# Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice

Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice was an Australian reality television series which was based on the original British version, Dancing on Ice. The series premiered on the Nine Network on Tuesday, 11 July 2006 at 7:30 pm, and involved celebrities ice dancing on a specially constructed ice rink located in Sydney's north-west suburbs. The series ran for one season before being cancelled, and the winner of the competition was model Jake Wall. The series reportedly cost several million dollars to produce and received above-average ratings.

## Format

The couples competed against each other for a prize at the end of the series. The ten celebrities were teamed up with ten professional ice skaters and received special training from champion ice dancing duo Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean themselves. Home viewers voted for their favourite couples and the couple with the fewest votes were voted off the show each week until a winner was decided. The show was run in a similar format to the Seven Network's rival dancing show Dancing with the Stars which had been a major hit for the Seven Network over the previous three years.
During training almost every contestant suffered an injury of some sort, the most serious of which being Michael Slater severing a tendon in his hand after it was accidentally skated over by his partner. Giaan Rooney dislocated her ankle just before the second episode of the series, and was forced to withdraw from the competition. Annalise Braakensiek twisted her ankle during the broadcast of the first episode, and was forced to withdraw as well.
The show was hosted by celebrity gardener and backyard designer Jamie Durie and former Today weather presenter Sami Lukis. It was based on the British ITV show Dancing on Ice, which also featured Torvill and Dean, and is also roughly similar to an earlier Nine program Skating on Thin Ice, also hosted by Durie, in 2005. Kristina, Pam and Matt were also skating partners for the celebrities in the original UK version.
UK judges Karen Barber and Jason Gardiner, were joined by Alisa Camplin, Belinda Noonan, and international ice dancing judge, Mark Storton, on the judging panel. The judges only made opinions; it was up to the home viewers to make decisions.

## Celebrities and their partners

| Celebrity | Notability | Professional Partner | Status |
| Trisha Broadbridge | 2006 Young Australian of the Year | Alexandre Pavlov | Eliminated 1st |
| Annalise Braakensiek | Model & actress | Trent Nelson-Bond | Withdrew due to injury |
| Dermott Brereton | Former AFL player | Pam O'Connor | Eliminated 2nd |
| Jackie Kelly | Former Liberal Party member | Pavel Aubrecht | Eliminated 3rd |
| Giaan Rooney | Olympic swimmer | Jonathon O'Dougherty | Withdrew due to injury |
| Michael Slater | New South Wales cricketer & television presenter | Anya D`Jamirze | Eliminated 4th |
| Jules Lund | Television & radio broadcaster | Kristina Cousins | Eliminated 5th |
| Lara Bingle | Model | Matt Evers | Eliminated 6th |
| Karl Stefanovic | Today presenter & journalist | Linda Aubrecht | Runner-Up |
| Jake Wall | Model | Maria Filippov | Winner |

## Scoring chart

| Couple | Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Jake & Maria | 1 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 22.5 | 26.5 | 26.0 | 26.0+22.0=48.0 | 27.5+26.5=54.0 |
| Karl & Linda | 2 | 21.0 | 20.5 | 20.0 | 23.5 | 17.0 | 24.5 | 23.0+22.5=45.5 | 25.0+27.5=52.5 |
| Lara & Matt | 3 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 23.5 | 23.0 | 22.5+26.5=49.0 | |
| Jules & Kristina | 4 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 20.5 | | |
| Michael & Anya | 5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 20.0 | 17.0 | 21.0 | | | |
| Jackie & Pavel | 6 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 18.5 | 21.0 | | | | |
| Dermott & Pam | 7 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 14.0 | | | | | |
| Trisha & Alexandre | 8 | 13.0 | 15.5 | | | | | | |
| Giaan & Jonathon | 9 | 17.0 | | | | | | | |
| Annaliese & Trent | 10 | 9.0 | | | | | | | |
    Red numbers indicate the lowest score of the week
    Green numbers indicate the highest score of the week
    indicates that the couple were in the skate off
    indicates that the couple were eliminated
    indicates that the couple withdrew from the competition
    indicates that the couple won
    indicates that the couple came in second place

### Average chart

This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-point scale.
| Rank by average | Place | Couple | Total | Number of dances | Average |
| 1 | 1 | Jake & Maria | 246.5 | 10 | 24.7 |
| 2 | 3 | Lara & Matt | 182.0 | 8 | 22.8 |
| 3 | 2 | Karl & Linda | 224.5 | 10 | 22.5 |
| 4 | 6 | Jackie & Pavel | 77.5 | 4 | 19.4 |
| 5 | 5 | Michael & Anya | 92.0 | 5 | 18.4 |
| 6 | 9 | Giaan & Jonathon | 17.0 | 1 | 17.0 |
| 7 | 4 | Jules & Kristina | 92.0 | 6 | 15.3 |
| 8 | 7 | Dermott & Pam | 45.5 | 3 | 15.2 |
| 9 | 8 | Trisha & Alexandre | 28.5 | 2 | 14.3 |
| 10 | 10 | Annaliese & Trent | 9.0 | 1 | 9.0 |

## Live show details
### Week 1 (11 July)

| Order | Couple | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Total | Scoreboard | Skating song | Public Vote % | Result |
| Order | Couple | Noonan | Storton | Camplin | Gardiner | Barber | Total | Scoreboard | Skating song | Public Vote % | Result |
| 1 | Lara & Matt | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 19.0 | =3rd | "Young Hearts Run Free"—Candi Staton | | N/A |
| 2 | Michael & Anya | 3.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 17.0 | =5th | "I Love to Boogie"—T. Rex | | N/A |
| 3 | Giaan & Jonathon | 2.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 17.0 | =5th | "You're Beautiful"—James Blunt | | Withdrew |
| 4 | Jules & Kristina | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 12.0 | 9th | "A Little Less Conversation"—Elvis Presley vs. JXL | | N/A |
| 5 | Annalise & Trent | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10th | "Get the Party Started"—Pink | | Withdrew |
| 6 | Dermott & Pam | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 15.5 | 7th | "Wild Thing"—The Troggs | | N/A |
| 7 | Trisha & Alexandre | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 8th | "...Baby One More Time"—Britney Spears | | N/A |
| 8 | Jake & Maria | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 22.5 | 1st | "A Fifth of Beethoven"—Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band | | N/A |
| 9 | Karl & Linda | 5.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 21.0 | 2nd | "Crazy in Love"—Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z | | N/A |
| 10 | Jackie & Pavel | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 19.0 | =3rd | "Mad About the Boy"—Julie London | | N/A |

### Week 2 (18 July)

| Order | Couple | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Total | Scoreboard | Skating song | Public Vote % | Result |
| Order | Couple | Noonan | Storton | Camplin | Gardiner | Barber | Total | Scoreboard | Skating song | Public Vote % | Result |
| 1 | Jake & Maria | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 23.0 | 1st | "Rock DJ"—Robbie Williams | | Safe |
| 2 | Jackie & Pavel | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 19.0 | 4th | "Hot Honey Rag"—from Chicago | | Safe |
| 3 | Michael & Anya | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 17.0 | 5th | "Tainted Love"—Soft Cell | | Bottom two |
| 4 | Dermott & Pam | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 16.0 | 6th | "Rhinestone Cowboy"—Glen Campbell | | Safe |
| 5 | Trisha & Alexandre | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 15.5 | 7th | "You Raise Me Up"—Westlife | | Eliminated |
| 6 | Lara & Matt | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 20.0 | 3rd | "It's Oh So Quiet"—Björk | | Safe |
| 7 | Jules & Kristina | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 11.5 | 8th | "Hung Up"—Madonna | | Safe |
| 8 | Karl & Linda | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 20.5 | 2nd | "Is This the Way to Amarillo"—Tony Christie | | Safe |
Judges' votes to save
* Noonan: Michael & Anya
* Storton: Michael & Anya
* Camplin: Trisha & Alexandre
* Gardiner: Michael & Anya
* Barber: Trisha & Alexandre

### Week 3 (25 July)

| Order | Couple | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Total | Scoreboard | Skating song | Public Vote % | Result |
| Order | Couple | Noonan | Storton | Camplin | Gardiner | Barber | Total | Scoreboard | Skating song | Public Vote % | Result |
| 1 | Karl & Linda | 4.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 20.0 | =3rd | "She's Always a Woman"—Billy Joel | | Safe |
| 2 | Dermott & Pam | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 7th | "Crocodile Rock"—Elton John | | Eliminated* |
| 3 | Jackie & Pavel | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 18.5 | 5th | "I Will Survive"—Gloria Gaynor | | Bottom two |
| 4 | Michael & Anya | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 20.0 | =3rd | "All That Jazz"—Catherine Zeta-Jones | | Safe |
| 5 | Jake & Maria | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 24.0 | 1st | "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"—KT Tunstall | | Safe |
| 6 | Lara & Matt | 3.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 22.5 | 2nd | "Time After Time"—Eva Cassidy | | Safe |
| 7 | Jules & Kristina | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 14.5 | 6th | "I Got You (I Feel Good)"—James Brown | | Safe |
* During the skate off, Dermott decided that his bicep injury made him unable to face another performance, effectively leading to him being eliminated and sparing the judges from a vote.

### Week 4 (1 August)

| Order | Couple | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Total | Scoreboard | Skating song | Public Vote % | Result |
| Order | Couple | Noonan | Storton | Camplin | Gardiner | Barber | Total | Scoreboard | Skating song | Public Vote % | Result |
| 1 | Michael & Anya | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 17.0 | 5th | "It's Not Unusual"—Tom Jones | | Bottom two |
| 2 | Jackie & Pavel | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 21.0 | 4th | "My Heart Will Go On"—Celine Dion | | Eliminated |
| 3 | Jake & Maria | 3.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 22.5 | 3rd | "Copacabana"—Barry Manilow | | Safe |
| 4 | Karl & Linda | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 23.5 | 2nd | "Mack the Knife"—Bobby Darin | | Safe |
| 5 | Jules & Kristina | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 16.5 | 6th | "Luck Be a Lady"—Frank Sinatra | | Safe |
| 6 | Lara & Matt | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 25.0 | 1st | "Big Spender"—from Sweet Charity | | Safe |
Judges' votes to save
* Noonan: Jackie & Pavel
* Storton: Jackie & Pavel
* Camplin: Michael & Anya
* Gardiner: Michael & Anya
* Barber: Michael & Anya

### Week 5 (8 August)

| Order | Couple | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Total | Scoreboard | Skating song | Public Vote % | Result |
| Order | Couple | Noonan | Storton | Camplin | Gardiner | Barber | Total | Scoreboard | Skating song | Public Vote % | Result |
| 1 | Lara & Matt | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 23.5 | 2nd | "Push the Button"—Sugababes | | Safe |
| 2 | Jake & Maria | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 26.5 | 1st | "All Time Love"—Will Young | | Safe |
| 3 | Jules & Kristina | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 17.0 | =4th | "Holding Out for a Hero"—Bonnie Tyler | | Bottom two |
| 4 | Michael & Anya | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 21.0 | 3rd | "What a Wonderful World"—Louis Armstrong | | Eliminated |
| 5 | Karl & Linda | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 17.0 | =4th | "Relight My Fire"—Take That & Lulu | | Safe |
Judges' votes to save
* Noonan:
* Storton:
* Camplin:
* Gardiner:
* Barber:

### Week 6 (15 August)

| Order | Couple | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Total | Scoreboard | Skating song | Prop | Public Vote % | Result |
| Order | Couple | Noonan | Storton | Camplin | Gardiner | Barber | Total | Scoreboard | Skating song | Prop | Public Vote % | Result |
| 1 | Lara & Matt | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 23.0 | 3rd | "Cabaret"—from Cabaret | Chair | | Bottom two |
| 2 | Karl & Linda | 5.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 24.5 | 2nd | "You Can Leave Your Hat On"—Joe Cocker | Hat | | Safe |
| 3 | Jules & Kristina | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 20.5 | 4th | "Mr. Bojangles"—Sammy Davis Jr. | Broom | | Eliminated |
| 4 | Jake & Maria | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 26.0 | 1st | "Just a Little"—Liberty X | Canes | | Safe |
Judges' votes to save
* Noonan: Lara and Matt
* Storton: Lara and Matt
* Camplin: Lara and Matt
* Gardiner: Lara and Matt
* Barber: Lara and Matt

### Week 7 (22 August)

| Order | Couple | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Total | Grand total | Scoreboard | Skating song | Public Vote % | Result |
| Order | Couple | Noonan | Storton | Camplin | Gardiner | Barber | Total | Grand total | Scoreboard | Skating song | Public Vote % | Result |
| 1 | Jake & Maria | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 26.0 | 48.0 | 2nd | "Don't Stop Me Now"—Queen | | Bottom two |
| 1 | Jake & Maria | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 22.0 | 48.0 | 2nd | "Flying Without Wings"—Westlife | | Bottom two |
| 2 | Lara & Matt | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 22.5 | 49.0 | 1st | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"—Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes | | Eliminated |
| 2 | Lara & Matt | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 26.5 | 49.0 | 1st | "Love Is in the Air"—John Paul Young | | Eliminated |
| 3 | Karl & Linda | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 23.0 | 45.5 | 3rd | "Can't Take My Eyes Off You"—Andy Williams | | Safe |
| 3 | Karl & Linda | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 22.5 | 45.5 | 3rd | "Fly Me to the Moon"—Frank Sinatra | | Safe |
Judges' votes to save
* Noonan: Jake & Maria
* Storton: Jake & Maria
* Camplin: Lara & Matt
* Gardiner: Lara & Matt
* Barber: Jake & Maria

### Week 8 (29 August)

| Order | Couple | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Total | Grand total | Scoreboard | Skating song | Public Vote % | Result |
| Order | Couple | Noonan | Storton | Camplin | Gardiner | Barber | Total | Grand total | Scoreboard | Skating song | Public Vote % | Result |
| 1 | Karl & Linda | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 25.0 | 52.5 | 2nd | "Mack the Knife"—Bobby Darin | | Runner-up |
| 1 | Karl & Linda | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 27.5 | 52.5 | 2nd | "Boléro" | | Runner-up |
| 2 | Jake & Maria | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 27.5 | 54.0 | 1st | "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"—KT Tunstall | | Winner |
| 2 | Jake & Maria | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 26.5 | 54.0 | 1st | "Boléro" | | Winner |

## Ratings

The ratings for the show during the eight-week season were high in its timeslot with the series premiere being 1.61 million viewers, over the course of the rest of the season viewership was between 1.2 and 1.1 million viewers, with 1.42 million watching the grand final. Despite strong viewership figures, the show was axed due to high production costs and mostly negative reviews from critics.

## Plans of a reunion special

During the series, the Nine Network planned a live reunion special, also hosted by Durie and Lukis. It would feature all ten celebrities talking about their experiences during the series, and answering questions from a live studio audience. The main highlight would be Torvill and Dean themselves making a very special guest appearance in the studio towards the end, when they would congratulate the contestants, hosts and judges, and of course, the real winners of the series, which were the home viewers, for their votes. Following the cancellation of the show, the reunion special was also cancelled.