Strictly Come Dancing (series 5)

Strictly Come Dancing returned for it's fifth series on 29 September, 2007 on BBC One. Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returned to present the main show, while Claudia Winkleman returned to present spin-off show, Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two. Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli all returned to the judging panel.

The first programme this series was a catch-up episode and preview to the new series before the start of the competition on 6 October, 2007. In a change to the previous format, the results show was on Sunday, rather than later on Saturday.

On 22 December, 2007, singer Alesha Dixon and her professional partner, Matthew Cutler were crowned the winners of the series. Dixon would later become a judge on the panel in series 7, 8 and 9, replacing Arlene Phillips.

Format
The format for this series remained largely unchanged from previous years. The couples danced a new routine (either a ballroom dance or a Latin dance) hoping to impress judges: Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli. Each judge reviews the performance and then give a mark out of 10, giving the maximum score to 40. Once everyone has performed, they are ranked on the judges' leaderboard. So, for example if 10 couples were dancing: The highest scoring couple/joint highest scoring couple receives 10 points. The lowest scoring couple will be getting one point.

Couples

 * Alesha Dixon & Matthew Cutler (Winners)
 * Brian Capron & Karen Hardy (Eliminated 1st)
 * Dominic Littlewood & Lilia Kopylova (Eliminated 5th)
 * Gabby Logan & James Jordan (Eliminated 4th)
 * Gethin Jones & Camilla Dallerup (3rd place)
 * John Barnes & Nicole Cutler (Eliminated 8th)
 * Kate Garraway & Anton du Beke (Eliminated 7th)
 * Kelly Brook & Brendan Cole (Withdrew)
 * Kenny Logan & Ola Jordan (Eliminated 9th)
 * Letitia Dean & Darren Bennett (Eliminated 10th)
 * Matt Di Angelo & Flavia Cacase (Runners-up)
 * Penny Lancaster-Stewart & Ian Waite (Eliminated 6th)
 * Stephanie Beacham & Vincent Simone (Eliminated 2nd)
 * Willie Thorne & Erin Boag (Eliminated 3rd)