliminated 4thon 13 November 2004 Sarah Manners Casualty actress Brendan ColeEliminated 5thon 20 November 2004 Roger Black Olympic sprinter & sports presenter Camilla DallerupEliminated 6th Aled Jones Singer & television presenter Lilia KopylovaEliminated 7thon 4 December 2004 Julian Clary Stand-up comedian Erin BoagThird placeon 11 December 2004 Denise Lewis Olympic heptathlete Ian WaiteRunners-upon 11 December 2004 Jill Halfpenny EastEnders actress Darren Bennett Winnerson 11 December 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 2) - Weekly scores Couple Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Jill & Darren 1st 27 32+36= 29+37=66 34+40= Denise & Ian 2nd 25 30 32 34+33=67 35+36= 38+33=71 Julian & Erin 3rd 19 27 27 20 24 28+27=55 24+21= 29+23= Aled & Lilia 4th 29 27 32 25 30 29+27=56 27+30=57 Roger & Camilla 5th 25 22 25 29 22+19= Sarah & Brendan 6th 28 23 31 29 7th 12 Esther & Anton 8th 24 16 16 Carol & Paul 9th 22 20 Quentin & Hazel 10th Notes
Average chart This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 40-point scale. Couple Rank byaverage Totalpoints Number ofdances Totalaverage Jill & Darren 1st 371 11 33.7 Denise & Ian 2nd 359 32.6 Aled & Lilia 3rd 256 9 28.4 Sarah & Brendan 4th 134 5 26.8 Julian & Erin 5th 269 11 24.5 Roger & Camilla 6th 165 7 23.6 Carol & Paul 7th 42 2 21.0 Esther & Anton 8th 56 3 18.7 Diarmuid & Nicole 9th 55 4 13.8 Quentin & Hazel 10th 8 1 8.0
Weekly scores Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores 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. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Julian & Erin 19 (4, 4, 5, 6) Cha-cha-cha "I'm Outta Love" — Anastacia Safe Carol & Paul 22 (5, 6, 5, 6) Waltz "Until It's Time for You to Go" — Buffy Sainte-Marie Bottom two Diarmuid & Nicole 12 (2, 2, 4, 4) Cha-cha-cha "September" — Earth, Wind & Fire Safe Esther & Anton 24 (5, 6, 6, 7) Waltz "Moon River" — Andy Williams Safe Quentin & Hazel 8 (1, 1, 3, 3) Cha-cha-cha "Pink Cadillac" — Natalie Cole Eliminated Sarah & Brendan 28 (6, 7, 7, 8) Waltz "I Wonder Why" — Curtis Stigers Safe Roger & Camilla 25 (6, 6, 7, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Get The Party Started" — P!nk Safe Denise & Ian 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) Waltz "True Love" — Pat Boone Safe Aled & Lilia 29 (7, 7, 8, 7) Cha-cha-cha "She Bangs" — Ricky Martin Safe Jill & Darren 27 (7, 7, 6, 7) Waltz "Weekend in New England" — Barry Manilow Safe
Week 2 Couples performed either the quickstep or the rumba, and are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Jill & Darren 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Rumba "Lady in Red" — Chris de Burgh Safe Aled & Lilia 27 (7, 6, 7, 7) Quickstep "Cabaret" — Liza Minnelli Safe Sarah & Brendan 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) Rumba "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" — Aerosmith Safe Roger & Camilla 22 (5, 5, 6, 6) Quickstep "Mack The Knife" — Bobby Darin Safe Esther & Anton 16 (2, 4, 5, 5) Rumba "The Look of Love" — Dusty Springfield Bottom two Diarmuid & Nicole 12 (2, 3, 4, 3) Quickstep "I'll Be There For You" — The Rembrandts Safe Carol & Paul 20 (5, 4, 5, 6) Rumba "Truly" — Lionel Richie Eliminated Julian & Erin 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Quickstep "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend" — Marilyn Monroe Safe Denise & Ian 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Rumba "My Heart Will Go On" — Celine Dion Safe
Week 3 Couples performed either the jive or the tango, and are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Roger & Camilla 25 (6, 6, 7, 6) Jive "Teenage Wedding" — from Johnny Angel Safe Julian & Erin 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Tango "Roxanne" — The Police Safe Jill & Darren 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) Jive "I'm Still Standing" — Elton John Safe Esther & Anton 16 (2, 4, 5, 5) Tango "Tanguera" — Mariano Mores Eliminated Denise & Ian 25 (6, 6, 6, 7) Jive "Some Girls" — Rachel Stevens Bottom two Diarmuid & Nicole 14 (2, 3, 5, 4) Tango "Por Una Cabeza" — Quintango Safe Aled & Lilia 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Jive "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" — Queen Safe Sarah & Brendan 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) Tango "Hernando's Hideaway" — Alma Cogan Safe
Week 4 Couples performed either the foxtrot or the paso doble, and are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Denise & Ian 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) Foxtrot "Let There Be Love" — Nat King Cole Safe Sarah & Brendan 29 (8, 7, 6, 8) Paso doble "Bring Me To Life" — Evanescence Bottom two Aled & Lilia 25 (7, 6, 6, 6) Foxtrot "T'ain't What You Do" — Cleo Laine Safe Julian & Erin 20 (4, 5, 6, 5) Paso doble "Les toreadors" — Georges Bizet Safe Roger & Camilla 29 (6, 8, 8, 7) Foxtrot "Why Don't You Do Right" — Peggy Lee Safe Diarmuid & Nicole 17 (3, 4, 5, 5) Paso doble "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" — Georges Bizet Eliminated Jill & Darren 34 (8, 9, 9, 8) Foxtrot "All That Jazz" — Catherine Zeta-Jones Safe
Week 5: Blackpool Week This week's episode was staged in the Tower Ballroom at the Blackpool Tower in Blackpool, Lancashire. Couples performed the samba, and are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Sarah & Brendan 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) Samba "Kiss Kiss" — Holly Valance Eliminated Julian & Erin 24 (5, 5, 7, 7) Samba "Conga" — Gloria Estefan Bottom two Denise & Ian 32 (7, 8, 8, 9) Samba "Tequila" — The Champs Safe Roger & Camilla 23 (4, 5, 7, 7) Samba "Whenever, Wherever" — Shakira Safe Jill & Darren 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) Samba "Copacabana" — Barry Manilow Safe Aled & Lilia 30 (6, 8, 8, 8) Samba "It's Not Unusual" — Tom Jones Safe
Week 6: Quarterfinal Each couple performed two unlearned routines, and are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Roger & Camilla 22 (5, 5, 6, 6) Waltz "She's The One" — Robbie Williams Eliminated 19 (3, 4, 6, 6) Rumba "We've Got Tonight" — Kenny Rogers Jill & Darren 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Quickstep "Get Happy" — Judy Garland Safe 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Cha-cha-cha "She's A Lady" — Tom JonesJulian & Erin 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Waltz "You Light Up My Life" — Debby Boone Bottom two 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Rumba "You're Still The One" — Shania Twain Denise & Ian 34 (7, 9, 9, 9) Quickstep "Sing, Sing, Sing" — Benny Goodman Safe 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) Cha-cha-cha "Uptown Girl" — Billy Joel Aled & Lilia 29 (7, 7, 7, 8) Waltz "Love Ain't Here Anymore" — Take That Safe 27 (5, 6, 8, 8) Rumba "When You Say Nothing at All" — Ronan Keating
Week 7: Semifinal Each couple performed two unlearned routines, and are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Aled & Lilia 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Tango "Cell Block Tango" — Catherine Zeta-Jones Eliminated 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) Paso doble"Malaguena" — Connie Francis Jill & Darren 29 (7, 8, 7, 7) Tango "Objection Tango" — Vio Friedmann Safe 37 (9, 10, 9, 9) Paso doble"Espana Cani" — André Rieu Julian & Erin 24 (5, 5, 8, 6) Foxtrot "Fever" — Peggy Lee Safe 21 (4, 3, 7, 7) Jive "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" — Wham! Denise & Ian 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) Tango "Goldfinger" — Shirley Bassey Bottom two 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Paso doble "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" — Madonna
Week 8: Final The series finale was staged in the Tower Ballroom at the Blackpool Tower. 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 Denise & Ian 38 (9, 10, 9, 10) Quickstep "Sing, Sing, Sing" — Benny Goodman Runners-up 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) Samba "Tequila" — The Champs No scores received Showdance "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" — Whitney Houston Jill & Darren 34 (9, 8, 9, 8) Foxtrot "All That Jazz" — Catherine Zeta-Jones Winners 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Jive "I'm Still Standing" — Elton John No scores received Showdance "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" — Frankie Valli Julian & Erin 29 (7, 7, 8, 7) Quickstep "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend" — Marilyn Monroe Third place 23 (5, 5, 7, 6) Samba "Conga" — Gloria Estefan No scores received Showdance "Take My Breath Away" — Berlin
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 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 2) - Dance chartCoupleWeek 1 2 3 4 56 78 Jill & Darren Waltz Rumba Jive Foxtrot Samba Quickstep -cha Tango Paso doble Foxtrot Jive Showdance Denise & Ian Waltz Rumba Jive Foxtrot Samba Quickstep Cha-cha-cha Tango Paso doble Quickstep Samba Showdance Julian & Erin -cha Quickstep Tango Paso doble Samba Waltz Rumba Foxtrot Jive Quickstep Samba Showdance Aled & Lilia Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Jive Foxtrot Samba Waltz Rumba Tango Paso doble Roger & Camilla Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Jive Foxtrot Samba Waltz Rumba Sarah & Brendan Waltz Rumba Tango Paso doble Samba Diarmuid & Nicole Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Tango Paso doble Esther & Anton Waltz Rumba Tango Carol & Paul Waltz Rumba Quentin & Hazel Cha-cha-cha
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 6.54 11 29Week 2 7.46 8 21Week 2 results 8.23 5 16Week 3 7.33 9 24Week 3 results 8.72 5 16Week 4 8.81 5 17Week 5 8.71 5 18Week 5 results 9.39 4 15Week 6 8.11 6 27Week 6 results 8.82 5 21Week 7 8.53 6 20Week 7 results 8.62 5 19Week 8 9.70 6 14Week 8 results 11.60 1 5 Series average 2004 8.61
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