Strictly Come Dancing
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| Genre | Talent show |
| Created by | Fenia Vardanis Richard Hopkins Karen Smith |
| Developed by | Karen Smith |
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| Voices of | Alan Dedicoat |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 14 |
| No. of episodes | 185 (as of 23 September 2016) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Karen Smith (2004–06) |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30–120 minutes |
| Distributor | BBC Worldwide |
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| Original network | BBC One |
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| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 15 May 2004 – present |
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Strictly Come Dancing (informally known as Strictly) is a British television dance contest, featuring contestants, celebrities and other people, from all walks of life, with professional dance partners competing in a Ballroom and Latin dance competition. Each couple is scored out of 10 by a panel of judges. The title of the show suggests a continuation of the long-running series Come Dancing, with an allusion to the film Strictly Ballroom. The format has been exported to over 40 other countries, and has also inspired a modern dance-themed spin-off Strictly Dance Fever. The show is currently presented by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.
The show has run on BBC One since 15 May 2004, primarily on Saturday evenings with a following Sunday night results show (with certain exceptions) and with its high viewing figures Strictly Come Dancing has become a significant programme in British popular culture. The thirteenth series ended on 19 December 2015. A further eleven stand-alone Christmas specials have also been produced, in consecutive years from 2004 onwards. Nine charity specials have also been produced since 2008. Since the fourth series, the show has also been aired in high definition on BBC HD, and BBC One HD from series 8.
On 7 November 2013 it was announced that Sir Bruce Forsyth would not be returning for the show's annual Christmas special; he had continued to present the one-off special since stepping down from the main show. He stepped down permanently in 2014.
Producer Richard Hopkins, who had produced the first UK series of Big Brother, unsuccessfully pitched the idea of a modern Come Dancing to the BBC under the title of Pro-Celebrity Dancing in 2003. Later, entertainment executive Fenia Vardanis also suggested reviving Come Dancing, so Jane Lush, the then head of BBC Entertainment, put Hopkins and Vardanis together to develop the show.
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