Strictly Come Dancing returned for its third series on 15 October 2005. Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returned to co-present the main show on BBC One, while Claudia Winkleman returned to present the spin-off show, Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two. Len Goodman, Arlene Phillips, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges.
England cricketer Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova were announced as the winners on 17 December, while Olympic hurdler Colin Jackson and Erin Boag finished in second place, and television presenter Zoe Ball and Ian Waite 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.
Couples This series featured twelve celebrity contestants. Celebrity Notability Professional partner Status Siobhan Hayes My Family actress Matthew Cutler Eliminated 1ston 15 October 2005 Jaye Jacobs Holby City actress Andrew Cuerden Eliminated 2ndon 22 October 2005 Television & radio presenter Darren Bennett Eliminated 3rdon 29 October 2005 Fiona Phillips GMTV presenter Brendan Cole Eliminated 4thon 5 November 2005 Dennis Taylor Snooker player Izabela Hannah Eliminated 5thon 12 November 2005 Will Thorp Casualty actor Hanna Haarala Eliminated 6thon 19 November 2005 Bill Turnbull BBC Breakfast presenter & journalist Karen Hardy Eliminated 7thon 26 November 2005 Patsy Palmer EastEnders actress Anton Du Beke Eliminated 8thon 3 December 2005 James Martin Chef & television presenter Camilla Dallerup Eliminated 9thon 10 December 2005 Zoe Ball Television & radio presenter Ian Waite Third placeon 17 December 2005 Colin Jackson Olympic hurdler Erin Boag Runners-upon 17 December 2005 Darren Gough England cricketer Lilia Kopylova Winnerson 17 December 2005
Scoring chart The highest score each week is indicated in with a dagger (), while the lowest score each week is indicated in with a double-dagger ().
Color key:
+Strictly Come Dancing (series 3) - Weekly scores Couple Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Darren & Lilia 1st 19 30 33 34 28 30 34 30+32=62 35+29=64 36+36= Colin & Erin 2nd 32 26 31 32 32 34 36+37=37+30=67 39+36=75 Zoe & Ian 3rd 32 29 32+36=68 36+33= 38+38= James & Camilla 4th 22 29 28 29 29 20 32 20+28= 33+22= Patsy & Anton 5th 19 26 31 26 31 27+31=58 Bill & Karen 6th 29 23 20 25 27 25 Will & Hanna 7th 18 29 25 34 28 Dennis & Izabela 8th 20 18 22 Fiona & Brendan 9th 20 Gloria & Darren 10th 22 17 19 Jaye & Andrew 11th 25 21 12th 15 Notes
Average chart This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 40-point scale. Couple Rank byaverage Totalpoints Number ofdances Totalaverage Zoe & Ian 1st 454 13 34.9 Colin & Erin 2nd 438 33.7 Darren & Lilia 3rd 406 31.2 Patsy & Anton 4th 249 9 27.7 James & Camilla 5th 292 11 26.5 Will & Hanna 6th 157 6 26.2 Bill & Karen 7th 166 7 23.7 Jaye & Andrew 8th 46 2 23.0 Dennis & Izabela 9th 98 5 19.6 Gloria & Darren 10th 58 3 19.3 Fiona & Brendan 11th 60 4 15.0 Siobhan & Matthew 15 1
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, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.
Week 1 Musical guest: Simply Red — "Perfect Love"
Couples performed either the cha-cha-cha or the waltz, and are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Darren & Lilia 19 (3, 4, 6, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Hot Stuff" — Donna Summer Safe Patsy & Anton19 (3, 4, 6, 6) Waltz "Fly Me to the Moon" — Frank Sinatra Safe Colin & Erin 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Cha-cha-cha "Save the Last Dance for Me" — Michael Bublé Safe Siobhan & Matthew 15 (2, 4, 5, 4) Waltz "When the Girl in Your Arms Is the Girl in Your Heart" — Cliff Richard Eliminated James & Camilla 22 (4, 5, 6, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Something Got Me Started" — Simply Red Safe Gloria & Darren 22 (4, 5, 7, 6) Waltz "Lady" — Kenny Rogers Safe Will & Hanna 18 (3, 3, 7, 5) Cha-cha-cha "Crazy Chick" — Charlotte Church Bottom two Jaye & Andrew 25 (6, 5, 7, 7) Waltz "When I Need You" — Leo Sayer Safe Bill & Karen 29 (7, 7, 8, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Love Potion No. 9" — The Coasters Safe Fiona & Brendan 11 (2, 2, 4, 3) Waltz "Sam" — Olivia Newton-John Safe Dennis & Izabela 20 (5, 5, 5, 5) Cha-cha-cha "Music" — Madonna Safe Zoe & Ian 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) Waltz "Take It to the Limit" — Eagles Safe
Week 2 Musical guest: Westlife — "You Raise Me Up"
Couples performed either the quickstep or the rumba, and are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult James & Camilla 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) Quickstep "Luck Be A Lady" — Frank Sinatra Safe Jaye & Andrew 21 (4, 4, 7, 6) Rumba "How Could an Angel Break My Heart" — Kenny G, feat. Toni Braxton Eliminated Dennis & Izabela 18 (4, 5, 5, 4) Quickstep "I'm So Excited" — The Pointer Sisters Safe Patsy & Anton 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) Rumba "She" — Elvis Costello Safe Darren & Lilia 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) Quickstep "Let Me Entertain You" — Robbie Williams Safe Zoe & Ian 32 (7, 8, 8, 9) Rumba "One Moment in Time" — Whitney Houston Safe Will & Hanna 29 (7, 7, 8, 7) Quickstep "You Can't Hurry Love" — Phil Collins Safe Gloria & Darren 17 (2, 4, 5, 6) Rumba "Holding Back the Years" — Simply Red Bottom two Bill & Karen 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) Quickstep "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx Safe Fiona & Brendan 13 (1, 2, 6, 4) Rumba "Almost Here" — Brian McFadden, feat. Delta Goodrem Safe Colin & Erin 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Quickstep "Nice Work If You Can Get It" — Bing Crosby Safe
Week 3 Musical guest: Michael Bublé — "Save the Last Dance for Me"
Couples performed either the jive or the tango, and are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Zoe & Ian 29 (7, 6, 8, 8) Jive "Part Time Lover" — Stevie Wonder Safe Bill & Karen 20 (4, 5, 6, 5) Tango "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" — Doris Day Safe Dennis & Izabela 22 (4, 6, 6, 6) Jive "Jailhouse Rock" — Elvis Presley Safe Patsy & Anton 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) Tango "Una Musica Brutal" — Gotan Project Safe Will & Hanna 25 (6, 5, 7, 7) Jive "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" — Shania Twain Bottom two Colin & Erin 26 (7, 5, 7, 7) Tango "Ride It" — Geri Halliwell Safe Gloria & Darren 19 (3, 4, 6, 6) Jive "Build Me Up Buttercup" — The Foundations Eliminated James & Camilla 28 (6, 7, 8, 7) Tango "Mein Herr" — Liza Minnelli Safe Fiona & Brendan 16 (2, 4, 5, 5) Jive "Hit the Road Jack" — Ray Charles Safe Darren & Lilia 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) Tango "From Russia with Love" — Matt Monro Safe
Week 4 Musical guest: Katie Melua — "Just Like Heaven"
Couples performed either the foxtrot or the paso doble, and are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Colin & Erin 31 (8, 7, 8, 8) Paso doble "Thriller" — Michael Jackson Safe Zoe & Ian 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Foxtrot "Isn't She Lovely" — Stevie Wonder Safe Dennis & Izabela 15 (2, 3, 5, 5) Paso doble "Eye of the Tiger" — Survivor Bottom two Will & Hanna 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) Foxtrot "Dream a Little Dream of Me" — The Beautiful South Safe James & Camilla 29 (7, 8, 7, 7) Paso doble "Romeo and Juliet" — Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Safe Fiona & Brendan 20 (3, 5, 6, 6) Foxtrot "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" — Robbie Williams Eliminated Bill & Karen 25 (5, 6, 7, 7) Paso doble "Carnaval de Paris" — Dario G Safe Patsy & Anton 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) Foxtrot "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You" — Dean Martin Safe Darren & Lilia 34 (8, 9, 9, 8) Paso doble "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" — The Animals Safe
Week 5 Musical guests: Beverley Knight & Jools Holland — "Where in the World"
Couples performed either the samba or the Viennese waltz, and are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Darren & Lilia 28 (6, 7, 8, 7) Viennese waltz "End of the Road" — Boyz II Men Safe Dennis & Izabela 23 (5, 5, 6, 7) Samba "La Bamba" — Los Lobos Eliminated Will & Hanna 23 (4, 6, 6, 7) Viennese waltz "Somebody to Love" — Queen Bottom two Colin & Erin 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Samba "Naughty Girl" — Beyoncé Safe Bill & Karen 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Viennese waltz "Golden Brown" — The Stranglers Safe Patsy & Anton 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) Samba "Going Back to My Roots" — Odyssey Safe James & Camilla 29 (5, 8, 8, 8) Viennese waltz "Mr. Bojangles" — Neil Diamond Safe Zoe & Ian 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) Samba "Aquarius" — The Fifth Dimension Safe
Week 6 Musical guest: Will Young — "Happiness"
Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult James & Camilla 20 (5, 4, 6, 5) Jive "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" — Diana Ross Safe Zoe & Ian 36 (8, 9, 9, 10) Quickstep "Almost Like Being in Love" — Nat King Cole Safe Bill & Karen 17 (2, 5, 6, 4) Rumba "Ain't No Sunshine" — Bill Withers Safe Will & Hanna 28 (6, 6, 9, 7) Tango "Pretty Woman" — Roy Orbison Eliminated Patsy & Anton 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) Quickstep "Lover Come Back to Me" — Barbra Streisand Bottom two Darren & Lilia 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) Jive "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" — The Blues Brothers Safe Colin & Erin 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Foxtrot "New York, New York" — Frank Sinatra Safe
Week 7 Musical guest: Pussycat Dolls — "Sway"
Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Bill & Karen 25 (6, 6, 7, 6) Waltz "What the World Needs Now Is Love" — Dionne Warwick Eliminated Patsy & Anton 24 (6, 4, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "A Little Less Conversation" — JXL Bottom two Colin & Erin 34 (9, 9, 8, 8) Viennese waltz "Stop!" — Sam Brown Safe Zoe & Ian 38 (9, 10, 9, 10) Tango "Tango Argentino" — Mario Battaini Safe Darren & Lilia 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) Foxtrot "Big Spender" — Shirley Bassey Safe James & Camilla 32 (7, 8, 9, 8) Waltz "Together Again" — Buck Owens Safe
Week 8: Quarterfinal Musical guest: Cliff Richard — "Do You Wanna Dance"
Each couple performed two routines, one of which was the American Smooth, and are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Colin & Erin 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Rumba "You're Beautiful" — James Blunt Safe 37 (9, 10, 9, 9) American Smooth "Me and My Shadow" — Frank Sinatra & Sammy Davis, Jr. James & Camilla 20 (4, 5, 6, 5) Samba "All Night Long" — Lionel Richie Safe 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) American Smooth "Call Me Irresponsible" — Michael Bublé Patsy & Anton 27 (6, 6, 7, 8) Jive "Two Hearts" — Phil Collins Eliminated 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) American Smooth "It Had to Be You" — Harry Connick, Jr. Darren & Lilia 30 (8, 7, 8, 7) Rumba "Beautiful" — Christina Aguilera Safe 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) American Smooth "I Get the Sweetest Feeling" — Jackie Wilson Zoe & Ian 32 (8, 7, 8, 9) Cha-cha-cha "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" — Edwin Starr Bottom two 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) American Smooth "Passing Strangers" — Sarah Vaughan
Week 9: Semifinal Musical guest: Sugababes — "Ugly"
Each couple performed two routines, and are listed in the order they performed.