Season 3 (2005)
The third season of Strictly Come Dancing aired on BBC One in late 2005, featuring twelve celebrity contestants paired with professional dancers. Hosted by Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly, the show continued with judges Len Goodman, Arlene Phillips, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli. Former cricketer Darren Gough and his partner Lilia Kopylova won the series, despite never topping the judges’ leaderboard. Their charm and improvement won over the public. This season saw increased competition and memorable routines, further cementing Strictly Come Dancing as a British TV favourite and paving the way for future successful series. (AI Generated). More on Wikipedia.
Couples
Celebrities
Professionals
Judges & Presenters
Series Rankings
| Couple | Series Rank | Dances | Total Points | Avg Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren & Lilia | 1st | 14 | 406 | 7.8 |
| Colin & Erin | 2nd | 14 | 438 | 8.4 |
| Zoe & Ian | 3rd | 14 | 454 | 8.7 |
| James & Camilla | 4th | 11 | 292 | 6.6 |
| Patsy & Anton | 5th | 9 | 249 | 6.9 |
| Bill & Karen | 6th | 7 | 166 | 5.9 |
| Will & Hanna | 7th | 6 | 157 | 6.5 |
| Dennis & Izabela | 8th | 5 | 98 | 4.9 |
| Fiona & Brendan | 9th | 4 | 60 | 3.8 |
| Gloria & Darren | 10th | 3 | 58 | 4.8 |
| Jaye & Andrew | 11th | 2 | 46 | 5.8 |
| Siobhan & Matthew | 12th | 1 | 15 | 3.8 |
Scores by Week
| Weeks: | Series Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dances | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 9 | |
| Total Points | 267 | 274 | 252 | 255 | 223 | 194 | 187 | 309 | 255 | 223 | |
| Average Score | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 7 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8 | 9.3 | |
| Darren & Lilia | 1st | 19 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 62 | 64 | 72 |
| Colin & Erin | 2nd | 32 | 36 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 73 | 67 | 75 |
| Zoe & Ian | 3rd | 35 | 32 | 29 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 68 | 69 | 76 |
| James & Camilla | 4th | 22 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 32 | 48 | 55 | |
| Patsy & Anton | 5th | 19 | 26 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 31 | 24 | 58 | ||
| Bill & Karen | 6th | 29 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 17 | 25 | |||
| Will & Hanna | 7th | 18 | 29 | 25 | 34 | 23 | 28 | ||||
| Dennis & Izabela | 8th | 20 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 23 | |||||
| Fiona & Brendan | 9th | 11 | 13 | 16 | 20 | ||||||
| Gloria & Darren | 10th | 22 | 17 | 19 | |||||||
| Jaye & Andrew | 11th | 25 | 21 | ||||||||
| Siobhan & Matthew | 12th | 15 | |||||||||
Leaderboard Rank by Week
| Weeks: | Series Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren & Lilia | 1st | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Colin & Erin | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Zoe & Ian | 3rd | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| James & Camilla | 4th | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| Patsy & Anton | 5th | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
| Bill & Karen | 6th | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | |||
| Will & Hanna | 7th | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| Dennis & Izabela | 8th | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | |||||
| Fiona & Brendan | 9th | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | ||||||
| Gloria & Darren | 10th | 5 | 10 | 9 | |||||||
| Jaye & Andrew | 11th | 4 | 8 | ||||||||
| Siobhan & Matthew | 12th | 11 |
Average Scores by Couple by Week
Season ID: 3