"Strictly Come Dancing" (2004) TV series 2004-????

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Writers:

Adam Bostock-Smith (writer)
Ged Parsons (writer) (season 2)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

15 May 2004 (UK)

Genre:

Game-Show | Music

Tagline:

Are you ready?

Plot Keywords:

Dance | Non Fiction

Awards:

7 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Bruce Forsyth	...	Himself - Host / ... (83 episodes, 2004-2009)
Len Goodman	...	Himself - Head Judge / ... (83 episodes, 2004-2009)
Bruno Tonioli	...	Himself - Judge / ... (83 episodes, 2004-2009)
Craig Revel Horwood	...	Himself - Judge / ... (83 episodes, 2004-2009)
Tess Daly	...	Herself - Host / ... (82 episodes, 2004-2009)
Alan Dedicoat	...	Himself - Announcer / ... (82 episodes, 2004-2009)
Arlene Phillips	...	Herself - Judge / ... (74 episodes, 2004-2008)
Brendan Cole	...	Himself / ... (74 episodes, 2004-2009)
Matthew Cutler	...	Himself (70 episodes, 2005-2009)
Camilla Dallerup	...	Herself / ... (69 episodes, 2004-2009)
Darren Bennett	...	Himself (63 episodes, 2004-2009)
Erin Boag	...	Herself / ... (63 episodes, 2004-2009)
Flavia Cacace	...	Herself (60 episodes, 2006-2009)
Ola Jordan	...	Herself / ... (60 episodes, 2006-2009)
Ian Waite	...	Himself / ... (57 episodes, 2004-2009)
Vincent Simone	...	Himself / ... (56 episodes, 2006-2009)
Anton du Beke	...	Himself (55 episodes, 2004-2009)
Lilia Kopylova	...	Herself (55 episodes, 2004-2009)
James Jordan	...	Himself (50 episodes, 2006-2009)
Alesha Dixon	...	Herself - Contestant / ... (40 episodes, 2007-2009)
Karen Hardy	...	Herself (34 episodes, 2005-2009)

Also Known As:

Strictly (UK) (informal short title)

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

BBC Television Centre, Wood Lane, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Quotes:

Julian: [to the viewers] If you have a dog, I suggest you muzzle it!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Live from Studio Five: (#1.30)" (2009)

I love this programme!

I will admit I don't think it is the best show on earth, it does get a bit too serious at times with the emotional training sessions and sometimes the wrong person gets voted off, two excellent example are Gabby Logan and Spoony. But the reason why I love this is because it is entertaining, what with Bruce Forsyth reciting his corny but hilarious jokes and pratfalls. One of my favourites was when he likened judge Craig Revel Horwood to a sour lemon. Here you see some truly talented dancers, honestly Jill Halfpenny and Alesha Dixon were amazing, and not so talented dancers, namely Quentin Willson and possibly Fiona Phillips. I loved the dresses, and the choreographies, and through the programme I got a lot of tips of how to dance a particular dance. And where would we be without the judges? The hissable Craig Revel Horwood, the sincere Arlene Phillips, the encouraging Len Goodman and the eccentric Bruno Tonioli with his increasingly silly comments, like "It's like a Robin Reliant with a Ferrairi". My favourite Craig criticism has to be "D-U-L-L, Dull!", and some of the celebrities make some truly hilarious comebacks, most notably Julian Clary's "You Wouldn't Know a Passo Doble if you sat on one". All in all, despite the flaws, this is a very entertaining programme, that people aspired to dance, should give it a try. 8/10 Bethany Cox.