Strictly Come Dancing Week 1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 60 min | Game-Show, Music, Reality-TV

Strictly Come Dancing

Week 1 (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 60 min | Game-Show, Music, Reality-TV

It's lights, camera, action as the first series of Strictly Come Dancing kicks off. The eight contestants have to dance either a Cha Cha Cha or a Waltz.

Director

Alex Rudzinski

Writer

Andy Milligan (as Andrew Milligan)

Editors

Ben Giles | Samantha Shepherd

Production Designer

Patrick Doherty

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Edit Released

Updated May 15, 2004

Release date

May 15, 2004 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

25 wins & 55 nominations

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28 cast members

Name	Known for
Bruce Forsyth Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
Tess Daly Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	My Team: The Cheerleaders (2014)
Alan Dedicoat Self - Announcer (voice) Self - Announcer (voice) See fewer	Titanic: Adventure Out of Time (1996)
Len Goodman Self - Head Judge Self - Head Judge See fewer	Dancing with the Stars (I) (2005)
Bruno Tonioli Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	What a Girl Wants (2003)
Arlene Phillips Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	Rocketman (I) (2019)
Craig Revel Horwood Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	Paddington (2014)
Laurie Holloway Self - Bandleader Self - Bandleader See fewer	Mr. Church (2016)
Erin Boag Self - Pro Partner to Martin Offiah Self - Pro Partner to Martin Offiah See fewer	Down to Earth (2000)
John Byrnes Self - Partner to Claire Sweeney Self - Partner to Claire Sweeney See fewer	Evita (1996)
Camilla Dallerup Self - Pro Partner to David Dickinson Self - Pro Partner to David Dickinson See fewer	The Basil Brush Show (2002)
Anton du Beke Self - Partner to Lesley Garrett Self - Partner to Lesley Garrett See fewer	Strictly Come Dancing (2004)
Lesley Garrett Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Verona Joseph Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Holby City (1999)
Natasha Kaplinsky Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	The Gunman (2015)
Paul Killick Self - Partner to Verona Joseph Self - Partner to Verona Joseph See fewer	Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two (2004)
Dermot Murnaghan Self Self See fewer	The Gunman (2015)
Martin Offiah Self - Contestant (as Martin Offiah MBE) Self - Contestant (as Martin Offiah MBE) See fewer	Cherps (2005)
Christopher Parker Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	EastEnders (1985)
Hugh Quarshie Self Self See fewer	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Shane Richie Self Self See fewer	EastEnders (1985)
Claire Sweeney Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	The Good Ship Murder (2023)
Jason Wood Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	29 Minutes of Fame (2005)
Rob Bonnet Self - Audience Member (uncredited) Self - Audience Member (uncredited) See fewer	Children in Need (2002)
Luisa Bradshaw-White Self - Audience Member (uncredited) Self - Audience Member (uncredited) See fewer	This Life (1996)
Hilda Braid Self - Audience Member (uncredited) Self - Audience Member (uncredited) See fewer	101 Dalmatians (1996)
Brian Dowling Self - Audience Member (uncredited) Self - Audience Member (uncredited) See fewer	Ultimate Big Brother (2010)
Sunetra Sarker Self - Audience Member (uncredited) Self - Audience Member (uncredited) See fewer	Casualty (1986)