List of Strictly Come Dancing Specials

**Strictly Come Dancing** has also had several special editions of the show which have included seasonal and charity specials.

## Christmas Specials

The Christmas Specials of Strictly Come Dancing have been aired each year since 2004. Between 2004 and 2009, the specials feature celebrities from the current and past series. Between 2010 and 2013 and 2021 onwards, the specials featured celebrities who were unable to compete in the main series due to time constrictions. From 2014 to 2019, the specials again featured contestants from previous series. With their professional dance partners, the celebrities perform their chosen Ballroom or Latin dance which is scored by the judges. The winning couple is then chosen by a studio audience vote.

### 2004

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.

### 2005

The Christmas special featured the top four couples from that year's series competing against two competitors from the U.S. version, Dancing with the Stars, who danced with two professionals from the British series. The two competitors from the U.S. series were Rachel Hunter and Evander Holyfield.

Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.

### 2006

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.

### 2007

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.

### 2008

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.

### 2009

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Len Goodman, Alesha Dixon, Bruno Tonioli.

### 2010

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Len Goodman, Alesha Dixon, Bruno Tonioli.

### 2011

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Len Goodman, Alesha Dixon, Bruno Tonioli.

### 2012

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.

### 2013

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.

### 2014

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.

### 2015

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.

### 2016

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.

### 2017

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Shirley Ballas, Bruno Tonioli.

### 2018

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Shirley Ballas, Bruno Tonioli.

### 2019

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas, Bruno Tonioli.

### 2020

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no competition was able to take place. Instead, a countdown of the top 25 most memorable dances in Strictly history took place; the 25 dances were selected by a panel before being ranked by the public vote. 2015 champions Jay McGuinness and Aliona Vilani's Week 3 Jive was voted the most memorable dance, with Danny Mac and Oti Mabuse's 2016 Samba finishing second. The Top 25 dances are as follows:

### 2021

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke.

### 2022

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke.

## Charity Specials

### Children in Need

#### 2009

The dancers performed alongside Alesha Dixon singing "The Boy Does Nothing" at the start of the show.

#### 2011

The BBC announced that newsreaders would take part in the 2011 special.

 Sian Williams | Vincent Simone
 Emily Maitlis | Pasha Kovalev

#### 2014

There were two teams, each consisting of two children and two of the show's professional dancers. Team Glitter's pros were Natalie Lowe and Anton Du Beke; Team Sparkle's pros were Aliona Vilani and Tristan MacManus. Team Glitter took home the trophy.

#### 2015

The BBC announced that actors from Call the Midwife would take part in the 2015 special.

 Stephen McGann | Joanne Clifton

#### 2016

The BBC announced that British Olympians would take part in the 2016 special.

 Lutalo Muhammad | Karen Clifton
 Helen Glover | Pasha Kovalev

#### 2017

The BBC announced that former and current Blue Peter presenters would take part in the 2017 special.

 Mark Curry | Amy Dowden
 Radzi Chinyanganya | Chloe Hewitt

#### 2018

The BBC announced that members of Boyzone would take part in the 2017 special.

#### 2019

The BBC announced that actors from EastEnders would take part in the 2017 special.

 Ricky Champ | Luba Mushtuk

#### 2020

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, no competition was able to take place. Instead, the special featured a compilation of clips of members of the public and the cast of the current series of the show, dancing to the song "Shut Up and Dance" by Walk the Moon. At the end of the compilation, all three\* judges were each seen giving a score of 10.

## Other Specials

### Strictly Ice Dancing (2004)

Strictly Ice Dancing was broadcast as a one-off special on December 26, 2004. This was won by David Seaman (who was a late replacement for Paul Gascoigne) and his partner Zoia Birmingham. Strictly Ice Dancing was identical to the ITV format Dancing on Ice, although details of Dancing on Ice were revealed before Strictly Ice Dancing was commissioned.

 Marcus Patric
 Carol Smillie | Oula Jääskeläinen
 Scarlett Alice Johnson
 Jessica Taylor
 David Seaman

### Strictly African Dancing (2005)

A further one-off special was broadcast on BBC One on July 9, 2005 as part of the BBC's Africa Lives season. It featured six celebrities of African descent performing traditional African dances with a professional troupe. The London cast of the musical The Lion King, led by South-African actress Brown Lindiwe Mkhize, took part in this broadcast. The company performed the trademark song "Circle of Life".

In order of elimination:

* Tunde Baiyewu
* Louis Emerick
* Tupele Dorgu
* Tessa Sanderson
* Antonia Okonma
* Robbie Earle

### The People's Strictly for Comic Relief (2015)

On 11 September 2014, the BBC announced that a special non-celebrity version of the show would air for Comic Relief 2015. It featured six inspirational heroes who underwent four weeks of training before performing live in the studio.

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Anton du Beke, Darcey Bussell, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.