'' Strictly Come Dancing''MAIN SOURCE FOR THIS ARTICLE: http://www.ultimatestrictly.com/ aired its first series on

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from 15 May 2004. The series was presented by

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and

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. The judging panel was

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and

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. On 3 July 2004,

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and her partner,

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were crowned series champions.

Couples

In the first series, there were eight celebrity contestants and in order of elimination, they were:

Scoring chart

Average chart

This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 40-points scale.

Highest and lowest scoring performances of the series

The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' scores are as follows:

Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances

Weekly scores and songs

''Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below are given (in parenthesis) in this order from left to right:'' ''

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Week 1

''Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:

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Week 2

Running order

Week 3

This week's show is filmed in the Blackpool Tower Ballroom. Running order

Week 4

Running order

Week 5

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Week 6: Quarter-final

Running order

Week 7: Semi-final

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Week 8: Final

;Running order ° This week featured the lowest scoring Showdance in Strictly history, performed by Christopher & Hanna.

Dance chart

: Highest scoring dance : Lowest scoring dance The dances performed during Series 1 were as follows: *Week 1: Cha Cha Cha or Waltz *Week 2: Quickstep or Rumba *Week 3: Tango or Jive *Week 4: Foxtrot or Paso Doble *Week 5: Samba and Viennese Waltz *Week 6 & 7: Two unlearned dances *Week 8: Favourite ballroom, favourite Latin & Showdance

BBC Interactive service

Series 1 also introduced the first interactive dance lessons hosted by Len Goodman. Each week on BBCi (red button), Freeview, the basics of each dances were demonstrated for beginners. The BBCi service also provided descriptions of how these dances are to be performed and to what style.

References

{{Strictly Come Dancing Season 01 2004 British television seasons