Strictly Come Dancing series 3


Strictly Come Dancing returned for its third series on 15 October 2005. Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returned to co-present the main show on BBC One, while Claudia Winkleman returned to present the spin-off show, Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two. Len Goodman, Arlene Phillips, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges.
England cricketer Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova were announced as the winners on 17 December, while Olympic hurdler Colin Jackson and Erin Boag finished in second place, and television presenter Zoe Ball and Ian Waite finished in third.
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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 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 twelve celebrity contestants.
CelebrityNotabilityProfessional partnerStatus
Siobhan HayesMy Family actressMatthew CutlerEliminated 1st
on 15 October 2005
Jaye JacobsHolby City actressAndrew CuerdenEliminated 2nd
on 22 October 2005
Television & radio presenterDarren BennettEliminated 3rd
on 29 October 2005
Fiona PhillipsGMTV presenterBrendan ColeEliminated 4th
on 5 November 2005
Dennis TaylorSnooker playerIzabela HannahEliminated 5th
on 12 November 2005
Will ThorpCasualty actorHanna HaaralaEliminated 6th
on 19 November 2005
Bill TurnbullBBC Breakfast presenter & journalistKaren HardyEliminated 7th
on 26 November 2005
Patsy PalmerEastEnders actressAnton Du BekeEliminated 8th
on 3 December 2005
James MartinChef & television presenterCamilla DallerupEliminated 9th
on 10 December 2005
Zoe BallTelevision & radio presenterIan WaiteThird place
on 17 December 2005
Colin JacksonOlympic hurdlerErin BoagRunners-up
on 17 December 2005
Darren GoughEngland cricketerLilia KopylovaWinners
on 17 December 2005

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.
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Average chart

This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 40-point scale.
CoupleRank by
average		Total
points		Number of
dances		Total
average
Zoe & Ian1st4541334.9
Colin & Erin2nd4381333.7
Darren & Lilia3rd4061331.2
Patsy & Anton4th249927.7
James & Camilla5th2921126.5
Will & Hanna6th157626.2
Bill & Karen7th166723.7
Jaye & Andrew8th46223.0
Dennis & Izabela9th98519.6
Gloria & Darren10th58319.3
Fiona & Brendan11th60415.0
Siobhan & Matthew11th15115.0

Weekly scores

Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.

Week 1

Musical guest: Simply Red — "Perfect Love"
Couples performed either the cha-cha-cha or the waltz, and are listed in the order they performed.
CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Darren & Lilia19 Cha-cha-cha"Hot Stuff" — Donna SummerSafe
Patsy & Anton19 Waltz"Fly Me to the Moon" — Frank SinatraSafe
Colin & Erin32 Cha-cha-cha"Save the Last Dance for Me" — Michael BubléSafe
Siobhan & Matthew15 Waltz"When the Girl in Your Arms Is the Girl in Your Heart" — Cliff RichardEliminated
James & Camilla22 Cha-cha-cha"Something Got Me Started" — Simply RedSafe
Gloria & Darren22 Waltz"Lady" — Kenny RogersSafe
Will & Hanna18 Cha-cha-cha"Crazy Chick" — Charlotte ChurchBottom two
Jaye & Andrew25 Waltz"When I Need You" — Leo SayerSafe
Bill & Karen29 Cha-cha-cha"Love Potion No. 9" — The CoastersSafe
Fiona & Brendan11 Waltz"Sam" — Olivia Newton-JohnSafe
Dennis & Izabela20 Cha-cha-cha"Music" — MadonnaSafe
Zoe & Ian35 Waltz"Take It to the Limit" — EaglesSafe

Week 2

Musical guest: Westlife — "You Raise Me Up"
Couples performed either the quickstep or the rumba, and are listed in the order they performed.
CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
James & Camilla29 Quickstep"Luck Be A Lady" — Frank SinatraSafe
Jaye & Andrew21 Rumba"How Could an Angel Break My Heart" — Kenny G, feat. Toni BraxtonEliminated
Dennis & Izabela18 Quickstep"I'm So Excited" — The Pointer SistersSafe
Patsy & Anton26 Rumba"She" — Elvis CostelloSafe
Darren & Lilia30 Quickstep"Let Me Entertain You" — Robbie WilliamsSafe
Zoe & Ian32 Rumba"One Moment in Time" — Whitney HoustonSafe
Will & Hanna29 Quickstep"You Can't Hurry Love" — Phil CollinsSafe
Gloria & Darren17 Rumba"Holding Back the Years" — Simply RedBottom two
Bill & Karen23 Quickstep"Do Your Thing" — Basement JaxxSafe
Fiona & Brendan13 Rumba"Almost Here" — Brian McFadden, feat. Delta GoodremSafe
Colin & Erin36 Quickstep"Nice Work If You Can Get It" — Bing CrosbySafe

Week 3

Musical guest: Michael Bublé — "Save the Last Dance for Me"
Couples performed either the jive or the tango, and are listed in the order they performed.
CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Zoe & Ian29 Jive"Part Time Lover" — Stevie WonderSafe
Bill & Karen20 Tango"Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" — Doris DaySafe
Dennis & Izabela22 Jive"Jailhouse Rock" — Elvis PresleySafe
Patsy & Anton34 Tango"Una Musica Brutal" — Gotan ProjectSafe
Will & Hanna25 Jive"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" — Shania TwainBottom two
Colin & Erin26 Tango"Ride It" — Geri HalliwellSafe
Gloria & Darren19 Jive"Build Me Up Buttercup" — The FoundationsEliminated
James & Camilla28 Tango"Mein Herr" — Liza MinnelliSafe
Fiona & Brendan16 Jive"Hit the Road Jack" — Ray CharlesSafe
Darren & Lilia33 Tango"From Russia with Love" — Matt MonroSafe

Week 4

Musical guest: Katie Melua — "Just Like Heaven"
Couples performed either the foxtrot or the paso doble, and are listed in the order they performed.
CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Colin & Erin31 Paso doble"Thriller" — Michael JacksonSafe
Zoe & Ian36 Foxtrot"Isn't She Lovely" — Stevie WonderSafe
Dennis & Izabela15 Paso doble"Eye of the Tiger" — SurvivorBottom two
Will & Hanna34 Foxtrot"Dream a Little Dream of Me" — The Beautiful SouthSafe
James & Camilla29 Paso doble"Romeo and Juliet" — Royal Philharmonic OrchestraSafe
Fiona & Brendan20 Foxtrot"Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" — Robbie WilliamsEliminated
Bill & Karen25 Paso doble"Carnaval de Paris" — Dario GSafe
Patsy & Anton31 Foxtrot"You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You" — Dean MartinSafe
Darren & Lilia34 Paso doble"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" — The AnimalsSafe

Week 5

Musical guests: Beverley Knight & Jools Holland — "Where in the World"
Couples performed either the samba or the Viennese waltz, and are listed in the order they performed.
CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Darren & Lilia28 Viennese waltz"End of the Road" — Boyz II MenSafe
Dennis & Izabela23 Samba"La Bamba" — Los LobosEliminated
Will & Hanna23 Viennese waltz"Somebody to Love" — QueenBottom two
Colin & Erin32 Samba"Naughty Girl" — BeyoncéSafe
Bill & Karen27 Viennese waltz"Golden Brown" — The StranglersSafe
Patsy & Anton26 Samba"Going Back to My Roots" — OdysseySafe
James & Camilla29 Viennese waltz"Mr. Bojangles" — Neil DiamondSafe
Zoe & Ian35 Samba"Aquarius" — The Fifth DimensionSafe

Week 6

Musical guest: Will Young — "Happiness"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
James & Camilla20 Jive"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" — Diana RossSafe
Zoe & Ian36 Quickstep"Almost Like Being in Love" — Nat King ColeSafe
Bill & Karen17 Rumba"Ain't No Sunshine" — Bill WithersSafe
Will & Hanna28 Tango"Pretty Woman" — Roy OrbisonEliminated
Patsy & Anton31 Quickstep"Lover Come Back to Me" — Barbra StreisandBottom two
Darren & Lilia30 Jive"Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" — The Blues BrothersSafe
Colin & Erin32 Foxtrot"New York, New York" — Frank SinatraSafe

Week 7

Musical guest: Pussycat Dolls — "Sway"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Bill & Karen25 Waltz"What the World Needs Now Is Love" — Dionne WarwickEliminated
Patsy & Anton24 Cha-cha-cha"A Little Less Conversation" — JXLBottom two
Colin & Erin34 Viennese waltz"Stop!" — Sam BrownSafe
Zoe & Ian38 Tango"Tango Argentino" — Mario BattainiSafe
Darren & Lilia34 Foxtrot"Big Spender" — Shirley BasseySafe
James & Camilla32 Waltz"Together Again" — Buck OwensSafe

Week 8: Quarterfinal

Musical guest: Cliff Richard — "Do You Wanna Dance"
Each couple performed two routines, one of which was the American Smooth, and are listed in the order they performed.
CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Colin & Erin36 Rumba"You're Beautiful" — James BluntSafe
Colin & Erin37 American Smooth"Me and My Shadow" — Frank Sinatra & Sammy Davis, Jr.Safe
James & Camilla20 Samba"All Night Long" — Lionel RichieSafe
James & Camilla28 American Smooth"Call Me Irresponsible" — Michael BubléSafe
Patsy & Anton27 Jive"Two Hearts" — Phil CollinsEliminated
Patsy & Anton31 American Smooth"It Had to Be You" — Harry Connick, Jr.Eliminated
Darren & Lilia30 Rumba"Beautiful" — Christina AguileraSafe
Darren & Lilia32 American Smooth"I Get the Sweetest Feeling" — Jackie WilsonSafe
Zoe & Ian32 Cha-cha-cha"Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" — Edwin StarrBottom two
Zoe & Ian36 American Smooth"Passing Strangers" — Sarah VaughanBottom two

Week 9: Semifinal

Musical guest: Sugababes — "Ugly"
Each couple performed two routines, and are listed in the order they performed.
CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Darren & Lilia35 Waltz"Your Song" — Elton JohnSafe
Darren & Lilia29 Samba"You to Me Are Everything" — The Real ThingSafe
Zoe & Ian36 Viennese waltz"Always and Forever" — HeatwaveBottom two
Zoe & Ian33 Paso doble"Manolita" — Tito SchipaBottom two
James & Camilla33 Foxtrot"Beyond the Sea" — Bobby DarinEliminated
James & Camilla22 Rumba"Home" — Michael BubléEliminated
Colin & Erin37 Waltz"I Will Always Love You" — Whitney HoustonSafe
Colin & Erin30 Jive"Footloose" — Kenny LogginsSafe

Week 10: Final

Musical guest: Bruce Forsyth — "Let's Face the Music and Dance"
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
Colin & Erin39 Quickstep"Nice Work If You Can Get It" — Bing CrosbyRunners-up
Colin & Erin36 Rumba"You're Beautiful" — James BluntRunners-up
Colin & ErinNo scores receivedShowdance"You're Easy to Dance With" — Fred AstaireRunners-up
Darren & Lilia36 Foxtrot"Big Spender" — Shirley BasseyWinners
Darren & Lilia36 Paso doble"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" — The AnimalsWinners
Darren & LiliaNo scores receivedShowdance"A Night to Remember" — ShalamarWinners
Zoe & Ian38 Tango"Tango Argentino" — Mario BattainiThird place
Zoe & Ian38 Samba"Aquarius" — The Fifth DimensionThird place
Zoe & IanNo scores receivedShowdance"America" — from West Side StoryThird place

Dance chart

The couples performed the following each week:
  • Week 1: One unlearned dance
  • Week 2: One unlearned dance
  • Week 3: One unlearned dance
  • Week 4: One unlearned dance
  • Week 5: One unlearned dance
  • Weeks 6–7: One unlearned dance
  • Week 8 : One unlearned dance & American Smooth
  • Week 9 : Two unlearned dances
  • Week 10 : Favourite ballroom dance, favourite Latin dance & showdance

Ratings

Weekly ratings for each show on BBC One. All ratings are provided by BARB.
EpisodeDateOfficial rating
Weekly rank
for BBC One		Weekly rank
for all UK TV
Week 17.23924
Week 27.15823
Week 2 results7.07925
Week 37.83621
Week 3 results7.03925
Week 47.23620
Week 4 results6.98822
Week 59.45512
Week 69.10617
Week 6 results7.871026
Week 79.44413
Week 7 results7.53833
Week 89.68414
Week 8 results7.08732
Week 99.61512
Week 9 results9.14614
Week 1010.7613
Week 10 results10.5526
Series average20058.37