Strictly Come Dancing series four
Facts and figures
Since the start of Strictly Come Dancing in 2004, the dancers have used 169 bottles of fake tan – that's one per couple per show - they have donned 330 costumes, using over 3m sequins and 73 set of false eyelashes.
Most importantly, there have been 4225 hours of dancing. Over five million votes were cast, and over ten and a half million viewers tuned in to the final show of series three to see Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova crowned 2005 Strictly Come Dancing champions, raising £1.5 million for Children in Need.
Dance schools across the country have reported a surge in attendance since Strictly Come Dancing started and since Darren Gough's win in 2005 more men have decided to give dancing a go.
Series One
TX Channels: BBC ONE and BBC THREE
TX dates: 15 May 2004 to 3 July 2004
| Contestant | Profession | Dancing partner | Ranking |
| Natasha Kaplinsky | Newsreader | Brendan Cole | 1 |
| Christopher Parker | Actor | Hanna Karttunen | 2 |
| Lesley Garrett | Opera singer | Anton du Beke | 3 |
| Martin Offiah | Rugby player | Erin Boag | 4 |
| Claire Sweeney | Actress/presenter | John Byrnes | 5 |
| Veronica Joseph | Actress | Paul Killick | 6 |
| David Dickinson | Presenter | Camilla Dallerup | 7 |
| Jason Wood | Comedian | Kylie Jones | 8 |
Winning couple: Natasha Kaplinsky and Brendan Cole
Series Two
TX Channels: BBC ONE and BBC TWO
TX dates: 23 October 2004 to 11 December 2004
| Contestant | Profession | Dancing partner | Ranking |
| Jill Halfpenny | Actress | Darren Bennett | 1 |
| Denise Lewis OBE | Athlete | Ian Waite | 2 |
| Julian Clary | Presenter | Erin Boag | 3 |
| Aled Jones | Singer | Lilia Kopyova | 4 |
| Roger Black MBE | Athlete | Camilla Dallerup | 5 |
| Sarah Manners | Actress | Brendan Cole | 6 |
| Diarmuid Gavin | Presenter | Nicole Cutler | 7 |
| Esther Rantzen OBE | Presenter | Anton du Beke | 8 |
| Carol Vorderman MBE | Presenter | Paul Killick | 9 |
| Quentin Willson | Presenter | Hazel Newbury | 10 |
Winning couple: Jill Halfpenny and Darren Bennett
Series Three
TX Channels: BBC ONE and BBC TWO
TX dates: 15 October 2005 to 17 December 2005
| Contestant | Profession | Dancing partner | Ranking |
| Darren Gough | Cricketer | Lilia Kopyova | 1 |
| Colin Jackson | Athlete | Erin Boag | 2 |
| Zoe Ball | Presenter | Ian Waite | 3 |
| James Martin | Chef | Camilla Dallerup | 4 |
| Patsy Palmer | Actress | Anton du Beke | 5 |
| Bill Turnbull | Presenter | Karen Hardy | 6 |
| Will Thorpe | Actor | Hanna Haarala | 7 |
| Dennis Taylor | Sportsman | Isabella Hannah | 8 |
| Fiona Phillips | Presenter | Brendan Cole | 9 |
| Gloria Hunniford | Presenter | Darren Bennett | 10 |
| Jay Jacobs | Actress | Andrew Cuerden | 11 |
| Siobhan Hayes | Actress | Matthew Cutler | 12 |
Winning couple: Darren Gough and Lilia Kopyova
All the latest news and gossip on the training and the show can be found on the Strictly Come Dancing website: bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing.
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