Strictly Come Dancing (series 4)

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Strictly Come Dancing
Series 4
Presented by Bruce Forsyth
Tess Daly
Judges Len Goodman
Arlene Philips
Craig Revel Horwood
Bruno Tonioli
Celebrity winner Mark Ramprakash
Professional winner Karen Hardy
No. of episodes24
Release
Original network BBC One
Original release7 October (2006-10-07) 
23 December 2006 (2006-12-23)
Series chronology
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Strictly Come Dancing returned for its fourth series on 7 October 2006. 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 on BBC Two. Len Goodman, Arlene Phillips, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges.

Contents

Mark Ramprakash and Karen Hardy were announced as the winners on 23 December, while England rugby player Matt Dawson and Lilia Kopylova finished in second place.

Format

Judges for Strictly Come Dancing (Series 4)

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 season featured fourteen celebrity contestants.

CelebrityNotabilityProfessional partnerStatus
Nicholas Owen ITV News presenter & journalist Nicole Cutler Eliminated 1st
on 7 October 2006
Mica Paris Singer & television presenter Ian Waite Eliminated 2nd
on 14 October 2006
Jimmy Tarbuck Comedian Flavia Cacace Withdrew
on 21 October 2006
DJ Spoony DJ & BBC Radio 1 presenter Ola Jordan Eliminated 3rd
on 21 October 2006
Georgina Bouzova Casualty actress James Jordan Eliminated 4th
on 28 October 2006
Jan Ravens Actress & impressionist Anton Du Beke Eliminated 5th
on 4 November 2006
Ray Fearon Stage & screen actor Camilla Dallerup Eliminated 6th
on 11 November 2006
Peter Schmeichel Manchester United goalkeeper Erin Boag Eliminated 7th
on 18 November 2006
Claire King Emmerdale actress Brendan Cole Eliminated 8th
on 25 November 2006
Carol Smillie Television presenter Matthew Cutler Eliminated 9th
on 2 December 2006
Louisa Lytton EastEnders actress Vincent Simone Eliminated 10th
on 9 December 2006
Emma Bunton Spice Girls singer Darren Bennett Eliminated 11th
on 16 December 2006
Matt Dawson England rugby player Lilia Kopylova Runners-up
on 23 December 2006
Mark Ramprakash England cricketer Karen Hardy Winners
on 23 December 2006

Scoring chart

The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger ().

Color key:

  Winners
  Runners-up
  Bottom two
  Withdrew from competition
  Eliminated
Strictly Come Dancing (series 4) - Weekly scores
CouplePl.Week
123456789101112
Mark & Karen1st2732353633273628+36=6436+27=6334+39=7334+40+36=110 [lower-alpha 1]
Matt & Lilia2nd1930282534372834+27=6129+32=6135+30=6538+31+36=105 [lower-alpha 2]
Emma & Darren3rd333330343630 [lower-alpha 3] 3437+37=74 [lower-alpha 3] 35+34=69 [lower-alpha 3] 36+33=69 [lower-alpha 4]
Louisa & Vincent4th2836262932353433+36=6931+28=59 [lower-alpha 4]
Carol & Matthew5th25272929273030 [lower-alpha 3] 34+34=68 [lower-alpha 4]
Claire & Brendan6th21222421 [lower-alpha 3] 32 [lower-alpha 3] 2925 [lower-alpha 4]
Peter & Erin7th253119281926 [lower-alpha 4]
Ray & Camilla8th2729303526 [lower-alpha 4]
Jan & Anton9th241824 [lower-alpha 3] 25 [lower-alpha 4]
Georgina & James10th14 [lower-alpha 3] 18 [lower-alpha 3] 26 [lower-alpha 4]
DJ Spoony & Ola11th2727 [lower-alpha 4]
Jimmy & Flavia12th17 [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 5]
Mica & Ian13th20 [lower-alpha 4]
Nicholas & Nicole14th14 [lower-alpha 4]
Notes
  1. This couple finished in first place.
  2. This couple finished in second place.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 This couple was eliminated.
  5. This couple withdrew from the competition.

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

Only half of the couples performed this week, and they performed either the cha-cha-cha or the waltz. The couples who did not compete this week performed a group mambo that was not scored. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Matt & Lilia19 (2, 5, 6, 6)Cha-cha-cha"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" — The Rolling Stones Safe
Nicholas & Nicole14 (2, 2, 5, 5)Waltz"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" — Aretha Franklin Eliminated
Ray & Camilla27 (6, 6, 7, 8)Cha-cha-cha"Can You Feel It?" — The Jacksons Safe
Peter & Erin25 (6, 5, 7, 7)Waltz"The Greatest Love of All" — Whitney Houston Safe
DJ Spoony & Ola27 (5, 7, 8, 7)Cha-cha-cha"Kiss" — Prince Safe
Jimmy & Flavia17 (3, 4, 5, 5)Waltz"See The Day" — Dee C. Lee Bottom two
Mark & Karen27 (7, 7, 7, 6)Cha-cha-cha"Let's Get Loud" — Jennifer Lopez Safe

Week 2

Couples performed either the quickstep or the rumba. The couples who did not compete this week performed a group swing dance that was not scored. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Carol & Matthew25 (7, 5, 6, 7)Quickstep"9 to 5" — Dolly Parton Safe
Mica & Ian20 (3, 5, 6, 6)Rumba"You Give Me Something" — James Morrison Eliminated
Louisa & Vincent28 (7, 8, 6, 7)Quickstep"Don't Get Me Wrong" — The Pretenders Safe
Georgina & James14 (3, 2, 5, 4)Rumba"Let's Get It On" — Marvin Gaye Bottom two
Jan & Anton24 (6, 6, 6, 6)Quickstep"When You're Smiling" — Louis Armstrong Safe
Claire & Brendan21 (7, 4, 4, 6)Rumba"Show Me Heaven" — Maria McKee Safe
Emma & Darren33 (8, 8, 8, 9)Quickstep"I Got Rhythm" — Bobby Darin Safe

Week 3

Jimmy Tarbuck chose to withdraw from the competition on the advice of his doctor due to high blood pressure. [1]

Couples performed either the jive or the tango, and are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Ray & Camilla29 (7, 6, 8, 8)Tango"Money, Money, Money" — ABBA Safe
Carol & Matthew27 (6, 7, 7, 7)Jive"Hanky Panky" — Madonna Safe
Matt & Lilia30 (8, 7, 7, 8)Tango"Stand by Me" — Ben E. King Safe
Georgina & James18 (3, 3, 6, 6)Jive"Burning Love" — Elvis Presley Bottom two
DJ Spoony & Ola27 (6, 7, 7, 7)Tango"Tango D'Amour" — Vicky Leandros Eliminated
Claire & Brendan22 (4, 6, 6, 6)Jive"Nutbush City Limits" — Ike & Tina Turner Safe
Jan & Anton18 (3, 4, 6, 5)Jive"Do You Wanna Dance" — Cliff Richard Safe
Mark & Karen32 (7, 8, 8, 9)Tango"Eleanor Rigby" — The Beatles Safe
Emma & Darren33 (8, 8, 8, 9)Jive"The Edge of Heaven" — Wham! Safe
Peter & Erin31 (6, 8, 9, 8)Tango"Tango Notturno" — Tango Ballroom Orchestra Alfred HauseSafe
Louisa & Vincent36 (8, 9, 9, 10)Jive"Smiley Faces" — Gnarls Barkley Safe

Week 4

Couples performed either the foxtrot or the paso doble, and are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Emma & Darren30 (8, 7, 7, 8)Foxtrot"One" — from A Chorus Line Safe
Matt & Lilia28 (7, 7, 7, 7)Paso doble"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" — Meat Loaf Safe
Jan & Anton24 (5, 5, 7, 7)Foxtrot"Night and Day" — Ella Fitzgerald Bottom two
Mark & Karen35 (8, 9, 9, 9)Paso doble"Scott & Fran's Paso Doble" — from Strictly Ballroom Safe
Carol & Matthew29 (6, 7, 8, 8)Foxtrot"Stuck on You" — Lionel Richie Safe
Georgina & James26 (5, 6, 8, 7)Foxtrot"Have You Met Miss Jones?" — Robbie Williams Eliminated
Peter & Erin19 (2, 5, 6, 6)Paso doble"Mission: Impossible Theme" — from Mission: Impossible Safe
Louisa & Vincent26 (7, 5, 6, 8)Foxtrot"Piece of My Heart" — Erma Franklin Safe
Ray & Camilla30 (7, 8, 7, 8)Paso doble"It's My Life" — Bon Jovi Safe
Claire & Brendan24 (7, 4, 6, 7)Foxtrot"Sweet Caroline" — Neil Diamond Safe

Week 5

Couples performed either the salsa or the Viennese waltz, and are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Louisa & Vincent29 (6, 8, 7, 8)Salsa"Bailamos" — Enrique Iglesias Safe
Jan & Anton25 (5, 6, 7, 7)Viennese waltz"Iris" — The Goo Goo Dolls Eliminated
Matt & Lilia25 (5, 6, 7, 7)Salsa"Perfect Love" — Simply Red Safe
Ray & Camilla35 (8, 9, 9, 9)Viennese waltz"I'll Make Love To You" — Boyz II Men Safe
Claire & Brendan21 (4, 5, 6, 6)Salsa"Senorita" — Justin Timberlake Bottom two
Emma & Darren34 (8, 9, 8, 9)Viennese waltz"Kiss From A Rose" — Seal Safe
Carol & Matthew29 (7, 6, 8, 8)Salsa"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" — Michael Jackson Safe
Peter & Erin28 (6, 7, 8, 7)Viennese waltz"Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" — Bryan Adams Safe
Mark & Karen36 (9, 9, 9, 9)Salsa"Hot, Hot, Hot" — Arrow Safe

Week 6

Couples performed either the American Smooth or the samba, and are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Ray & Camilla26 (6, 6, 7, 7)Samba"I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" — Scissor Sisters Eliminated
Claire & Brendan32 (8, 7, 9, 8)American Smooth"Blue Moon" — Frank Sinatra Bottom two
Emma & Darren36 (9, 9, 9, 9)Samba"María" — Ricky Martin Safe
Mark & Karen33 (8, 9, 7, 9)American Smooth"Orange Colored Sky" — Nat King Cole Safe
Louisa & Vincent32 (8, 8, 8, 8)Samba"Rhythm of the Night" — DeBarge Safe
Matt & Lilia34 (8, 8, 9, 9)American Smooth"You Make Me Feel So Young" — Frank Sinatra Safe
Peter & Erin19 (3, 4, 6, 6)Samba"Use It Up and Wear It Out" — Odyssey Safe
Carol & Matthew27 (6, 7, 7, 7)American Smooth"It's Oh So Quiet" — Björk Safe

Week 7

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Emma & Darren30 (7, 7, 7, 9)Cha-cha-cha"All Right Now" — Free Bottom two
Claire & Brendan29 (8, 8, 6, 7)Tango"Ole Guapa" — André Rieu Safe
Mark & Karen27 (5, 6, 8, 8)Rumba"Right Here Waiting" — Richard Marx Safe
Carol & Matthew30 (7, 7, 8, 8)Cha-cha-cha"Dancing in the Moonlight" — Toploader Safe
Peter & Erin26 (6, 6, 7, 7)Foxtrot"Something's Gotta Give" — Sammy Davis, Jr. Eliminated
Louisa & Vincent35 (8, 9, 9, 9)Tango"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" — Eurythmics Safe
Matt & Lilia37 (9, 9, 10, 9)Waltz"What a Wonderful World" — Louis Armstrong Safe

Week 8

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Matt & Lilia28 (6, 7, 8, 7)Jive"I Got You (I Feel Good)" — James Brown Safe
Carol & Matthew30 (7, 7, 8, 8)Waltz"If You Don't Know Me by Now" — Simply Red Bottom two
Louisa & Vincent34 (8, 8, 9, 9)Paso doble"Left Outside Alone" — Anastacia Safe
Emma & Darren34 (8, 8, 9, 9)American Smooth"Anything Goes" — Cole Porter Safe
Claire & Brendan25 (5, 5, 8, 7)Samba"I Love to Love" — Tina Charles Eliminated
Mark & Karen36 (9, 9, 9, 9)Viennese waltz"Piano Man" — Billy Joel Safe

Week 9

Each couple performed two routines, and are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Carol & Matthew34 (8, 8, 9, 9)Viennese waltz"Breakaway" — Kelly Clarkson Eliminated
34 (7, 9, 9, 9)Samba"Club Tropicana" — Wham!
Matt & Lilia34 (8, 8, 9, 9)Quickstep"Walking on Sunshine" — Katrina and the Waves Safe
27 (6, 6, 8, 7)Rumba"The Blower's Daughter" — Damien Rice
Emma & Darren37 (9, 8, 10, 10)Waltz"The Way We Were" — Barbra Streisand Bottom two
37 (9, 9, 9, 10)Paso doble"Explosive" — Bond
Mark & Karen28 (7, 7, 7, 7)Foxtrot"California Dreamin'" — The Mamas & the Papas Safe
36 (9, 9, 9, 9)Samba"I Go to Rio" — Peter Allen
Louisa & Vincent33 (8, 8, 8, 9)Viennese waltz"That's Amore" — Dean Martin Safe
36 (9, 9, 9, 9)Cha-cha-cha"Rescue Me" — Fontella Bass

Week 10: Quarterfinal

Each couple performed two routines, and are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Mark & Karen36 (9, 9, 9, 9)Waltz"With You I'm Born Again" — Billy Preston Safe
27 (5, 7, 8, 7)Jive"Blue Suede Shoes" — Elvis Presley
Louisa & Vincent31 (7, 8, 8, 8)American Smooth"Do Nothing till You Hear from Me" — Robbie Williams Eliminated
28 (7, 7, 7, 7)Rumba"Everything I Do (I Do It For You)" — Bryan Adams
Matt & Lilia29 (6, 7, 8, 8)Viennese waltz"Crazy" — Aerosmith Safe
32 (8, 8, 8, 8)Samba"Faith" — George Michael
Emma & Darren35 (9, 8, 9, 9)Tango"Maneater" — Nelly Furtado Bottom two
34 (8, 8, 9, 9)Rumba"She's the One" — Robbie Williams

Week 11: Semifinal

Each couple performed two routines, one of which was the Argentine tango, and are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Matt & Lilia35 (9, 8, 9, 9)Foxtrot"Moondance" — Van Morrison Safe
30 (7, 7, 8, 8)Argentine tango"I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)" — Grace Jones
Emma & Darren36 (9, 9, 9, 9)Argentine tango"Santa Maria" — Gotan Project Eliminated
33 (8, 7, 9,9)Salsa"Ain't Nobody" — Chaka Khan
Mark & Karen34 (9, 9, 8, 8)Quickstep"Bye Bye Love" — The Everly Brothers Safe
39 (9, 10, 10, 10)Argentine tango"GoldenEye" — Tina Turner

Week 12: Final

Each couple performed three routines: their favourite ballroom dance, their favourite Latin dance, one dance performed to the same song, and their showdance routine. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult
Matt & Lilia38 (9, 9, 10, 10)Waltz"What a Wonderful World" — Louis Armstrong Runners-up
31 (7, 7, 9, 8)Samba"Faith" — George Michael
36 (9, 9, 9, 9)Quickstep"(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" — Jackie Wilson
No scores receivedShowdance"I Say a Little Prayer" — Aretha Franklin
Mark & Karen34 (8, 8, 9, 9)Tango"Eleanor Rigby" — The Beatles Winners
40 (10, 10, 10, 10)Salsa"Hot Hot Hot" — Arrow
36 (9, 9, 9, 9)Samba"(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" — Jackie Wilson
No scores receivedShowdance"Shout" — Lulu

Dance chart

The couples performed the following each week:

Strictly Come Dancing (series 4) - Dance chart
CoupleWeek
123456789101112
Mark & KarenCha-cha-chaGroup
swing
TangoPaso dobleSalsaAmerican SmoothRumbaViennese waltzFoxtrotSambaWaltzJiveQuickstepArgentine tangoTangoSalsaSambaShowdance
Matt & LiliaCha-cha-chaGroup
swing
TangoPaso dobleSalsaAmerican SmoothWaltzJiveQuickstepRumbaViennese waltzSambaFoxtrotArgentine tangoWaltzSambaQuickstepShowdance
Emma & DarrenGroup
mambo
QuickstepJiveFoxtrotViennese waltzSambaCha-cha-chaAmerican SmoothWaltzPaso dobleTangoRumbaArgentine tangoSalsa
Louisa & VincentGroup
mambo
QuickstepJiveFoxtrotSalsaSambaTangoPaso dobleViennese waltzCha-cha-chaAmerican SmoothRumba
Carol & MatthewGroup
mambo
QuickstepJiveFoxtrotSalsaAmerican SmoothCha-cha-chaWaltzViennese waltzSamba
Claire & BrendanGroup
mambo
RumbaJiveFoxtrotSalsaAmerican SmoothTangoSamba
Peter & ErinWaltzGroup
swing
TangoPaso dobleViennese waltzSambaFoxtrot
Ray & CamillaCha-cha-chaGroup
swing
TangoPaso dobleViennese waltzSamba
Jan & AntonGroup
mambo
QuickstepJiveFoxtrotViennese waltz
Georgina & JamesGroup
mambo
RumbaJiveFoxtrot
DJ Spoony & OlaCha-cha-chaGroup
swing
Tango
Mica & IanGroup
mambo
Rumba
Jimmy & FlaviaWaltz
Nicholas & NicoleWaltz

Ratings

Weekly ratings for each show on BBC One. All ratings are provided by BARB. [2]

EpisodeDateOfficial rating
(millions)
Weekly rank
for BBC One
Weekly rank
for all UK TV
Week 17 October9.2327
Week 1 results7 October7.62616
Week 214 October6.71924
Week 2 results14 October6.78823
Week 321 October7.18621
Week 3 results21 October7.85516
Week 428 October7.73617
Week 4 results28 October7.91514
Week 54 November8.48514
Week 5 results4 November7.94618
Week 611 November9.30310
Week 718 November9.6625
Week 7 results18 November7.73521
Week 825 November9.20411
Week 8 results25 November7.44625
Week 92 December8.85414
Week 9 results2 December7.92522
Week 109 December9.2449
Week 10 results9 December10.3313
Week 1116 December9.45310
Week 11 results16 December7.42922
Week 1223 December10.6425
Week 12 results23 December12.1111

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