Series 12

## Series Chronology

The twelfth series began from 7th September 2014, with a launch show, as per the last few series, with the live shows commencing on 26th September. 15 celebrities competed in the series.

Tess Daly returned to present the show, joined permanently by Claudia Winkleman, after Sir Bruce Forsyth announced his departure from the main series at the end of Series 11. Forsyth made his final regular appearance during this series' launch show in September. However, he did continue to present Strictly's Children in Need and Christmas specials. Zoe Ball returned to present It Takes Two and stood in for Winkleman on Weeks 6 to 8 on the main show.

All four of the judging panel; Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell and Bruno Tonioli also returned.

The series was won by Caroline Flack and her partner Pasha Kovalev.

## Couples

During the Summer, James Jordan, Artem Chigvintsev and Anya Garnis departed from the show, and did not return as professionals, however Garnis moved to the choreography team. They were replaced by new professionals Joanne Clifton and Tristan MacManus\*, alongside former professional Natalie Lowe who returned after withdrawing from Series 11, due to sustaining an injury before the live shows commenced. In August, Robin Windsor was announced to not compete as a professional due to sustaining a back injury, and was replaced by Trent Whiddon.

* MacManus was a previous *Dancing With the Stars* professional.

The Saturdays singer, Frankie Bridge, was announced as the first contestant on 13th August, with the rest of the lineup announced throughout the month. The full lineup was revealed on August 29th.

## Scoring Chart

*Red numbers*  indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week.
Green numbers  indicate the couples with the highest score for each week.
"-" indicates the couple(s) that did not dance that week.
     indicates the couple that was eliminated that week.
     indicates the couple who was in the bottom two but was not eliminated.
     indicates the couple withdrew from the competition that week.
     indicates the winning couple.
     indicates the runner-up couple.
     indicates the third place couple.
### Average chart

*This table only counts dances scored on a 40-point scale (in which the scores from the group Waltz-a-thon during Week 11 were not included and the scores from Week 3 were weighted to work on the scale).*

## Dance Scoring

### Highest and Lowest Scored Performances

* The best and worst performances in each dance style, according to the judges' 40-point scale (scores by guest judges were deducted):

## 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, Darcey Bussell, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.*

### Launch Show

* *Featuring musical guests, 5 Seconds of Summer, with a performance of their song, "Amnesia", and Smokey Robinson & Imelda May, with a performance of their song, "Get Ready".*

### Week 1

**Night 1 - Friday**

**Night 2 - Saturday**

### Week 2

* *Featuring musical guests, Jamie Cullum and Gregory Porter, with a performance of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood".*

**Dance Off:** Jennifer & Tristan, Gregg & Aliona

*Judges' votes to save: (in event of tie, Goodman, as Head Judge, has deciding vote)*

* Horwood: Jennifer & Tristan
* Bussell: Jennifer & Tristan
* Tonioli: Jennifer & Tristan
* Goodman: *did not vote but would have saved Jennifer & Tristan*

**Eliminated Couple**: Gregg & Aliona

### Week 3: Movie Week

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

* *Featuring a special musical performance by guest judge, Donny Osmond, of "Moon River".*

**Dance Off:** Jennifer & Tristan, Simon & Kristina

*Judges' votes to save: (in event of tie, Goodman, as Head Judge, has deciding vote)*

* Horwood: Simon & Kristina
* Bussell: Simon & Kristina
* Osmond: Simon & Kristina
* Tonioli: *did not vote but would have saved Simon & Kristina*
* Goodman: *did not vote but would have saved Simon & Kristina*

**Eliminated Couple**: Jennifer & Tristan

### Week 4

* *Featuring musical guests, Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett, with a performance featuring a medley of "Anything Goes" and "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)".*

**Dance Off:** Mark & Karen, Tim & Natalie

*Judges' votes to save: (in event of tie, Goodman, as Head Judge, has deciding vote)*

* Horwood: Mark & Karen
* Bussell: Mark & Karen
* Tonioli: Mark & Karen
* Goodman: *did not vote but would have saved Mark & Karen*

**Eliminated Couple**: Tim & Natalie

### Week 5

* *Featuring musical guest band, Culture Club, with a performance of their song, "Karma Chameleon".*

**Dance Off:** Thom & Iveta, Simon & Kristina

*Judges' votes to save: (in event of tie, Goodman, as Head Judge, has deciding vote)*

* Horwood: Thom & Iveta
* Bussell: Thom & Iveta
* Tonioli: Simon & Kristina
* Goodman: Simon & Kristina

**Eliminated Couple**: Thom & Iveta

### Week 6: Halloween Week

* *Featuring musical guest, Annie Lennox, with a performance of their song, "I Put a Spell on You".*

**Dance Off:** Alison & Aljaž, Scott & Joanne

*Judges' votes to save: (in event of tie, Goodman, as Head Judge, has deciding vote)*

* Horwood: Alison & Aljaž
* Bussell: Alison & Aljaž
* Tonioli: Alison & Aljaž
* Goodman: *did not vote but would have saved Scott & Joanne*

**Eliminated Couple**: Scott & Joanne

### Week 7

* *Featuring musical guest, Katherine Jenkins, with a performance of "We'll Gather Lilacs".*

**Dance Off:** Alison & Aljaž, Caroline & Pasha

*Judges' votes to save: (in event of tie, Goodman, as Head Judge, has deciding vote)*

* Horwood: Caroline & Pasha
* Bussell: Caroline & Pasha
* Tonioli: Caroline & Pasha
* Goodman: *did not vote but would have saved Caroline & Pasha*

**Eliminated Couple**: Alison & Aljaž

### Week 8: Blackpool Week

* *Featuring musical guests, Shirley Bassey, with a performance of "Goldfinger", and McBusted, with a performance of "Air Guitar".*

**Dance Off:** Sunetra & Brendan, Judy & Anton

*Judges' votes to save: (in event of tie, Goodman, as Head Judge, has deciding vote)*

* Horwood: Sunetra & Brendan
* Bussell: Sunetra & Brendan
* Tonioli: Sunetra & Brendan
* Goodman: *did not vote but would have saved Sunetra & Brendan*

**Eliminated Couple**: Judy & Anton

### Week 9

* *Featuring musical guest, Barry Manilow, with a performance featuring a medley of his song, "Copacabana", and his rendition of "What a Wonderful World".*

**Dance Off:** Steve & Ola, Sunetra & Brendan

*Judges' votes to save: (in event of tie, Goodman, as Head Judge, has deciding vote)*

* Horwood: Sunetra & Brendan
* Bussell: Steve & Ola
* Tonioli: Sunetra & Brendan
* Goodman: Sunetra & Brendan

**Eliminated Couple**: Steve & Ola

### Week 10: "Around the World" Week

* Opening Dance, starring Michael Flatley & the Lord of the Dance Troupe.
* *Featuring musical guests, André Rieu and Alfie Boe, with a performance of "Volare"*

**Dance Off:** Mark & Karen, Sunetra & Brendan

*Judges' votes to save: (in event of tie, Goodman, as Head Judge, has deciding vote)*

* Horwood: Mark & Karen
* Bussell: Mark & Karen
* Tonioli: Mark & Karen
* Goodman: *did not vote but would have saved Mark & Karen*

**Eliminated Couple**: Sunetra & Brendan

### Week 11: Quarter-Final

* *Featuring musical guest band, OneRepublic, with a performance of their song, "Counting Stars"*

**Dance Off:** Simon & Kristina, Pixie & Trent

*Judges' votes to save: (in event of tie, Goodman, as Head Judge, has deciding vote)*

* Horwood: Pixie & Trent
* Bussell: Simon & Kristina
* Tonioli: Pixie & Trent
* Goodman: Simon & Kristina

**Eliminated Couple**: Pixie & Trent

### Week 12: Semi-Final

* *Featuring musical guest Paloma Faith, with a performance of her song, "Changing".*

**Dance Off:** Jake & Janette, Mark & Karen

* *Due to performing two dances on Saturday night, the two couples chose one of their routines to perform again in the Dance Off; Jake & Janette chose their Cha-Cha-Cha routine, and Mark & Karen chose their Rumba routine.*

*Judges' votes to save: (in event of tie, Goodman, as Head Judge, has deciding vote)*

* Horwood: Mark & Karen
* Bussell: Jake & Janette
* Tonioli: Jake & Janette
* Goodman: Mark & Karen

**Eliminated Couple**: Jake & Janette

### Week 13: Final

* *Featuring musical guest band, Take That, with a performance featuring three of their songs, "Greatest Day"/"These Days"/"Never Forget".*

**Show 1**

**Show 2**

 Caroline & Pasha

**Strictly Champions**: Caroline & Pasha