Strictly Come Dancing (series 5)
Strictly Come Dancing returned for its fifth series on 29 September 2007 on BBC One. Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returned as co-presenters of the main show on BBC One, while Claudia Winkleman returned to present spin-off show on BBC Two. Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, Craig Revel Horwood and Arlene Phillips returned to the judging panel for their fifth series.
The first programme was a catch-up show and preview to the new series, before the start of the competition on 6 October. The show ran for 12 weeks, up to 22 December. The show featured 14 new celebrities, who had been paired with 14 professional dancers. In a change to the previous format, the results show was on Sunday, rather than later on Saturday. The fifth series was also the first in which all the professional dancers from the previous year have returned.
The winners of this series were Alesha Dixon and Matthew Cutler.
Couples
This year there were 14 couples: 7 male celebrities and 7 female celebrities. They were:| Celebrity | Known for | Professional partner | Status |
| Brian Capron | Former Coronation Street actor | Karen Hardy | Eliminated 1st on 7 October 2007 |
| Stephanie Beacham | Stage & screen actress | Vincent Simone | Eliminated 2nd on 14 October 2007 |
| Willie Thorne | Former snooker player | Erin Boag | Eliminated 3rd on 21 October 2007 |
| Gabby Logan | BBC Sport presenter | James Jordan | Eliminated 4th on 28 October 2007 |
| Dominic Littlewood | Journalist & television presenter | Lilia Kopylova | Eliminated 5th on 4 November 2007 |
| Penny Lancaster-Stewart | Model & photographer | Ian Waite | Eliminated 6th on 11 November 2007 |
| Kate Garraway | GMTV presenter | Anton du Beke | Eliminated 7th on 18 November 2007 |
| John Barnes | Former England footballer | Nicole Cutler | Eliminated 8th on 25 November 2007 |
| Kelly Brook | Model & actress | Brendan Cole | Withdrew on 26 November 2007 |
| Kenny Logan | Former Scotland rugby player | Ola Jordan | Eliminated 9th on 2 December 2007 |
| Letitia Dean | EastEnders actress | Darren Bennett | Eliminated 10th on 9 December 2007 |
| Gethin Jones | Blue Peter presenter | Camilla Dallerup | Third place on 16 December 2007 |
| Matt Di Angelo | EastEnders actor | Flavia Cacace | Second place on 22 December 2007 |
| Alesha Dixon | Former Mis-Teeq singer | Matthew Cutler | Winners on 22 December 2007 |
Scoring chart
Average chart
Highest and lowest scoring performances
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' scores are as follows:| Dance | Best dancer | Best score | Worst dancer | Worst score |
| American Smooth | Gethin Jones | 38 | John Barnes | 22 |
| Argentine Tango | Alesha Dixon | 38 | Matt Di Angelo | 35 |
| Cha-Cha-Cha | Alesha Dixon | 39 | Gethin Jones Kenny Logan | 22 |
| Foxtrot | Alesha Dixon | 36 | John Barnes | 24 |
| Jive | Gethin Jones | 37 | Dominic Littlewood Penny Lancaster-Stewart | 25 |
| Paso Doble | Alesha Dixon | 36 | Kenny Logan Kate Garraway | 21 |
| Quickstep | Alesha Dixon | 38 | Kate Garraway | 15 |
| Rumba | Kelly Brook Matt Di Angelo | 33 | Letitia Dean Kenny Logan | 23 |
| Samba | Alesha Dixon | 36 | Kate Garraway | 16 |
| Salsa | Matt Di Angelo | 39 | Kate Garraway | 18 |
| Tango | Alesha Dixon | 38 | Kate Garraway | 19 |
| Viennese Waltz | Alesha Dixon | 38 | Kenny Logan | 26 |
| Waltz | Matt Di Angelo | 40 | Brian Capron | 18 |
- Gabby Logan, Stephanie Beacham and Willie Thorne are the only celebrities not to land on this list.
Couples highest and lowest scoring dances
Weekly scores and songs
Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.Week 1
;Running order| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Matt & Flavia | 23 | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Mama Told Me Not to Come"—Tom Jones & Stereophonics | Safe |
| Brian & Karen | 18 | Waltz | "The Godfather Waltz"—Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Eliminated |
| Dominic & Lilia | 25 | Cha-Cha-Cha | "The Shoop Shoop Song "—Cher | Safe |
| Willie & Erin | 24 | Waltz | "Run to You"—Whitney Houston | Safe |
| Gethin & Camilla | 22 | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet"—Gonzalez | Safe |
| Kenny & Ola | 21 | Waltz | "Are You Lonesome Tonight?"—Elvis Presley | Bottom two |
| John & Nicole | 26 | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Uptight"—Stevie Wonder | Safe |
;Judges votes to save:
- Revel Horwood: Brian & Karen
- Phillips: Kenny & Ola
- Tonioli: Kenny & Ola
- Goodman: Kenny & Ola
Week 2
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Stephanie & Vincent | 24 | Quickstep | "Suddenly I See"—KT Tunstall | Eliminated |
| Letitia & Darren | 23 | Rumba | "How Deep Is Your Love"—Take That | Bottom two |
| Kate & Anton | 15 | Quickstep | "Love Machine"—Girls Aloud | Safe |
| Alesha & Matthew | 31 | Rumba | "Hurt"—Christina Aguilera | Safe |
| Penny & Ian | 33 | Quickstep | "I'm Sitting on Top of the World"—Aretha Franklin | Safe |
| Kelly & Brendan | 33 | Rumba | "She's Like the Wind"—Patrick Swayze | Safe |
| Gabby & James | 29 | Quickstep | "Things"—Bobby Darin | Safe |
;Judges votes to save:
- Revel Horwood: Letitia & Darren
- Phillips: Stephanie & Vincent
- Tonioli: Letitia & Darren
- Goodman: Letitia & Darren
Week 3
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Gabby & James | 31 | Jive | "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"—Elton John | Safe |
| Gethin & Camilla | 29 | Tango | "Gold"—Spandau Ballet | Safe |
| Penny & Ian | 25 | Jive | "Don't Stop Me Now"—Queen | Safe |
| Kenny & Ola | 25 | Tango | "Call Me"—Blondie | Safe |
| Matt & Flavia | 30 | Jive | "Shake, Rattle and Roll"—Bill Haley & His Comets | Safe |
| Kate & Anton | 19 | Tango | "They"—Jem | Safe |
| Dominic & Lilia | 25 | Jive | "Candyman"—Christina Aguilera | Safe |
| Letitia & Darren | 27 | Tango | "Material Girl"—Madonna | Safe |
| John & Nicole | 27 | Jive | "Reet Petite"—Jackie Wilson | Bottom two |
| Willie & Erin | 23 | Tango | "Obertura"—Lisandro Adrover | Eliminated |
| Alesha & Matthew | 36 | Jive | "Shake a Tail Feather"—Ray Charles | Safe |
| Kelly & Brendan | 35 | Tango | "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! "—ABBA | Safe |
;Judges votes to save:
- Revel Horwood: John & Nicole
- Phillips: John & Nicole
- Tonioli: John & Nicole
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted for John & Nicole.
Week 4
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Alesha & Matthew | 33 | American Smooth | "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails"—Tony Bennett | Safe |
| Gabby & James | 30 | Samba | "Eso Beso"—Paul Anka | Eliminated |
| Dominic & Lilia | 26 | American Smooth | "Straighten Up and Fly Right"—Natalie Cole | Safe |
| Kate & Anton | 16 | Samba | "Dancing Queen"—ABBA | Safe |
| John & Nicole | 22 | American Smooth | "Stay with Me Baby"—Kiki Dee | Safe |
| Kenny & Ola | 18 | Samba | "Mujer Latina"—Thalia | Safe |
| Kelly & Brendan | 34 | American Smooth | " The Tender Trap"—Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Gethin & Camilla | 26 | Samba | "More Than a Woman"—Bee Gees | Safe |
| Letitia & Darren | 31 | American Smooth | "Makin' Whoopee"—Ella Fitzgerald | Safe |
| Penny & Ian | 32 | Samba | "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"—Nancy Sinatra | Bottom two |
| Matt & Flavia | 36 | American Smooth | "For Once in My Life"—Michael Bublé | Safe |
;Judges' votes to save:
- Revel Horwood: Gabby & James
- Phillips: Penny & Ian
- Tonioli: Penny & Ian
- Goodman: Penny & Ian
Week 5
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Kelly & Brendan | 28 | Paso Doble | "You Give Love a Bad Name"—Bon Jovi | Safe |
| John & Nicole | 24 | Foxtrot | "My Guy"—Mary Wells | Bottom two |
| Letitia & Darren | 31 | Paso Doble | "Live And Let Die"—Paul McCartney | Safe |
| Gethin & Camilla | 31 | Foxtrot | "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue"—Crystal Gayle | Safe |
| Kenny & Ola | 21 | Paso Doble | "Take Me Out"—Franz Ferdinand | Safe |
| Alesha & Matthew | 36 | Foxtrot | "Heaven"—Bryan Adams | Safe |
| Dominic & Lilia | 25 | Paso Doble | "El Gato Montes"—Carlos Begasa | Eliminated |
| Kate & Anton | 26 | Foxtrot | "I Could Write a Book"—Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Matt & Flavia | 31 | Paso Doble | "Smooth Criminal"—Michael Jackson | Safe |
| Penny & Ian | 35 | Foxtrot | "This Can't Be Love"—Nat King Cole | Safe |
;Judges' votes to save:
- Revel Horwood: John & Nicole
- Phillips: John & Nicole
- Tonioli: John & Nicole
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted for John & Nicole.
Week 6
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Gethin & Camilla | 36 | Viennese Waltz | "Fallin'"—Alicia Keys | Safe |
| Penny & Ian | 25 | Salsa | "Higher"—Gloria Estefan | Eliminated |
| Matt & Flavia | 29 | Viennese Waltz | "When a Man Loves a Woman"—Percy Sledge | Bottom two |
| Kate & Anton | 18 | Salsa | "Peanut Vendor"—Dean Martin | Safe |
| Letitia & Darren | 25 | Salsa | "Pastime Paradise"—Ray Barretto | Safe |
| Kenny & Ola | 26 | Viennese Waltz | "Flower of Scotland"—The Corries | Safe |
| John & Nicole | 36 | Salsa | "Ran Kan Kan"—Tito Puente | Safe |
| Kelly & Brendan | 36 | Viennese Waltz | "Delilah"—Tom Jones | Safe |
| Alesha & Matthew | 35 | Salsa | "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"—Michael Jackson | Safe |
;Judges' votes to save:
- Revel Horwood: Matt & Flavia
- Phillips: Penny & Ian
- Tonioli: Matt & Flavia
- Goodman: Matt & Flavia
Week 7
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Kelly & Brendan | 36 | Jive | "Johnny B. Goode"—Chuck Berry | Safe |
| Letitia & Darren | 34 | Foxtrot | "Call Me Irresponsible"—Bobby Darin | Safe |
| Kenny & Ola | 22 | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Billie Jean"—Michael Jackson | Safe |
| Gethin & Camilla | 31 | Rumba | "Lost"—Michael Bublé | Safe |
| John & Nicole | 28 | Tango | "Dance with Me"—Debelah Morgan | Bottom two |
| Kate & Anton | 21 | Paso Doble | "Somebody Told Me"—The Killers | Eliminated |
| Alesha & Matthew | 38 | Waltz | "A Time for Us"—Andy Williams | Safe |
| Matt & Flavia | 34 | Quickstep | "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby"—Dinah Washington | Safe |
;Judges' votes to save:
- Revel Horwood: John & Nicole
- Phillips: John & Nicole
- Tonioli: John & Nicole
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted for John & Nicole.
Week 8
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Gethin & Camilla | 34 | Quickstep | "You're the Top"—Louis Armstrong | Safe |
| John & Nicole | 27 | Samba | "Sir Duke"—Stevie Wonder | Eliminated |
| Letitia & Darren | 32 | Viennese Waltz | "She's Always a Woman"—Billy Joel | Safe |
| Kelly & Brendan | 29 | Samba | "Stayin' Alive"—Bee Gees | Bottom two |
| Kenny & Ola | 30 | American Smooth | "How Sweet It Is "—Marvin Gaye | Safe |
| Matt & Flavia | 38 | Salsa | "Vehicle"—Ides of March | Safe |
| Alesha & Matthew | 39 | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Crazy in Love"—Beyoncé | Safe |
;Judges' votes to save:
- Revel Horwood: Kelly & Brendan
- Phillips: Kelly & Brendan
- Tonioli: Kelly & Brendan
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted for Kelly & Brendan.
Week 9
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Matt & Flavia | 32 | Tango | "What You Waiting For?"—Gwen Stefani | Safe |
| Matt & Flavia | 33 | Rumba | "Get Here"—Oleta Adams | Safe |
| Gethin & Camilla | 39 | Waltz | "If I Were a Painting"—Willie Nelson | Safe |
| Gethin & Camilla | 35 | Salsa | "Azúcar"—Eddie Palmieri | Safe |
| Letitia & Darren | 30 | Quickstep | "Walkin' Back to Happiness"—Helen Shapiro | Bottom two |
| Letitia & Darren | 26 | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Drive My Car"—The Beatles | Bottom two |
| Kenny & Ola | 30 | Foxtrot | "They Can't Take That Away from Me"—Robbie Williams | Eliminated |
| Kenny & Ola | 23 | Rumba | "Fields of Gold"—Eva Cassidy | Eliminated |
| Alesha & Matthew | 38 | Tango | "Jealousy"—Billy Fury | Safe |
| Alesha & Matthew | 36 | Samba | "Reach Out, I'll Be There"—The Four Tops | Safe |
- Kelly & Brendan officially withdrew from the competition, and thus were unable to perform entirely on week 9.
- Revel Horwood: Letitia & Darren
- Phillips: Letitia & Darren
- Tonioli: Letitia & Darren
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted for Letitia & Darren.
Week 10: Quarter-final
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Gethin & Camilla | 38 | American Smooth | "Green Green Grass of Home"—Tom Jones | Safe |
| Gethin & Camilla | 37 | Jive | "Knock on Wood"—Amii Stewart | Safe |
| Alesha & Matthew | 38 | Viennese Waltz | "Memory"—from Cats | Bottom two |
| Alesha & Matthew | 36 | Paso Doble | "Toccata"—Vanessa Mae | Bottom two |
| Letitia & Darren | 35 | Waltz | "The Impossible Dream"—Andy Williams | Eliminated |
| Letitia & Darren | 30 | Jive | "Dead Ringer for Love"—Meat Loaf & Cher | Eliminated |
| Matt & Flavia | 26 | Foxtrot | "Better Together"—Jack Johnson | Safe |
| Matt & Flavia | 29 | Samba | "Blame It on the Boogie"—The Jacksons | Safe |
;Judges' votes to save:
- Revel Horwood: Alesha & Matthew
- Phillips: Alesha & Matthew
- Tonioli: Alesha & Matthew
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted for Alesha & Matthew.
Week 11: Semi-final
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Alesha & Matthew | 38 | Quickstep | "Valerie"—Amy Winehouse | Safe |
| Alesha & Matthew | 38 | Argentine Tango | "I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You"—from Evita | Safe |
| Matt & Flavia | 35 | Argentine Tango | "La Yumba"—Osvaldo Pugliese | Bottom two |
| Matt & Flavia | 40 | Waltz | "Open Arms"—Mariah Carey | Bottom two |
| Gethin & Camilla | 34 | Paso Doble | "Standing in the Way of Control"—The Gossip | Third place |
| Gethin & Camilla | 36 | Argentine Tango | "The World Is Not Enough"—Garbage | Third place |
;Judges' votes to save:
- Revel Horwood: Matt & Flavia
- Phillips: Gethin & Camilla
- Tonioli: Matt & Flavia
- Goodman: Matt & Flavia
Week 12: Final
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Matt & Flavia | 36 | American Smooth | "For Once in My Life"—Michael Bublé | Runner-up |
| Matt & Flavia | 39 | Salsa | "Vehicle"—Ides of March | Runner-up |
| Matt & Flavia | 35 | Quickstep | "I Love to Boogie"—T. Rex | Runner-up |
| Matt & Flavia | N/A | Showdance | "Are You Gonna Go My Way"—Lenny Kravitz | Runner-up |
| Alesha & Matthew | 39 | Waltz | "A Time for Us"—Andy Williams | Winner |
| Alesha & Matthew | 38 | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Crazy in Love"—Beyoncé | Winner |
| Alesha & Matthew | 35 | Jive | "I Love to Boogie"—T. Rex | Winner |
| Alesha & Matthew | N/A | Showdance | "Holding Out for a Hero"—Bonnie Tyler | Winner |
Dance chart
- Week 1: Male celebrities – Waltz or Cha-Cha-Cha; Female celebrities – group Swing
- Week 2: Female celebrities – Quickstep or Rumba; Male celebrities – group Merengue
- Week 3: Tango or Jive
- Week 4: American Smooth or Samba
- Week 5: Foxtrot or Paso Doble
- Week 6: Viennese Waltz or Salsa
- Week 7: One unlearned dance
- Week 8: One unlearned dance
- Week 9: Two unlearned dances
- Week 10: Two unlearned dances
- Week 11: One unlearned dance and Argentine Tango
- Week 12 : Favourite Ballroom, favourite Latin, same piece of music, and Showdance