2004 - Series 1

Strictly Come Dancing aired its first series on BBC One from 15 May 2004 to 3 July 2004. The series was presented by Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly. The judging panel consisted of Len Goodman, Arlene Phillips, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli.

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9

Number of shows

6.45*

Av. viewers (m)

8

Couples

54

Total scored dances

1,408

Total points scored

6.52

Av. judge score (10)

26.07*

Av. total score (40)

1

Total 10s awarded

0*

Perfect scores (40)

Natasha & Brendan

Winning couple


# Couple Celebrity Pro Dances Av score (10) Av score (40) 10s Perfect scores Total pts Pos
Christopher & Hannah Christopher Parker Hannah Karttunen 12 5.02 20.08 0 0 241 2nd
Claire & John Claire Sweeney John Byrnes 5 7.5 30 0 0 150 5th
David & Camilla David Dickinson Camilla Dallerup 3 4.75 19 0 0 57 7th
Jason & Kylie Jason Wood Kylie Jones 2 5 20 0 0 40 8th
Lesley & Anton Lesley Garrett Anton du Beke 9 7.33 29.33 0 0 264 3rd
Martin & Erin Martin Offiah Erin Boag 7 5.75 23 0 0 161 4th
Natasha & Brendan   Natasha Kaplinsky Brendan Cole 12 8.25 33 1 0 396 1st
Verona & Paul Verona Joseph Paul Killick 4 6.19 24.75 0 0 99 6th

Couples & progress

Couple Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8
Cha Cha Cha  27 
Quickstep  31 
Jive  26 
Foxtrot  35 
Samba  37 
Rumba  36 
Tango  31 
Paso Doble  35 
Waltz  36 
Showdance  35 
Samba  31 
Quickstep  36 
Cha Cha Cha  19 
Quickstep  23 
Jive  19 
Foxtrot  28 
Samba  15 
Paso Doble  15 
Waltz  22 
Rumba  16 
Tango  21 
Showdance  22 
Jive  17 
Waltz  24 
Waltz  29 
Rumba  27 
Tango  29 
Paso Doble  30 
Samba  27 
Cha Cha Cha  26 
Foxtrot  34 
Jive  29 
Quickstep  33 
Waltz  25 
Rumba  21 
Jive  21 
Foxtrot  24 
Samba  22 
Cha Cha Cha  24 
Quickstep  24 
Waltz  27 
Rumba  26 
Tango  34 
Paso Doble  31 
Samba  32 
Cha Cha Cha  27 
Quickstep  24 
Jive  24 
Paso Doble  24 
Cha Cha Cha  16 
Quickstep  21 
Tango  20 
Waltz  21 
Rumba  19 

Strictly Come Dancing
Series 1
Presented byBruce Forsyth
Tess Daly
JudgesLen Goodman
Arlene Phillips
Craig Revel Horwood
Bruno Tonioli
Celebrity winnerNatasha Kaplinsky
Professional winnerBrendan Cole
No. of episodes9
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release15 May (2004-05-15) 
3 July 2004 (2004-07-03)
Series chronology
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Series 2

2004 - Series 1 facts and stats

  • 10 dance styles were performed in the first 2 Series of Strictly, with the couples performing one of 2 different dances (1 Ballroom, 1 Latin) in the first 4 weeks, and all dancing Samba in W5. Styles included: Cha Cha Cha, Waltz, Quickstep, Rumba, Jive, Tango, Paso Doble, Foxtrot, Samba and Showdance
  • Strictly’s first ever 10 (and the only one awarded in S1) was received by Natasha & Brendan for their W5 Samba from Arlene; in fact, this routine dropped 6 points when they redanced it in the Final, falling from 37 to 31
  • Series 1 is the only Series in which the Final saw no tens awarded
  • Series 1 holds the record for the lowest scoring Showdance ever: Christopher Parker & Hanna Kartunnen scored just 22 for their routine to Irene Cara’s Fame
  • Series 1 Finnish Finalist Hanna Kartunnen has the lowest total dance score average (20.08) of any Strictly pro Finalist
Last updated on June 27 2025