# Strictly Come Dancing series 2

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 Newberry | Eliminated 1st on 23 October 2004 |
| Carol Vorderman | Countdown presenter | Paul Killick | Eliminated 2nd on 30 October 2004 |
| Esther Rantzen | Journalist & television presenter | Anton Du Beke | Eliminated 3rd on 6 November 2004 |
| Diarmuid Gavin | Garden designer & television presenter | Nicole Cutler | Eliminated 4th on 13 November 2004 |
| Sarah Manners | Casualty actress | Brendan Cole | Eliminated 5th on 20 November 2004 |
| Roger Black | Olympic sprinter & sports presenter | Camilla Dallerup | Eliminated 6th on 27 November 2004 |
| Aled Jones | Singer & television presenter | Lilia Kopylova | Eliminated 7th on 4 December 2004 |
| Julian Clary | Stand-up comedian | Erin Boag | Third place on 11 December 2004 |
| Denise Lewis | Olympic heptathlete | Ian Waite | Runners-up on 11 December 2004 |
| Jill Halfpenny | EastEnders actress | Darren Bennett | Winners on 11 December 2004 |

## 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:
Strictly Come Dancing (series 2) - Weekly scores :
| Couple | Pl. | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Couple | Pl. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Jill & Darren | 1st | 27 | 32† | 35† | 34† | 35† | 32+36=68† | 29+37=66 | 34+40=74† |
| Denise & Ian | 2nd | 31† | 32† | 25 | 30 | 32 | 34+33=67 | 35+36=71† | 38+33=71 |
| Julian & Erin | 3rd | 19 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 24 | 28+27=55 | 24+21=45‡ | 29+23=52‡ |
| Aled & Lilia | 4th | 29 | 27 | 32 | 25 | 30 | 29+27=56 | 27+30=57 | |
| Roger & Camilla | 5th | 25 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 23‡ | 22+19=41‡ | | |
| Sarah & Brendan | 6th | 28 | 23 | 31 | 29 | 23‡ | | | |
| Diarmuid & Nicole | 7th | 12 | 12‡ | 14‡ | 17‡ | | | | |
| Esther & Anton | 8th | 24 | 16 | 16 | | | | | |
| Carol & Paul | 9th | 22 | 20 | | | | | | |
| Quentin & Hazel | 10th | 8‡ | | | | | | | |

### Notes

* ↑ This couple finished in first place.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
* ↑ This couple finished in second place.
* ↑ This couple finished in third place.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 This couple was eliminated.

## 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.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| 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 (6, 7, 7, 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.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| 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.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| 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.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| 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.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| 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.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Roger & Camilla | 22 (6, 4, 6, 6) | Waltz | "She's The One" — Robbie Williams | Eliminated |
| Roger & Camilla | 19 (3, 4, 6, 6) | Rumba | "We've Got Tonight" — Kenny Rogers | Eliminated |
| Jill & Darren | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Get Happy" — Judy Garland | Safe |
| Jill & Darren | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | "She's A Lady" — Tom Jones | Safe |
| Julian & Erin | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Waltz | "You Light Up My Life" — Debby Boone | Bottom two |
| Julian & Erin | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Rumba | "You're Still The One" — Shania Twain | Bottom two |
| Denise & Ian | 34 (7, 9, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "Sing, Sing, Sing" — Benny Goodman | Safe |
| Denise & Ian | 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | "Uptown Girl" — Billy Joel | Safe |
| Aled & Lilia | 29 (7, 7, 7, 8) | Waltz | "Love Ain't Here Anymore" — Take That | Safe |
| Aled & Lilia | 27 (5, 6, 8, 8) | Rumba | "When You Say Nothing at All" — Ronan Keating | Safe |

### Week 7: Semifinal

Each couple performed two unlearned routines, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Aled & Lilia | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Tango | "Cell Block Tango" — Catherine Zeta-Jones | Eliminated |
| Aled & Lilia | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "Malaguena" — Connie Francis | Eliminated |
| Jill & Darren | 29 (7, 8, 7, 7) | Tango | "Objection Tango" — Vio Friedmann | Safe |
| Jill & Darren | 37 (9, 10, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "Espana Cani" — André Rieu | Safe |
| Julian & Erin | 24 (5, 5, 8, 6) | Foxtrot | "Fever" — Peggy Lee | Safe |
| Julian & Erin | 21 (4, 3, 7, 7) | Jive | "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" — Wham! | Safe |
| Denise & Ian | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Tango | "Goldfinger" — Shirley Bassey | Bottom two |
| Denise & Ian | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" — Madonna | Bottom two |

### 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.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Denise & Ian | 38 (9, 10, 9, 10) | Quickstep | "Sing, Sing, Sing" — Benny Goodman | Runners-up |
| Denise & Ian | 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) | Samba | "Tequila" — The Champs | Runners-up |
| Denise & Ian | No scores received | Showdance | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" — Whitney Houston | Runners-up |
| Jill & Darren | 34 (9, 8, 9, 8) | Foxtrot | "All That Jazz" — Catherine Zeta-Jones | Winners |
| Jill & Darren | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Jive | "I'm Still Standing" — Elton John | Winners |
| Jill & Darren | No scores received | Showdance | "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" — Frankie Valli | Winners |
| Julian & Erin | 29 (7, 7, 8, 7) | Quickstep | "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend" — Marilyn Monroe | Third place |
| Julian & Erin | 23 (5, 5, 7, 6) | Samba | "Conga" — Gloria Estefan | Third place |
| Julian & Erin | No scores received | Showdance | "Take My Breath Away" — Berlin | Third place |

## 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 chart :
| Couple | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Couple | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Jill & Darren | Waltz | Rumba | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Quickstep | Cha-cha-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-cha-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.
| Episode | Date | Official rating (millions) | Weekly rank for BBC One | Weekly rank for all UK TV |
| Week 1 | 23 October | 6.54 | 11 | 29 |
| Week 2 | 30 October | 7.46 | 8 | 21 |
| Week 2 results | 30 October | 8.23 | 5 | 16 |
| Week 3 | 6 November | 7.33 | 9 | 24 |
| Week 3 results | 6 November | 8.72 | 5 | 16 |
| Week 4 | 13 November | 8.81 | 5 | 17 |
| Week 5 | 20 November | 8.71 | 5 | 18 |
| Week 5 results | 20 November | 9.39 | 4 | 15 |
| Week 6 | 27 November | 8.11 | 6 | 27 |
| Week 6 results | 27 November | 8.82 | 5 | 21 |
| Week 7 | 4 December | 8.53 | 6 | 20 |
| Week 7 results | 4 December | 8.62 | 5 | 19 |
| Week 8 | 11 December | 9.70 | 6 | 14 |
| Week 8 results | 11 December | 11.60 | 1 | 5 |