Strictly Come Dancing (series 2)

Strictly Come Dancing (Series 2)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	19
Release
Original network	BBC One
Original release	23 October 2004 – 11 December 2004
Additional information
Celebrity winner	Jill Halfpenny
Professional winner	Darren Bennett

Strictly Come Dancing returned for its second series on 23 October 2004 on BBC One. Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returned to present the main show on BBC One, while Claudia Winkleman presented a new spin-off show called Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two. Series 1 winner Natasha Kaplinsky filled in for Daly during the first five weeks due to maternity leave. Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, Craig Revel Horwood and Arlene Phillips returned to the judging panel.

The winner was actress Jill Halfpenny along with her dancing partner Darren Bennett.

Couples

The ten professionals and celebrities that competed were:

Celebrity	Known for	Professional partner	Status
Quentin Willson	Motoring journalist & television presenter	Hazel Newberry	Eliminated 1st on 24 October 2004
Carol Vorderman	Countdown presenter	Paul Killick	Eliminated 2nd on 31 October 2004
Esther Rantzen	Television presenter & charity campaigner	Anton du Beke	Eliminated 3rd on 6 November 2004
Diarmuid Gavin	Garden designer & television presenter	Nicole Cutler	Eliminated 4th on 13 November 2004
Sarah Manners	Casualty actress	Brendan Cole	Eliminated 5th on 20 November 2004
Roger Black	Olympic sprinter & sports presenter	Camilla Dallerup	Eliminated 6th on 27 November 2004
Aled Jones	Christian music singer & television presenter	Lilia Kopylova	Eliminated 7th on 4 December 2004
Julian Clary	Stand-up comedian	Erin Boag	Third Place on 11 December 2004
Denise Lewis	Olympic heptathlete	Ian Waite	Second Place on 11 December 2004
Jill Halfpenny	EastEnders actress	Darren Bennett	Winners on 11 December 2004

Scoring chart

Couple	Place	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Jill & Darren	1	27	32	59	35	34	35	32+36=68	29+37=66	34+40=74
Denise & Ian	2	31	32	63	25	30	32	34+33=67	35+36=71	38+33=71
Julian & Erin	3	19	27	46	27	20	24	28+27=55	24+21=45	29+23=52
Aled & Lilia	4	29	27	59	32	25	30	29+27=56	27+30=57
Roger & Camilla	5	25	22	47	25	29	23	22+19=41
Sarah & Brendan	6	28	23	51	31	29	23
Diarmuid & Nicole	7	12	12	24	14	17
Esther & Anton	8	24	16	40	16
Carol & Paul	9	22	20	42
Quentin & Hazel	10	8

     indicates the couple eliminated that week

     indicates the couple that was in the bottom two that week but 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

Red text the couple(s) with the lowest score for that week

Green text the couple(s) with the highest score for that week

"—" indicates the couple(s) did not dance that week

Average chart

This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 40-point scale.

Rank by average	Place	Couple	Total	Number of dances	Average
1	1	Jill & Darren	371	11	33.7
2	2	Denise & Ian	359	11	32.6
3	4	Aled & Lilia	269	9	28.4
4	6	Sarah & Brendan	134	5	26.8
5	3	Julian & Erin	256	9	24.5
6	5	Roger & Camilla	165	7	23.6
7	9	Carol & Paul	42	2	21.0
8	8	Esther & Anton	56	3	18.7
9	7	Diarmuid & Nicole	55	4	13.8
10	10	Quentin & Hazel	8	1	8.0

Highest and lowest scoring performances

The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' scores are as follows:

Dance	Best dancer(s)	Best score	Worst dancer(s)	Worst score
Cha-Cha-Cha	Jill Halfpenny	36	Quentin Willson	8
Foxtrot	Jill Halfpenny	34	Julian Clary	24
Jive	Jill Halfpenny	40	Julian Clary	21
Paso Doble	Jill Halfpenny	37	Diarmuid Gavin	17
Quickstep	Denise Lewis	38	Diarmuid Gavin	12
Rumba	Denise Lewis Jill Halfpenny	32	Esther Rantzen	16
Samba	Jill Halfpenny	35	Roger Black Sarah Manners Julian Clary	23
Tango	Denise Lewis	35	Diarmuid Gavin	14
Waltz	Denise Lewis	31	Carol Vorderman Roger Black	22

Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances

Couple	Highest scoring dance	Lowest scoring dance
Jill & Darren	Jive (40)	Waltz (27)
Denise & Ian	Quickstep (38)	Jive (25)
Julian & Erin	Quickstep (29)	Cha-Cha-Cha (19)
Aled & Lilia	Jive (32)	Foxtrot (25)
Roger & Camilla	Foxtrot (29)	Rumba (19)
Sarah & Brendan	Tango (31)	Rumba Samba (23)
Diarmuid & Nicole	Paso Doble (17)	Cha-Cha-Cha Quickstep (12)
Esther & Anton	Waltz (24)	Rumba Tango (16)
Carol & Paul	Waltz (22)	Rumba (20)
Quentin & Hazel	Cha-Cha-Cha (8)	Cha-Cha-Cha (8)

Weekly scores and songs

Week 1

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Julian & Erin	19 (4,4,5,6)	Cha Cha Cha	"I'm Outta Love"—Anastacia	Safe
Carol & Paul	22 (5,6,5,6)	Waltz	"Abergavenny"—Glen Campbell	Bottom two
Diarmuid & Nicole	12 (2,2,4,4)	Cha Cha Cha	"September"—Earth, Wind & Fire	Safe
Esther & Anton	24 (5,6,6,7)	Waltz	"Moon River"—Andy Williams	Safe
Quentin & Hazel	8 (1,1,3,3)	Cha Cha Cha	"Pink Cadillac"—Natalie Cole	Eliminated
Sarah & Brendan	28 (6,7,7,8)	Waltz	"I Wonder Why"—Curtis Stigers	Safe
Roger & Camilla	25 (6,6,7,6)	Cha Cha Cha	"Get The Party Started"—P!nk	Safe
Denise & Ian	31 (7,8,8,8)	Waltz	"True Love"—Pat Boone	Safe
Aled & Lilia	29 (7,7,8,7)	Cha Cha Cha	"She Bangs"—Ricky Martin	Safe
Jill & Darren	27 (7,6,7,7)	Waltz	"Weekend In New England"—Barry Manilow	Safe

Week 2

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Jill & Darren	32 (8,8,8,8)	Rumba	"Lady in Red"—Chris de Burgh	Safe
Aled & Lilia	27 (7,6,7,7)	Quickstep	"Cabaret"—Liza Minnelli	Safe
Sarah & Brendan	23 (5,6,6,6)	Rumba	"I Don't Want To Miss A Thing"—Aerosmith	Safe
Roger & Camilla	22 (5,5,6,6)	Quickstep	"Mack The Knife"—Bobby Darin	Safe
Esther & Anton	16 (2,4,5,5)	Rumba	"The Look Of Love"—Dusty Springfield	Bottom two
Diarmuid & Nicole	12 (2,3,4,3)	Quickstep	"I'll Be There For You"—The Rembrandts	Safe
Carol & Paul	20 (5,4,5,6)	Rumba	"Truly"—Lionel Richie	Eliminated
Julian & Erin	27 (6,7,7,7)	Quickstep	"Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend"—Marilyn Monroe	Safe
Denise & Ian	32 (8,8,8,8)	Rumba	"My Heart Will Go On"—Celine Dion	Safe

Week 3

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Roger & Camilla	25 (6,6,7,6)	Jive	"Teenage Wedding"—Johnny Angel	Safe
Julian & Erin	27 (6,7,7,7)	Tango	"Roxanne"—The Police	Safe
Jill & Darren	35 (8,9,9,9)	Jive	"I'm Still Standing"—Elton John	Safe
Esther & Anton	16 (2,4,5,5)	Tango	"Tanguera"—Mariano Mores	Eliminated
Denise & Ian	25 (6,6,6,7)	Jive	"Some Girls"—Rachel Stevens	Bottom two
Diarmuid & Nicole	14 (2,3,5,4)	Tango	"Por Una Cabeza"—Quintango	Safe
Aled & Lilia	32 (8,8,8,8)	Jive	"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"—Queen	Safe
Sarah & Brendan	31 (7,8,8,8)	Tango	"Hernando's Hideaway"—Alma Cogan	Safe

Week 4

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Denise & Ian	30 (7,7,8,8)	Foxtrot	"Let There Be Love"—Nat King Cole	Safe
Sarah & Brendan	29 (8,7,6,8)	Paso Doble	"Bring Me To Life"—Evanescence	Bottom two
Aled & Lilia	25 (7,6,6,6)	Foxtrot	"Ain't What You Do"—Cleo Laine	Safe
Julian & Erin	20 (4,5,6,5)	Paso Doble	"Les Toreadors"—Georges Bizet	Safe
Roger & Camilla	29 (6,8,8,7)	Foxtrot	"Why Don't You Do Right"—Peggy Lee	Safe
Diarmuid & Nicole	17 (3,4,5,5)	Paso Doble	"L'Armor Est Un Oiseau Rouge"—Carmen	Eliminated
Jill & Darren	34 (8,9,9,8)	Foxtrot	"All That Jazz"—Catherine Zeta-Jones	Safe

Week 5: Blackpool Week

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Sarah & Brendan	23 (5,6,6,6)	Samba	"Kiss Kiss"—Holly Valance	Eliminated
Julian & Erin	24 (5,5,7,7)	Samba	"Conga"—Gloria Estefan	Bottom two
Denise & Ian	32 (7,8,8,9)	Samba	"Tequila"—The Champs	Safe
Roger & Camilla	23 (4,5,7,7)	Samba	"Whenever, Wherever"—Shakira	Safe
Jill & Darren	35 (8,9,9,9)	Samba	"Copacabana"—Barry Manilow	Safe
Aled & Lilia	30 (6,8,8,8)	Samba	"It's Not Unusual"—Tom Jones	Safe

Week 6

Running order (Round 1)

Couple	Score	Dance	Music
Roger & Camilla	22 (5,5,6,6)	Waltz	"She's The One"—Robbie Williams
Jill & Darren	32 (8,8,8,8)	Quickstep	"Get Happy"—Judy Garland
Julian & Erin	28 (7,7,7,7)	Waltz	"You Light Up My Life"—Debby Boone
Denise & Ian	34 (7,9,9,9)	Quickstep	"Sing, Sing, Sing"—Benny Goodman
Aled & Lilia	29 (7,7,7,8)	Waltz	"Love Ain't Here Anymore"—Take That

Running order (Round 2)

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Roger & Camilla	19 (3,4,6,6)	Rumba	"We've Got Tonight"—Kenny Rogers	Eliminated
Jill & Darren	36 (9,9,9,9)	Cha Cha Cha	"She's A Lady"—Tom Jones	Safe
Julian & Erin	27 (6,7,7,7)	Rumba	"You're Still The One"—Shania Twain	Bottom two
Denise & Ian	33 (8,8,8,9)	Cha Cha Cha	"Uptown Girl"—Billy Joel	Safe
Aled & Lilia	27 (5,6,8,8)	Rumba	"When You Say Nothing At All"—Ronan Keating	Safe

Week 7: Semi-Final

Running order (Round 1)

Couple	Score	Dance	Music
Aled & Lilia	27 (6,7,7,7)	Tango	"Cell Block Tango"—Catherine Zeta-Jones
Jill & Darren	29 (7,8,7,7)	Tango	"Objection Tango"—Vio Friedmann
Julian & Erin	24 (5,5,8,6)	Foxtrot	"Fever"—Peggy Lee
Denise & Ian	35 (8,9,9,9)	Tango	"Goldfinger"—Shirley Bassey

Running order (Round 2)

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Aled & Lilia	30 (7,7,8,8)	Paso Doble	"Malaguena"—Connie Francis	Eliminated
Jill & Darren	37 (9,10,9,9)	Paso Doble	"Espana Cani"—André Rieu	Safe
Julian & Erin	21 (4,3,7,7)	Jive	"Wake Me Up Before You Go Go"—Wham!	Safe
Denise & Ian	36 (9,9,9,9)	Paso Doble	"Don't Cry For Me Argentina"—Madonna	Bottom two

Week 8: Final (At Blackpool)

Running order (Night 1)

Couple	Score	Dance	Music
Denise & Ian	38 (9,10,9,10)	Quickstep	"Sing, Sing, Sing"—Benny Goodman
Jill & Darren	34 (9,8,9,8)	Foxtrot	"All That Jazz"—Catherine Zeta-Jones
Julian & Erin	29 (7,7,8,7)	Quickstep	"Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend"—Marilyn Monroe

Running order (Night 2)

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Denise & Ian	33 (8,8,8,9)	Samba	"Tequila"—The Champs	Runner up
Jill & Darren	40 (10,10,10,10)	Jive	"I'm Still Standing"—Elton John	Winner
Julian & Erin	23 (5,5,7,6)	Samba	"Conga"—Gloria Estefan	Third place

Dance chart

Couple	1	2	3	4	5	6		7		8
Jill & Darren	Waltz	Rumba	Jive	Foxtrot	Samba	Quickstep	Cha-Cha-Cha	Tango	Paso Doble	Foxtrot	Jive
Denise & Ian	Waltz	Rumba	Jive	Foxtrot	Samba	Quickstep	Cha-Cha-Cha	Tango	Paso Doble	Quickstep	Samba
Julian & Erin	Cha-Cha-Cha	Quickstep	Tango	Paso Doble	Samba	Waltz	Rumba	Foxtrot	Jive	Quickstep	Samba
Aled & Lilia	Cha-Cha-Cha	Quickstep	Jive	Foxtrot	Samba	Waltz	Rumba	Tango	Paso Doble
Roger & Camilla	Cha-Cha-Cha	Quickstep	Jive	Foxtrot	Samba	Waltz	Rumba
Sarah & Brendan	Waltz	Rumba	Tango	Paso Doble	Samba
Diarmuid & Nicole	Cha Cha Cha	Quickstep	Tango	Paso Doble
Esther & Anton	Waltz	Rumba	Tango
Carol & Paul	Waltz	Rumba
Quentin & Hazel	Cha-Cha-Cha

The dances performed during Series 2 were as follows:

• Week 1: Cha Cha Cha or Waltz
• Week 2: Rumba or Quickstep
• Week 3: Jive or Tango
• Week 4: Paso Doble or Foxtrot
• Week 5 (Blackpool Week): Samba
• Week 6: Two Unlearned Dances from Weeks 1-2
• Week 7: Two Unlearned Dances from Weeks 3-4
• Week 8 (Final): Favourite ballroom, favourite Latin & Showdance