Strictly Come Dancing

*Strictly Come Dancing*
Strictly Come Dancing
Judges	Craig Revel Horwood; Arlene Phillips; Len Goodman; Bruno Tonioli; Alesha Dixon; Darcey Bussell; Shirley Ballas; Motsi Mabuse; Anton Du Beke

Strictly Come Dancing is a British television programme. It features celebrities dancing with professional dancers. Each week, the expert judges decide which couple will leave the contest. In the final, the public vote for the winner. The show has been presented by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman since 2014. It was previously hosted by Bruce Forsyth from 2004 to 2013.

There were two series in its first year, 2004. From 2005 onwards, there has been one series per year. Many countries have their own version of the show (see Dancing with the Stars). It was originally presented by Sir Bruce Forsyth from 2004 to 2013. It is currently presented by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.

Presenters and Judges

From 2004 to 2013, Bruce Forsyth presented the show alongside Tess Daly.

From 2013 to 25, Tess Daly presented the show alongside Claudia Winkleman.

On 9 July 2009, Arlene Phillips announced her departure from the show. Later that same day, it was confirmed that Alesha Dixon would replace her on the judging panel.

On 2 January 2012, Alesha Dixon announced her departure from the show. On 25 April 2012, it was confirmed that Darcey Bussell would replace her on the judging panel.

On 4 April 2014, Bruce Forsyth announced his departure from the show but stated that he would continue to host the Christmas specials and Children in Need episodes until 2015. On 10 May 2014, it was confirmed that Claudia Winkleman would replace him as co-host, joining Tess Daly.

On 13 July 2016, Len Goodman announced that he would be leaving the show. On 9 May 2017, it was announced that Shirley Ballas would replace him as head judge on the panel.

On 10 April 2019, Darcey Bussell announced that she would be leaving the show. On 21 July 2019, it was confirmed that Motsi Mabuse would replace her on the judging panel.

On 24 June 2021, it was announced that Anton Du Beke, the longest-serving professional dancer on Strictly, would replace Bruno Tonioli as a permanent judge for series 19. It was later confirmed on 19 May 2022 that Tonioli would not be returning to the show.

On 23 October 2025, Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman announced that the current series of Strictly would be their last, with the Christmas special marking their final appearance on the show as hosts.

The original judging panel consisted of Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli. The current judging panel consists of Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke.

Colour key Host

Co-host Current Head Judge Head Judge Judge Guest judge Contestant Professional dancer Guest host

It Takes Two host / Host

Series	Presenters		Judges				Guest Judges
	Main	Co	1	2	3	4	Guest Judges

1	Bruce Forsyth	Tess Daly	Craig Revel Horwood	Arlene Phillips	Len Goodman	Bruno Tonioli	N/A
2
3
4
5
6
7				Alesha Dixon			Darcey Bussell
8							N/A
9							Jennifer Grey
10				Darcey Bussell			N/A
11							N/A
12	Tess Daly	Claudia Winkleman					Donny Osmond
13							N/A
14
15					Shirley Ballas
16							Alfonso Ribeiro
17				Motsi Mabuse			Alfonso Ribeiro
18							Anton Du Beke
19						Anton Du Beke	Cynthia Erivo
20							N/A
21
22
23
24	TBA	TBA

Presenters gallery

Tess Daly (2004–25)
Claudia Winkleman (2014–25)

Judging panel gallery

Craig Revel Horwood (2004–present)
Shirley Ballas (2017–present)
Motsi Mabuse (2019–present)
Anton Du Beke (2021–present)

Former Judges

Currently living former judges as of 2024.

Arlene Phillips (2004–2008)
Alesha Dixon (2009–2011)
Darcey Bussell (2012–2019)
Bruno Tonioli (2004–2020)

Overview


Series	Year	Celebrities	Episodes	Winners
Series	Year	Celebrities	Episodes	Celebrity	Professional
1	2004	8	9	Natasha Kaplinsky	Brendan Cole
2	2004	10	16	Jill Halfpenny	Darren Bennett
3	2005	12	20	Darren Gough	Lilia Kopylova
4	2006	14	24	Mark Ramprakash	Karen Hardy
5	2007	14	24	Alesha Dixon	Matthew Cutler
6	2008	16	28	Tom Chambers	Camilla Dallerup
7	2009	16	19	Chris Hollins	Ola Jordan
8	2010	14	26	Kara Tointon	Artem Chigvintsev
9	2011		25	Harry Judd	Aliona Vilani
10	2012		25	Louis Smith	Flavia Cacace
11	2013	15	27	Abbey Clancy	Aljaž Škorjanec
12	2014			Caroline Flack	Pasha Kovalev
13	2015			Jay McGuiness	Aliona Vilani
14	2016		26	Ore Oduba	Joanne Clifton
15	2017		25	Joe McFadden	Katya Jones
16	2018			Stacey Dooley	Kevin Clifton
17	2019			Kevin Fletcher	Oti Mabuse
18	2020	12	17	Bill Bailey	Oti Mabuse
19	2021	15	25	Rose Ayling-Ellis	Giovanni Pernice
20	2022	15	25	Hamza Yassin	Jowita Przystał
21	2023	9	TBA	TBA	TBA

Full Episodes

Series 9

Episode Number	Series Number	Title	Original Air Date	Running Time
213	1	Launch Show	23 September 2011	1:05:03
214	2	Week 1: Show 1	30 September 2011	1:05:01
215	3	Week 1: Show 2	1 October 2011	1:05:01
216	4	Week 2	8 October 2011	2:00:59
217	6	Week 3	15 October 2011	1:50:02
218	7	Week 4	22 October 2011	1:50:00
219	8	Week 5	29 October 2011	1:40:03
220	9	Week 6	5 November 2011	1:30:13
221	10	Week 7	12 November 2011	1:25:09
222	11	Week 8	19 November 2011	1:20:03
223	12	Week 9	26 November 2011	1:20:00
224	13	Week 10	26 November 2011	1:20:04
225	14	Week 11	3 December 2011	1:45:09
226	15	Grand Final	10 December 2011	1:10:59
227	16	Christmas Special 2011	17 December 2011	1:00:30

Series 10

Episodenumber	Episodenumber2	Title	Original Air Date	Running Time
228	1	Series 10 Premiere	29 September 2012	1:05:17
231	4	Week 2	15 October 2012	1:55:00
232	5	Week 3	22 October 2012	1:55:12
233	6	Week 4	29 October 2012	1:50:13
235	8	Week 5	3 November 2012	1:45:01
240	12	Week 10	8 December 2012	1:05:16
242	14	Grand Final	22 December 2012	1:25:09

Other websites

Strictly Come Dancing on IMDb