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
- Winners!
LDarren & Lilia14 dances, 406 points 
EColin & Erin14 dances, 438 points
IZoe & Ian14 dances, 454 points- JCJames & Camilla11 dances, 292 points
- P
Patsy & Anton9 dances, 249 points - BKBill & Karen7 dances, 166 points
- WHWill & Hanna6 dances, 157 points
- DIDennis & Izabela5 dances, 98 points
BFiona & Brendan4 dances, 60 points- GDGloria & Darren3 dances, 58 points
- JAJaye & Andrew2 dances, 46 points
- SMSiobhan & Matthew1 dances, 15 points
Judges
Bruno Tonioli1958 total dances judged
Craig Revel Horwood2606 total dances judged
Arlene Phillips517 total dances judged
Len Goodman1569 total dances judged
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 |