# Strictly Come Dancing series 1

Strictly Come Dancing aired its first series on BBC One from 15 May 2004 to 3 July 2004. The series was presented by Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly. The judging panel consisted of Len Goodman, Arlene Phillips, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli.
On 3 July 2004, journalist Natasha Kaplinsky and Brendan Cole were announced as the winners, while EastEnders actor Christopher Parker and Hanna Karttunen finished in second place.

## 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 eight celebrity contestants.
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
| Jason Wood | Comedian | Kylie Jones | Eliminated 1st on 22 May 2004 |
| David Dickinson | Bargain Hunt presenter & antiques expert | Camilla Dallerup | Eliminated 2nd on 29 May 2004 |
| Verona Joseph | Holby City actress | Paul Killick | Eliminated 3rd on 5 June 2004 |
| Claire Sweeney | Actress, singer & television presenter | John Byrnes | Eliminated 4th on 12 June 2004 |
| Martin Offiah | England rugby player | Erin Boag | Eliminated 5th on 19 June 2004 |
| Lesley Garrett | Classical singer | Anton Du Beke | Eliminated 6th on 26 June 2004 |
| Christopher Parker | EastEnders actor | Hanna Karttunen | Runners-up on 3 July 2004 |
| Natasha Kaplinsky | News reporter | Brendan Cole | Winners on 3 July 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 1) - Weekly scores :
| Couple | Pl. | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Couple | Pl. | 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Natasha & Brendan | 1st | 27 | 31† | 58† | 26 | 35† | 37† | 31+36=67† | 36+35=71† | 36+31+35=102† |
| Christopher & Hanna | 2nd | 19 | 23 | 42 | 19‡ | 28 | 15‡ | 22+15=37‡ | 21+16=37‡ | 24+17+22=63‡ |
| Lesley & Anton | 3rd | 29† | 27 | 56 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 34+26=60 | 33+29=62 | |
| Martin & Erin | 4th | 25 | 21 | 46 | 21 | 24‡ | 22 | 24+24=48 | | |
| Claire & John | 5th | 27 | 26 | 53 | 34† | 31 | 32 | | | |
| Verona & Paul | 6th | 27 | 24 | 51 | 24 | 24‡ | | | | |
| David & Camilla | 7th | 16‡ | 21 | 37‡ | 20 | | | | | |
| Jason & Kylie | 8th | 21 | 19‡ | 40 | | | | | | |

### Notes

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

## Weekly scores

Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below 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 |
| Natasha & Brendan | 27 (5, 7, 8, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Chain of Fools" — Aretha Franklin |
| Lesley & Anton | 29 (6, 8, 8, 7) | Waltz | "He Was Beautiful" — Cleo Laine |
| Christopher & Hanna | 19 (4, 4, 7, 4) | Cha-cha-cha | "Lady Marmalade" — Labelle |
| Jason & Kylie | 21 (5, 5, 6, 5) | Waltz | "Three Times A Lady" — Commodores |
| Verona & Paul | 27 (7, 6, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Respect" — Aretha Franklin |
| Claire & John | 27 (7, 7, 8, 5) | Waltz | "Unchained Melody" — The Righteous Brothers |
| David & Camilla | 16 (2, 4, 6, 4) | Cha-cha-cha | "Sex Bomb" — Tom Jones |
| Martin & Erin | 25 (5, 6, 7, 7) | Waltz | "Come Away With Me" — Norah Jones |

### Week 2

Couples performed either the quickstep or the rumba, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Natasha & Brendan | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "The Lady is a Tramp" — Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Martin & Erin | 21 (3, 5, 7, 6) | Rumba | "Hero" — Mariah Carey | Safe |
| Christopher & Hanna | 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) | Quickstep | "You're the One That I Want" — from Grease | Safe |
| Claire & John | 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) | Rumba | "Angels" — Robbie Williams | Safe |
| Verona & Paul | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Quickstep | "If My Friends Could See Me Now" — from Sweet Charity | Safe |
| Jason & Kylie | 19 (2, 5, 7, 5) | Rumba | "Leave Right Now" — Will Young | Eliminated |
| David & Camilla | 21 (3, 6, 6, 6) | Quickstep | "Let's Face The Music and Dance" — from Follow the Fleet | Bottom two |
| Lesley & Anton | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Rumba | "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" — Lou Rawls | Safe |

### Week 3

Couples performed either the jive or the tango, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Verona & Paul | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Jive | "Proud Mary" — Tina Turner | Safe |
| Lesley & Anton | 29 (7, 8, 7, 7) | Tango | "Sensation" — Chong Lim | Safe |
| Martin & Erin | 21 (5, 5, 5, 6) | Jive | "Great Balls of Fire" — Jerry Lee Lewis | Safe |
| David & Camilla | 20 (4, 6, 5, 5) | Tango | "La Cumparsita" — Gerardo Matos Rodríguez | Eliminated |
| Christopher & Hanna | 19 (5, 4, 5, 5) | Jive | "Do You Love Me" — The Contours | Safe |
| Claire & John | 34 (8, 9, 9, 8) | Tango | "Roxanne" — The Police | Safe |
| Natasha & Brendan | 26 (7, 7, 5, 7) | Jive | "Jump, Jive and Wail" — Louis Prima | Bottom two |

### Week 4

Couples performed either the foxtrot or the paso doble, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Claire & John | 31 (8, 8, 7, 8) | Paso doble | "España cañí" — Pascual Marquina Narro | Safe |
| Christopher & Hanna | 28 (6, 7, 8, 7) | Foxtrot | "Flying Without Wings" — Westlife | Safe |
| Verona & Paul | 24 (5, 6, 6, 7) | Paso doble | "Boléro" — Maurice Ravel | Eliminated |
| Natasha & Brendan | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "The Girl from Ipanema" — Antônio Carlos Jobim | Safe |
| Lesley & Anton | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "Scott & Fran's Paso Doble" — from Strictly Ballroom | Bottom two |
| Martin & Erin | 24 (6, 5, 7, 6) | Foxtrot | "Let There Be Love" — Nat King Cole | Safe |

### Week 5

Couples performed the samba and then a group Viennese waltz. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Lesley & Anton | 27 (7, 6, 7, 7) | Samba | "Mas que Nada" — Jorge Ben | Bottom two |
| Martin & Erin | 22 (5, 5, 6, 6) | Samba | "Crickets Sing for Anamaria" — Marcos Valle | Safe |
| Christopher & Hanna | 15 (3, 4, 4, 4) | Samba | "Soul Bossa Nova" — Quincy Jones | Safe |
| Claire & John | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Samba | "Shake Your Bon-Bon" — Ricky Martin | Eliminated |
| Natasha & Brendan | 37 (9, 10, 9, 9) | Samba | "Love Is in the Air" — John Paul Young | Safe |
| Christopher & Hanna Claire & John Lesley & Anton Martin & Erin Natasha & Brendan | No scores received | Group Viennese waltz | "If I Ain't Got You" — Alicia Keys | "If I Ain't Got You" — Alicia Keys |

### Week 6: Quarterfinal

Each couple performed two unlearned routines, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Martin & Erin | 24 (5, 6, 6, 7) | Quickstep | "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" — Duke Ellington | Eliminated |
| Martin & Erin | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Smooth" — Santana | Eliminated |
| Natasha & Brendan | 31 (8, 7, 8, 8) | Tango | "Libertango" — Astor Piazzolla | Safe |
| Natasha & Brendan | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "Endless Love" — Lionel Richie | Safe |
| Christopher & Hanna | 22 (5, 6, 5, 6) | Waltz | "I Have Nothing" — Whitney Houston | Safe |
| Christopher & Hanna | 15 (3, 4, 5, 3) | Paso doble | "Bamboleo" — Gipsy Kings | Safe |
| Lesley & Anton | 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "I've Got You Under My Skin" — Frank Sinatra | Bottom two |
| Lesley & Anton | 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Spinning Around" — Kylie Minogue | Bottom two |

### Week 7: Semifinal

Each couple performed two unlearned routines, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Lesley & Anton | 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) | Quickstep | "That Old Black Magic" — Sammy Davis Jr | Eliminated |
| Lesley & Anton | 29 (7, 7, 8, 7) | Jive | "My Baby Just Cares for Me" — Nina Simone | Eliminated |
| Natasha & Brendan | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Waltz | "With You I'm Born Again" — Billy Preston & Syreeta Wright | Safe |
| Natasha & Brendan | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "O Fortuna" — Carl Orff | Safe |
| Christopher & Hanna | 21 (2, 6, 7, 6) | Tango | "Toxic" — Britney Spears | Bottom two |
| Christopher & Hanna | 16 (2, 4, 5, 5) | Rumba | "Careless Whisper" — George Michael | Bottom two |

### Week 8: Final

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 |
| Natasha & Brendan | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "The Lady is a Tramp" — Frank Sinatra | Winners |
| Natasha & Brendan | 31 (7, 7, 9, 8) | Samba | "Love Is in the Air" — John Paul Young | Winners |
| Natasha & Brendan | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Showdance | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" — Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes | Winners |
| Christopher & Hanna | 24 (6, 5, 6, 7) | Waltz | "I Have Nothing" — Whitney Houston | Runners-up |
| Christopher & Hanna | 17 (3, 3, 7, 4) | Jive | "Do You Love Me" — The Contours | Runners-up |
| Christopher & Hanna | 22 (4, 6, 7, 5) | Showdance | "Fame" — Irene Cara | Runners-up |

## 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 & Viennese waltz group dance
* 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 1) - Dance chart :
| Couple | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Couple | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Natasha & Brendan | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Group Viennese waltz | Tango | Rumba | Waltz | Paso doble | Quickstep | Samba | Showdance |
| Christopher & Hanna | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Group Viennese waltz | Waltz | Paso doble | Tango | Rumba | Waltz | Jive | Showdance |
| Lesley & Anton | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso doble | Samba | Group Viennese waltz | Foxtrot | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Jive | | | |
| Martin & Erin | Waltz | Rumba | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Group Viennese waltz | Quickstep | Cha-cha-cha | | | | | |
| Claire & John | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso doble | Samba | Group Viennese waltz | | | | | | | |
| Verona & Paul | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Jive | Paso doble | | | | | | | | | |
| David & Camilla | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Tango | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jason & Kylie | Waltz | Rumba | | | | | | | | | | | |

## 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 | 15 May | 4.61 | 20 | 40 |
| Week 2 | 22 May | 5.68 | 12 | 31 |
| Week 3 | 29 May | 6.07 | 11 | 28 |
| Week 4 | 5 June | 6.00 | 8 | 39 |
| Week 5 | 13 June | 5.37 | 11 | 29 |
| Week 6 | 19 June | 5.94 | 11 | 26 |
| Week 7 | 26 June | 7.00 | 13 | 22 |
| Week 8 | 3 July | 8.14 | 9 | 17 |
| Week 8 results | 3 July | 9.28 | 7 | 10 |