# Strictly Come Dancing series 8

Strictly Come Dancing returned for its eighth series on BBC One with a red carpet launch show on 11 September 2010, and the competitive live shows began on 1 October. According to BARB data, this series was the consistently highest-rated of the show to date, peaking at 14.28 million viewers. Alesha Dixon, Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli all returned as judges.
Five professional dancers from the last series did not return for this series: Darren Bennett, Matthew Cutler, Brian Fortuna, Lilia Kopylova, and Ian Waite. Three new professionals joined this series: Artem Chigvintsev, Jared Murillo, and Robin Windsor. For the eighth series, the set was totally revamped: the backstage room where scores were given was replaced by a tower above the dance floor so that the couples could watch as their teammates performed. During week 8, the live show was transmitted from the Tower Ballroom at the Blackpool Tower.
Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returned to present the main show on BBC One. For the results show, Daly was joined by Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two presenter Claudia Winkleman.
The celebrities did not know their professional partners until they were introduced to each other at the launch show. The series concluded on 18 December when EastEnders actress Kara Tointon and Artem Chigvintsev were announced as the winners, while television presenter Matt Baker and Aliona Vilani finished in second place, and psychologist Pamela Stephenson and James Jordan 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. As with the previous series, the bottom two couples have to perform a dance-off on the results show. Based on that performance alone, each judge then votes on which couple should stay and which couple should leave, with Len Goodman, as head judge, having the last and deciding vote.

## Couples

This series featured fourteen celebrity contestants.
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
| Goldie | Musician & DJ | Kristina Rihanoff | Eliminated 1st on 10 October 2010 |
| Paul Daniels | Magician | Ola Jordan | Eliminated 2nd on 17 October 2010 |
| Peter Shilton | England goalkeeper | Erin Boag | Eliminated 3rd on 24 October 2010 |
| Tina O'Brien | Coronation Street actress | Jared Murillo | Eliminated 4th on 31 October 2010 |
| Jimi Mistry | Film & television actor | Flavia Cacace | Eliminated 5th on 7 November 2010 |
| Michelle Williams | Destiny's Child singer | Brendan Cole Ian Waite (Week 4) | Eliminated 6th on 14 November 2010 |
| Felicity Kendal | Stage & screen actress | Vincent Simone | Eliminated 7th on 21 November 2010 |
| Patsy Kensit | Film & television actress | Robin Windsor | Eliminated 8th on 28 November 2010 |
| Ann Widdecombe | Conservative Party politician | Anton Du Beke | Eliminated 9th on 5 December 2010 |
| Gavin Henson | Wales rugby player | Katya Virshilas | Eliminated 10th on 12 December 2010 |
| Scott Maslen | EastEnders & The Bill actor | Natalie Lowe | Eliminated 11th on 12 December 2010 |
| Pamela Stephenson | Comedian & psychologist | James Jordan | Third place on 18 December 2010 |
| Matt Baker | Television presenter | Aliona Vilani | Runners-up on 18 December 2010 |
| Kara Tointon | EastEnders actress | Artem Chigvintsev | Winners on 18 December 2010 |

## Dance troupe

The members of the dance troupe included Darren Bennett & Crystal Main, Ian Waite & Aneta Piotrowska, and Shem Jacobs & Tanya Perera.
The dance troupe performed the following:
* Launch show: Quickstep and jive, "Ballroom Blitz" — Sweet
* Week 2: Quickstep, "Hey, Soul Sister" — Train
* Week 5: Viennese waltz, "Never Tear Us Apart" — INXS
* Week 6: Rock 'n' Roll, "Rock 'n' Roll Is Here to Stay" — Danny and the Juniors, "Roll Over Beethoven" — Chuck Berry & "Shake, Rattle And Roll" — Bill Haley
* Week 7: Paso doble, "Radio" — Alesha Dixon
* Week 10: ABBA medley ("Mamma Mia", "Lay All Your Love on Me" & "Take a Chance on Me")
* Week 11: Paso doble, "Fire With Fire" — Scissor Sisters

## 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 8) - Weekly scores :
| Couple | Pl. | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Couple | Pl. | 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Couple | Pl. | 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Show 1 | Show 2 |
| Kara & Artem | 1st | 30 | 32† | 62 | 31 | 32 | 37 | 36† | 38 | 35 | 34 | 38 | 39+5+39=83† | 39+36=75 | +38+37=150† |
| Matt & Aliona | 2nd | 31† | 31 | 62 | 31 | 35† | 34 | 35 | 35 | 38† | 33 | 35 | 28+4+38=70 | 38+34=72‡ | +35+37=144‡ |
| Pamela & James | 3rd | 31† | 32† | 63† | 35† | 34 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 37 | 38† | 40† | 35+3+40=78 | 40+37=77† | |
| Scott & Natalie | 4th | 29 | 32† | 61 | 34 | 35† | 39† | 28 | 39† | 32 | 31 | 35 | 33+2+35=70 | | |
| Gavin & Katya | 5th | 28 | 19 | 47 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 27 | 22 | 33 | 27+1+31=59‡ | | |
| Ann & Anton | 6th | 17 | 12‡ | 29‡ | 18 | 21 | 16‡ | 17‡ | 20‡ | 13‡ | 14‡ | 14‡ | | | |
| Patsy & Robin | 7th | 22 | 28 | 50 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 30 | | | | |
| Felicity & Vincent | 8th | 23 | 25 | 48 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 30 | | | | | |
| Michelle & Brendan | 9th | 24 | 26 | 50 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 24 | | | | | | |
| Jimi & Flavia | 10th | 26 | 30 | 56 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 32 | | | | | | | |
| Tina & Jared | 11th | 24 | 26 | 50 | | 29 | 28 | | | | | | | | |
| Peter & Erin | 12th | 21 | 17 | 38 | 26 | 17‡ | | | | | | | | | |
| Paul & Ola | 13th | 16‡ | 21 | 37 | 16‡ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Goldie & Kristina | 14th | 20 | 26 | 46 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Notes

* ↑ This couple finished in first place.
* ↑ This couple finished in second place.
* ↑ This couple finished in third place.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 This couple was eliminated.
* ↑ This couple was excused from competition due to illness or injury, and was granted a bye to the following week.

## 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, Len Goodman, Alesha Dixon, Bruno Tonioli.

### Week 1

Half of the couples performed on the first night and the other half performed on the second night. Couples performed either the cha-cha-cha or the waltz. There was no elimination this week; all scores and votes carried over to the following week. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

#### Night 1 (Friday)

| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
| Felicity & Vincent | 23 (4, 5, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Sunny" — Bobby Hebb |
| Scott & Natalie | 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) | Waltz | "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" — Aretha Franklin |
| Goldie & Kristina | 20 (3, 6, 6, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Tik Tok" — Ke$ha |
| Patsy & Robin | 22 (4, 6, 6, 6) | Waltz | "When I Need You" — Leo Sayer |
| Matt & Aliona | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" — Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
| Pamela & James | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Waltz | "If I Ain't Got You" — Alicia Keys |
| Paul & Ola | 16 (2, 5, 5, 4) | Cha-cha-cha | "Could It Be Magic" — Take That |

#### Night 2 (Saturday)

Musical guests: Robbie Williams & Gary Barlow — "Shame"
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
| Jimi & Flavia | 26 (6, 7, 6, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Don't Upset the Rhythm (Go Baby Go)" — Noisettes |
| Peter & Erin | 21 (4, 6, 6, 5) | Waltz | "Take It to the Limit" — Eagles |
| Michelle & Brendan | 24 (5, 6, 7, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Stone Cold Sober" — Paloma Faith |
| Gavin & Katya | 28 (6, 8, 7, 7) | Waltz | "You Light Up My Life" — Debby Boone |
| Tina & Jared | 24 (5, 7, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "California Gurls" — Katy Perry, feat. Snoop Dogg |
| Ann & Anton | 17 (2, 5, 5, 5) | Waltz | "My Cherie" — Al Martino |
| Kara & Artem | 30 (7, 8, 8, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "I Like It" — Enrique Iglesias, feat. Pitbull |

### Week 2

Musical guest: Robbie Williams — "Rock DJ"
Couples performed either the foxtrot or the salsa, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Matt & Aliona | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "She Said" — Plan B | Safe |
| Peter & Erin | 17 (3, 5, 5, 4) | Salsa | "Mambo No.5" — Perez Prado | Bottom two |
| Tina & Jared | 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "On the Sunny Side of the Street" — Frankie Laine | Safe |
| Patsy & Robin | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Salsa | "Canned Heat" — Jamiroquai | Safe |
| Paul & Ola | 21 (4, 6, 6, 5) | Foxtrot | "Lady Luck" — Brian Setzer | Safe |
| Scott & Natalie | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Salsa | "Let's Hear It for the Boy" — Deniece Williams | Safe |
| Michelle & Brendan | 26 (6, 7, 7, 6) | Foxtrot | "It Had to Be You" — Harry Connick Jr. | Safe |
| Goldie & Kristina | 26 (6, 7, 7, 6) | Foxtrot | "This Business of Love" — Domino | Eliminated |
| Pamela & James | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Salsa | "Dr. Beat" — Gloria Estefan | Safe |
| Felicity & Vincent | 25 (6, 6, 6, 7) | Foxtrot | "Somethin' Stupid" — Frank Sinatra & Nancy Sinatra | Safe |
| Ann & Anton | 12 (1, 4, 4, 3) | Salsa | "Mambo Italiano" — Dean Martin | Safe |
| Kara & Artem | 32 (7, 8, 9, 8) | Foxtrot | "From Russia with Love" — Matt Monro | Safe |
| Gavin & Katya | 19 (3, 6, 5, 5) | Salsa | "Don't Stop the Music" — Rihanna | Safe |
| Jimi & Flavia | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "Fever" — Peggy Lee | Safe |

### Week 3

Musical guest: Peter Andre — "Defender"
Tina O'Brien was unable to perform due to an illness. Under the rules of the show, she was granted a bye to the following week.
Couples performed either the quickstep or the rumba, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Kara & Artem | 31 (8, 8, 8, 7) | Quickstep | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" — Jet | Safe |
| Felicity & Vincent | 29 (7, 7, 8, 7) | Rumba | "True Colors" — Cyndi Lauper | Safe |
| Patsy & Robin | 24 (5, 6, 7, 6) | Quickstep | "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" — KT Tunstall | Safe |
| Paul & Ola | 16 (2, 5, 5, 4) | Rumba | "Take a Bow" — Rihanna | Eliminated |
| Matt & Aliona | 31 (8, 7, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Dreaming of You" — The Coral | Safe |
| Gavin & Katya | 22 (3, 6, 7, 6) | Rumba | "Always on My Mind" — Elvis Presley | Safe |
| Scott & Natalie | 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "I Wan'na Be Like You" — Louis Prima | Safe |
| Michelle & Brendan | 24 (4, 6, 7, 7) | Rumba | "Wicked Game" — Chris Isaak | Bottom two |
| Peter & Erin | 26 (6, 7, 7, 6) | Quickstep | "Lullaby of Broadway" — Tony Bennett | Safe |
| Jimi & Flavia | 25 (6, 7, 6, 6) | Rumba | "Ain't No Sunshine" — Bill Withers | Safe |
| Ann & Anton | 18 (3, 5, 5, 5) | Quickstep | "Puttin' On the Ritz" — Fred Astaire | Safe |
| Pamela & James | 35 (9, 8, 9, 9) | Rumba | "Make You Feel My Love" — Adele | Safe |

### Week 4

Musical guest: Neil Diamond — "Midnight Train to Georgia"
Ian Waite filled in for Brendan Cole, who was attending his father's funeral.
Couples performed either the Charleston or the tango, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Jimi & Flavia | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Charleston | "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx | Safe |
| Scott & Natalie | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Tango | "Allegretto" — Bond | Safe |
| Tina & Jared | 29 (7, 7, 8, 7) | Charleston | "You Give a Little Love" — from Bugsy Malone | Safe |
| Felicity & Vincent | 29 (7, 7, 7, 8) | Tango | "Czardas" — Monti | Safe |
| Patsy & Robin | 28 (6, 8, 7, 7) | Charleston | "Hot Honey Rag" — from Chicago | Safe |
| Gavin & Katya | 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) | Tango | "Toxic" — Britney Spears | Safe |
| Peter & Erin | 17 (2, 5, 6, 4) | Charleston | "Cabaret" — Liza Minnelli | Eliminated |
| Pamela & James | 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) | Tango | "Love Is the Drug" — Roxy Music | Safe |
| Matt & Aliona | 35 (9, 9, 9, 8) | Charleston | "42nd Street" — from 42nd Street | Safe |
| Michelle & Ian | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Tango | "Killer" — Adamski & Seal | Bottom two |
| Kara & Artem | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Charleston | "Put a Lid on It" — Squirrel Nut Zippers | Safe |
| Ann & Anton | 21 (3, 7, 6, 5) | Tango | "La cumparsita" — Gerardo Matos Rodríguez | Safe |

### Week 5: Halloween Week

Musical guest: Alice Cooper — "Poison"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Pamela & James | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Jive | "Devil Gate Drive" — Suzi Quatro | Safe |
| Tina & Jared | 28 (6, 8, 7, 7) | Argentine tango | "Beautiful Monster" — Ne-Yo | Eliminated |
| Kara & Artem | 37 (9, 9, 10, 9) | Paso doble | "The Phantom of the Opera" — from The Phantom of the Opera | Safe |
| Patsy & Robin | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Jive | "Monster Mash" — Bobby "Boris" Pickett | Safe |
| Felicity & Vincent | 26 (6, 7, 6, 7) | Viennese waltz | "Waltz No. 2" — Dmitri Shostakovich | Bottom two |
| Jimi & Flavia | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "Thriller" — Michael Jackson | Safe |
| Michelle & Brendan | 29 (7, 6, 8, 8) | Jive | "The Time Warp" — from The Rocky Horror Show | Safe |
| Gavin & Katya | 26 (5, 7, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "Uprising" — Muse | Safe |
| Scott & Natalie | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Viennese waltz | "I Put a Spell on You" — Screamin' Jay Hawkins | Safe |
| Ann & Anton | 16 (2, 5, 5, 4) | Paso doble | "Wild Thing" — The Troggs | Safe |
| Matt & Aliona | 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) | Argentine tango | "Bat Out of Hell" — Meat Loaf | Safe |

### Week 6

Musical guest: Bryan Ferry — "You Can Dance"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Kara & Artem | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Salsa | "Conga" — Gloria Estefan | Safe |
| Pamela & James | 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "Let There Be Love" — Nat King Cole | Safe |
| Felicity & Vincent | 29 (6, 8, 7, 8) | Paso doble | "Habanera" — Georges Bizet | Safe |
| Jimi & Flavia | 32 (7, 8, 8, 9) | Quickstep | "Mr. Pinstripe Suit" — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | Eliminated |
| Matt & Aliona | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Viennese waltz | "Where the Wild Roses Grow" — Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue | Safe |
| Ann & Anton | 17 (2, 6, 5, 4) | Charleston | "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love" — Ella Fitzgerald | Safe |
| Michelle & Brendan | 30 (6, 8, 8, 8) | Waltz | "Right Here Waiting" — Richard Marx | Bottom two |
| Patsy & Robin | 29 (6, 8, 7, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "All the Lovers" — Kylie Minogue | Safe |
| Scott & Natalie | 28 (4, 9, 7, 8) | Rumba | "Wishing on a Star" — Rose Royce | Safe |
| Gavin & Katya | 29 (5, 8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Don't Cha" — Pussycat Dolls | Safe |

### Week 7

Musical guests:
* Annie Lennox — "Universal Child"
* Alesha Dixon — "Radio"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Pamela & James | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Money (That's What I Want)" — The Flying Lizards | Safe |
| Michelle & Brendan | 24 (4, 7, 7, 6) | Paso doble | "American Woman" — The Guess Who | Eliminated |
| Patsy & Robin | 32 (7, 9, 8, 8) | Viennese waltz | "Anyone Who Had a Heart" — Dionne Warwick | Safe |
| Gavin & Katya | 33 (7, 8, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "I Want You to Want Me" — Cheap Trick | Safe |
| Ann & Anton | 20 (3, 6, 6, 5) | Foxtrot | "You Make Me Feel So Young" — Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Kara & Artem | 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) | Argentine tango | "Los Vino" — Otros Aires | Safe |
| Felicity & Vincent | 26 (5, 7, 7, 7) | Salsa | "All Night Long (All Night)" — Lionel Richie | Bottom two |
| Matt & Aliona | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "Too Lost in You" — Sugababes | Safe |
| Scott & Natalie | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Jive | "Hit the Road Jack" — Ray Charles | Safe |

### Week 8: Blackpool Week

Musical guests:
* Viva Elvis — "Blue Suede Shoes"
* Duffy — "Well, Well, Well"
This week's episode was staged in the Tower Ballroom at the Blackpool Tower in Blackpool, Lancashire. Couples performed either the American Smooth or the samba, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Patsy & Robin | 28 (6, 7, 8, 7) | Samba | "Copacabana" — Barry Manilow | Bottom two |
| Kara & Artem | 35 (9, 6, 10, 10) | American Smooth | "Cry Me a River" — Michael Bublé | Safe |
| Matt & Aliona | 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) | Samba | "Young Hearts Run Free" — Candi Staton | Safe |
| Felicity & Vincent | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | American Smooth | "Me and My Shadow" — Frank Sinatra & Sammy Davis Jr | Eliminated |
| Gavin & Katya | 27 (4, 7, 8, 8) | American Smooth | "She's a Lady" — Tom Jones | Safe |
| Scott & Natalie | 32 (6, 8, 9, 9) | Samba | "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" — Jackie Wilson | Safe |
| Pamela & James | 37 (8, 9, 10, 10) | American Smooth | "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" — Doris Day | Safe |
| Ann & Anton | 13 (1, 5, 4, 3) | Samba | "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" — Tavares | Safe |

### Week 9

Musical guest: James Blunt — "So Far Gone"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Kara & Artem | 34 (7, 9, 9, 9) | Jive | "Runaround Sue" — Dion | Safe |
| Ann & Anton | 14 (1, 5, 5, 3) | Rumba | "My Heart Will Go On" — Celine Dion | Safe |
| Patsy & Robin | 30 (7, 8, 8, 7) | Argentine tango | "They" — Jem | Eliminated |
| Scott & Natalie | 31 (6, 7, 9, 9) | American Smooth | "Fly Me to the Moon" — Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Gavin & Katya | 22 (3, 6, 7, 6) | Jive | "Hey Ya!" — Outkast | Bottom two |
| Matt & Aliona | 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) | American Smooth | "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down" — Alicia Keys | Safe |
| Pamela & James | 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) | Charleston | "Let's Misbehave" — Easy Virtue Orchestra | Safe |

### Week 10: Movie Night (Quarter-final)

Musical guest: Manic Street Preachers – "Some Kind of Nothingness"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Film | Result |
| Scott & Natalie | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "James Bond Theme" | Dr. No | Bottom two |
| Ann & Anton | 14 (2, 5, 4, 3) | American Smooth | "Hello, Dolly!" | Hello, Dolly! | Eliminated |
| Matt & Aliona | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Jive | "Soul Bossa Nova" | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | Safe |
| Pamela & James | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Viennese waltz | "Unchained Melody" | Ghost | Safe |
| Gavin & Katya | 33 (7, 9, 9, 8) | Foxtrot | "Minnie the Moocher" | The Blues Brothers | Safe |
| Kara & Artem | 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) | Tango | "El Tango de Roxanne" | Moulin Rouge! | Safe |

### Week 11: Semi-final

On the first night, each couple performed one routine and then all couples participated in a swing dance marathon for additional points. On the second night, each couple performed one additional routine. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

#### Night 1

| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
| Pamela & James | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "Bad Romance" — Lady Gaga |
| Kara & Artem | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Viennese waltz | "Stop!" — Sam Brown |
| Gavin & Katya | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Samba | "Bamboleo" — Gipsy Kings |
| Scott & Natalie | 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) | Argentine tango | "Época" — Gotan Project |
| Matt & Aliona | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Salsa | "Spinning Around" — Kylie Minogue |
| Gavin & Katya | 1 | Swing-a-thon (Swing Marathon) | "In the Mood" — Glenn Miller |
| Scott & Natalie | 2 | Swing-a-thon (Swing Marathon) | "In the Mood" — Glenn Miller |
| Pamela & James | 3 | Swing-a-thon (Swing Marathon) | "In the Mood" — Glenn Miller |
| Matt & Aliona | 4 | Swing-a-thon (Swing Marathon) | "In the Mood" — Glenn Miller |
| Kara & Artem | 5 | Swing-a-thon (Swing Marathon) | "In the Mood" — Glenn Miller |

#### Night 2

Musical guests:
* Take That — "The Flood" & "Back For Good"
* Bruce Forsyth & Lance Ellington — "The Three Little Bears"
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Scott & Natalie | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Charleston | "Anything Goes" — Cole Porter | Eliminated |
| Kara & Artem | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Rumba | "Samba Pa Ti" — Carlos Santana | Safe |
| Matt & Aliona | 38 (9, 10, 10, 9) | Tango | "Hung Up" — Madonna | Safe |
| Gavin & Katya | 31 (6, 9, 8, 8) | Viennese waltz | "You Know Me" — Robbie Williams | Eliminated |
| Pamela & James | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Quickstep | "Steppin' Out with My Baby" — Fred Astaire | Safe |

### Week 12: Final

Musical guest: Paloma Faith – "Upside Down"
During the first show, each couple performed two routines, one of which was their showdance routine, and the other of which was a reprise of their highest-scoring dance from the series. At the end of the first show, the couple was the lowest combined scores was eliminated. During the second show, each couple performed two additional routines, one of which was their favourite dance of the series. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

#### Show 1

| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Matt & Aliona | 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) | Samba | "Young Hearts Run Free" — Candi Staton | Safe |
| Matt & Aliona | 34 (7, 9, 9, 9) | Showdance | "I Like The Way (You Move)" — BodyRockers | Safe |
| Kara & Artem | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Rumba | "Samba Pa Ti" — Carlos Santana | Safe |
| Kara & Artem | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Showdance | "Don't Stop Me Now" — Queen | Safe |
| Pamela & James | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Viennese waltz | "Unchained Melody" — The Righteous Brothers | Third place |
| Pamela & James | 37 (9, 9, 9, 10) | Showdance | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" — from Dirty Dancing | Third place |

#### Show 2

| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Matt & Aliona | 35 (9, 8, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" — The Animals | Runners-up |
| Matt & Aliona | 37 (9, 9, 10, 9) | Viennese waltz | "Where the Wild Roses Grow" — Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue | Runners-up |
| Kara & Artem | 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) | Waltz | "If You Don't Know Me By Now" — Simply Red | Winners |
| Kara & Artem | 37 (10, 7, 10, 10) | American Smooth | "Cry Me a River" — Michael Bublé | Winners |

## Dance chart

The couples performed the following each week:
* Week 1: One unlearned dance (cha-cha-cha or waltz)
* Week 2: One unlearned dance (foxtrot or salsa)
* Week 3: One unlearned dance (quickstep or rumba)
* Week 4: One unlearned dance (Charleston or tango)
* Weeks 5–7: One unlearned dance
* Week 8: One unlearned dance (American Smooth or samba)
* Weeks 9–10: One unlearned dance
* Week 11 (Night 1): One unlearned dance & swing dance marathon
* Week 11 (Night 2): One unlearned dance
* Week 12 (Show 1): Highest-scoring dance of the series & showdance
* Week 12 (Show 2): One unlearned dance & favourite dance of the series
Strictly Come Dancing (series 8) - Dance chart :
| Couple | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Couple | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Kara & Artem | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Quickstep | Charleston | Paso doble | Salsa | Argentine tango | American Smooth | Jive | Tango | Viennese waltz | Swing Marathon | Rumba | Rumba | Showdance | Waltz | American Smooth |
| Matt & Aliona | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Quickstep | Charleston | Argentine tango | Viennese waltz | Rumba | Samba | American Smooth | Jive | Salsa | Swing Marathon | Tango | Samba | Showdance | Paso doble | Viennese waltz |
| Pamela & James | Waltz | Salsa | Rumba | Tango | Jive | Foxtrot | Cha-cha-cha | American Smooth | Charleston | Viennese waltz | Paso doble | Swing Marathon | Quickstep | Viennese waltz | Showdance | | |
| Scott & Natalie | Waltz | Salsa | Quickstep | Tango | Viennese waltz | Rumba | Jive | Samba | American Smooth | Paso doble | Argentine tango | Swing Marathon | Charleston | | | | |
| Gavin & Katya | Waltz | Salsa | Rumba | Tango | Paso doble | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | American Smooth | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Swing Marathon | Viennese waltz | | | | |
| Ann & Anton | Waltz | Salsa | Quickstep | Tango | Paso doble | Charleston | Foxtrot | Samba | Rumba | American Smooth | | | | | | | |
| Patsy & Robin | Waltz | Salsa | Quickstep | Charleston | Jive | Cha-cha-cha | Viennese waltz | Samba | Argentine tango | | | | | | | | |
| Felicity & Vincent | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Rumba | Tango | Viennese waltz | Paso doble | Salsa | American Smooth | | | | | | | | | |
| Michelle & Brendan | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Rumba | Tango | Jive | Waltz | Paso doble | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimi & Flavia | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Rumba | Charleston | Paso doble | Quickstep | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tina & Jared | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | | Charleston | Argentine tango | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter & Erin | Waltz | Salsa | Quickstep | Charleston | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Paul & Ola | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Rumba | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Goldie & Kristina | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## 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 | Share |
| Launch show | 11 September | 7.46 | 6 | 12 | 37.5% |
| Week 1 (Night 1) | 1 October | 9.60 | 2 | 6 | 38.2% |
| Week 1 (Night 2) | 2 October | 9.36 | 3 | 8 | 41.6% |
| Week 2 | 9 October | 9.43 | 3 | 7 | 42.1% |
| Week 2 results | 10 October | 9.27 | 4 | 8 | 36.0% |
| Week 3 | 16 October | 9.64 | 3 | 5 | 41.2% |
| Week 3 results | 17 October | 9.30 | 4 | 10 | 35.1% |
| Week 4 | 23 October | 10.06 | 2 | 4 | 42.3% |
| Week 4 results | 24 October | 9.92 | 3 | 5 | 36.9% |
| Week 5 | 30 October | 10.88 | 1 | 3 | 43.8% |
| Week 5 results | 31 October | 10.12 | 2 | 4 | 38.8% |
| Week 6 | 6 November | 11.12 | 1 | 3 | 44.0% |
| Week 6 results | 7 November | 10.65 | 2 | 4 | 36.6% |
| Week 7 | 13 November | 11.74 | 1 | 4 | 44.2% |
| Week 7 results | 14 November | 11.07 | 2 | 7 | 36.3% |
| Week 8 | 20 November | 12.28 | 1 | 3 | 45.3% |
| Week 8 results | 21 November | 11.69 | 2 | 4 | 39.2% |
| Week 9 | 27 November | 12.43 | 1 | 3 | 43.3% |
| Week 9 results | 28 November | 11.94 | 2 | 4 | 40.5% |
| Week 10 | 4 December | 13.03 | 1 | 3 | 45.0% |
| Week 10 results | 5 December | 12.04 | 2 | 5 | 40.1% |
| Week 11 (Night 1) | 10 December | 9.60 | 5 | 14 | 33.4% |
| Week 11 (Night 2) | 11 December | 11.57 | 2 | 11 | 43.1% |
| Week 11 results | 12 December | 12.04 | 1 | 9 | 41.1% |
| Week 12 | 18 December | 13.72 | 2 | 2 | 45.8% |
| Week 12 results | 18 December | 14.28 | 1 | 1 | 47.6% |
| Series average (excl. launch show) | 2010 | 11.07 | — | — | 40.9% |