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.

Strictly Come Dancing
Series 3
Presented byBruce Forsyth
Tess Daly
JudgesLen Goodman
Arlene Philips
Craig Revel Horwood
Bruno Tonioli
Celebrity winnerDarren Gough
Professional winnerLilia Kopylova
No. of episodes20
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release15 October (2005-10-15) –
17 December 2005 (2005-12-17)
Series chronology
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Series 2
Next →
Series 4

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.

Format

Judges for Strictly Come Dancing (Series 3)

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 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
Gloria HunnifordTelevision & 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 bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).

Color key:

  Winners
  Runners-up
  Third place
  Bottom two
  Eliminated
Strictly Come Dancing (series 3) - Weekly scores
CouplePl.Week
12345678910
Darren & Lilia1st1930333428303430+32=6235+29=6436+36=72[a]
Colin & Erin2nd3236263132323436+37=7337+30=6739+36=75[b]
Zoe & Ian3rd3532293635363832+36=68[c]36+33=69[c]38+38=76[d]
James & Camilla4th2229282929203220+28=4833+22=55[e]
Patsy & Anton5th192634312631[c]24[c]27+31=58[e]
Bill & Karen6th29232025271725[e]
Will & Hanna7th18[c]2925[c]3423[c]28[e]
Dennis & Izabela8th20182215[c]23[e]
Fiona & Brendan9th11131620[e]
Gloria & Darren10th2217[c]19[e]
Jaye & Andrew11th2521[e]
Siobhan & Matthew12th15[e]
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

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 (3, 4, 6, 6)Cha-cha-cha"Hot Stuff" — Donna SummerSafe
Patsy & Anton19 (3, 4, 6, 6)Waltz"Fly Me to the Moon" — Frank SinatraSafe
Colin & Erin32 (8, 8, 8, 8)Cha-cha-cha"Save the Last Dance for Me" — Michael BubléSafe
Siobhan & Matthew15 (2, 4, 5, 4)Waltz"When the Girl in Your Arms Is the Girl in Your Heart" — Cliff RichardEliminated
James & Camilla22 (4, 5, 6, 7)Cha-cha-cha"Something Got Me Started" — Simply RedSafe
Gloria & Darren22 (4, 5, 7, 6)Waltz"Lady" — Kenny RogersSafe
Will & Hanna18 (3, 3, 7, 5)Cha-cha-cha"Crazy Chick" — Charlotte ChurchBottom two
Jaye & Andrew25 (6, 5, 7, 7)Waltz"When I Need You" — Leo SayerSafe
Bill & Karen29 (7, 7, 8, 7)Cha-cha-cha"Love Potion No. 9" — The CoastersSafe
Fiona & Brendan11 (2, 2, 4, 3)Waltz"Sam" — Olivia Newton-JohnSafe
Dennis & Izabela20 (5, 5, 5, 5)Cha-cha-cha"Music" — MadonnaSafe
Zoe & Ian35 (8, 9, 9, 9)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 (6, 7, 8, 8)Quickstep"Luck Be A Lady" — Frank SinatraSafe
Jaye & Andrew21 (4, 4, 7, 6)Rumba"How Could an Angel Break My Heart" — Kenny G, feat. Toni BraxtonEliminated
Dennis & Izabela18 (4, 5, 5, 4)Quickstep"I'm So Excited" — The Pointer SistersSafe
Patsy & Anton26 (6, 6, 7, 7)Rumba"She" — Elvis CostelloSafe
Darren & Lilia30 (7, 7, 8, 8)Quickstep"Let Me Entertain You" — Robbie WilliamsSafe
Zoe & Ian32 (7, 8, 8, 9)Rumba"One Moment in Time" — Whitney HoustonSafe
Will & Hanna29 (7, 7, 8, 7)Quickstep"You Can't Hurry Love" — Phil CollinsSafe
Gloria & Darren17 (2, 4, 5, 6)Rumba"Holding Back the Years" — Simply RedBottom two
Bill & Karen23 (5, 6, 6, 6)Quickstep"Do Your Thing" — Basement JaxxSafe
Fiona & Brendan13 (1, 2, 6, 4)Rumba"Almost Here" — Brian McFadden, feat. Delta GoodremSafe
Colin & Erin36 (9, 9, 9, 9)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 (7, 6, 8, 8)Jive"Part Time Lover" — Stevie WonderSafe
Bill & Karen20 (4, 5, 6, 5)Tango"Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" — Doris DaySafe
Dennis & Izabela22 (4, 6, 6, 6)Jive"Jailhouse Rock" — Elvis PresleySafe
Patsy & Anton34 (8, 8, 9, 9)Tango"Una Musica Brutal" — Gotan ProjectSafe
Will & Hanna25 (6, 5, 7, 7)Jive"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" — Shania TwainBottom two
Colin & Erin26 (7, 5, 7, 7)Tango"Ride It" — Geri HalliwellSafe
Gloria & Darren19 (3, 4, 6, 6)Jive"Build Me Up Buttercup" — The FoundationsEliminated
James & Camilla28 (6, 7, 8, 7)Tango"Mein Herr" — Liza MinnelliSafe
Fiona & Brendan16 (2, 4, 5, 5)Jive"Hit the Road Jack" — Ray CharlesSafe
Darren & Lilia33 (8, 9, 8, 8)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 (8, 7, 8, 8)Paso doble"Thriller" — Michael JacksonSafe
Zoe & Ian36 (9, 9, 9, 9)Foxtrot"Isn't She Lovely" — Stevie WonderSafe
Dennis & Izabela15 (2, 3, 5, 5)Paso doble"Eye of the Tiger" — SurvivorBottom two
Will & Hanna34 (8, 8, 9, 9)Foxtrot"Dream a Little Dream of Me" — The Beautiful SouthSafe
James & Camilla29 (7, 8, 7, 7)Paso doble"Romeo and Juliet" — Royal Philharmonic OrchestraSafe
Fiona & Brendan20 (3, 5, 6, 6)Foxtrot"Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" — Robbie WilliamsEliminated
Bill & Karen25 (5, 6, 7, 7)Paso doble"Carnaval de Paris" — Dario GSafe
Patsy & Anton31 (7, 8, 8, 8)Foxtrot"You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You" — Dean MartinSafe
Darren & Lilia34 (8, 9, 9, 8)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 (6, 7, 8, 7)Viennese waltz"End of the Road" — Boyz II MenSafe
Dennis & Izabela23 (5, 5, 6, 7)Samba"La Bamba" — Los LobosEliminated
Will & Hanna23 (4, 6, 6, 7)Viennese waltz"Somebody to Love" — QueenBottom two
Colin & Erin32 (8, 8, 8, 8)Samba"Naughty Girl" — BeyoncéSafe
Bill & Karen27 (6, 7, 7, 7)Viennese waltz"Golden Brown" — The StranglersSafe
Patsy & Anton26 (6, 6, 7, 7)Samba"Going Back to My Roots" — OdysseySafe
James & Camilla29 (5, 8, 8, 8)Viennese waltz"Mr. Bojangles" — Neil DiamondSafe
Zoe & Ian35 (8, 9, 9, 9)Samba"Aquarius" — The Fifth DimensionSafe

Week 6

Musical guest: Will Young — "Happiness"

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
James & Camilla20 (5, 4, 6, 5)Jive"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" — Diana RossSafe
Zoe & Ian36 (8, 9, 9, 10)Quickstep"Almost Like Being in Love" — Nat King ColeSafe
Bill & Karen17 (2, 5, 6, 4)Rumba"Ain't No Sunshine" — Bill WithersSafe
Will & Hanna28 (6, 6, 9, 7)Tango"Pretty Woman" — Roy OrbisonEliminated
Patsy & Anton31 (7, 8, 8, 8)Quickstep"Lover Come Back to Me" — Barbra StreisandBottom two
Darren & Lilia30 (7, 7, 8, 8)Jive"Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" — The Blues BrothersSafe
Colin & Erin32 (8, 8, 8, 8)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 (6, 6, 7, 6)Waltz"What the World Needs Now Is Love" — Dionne WarwickEliminated
Patsy & Anton24 (6, 4, 7, 7)Cha-cha-cha"A Little Less Conversation" — JXLBottom two
Colin & Erin34 (9, 9, 8, 8)Viennese waltz"Stop!" — Sam BrownSafe
Zoe & Ian38 (9, 10, 9, 10)Tango"Tango Argentino" — Mario BattainiSafe
Darren & Lilia34 (8, 8, 9, 9)Foxtrot"Big Spender" — Shirley BasseySafe
James & Camilla32 (7, 8, 9, 8)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 (9, 9, 9, 9)Rumba"You're Beautiful" — James BluntSafe
37 (9, 10, 9, 9)American Smooth"Me and My Shadow" — Frank Sinatra & Sammy Davis, Jr.
James & Camilla20 (4, 5, 6, 5)Samba"All Night Long" — Lionel RichieSafe
28 (7, 7, 7, 7)American Smooth"Call Me Irresponsible" — Michael Bublé
Patsy & Anton27 (6, 6, 7, 8)Jive"Two Hearts" — Phil CollinsEliminated
31 (7, 8, 8, 8)American Smooth"It Had to Be You" — Harry Connick, Jr.
Darren & Lilia30 (8, 7, 8, 7)Rumba"Beautiful" — Christina AguileraSafe
32 (8, 8, 8, 8)American Smooth"I Get the Sweetest Feeling" — Jackie Wilson
Zoe & Ian32 (8, 7, 8, 9)Cha-cha-cha"Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" — Edwin StarrBottom two
36 (9, 9, 9, 9)American Smooth"Passing Strangers" — Sarah Vaughan

Week 9: Semifinal

Musical guest: Sugababes — "Ugly"

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

CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Darren & Lilia35 (9, 9, 9, 8)Waltz"Your Song" — Elton JohnSafe
29 (6, 7, 9, 7)Samba"You to Me Are Everything" — The Real Thing
Zoe & Ian36 (9, 9, 9, 9)Viennese waltz"Always and Forever" — HeatwaveBottom two
33 (8, 8, 8, 9)Paso doble"Manolita" — Tito Schipa
James & Camilla33 (8, 8, 9, 8)Foxtrot"Beyond the Sea" — Bobby DarinEliminated
22 (4, 6, 7, 5)Rumba"Home" — Michael Bublé
Colin & Erin37 (9, 9, 10, 9)Waltz"I Will Always Love You" — Whitney HoustonSafe
30 (7, 7, 8, 8)Jive"Footloose" — Kenny Loggins

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 (9, 10, 10, 10)Quickstep"Nice Work If You Can Get It" — Bing CrosbyRunners-up
36 (9, 9, 9, 9)Rumba"You're Beautiful" — James Blunt
No scores receivedShowdance"You're Easy to Dance With" — Fred Astaire
Darren & Lilia36 (8, 9, 10, 9)Foxtrot"Big Spender" — Shirley BasseyWinners
36 (9, 9, 9, 9)Paso doble"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" — The Animals
No scores receivedShowdance"A Night to Remember" — Shalamar
Zoe & Ian38 (9, 10, 9, 10)Tango"Tango Argentino" — Mario BattainiThird place
38 (9, 9, 10, 10)Samba"Aquarius" — The Fifth Dimension
No scores receivedShowdance"America" — from West Side Story

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: One unlearned dance (samba or Viennese waltz)
  • Weeks 6–7: One unlearned dance
  • Week 8 (Quarterfinal): One unlearned dance & American Smooth
  • Week 9 (Semifinal): Two unlearned dances
  • Week 10 (Final): Favourite ballroom dance, favourite Latin dance & showdance
Strictly Come Dancing (series 3) - Dance chart
CoupleWeek
12345678910
Darren & LiliaCha-cha-chaQuickstepTangoPaso dobleViennese waltzJiveFoxtrotRumbaAmerican SmoothWaltzSambaFoxtrotPaso dobleShowdance
Colin & ErinCha-cha-chaQuickstepTangoPaso dobleSambaFoxtrotViennese waltzRumbaAmerican SmoothWaltzJiveQuickstepRumbaShowdance
Zoe & IanWaltzRumbaJiveFoxtrotSambaQuickstepTangoCha-cha-chaAmerican SmoothViennese waltzPaso dobleTangoSambaShowdance
James & CamillaCha-cha-chaQuickstepTangoPaso dobleViennese waltzJiveWaltzSambaAmerican SmoothFoxtrotRumba
Patsy & AntonWaltzRumbaTangoFoxtrotSambaQuickstepCha-cha-chaJiveAmerican Smooth
Bill & KarenCha-cha-chaQuickstepTangoPaso dobleViennese waltzRumbaWaltz
Will & HannaCha-cha-chaQuickstepJiveFoxtrotViennese waltzTango
Dennis & IzabelaCha-cha-chaQuickstepJivePaso dobleSamba
Fiona & BrendanWaltzRumbaJiveFoxtrot
Gloria & DarrenWaltzRumbaJive
Jaye & AndrewWaltzRumba
Siobhan & MatthewWaltz

Ratings

Weekly ratings for each show on BBC One. All ratings are provided by BARB.[1]

EpisodeDateOfficial rating
(millions)
Weekly rank
for BBC One
Weekly rank
for all UK TV
Week 115 October7.23924
Week 222 October7.15823
Week 2 results22 October7.07925
Week 329 October7.83621
Week 3 results29 October7.03925
Week 45 November7.23620
Week 4 results5 November6.98822
Week 512 November9.45512
Week 619 November9.10617
Week 6 results19 November7.871026
Week 726 November9.44413
Week 7 results26 November7.53833
Week 83 December9.68414
Week 8 results3 December7.08732
Week 910 December9.61512
Week 9 results10 December9.14614
Week 1017 December10.7613
Week 10 results17 December10.5526

References