:00:00. > :00:11.Last week on Strictly: Our dancing dozen did their best to impress.
:00:12. > :00:16.Some dazzled the judges with their tricks. Others failed to provide any
:00:17. > :00:21.tricks. Others failed to provideany any treats. Here and fight! In the
:00:22. > :00:25.end our dragon was slain in the dance-off.
:00:26. > :00:30.This week, it's Hallowe'en and the nightmares have begun. I'm sorry.
:00:31. > :00:35.It's a bit like flying on a budget airline. It's like a disaster movie.
:00:36. > :00:41.Lots of sugar and in the a lot of spice.
:00:42. > :00:45.It was a zafrter, darling. -- Disaster darling. Who's hoping their
:00:46. > :00:50.dreams will come true? Wonderful. Terrific. Just perfect. Gorgeous.
:00:51. > :00:52.Wake up, are you having a nightmare? On the contrary, that's the best 40
:00:53. > :01:51.winks I've had for weeks. For the first time ever, I'm scared
:01:52. > :04:58.darlings. Why? It's Hallowe'en! HOWLING It's a spooky Hallowe'en
:04:59. > :05:05.special, it's Strictly Come Dancing! Please welcome your hosts, Sir Bruce
:05:06. > :05:21.Forsyth and Tess Daly. APPLAUSE
:05:22. > :05:29.What a lovely dress. Why, thank you. Not bad yourself. Beautiful. Good
:05:30. > :05:33.evening, sit down, sit down, please. Smile at the same time. Right, good
:05:34. > :05:38.evening ladies and gentleman and children, welcome to spooky come
:05:39. > :05:43.dancing. It's rotten to see you, to see you... Rotten! Yes. And it's
:05:44. > :05:48.rotten to see you. That's a horrible thing to say. It's Hallowe'en. I
:05:49. > :05:55.know, I said it to them, but no need to say it to me. It's Hallowe'en. Go
:05:56. > :05:59.on then. What a Goolish start to -- ghoulish start to our Hallowe'en
:06:00. > :06:04.special. Have you had a good day? Yes, this afternoon I had 40 winks
:06:05. > :06:13.in a coffin. LAUGHTER
:06:14. > :06:18.Then, I had a charge of electricity. A small glass of bat's blood..
:06:19. > :06:21.You're really getting into the Hallowe'en spirit. It's nothing to
:06:22. > :06:29.do with Hallowe'en, I do it every week.
:06:30. > :06:31.It's not easy coming here. APPLAUSE
:06:32. > :06:36.It's not easy coming here every Saturday making a fool of yourself
:06:37. > :06:40.up and down the stairs. Spooky. That's the word. Last week, two
:06:41. > :06:44.couples went head to head in the deadly dance-off, Patrick and Anya
:06:45. > :06:51.survived. But our dragon Deborah danced out of the competition and
:06:52. > :06:59.continues to haunt the ballroom. Oh, Lady GaGa is our guest star! But
:07:00. > :07:05.on this scariest night of Strictly we still have 11 couples desperate
:07:06. > :07:10.to dance in our haunted ballroom. Yes, we do. They're dancing to save
:07:11. > :07:16.their souls from the judges whose scores combine with your votes and
:07:17. > :07:21.the two couples with face a fate worse than death. We both have it
:07:22. > :07:25.tonight. If it was recorded we could cut all that out. But this is live!
:07:26. > :07:32.Don't start that again. You'll get over it, don't worry, because it's
:07:33. > :07:38.time to meet the stars of our spooky show.
:07:39. > :07:43.Pop star Sophie Ellis-Bextor and her partner Brendan Cole. Star of stage
:07:44. > :07:46.and screen Mark Benton and his partner Iveta Lukosiute. BBC
:07:47. > :07:52.Breakfast presenter Susanna Reid and her partner Kevin Clifton. England
:07:53. > :07:56.rugby hero Ben Cohen and his partner Kristina Rihanoff. Coronation Street
:07:57. > :08:00.Star Natalie Gumede and her partner Artem Chigvintsev. Model and TV
:08:01. > :08:05.presenter Abbey Clancy and her partner Aljaz Skornajec. From
:08:06. > :08:10.Hollyoaks, Ashley Taylor Dawson and his partner Ola Jordan. Casualty
:08:11. > :08:14.star Patrick Robinson and his partner Anya Garnis. Countdown
:08:15. > :08:20.presenter Rachel Riley and her partner Pasha Kovalev. Chef and
:08:21. > :08:25.Hairy Biker Dave Myers and his partner Karen Hauer. And Bond girl
:08:26. > :08:38.and author Fiona Fullerton and her partner Anton du Beke.
:08:39. > :08:48.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE There they all are. Look at them! I
:08:49. > :08:54.can't recognise anybody. I tell you that. This year, it's been so close.
:08:55. > :08:58.Based on past performances, Natalie, you could be in the top, you could
:08:59. > :09:03.be the top of the tree, really good. And Sophie, you could be the top of
:09:04. > :09:14.the leaderboard. Abbey, you could be the top of the leaderboard, hello
:09:15. > :09:19.Dave, how are you? Give it some welly.
:09:20. > :09:25.They might look terrifying, but they're the ones who are scared
:09:26. > :09:28.because this week our 11 will become 10. Thereby -- there will be wailing
:09:29. > :09:36.and screaming. It's Patrick Robinson and his partner Anya.
:09:37. > :09:41.APPLAUSE I see them in the back row.
:09:42. > :09:46.Patrick and Anya, before you dance, I just want to warn you, in fact I
:09:47. > :09:50.want to warn everyone actually - during the show, if you hear a bump
:09:51. > :09:55.in the night, don't worry, it will be Bruno falling off his chair
:09:56. > :10:01.again. LAUGHTER
:10:02. > :10:09.He'll do anything for a laugh. Any way, here they are in training.
:10:10. > :10:14.Last Saturday, I was trying to do the best job I could do with salsa
:10:15. > :10:20.and one hand. I just had to say, that's the way it goes. Hit it. The
:10:21. > :10:26.general consensus was that it was stop-start. It was like a switch
:10:27. > :10:29.going on and off tonight. I was slightly disappointed, even though I
:10:30. > :10:35.thought, it's the best I could do. To be in the bottom two for the
:10:36. > :10:41.first time, absolutely indescribable feeling. To be voted by all the
:10:42. > :10:45.judges, that's fantastic. As hard work as it is, you get out what you
:10:46. > :10:51.put in. I'm going to go for it. This week, we are dancing the quickstep.
:10:52. > :10:57.It's a very difficult dance. With an injured hand. Can't grab. Dodgy
:10:58. > :11:01.knees, he's a bit of a broken man. I decided to fix all of that and
:11:02. > :11:06.turning him no a dancing monster. Good afternoon, Patrick, please step
:11:07. > :11:11.into my office. You've been beaten, you've been bruised, you've been
:11:12. > :11:13.hurt. Don't you worry, by the time I've finished, you'll be a dancing
:11:14. > :11:45.machine. Dancing the quivering Quickstep,
:11:46. > :11:51.Patrick Robinson and Anya "Gruesome" Garnis.
:11:52. > :13:50.That was so good. Lovely. Well done Patrick and Anya.
:13:51. > :13:56.That was marvellous. Let's welcome our judges. Come on.
:13:57. > :14:01.APPLAUSE Now, Craig's a bit grumpy tonight.
:14:02. > :14:06.He's been having trouble sleeping because of his hip. Evidently his
:14:07. > :14:12.leg isn't strong enough for him to hang upside down on the ceiling...
:14:13. > :14:17.LAUGHTER Shame. OK, Len, what due think of
:14:18. > :14:21.that? I was bewitched, bothered and bewildered. Bewitched by the routine
:14:22. > :14:25.and the performance. A little bit bothered with the lack of body
:14:26. > :14:34.contact. But absolutely bewildered by the energy, the speed, the joy of
:14:35. > :14:38.the dance. N if that's not the dance of the
:14:39. > :14:42.night, I'm going to pickle my walnuts.
:14:43. > :14:46.What about you Bruno? You don't need his walnuts, because I tell you, the
:14:47. > :14:54.magic spell you concocted had all the right ingredients. That was a
:14:55. > :14:58.spooky riot of a quickstep. You put more content in your dance tonight
:14:59. > :15:01.than you've ever had, overall it was actually very good. Len is right,
:15:02. > :15:06.because of the body contact, your frame sometimes was a bit loose. You
:15:07. > :15:11.have to maintain the frame and the content at the same time. The
:15:12. > :15:20.difference from last week was outstanding. How about Craig? I can
:15:21. > :15:26.only but agree. The energy was phenomenal. I loved the whole
:15:27. > :15:31.theatricality of the whole performance. Tighter frame
:15:32. > :15:34.absolutely. I loved the charleston elements. It was full of character,
:15:35. > :15:42.your timing, as always, exceptional. Great work.
:15:43. > :15:53.Darcey? Anya, you've worked with Patrick's strengths all the way
:15:54. > :16:00.through. The choreography was brilliant. Patrick, that was fast.
:16:01. > :16:03.Great work. Well done. Well done indeed.
:16:04. > :16:08.Off you go, wonderful. APPLAUSE
:16:09. > :16:27.Come and join me! No breath. I'm not surprised. How is
:16:28. > :16:31.the wrist? It's healing and it's coming along nicely. You forgot all
:16:32. > :16:35.about it during that. You have to try. Amazing comments from the
:16:36. > :16:39.judges, spell binding they said. You were in the dance-off last week,
:16:40. > :16:47.have you got the energy to come back fighting this week? I think I'd
:16:48. > :16:51.dance every week. That's how it is. Spectacular. What do your kids think
:16:52. > :16:56.when they see their dad dancing on telly every week? I have to say
:16:57. > :17:01.hello to Olivia Grace. She didn't get here on the family day. Hope you
:17:02. > :17:23.enjoyed it tonight, darling. The scores are in:
:17:24. > :17:31.Come on! That is easily your best to date. Really well done. What a start
:17:32. > :17:34.to the show. Make no bones about it, Patrick's worst nightmare is the
:17:35. > :17:43.dance-off again. He doesn't want to be there. Absolutely. Definitely
:17:44. > :17:48.doesn't want to be there. Call from your mobile or your land line or
:17:49. > :17:57.vote for free online at bbc.co.uk/Strictly.
:17:58. > :18:03.Voting lines don't open until our couples have danced. Don't vote now.
:18:04. > :18:11.Wasn't that a start to the show. Sensational.
:18:12. > :18:21.Now, for our next couple, Fiona Fullerton and her partner, Anton.
:18:22. > :18:25.APPLAUSE They're going to be scarecrows that
:18:26. > :18:31.come to life. Children you'll love this. When I heard about it, I
:18:32. > :18:36.rushed around to the costume department before they could turn
:18:37. > :18:48.Anton into a scarecrow. You see, for the past ten years, I've been dying
:18:49. > :18:50.to say Anton, go and get stuffed. APPLAUSE
:18:51. > :18:57.Ten years I've waited. Here they are in training.
:18:58. > :19:05.Last week was absolutely fantastic. I loved every minute of it. It is
:19:06. > :19:09.just a really joyous experience. Finally fabulous Fiona. It was such
:19:10. > :19:14.a relief to get lovely comments. Because I really felt as if I was
:19:15. > :19:19.getting my final warning. More confidence plus more focus equals
:19:20. > :19:23.more points. I don't think I've completely conquered my nerves, but
:19:24. > :19:29.I'm so grateful that I've had this opportunity to be part of the
:19:30. > :19:39.Hallowe'en week. It's Hallowe'en week. Yes! What's your fear? To let
:19:40. > :19:49.the judges down. I know what will help you. Look what I've got. Why so
:19:50. > :19:55.many pumpkins? It's the judges! How are these going to be the judges?
:19:56. > :19:58.Let's get carving. Anton actually turned out to be really good at
:19:59. > :20:03.carving the pumpkins. They turned out brilliantly. Your challenge
:20:04. > :20:17.today is to turn these grumpy judges into happy judges.
:20:18. > :20:26.Look! Wow. Look. They're all smiling. I just really hope that I
:20:27. > :20:33.can do the same thing on Saturday night and see four judges smiling
:20:34. > :20:35.back at me. Dancing the chilling Charleston,
:20:36. > :20:40.Fiona Fullerton and Anton "Deathly" Du Beke.
:20:41. > :22:33.Lovely. That was a very jolly, it really was. I didn't mean it about
:22:34. > :22:38.what I said. Five years I've waited! Whilst you get your breath back,
:22:39. > :22:51.it's a good time to welcome our spooky singers, Dave Arch and his
:22:52. > :22:56.wonderful rotten orchestra. APPLAUSE
:22:57. > :23:00.I think you start us off Bruno. There was nothing creepy about that.
:23:01. > :23:04.It was so nice and prim and proper, it was Hallowe'en at Doris Day's
:23:05. > :23:10.house. Everything was nicely placed and neatly done. But it lacked that
:23:11. > :23:13.kind of fire in the crazy energy that the charleston has. There's a
:23:14. > :23:17.lot of time you have to really be aware of timing, Fiona. This is one
:23:18. > :23:22.of the things that in the fast dances always lets you down. It's
:23:23. > :23:26.the truth, darling. You really have to count...
:23:27. > :23:32.BOO I'm not blind! You have to keep on
:23:33. > :23:36.time. When you go out of sync with Anton, it really shows. Sorry.
:23:37. > :23:41.Oh, I see. Let's see what the others say. He's absolutely right. I
:23:42. > :23:49.thought the whole dance was just too polite and well behaved. Back in the
:23:50. > :23:54.20s, they had signs up, "PCQ" Which meant please charleston quietly. It
:23:55. > :23:58.should be going completely against that sign. The timing was out. When
:23:59. > :24:02.you do the monkey step, just a small detail, you need to have your hands
:24:03. > :24:07.near your knees. That was out of place. But on the good side, you do
:24:08. > :24:22.have a fantastic amount of swifl and I'm looking for that -- swivel and
:24:23. > :24:31.I'm always looking for that. Dave? Darcey.
:24:32. > :24:40.But Dave will do... It says Dave. I know. It's Hallowe'en. She looks
:24:41. > :24:44.particularly butch today, I know. Be careful Fred. For me, what you do
:24:45. > :24:51.brilliantly is when you tell a story, everything comes together. I
:24:52. > :24:53.loved actually how clean and placed you were.
:24:54. > :24:57.APPLAUSE What you did, you did particularly
:24:58. > :25:03.well. You played a lovely character, nice and cheeky. I enjoyed it. The
:25:04. > :25:06.boys are right, are you out of time and out of sync with Anton
:25:07. > :25:17.occasionally. But you are still on your way up. So keep working.
:25:18. > :25:23.Now then, just a minute, George. LAUGHTER
:25:24. > :25:29.For me, I don't agree with these people. I thought it was a proper
:25:30. > :25:34.charleston. OK, maybe it could have had a bit
:25:35. > :25:38.more wow in it, I don't know. Very few charston you see them in the
:25:39. > :25:43.correct swivel action through their feet. You had that beautifully. As
:25:44. > :25:49.much as maybe they're right, I think I'm right. That was a proper
:25:50. > :25:51.charleston. Well done. I'm so glad. It was a lovely
:25:52. > :26:12.charleston. Off you go. I don't care what those judges said,
:26:13. > :26:15.we thought that was the cutest charleston we've ever seen. I loved
:26:16. > :26:18.it. Len said it was a proper charleston. He's in your corner. I
:26:19. > :26:22.know you wanted to impress the judges this week, how do you feel?
:26:23. > :26:27.I'm really disappointed, because I thought we did everything as we were
:26:28. > :26:33.told. Len's your favourite judge and you've got his vote of confidence.
:26:34. > :26:38.They were shouting at the judges saying, "She did great. She was
:26:39. > :26:44.fantastic." You twisted your ankle this week, is that a big deal? No,
:26:45. > :26:48.not a big deal. A small dislocation, it was fine (! ) Once I stuck it
:26:49. > :27:09.back in, it was all right. The scores are in:
:27:10. > :27:24.Head judge Len is in your corner. The numbers to call are: Or vote
:27:25. > :27:30.online. Make a note. Tell them. Indeed, make a note. Loads more
:27:31. > :27:35.spooky goings on. Sophie and Brendan's bone-jangling jive and
:27:36. > :27:38.Rachel is going to cast a spell on Pasha.
:27:39. > :27:45.Who's next to haunt our ballroom? The next people to haunt us get
:27:46. > :27:50.ready ladies, get ready, it's Big Ben time.
:27:51. > :27:55.APPLAUSE With his lovely partner Kristina.
:27:56. > :28:01.They're dancing a romantic paso doble. He's going to be the ice king
:28:02. > :28:06.and she's going to be the ice queen. In a freezing ice kingdom, Ben asked
:28:07. > :28:12.me if I liked the cold. I said, "Yes, I do. I love it when it's so
:28:13. > :28:19.cold, I can see my own breath." It proves I'm still alive.
:28:20. > :28:24.Shut up! Get off for goodness sake. Don't worry, you'll all be dead one
:28:25. > :28:34.day. If you live that long. Right here they are in training.
:28:35. > :28:40.I put in really long hours in learning the quickstep. I wasn't
:28:41. > :28:46.expecting you to be so light on your feet. You made it look like a walk
:28:47. > :28:50.in the park. A quarter of the waif through and my calves were on fire.
:28:51. > :28:55.You've been teasing us for weeks with your ability. We know you can
:28:56. > :28:59.do it. Now we want the full Monty. It's about challenging and pushing
:29:00. > :29:04.yourself. Hopefully we can take it a step further this weekend doing the
:29:05. > :29:10.paso doble. It's Hallowe'en week and my biggest
:29:11. > :29:15.fear is not looking fierce and serious enough for the paso doble.
:29:16. > :29:21.What do you want me to do - angry eyes, scary eyes in All of it. Stop
:29:22. > :29:27.laughing. As it's Hallowe'en, my kids are trick or treating, it's a
:29:28. > :29:40.great opportunity to tag along and test out my paso doble face.
:29:41. > :29:54.Ring the doorbell girls. Trick or tweet? -- treat? Trick or treat?
:29:55. > :30:02.Happy Hallowe'en. Run, quick! quick! ! What's wrong? I'm not even in
:30:03. > :30:11.costume yet. Dancing the petrifying Paso Doble,
:30:12. > :30:14.Ben Cohen and Kristina "Rancid" Rihanoff.
:30:15. > :32:11.What have you done, Ben? CHEERING
:32:12. > :32:18.What have you done, Kristina? What an ovation.
:32:19. > :32:27.A standing ovation. Cover yourself up for goodness sake. Get that woman
:32:28. > :32:31.out. That's my mum. Do you ever use
:32:32. > :32:34.string vests? LAUGHTER
:32:35. > :32:38.I used to, but I kept falling through them.
:32:39. > :32:43.Right. APPLAUSE
:32:44. > :32:50.Craig, it would be you, but Craig, what about that? I've got to admit,
:32:51. > :32:56.I was slightly distracted... LAUGHTER
:32:57. > :33:03.I didn't look too much at the footwork. Full of power and
:33:04. > :33:07.machismo, that's for sure. It was a little bit blocky and without shape.
:33:08. > :33:17.But I think Kristina, you choreographed it brilliantly. I
:33:18. > :33:25.really enjoyed it. Now then, Darcey? Well, Ben, the
:33:26. > :33:29.attack, the concentration and, as was said, the dance content, so much
:33:30. > :33:33.more. Such an improvement. I didn't find I was too distracted with your
:33:34. > :33:37.chest. But if you're going to show it off and we can see that waste,
:33:38. > :33:42.you've got to use it, especially at the beginning, use it, yes? Use the
:33:43. > :33:49.waste right to the sides. But you gave me a great lasting image, thank
:33:50. > :33:51.you very much. Would you like Darcey to do that
:33:52. > :34:04.again? Yes, please. Len, what did you think? Looking at
:34:05. > :34:09.you, we've got so much in common, Ben, honestly. I was hoping for
:34:10. > :34:11.fireworks, but unfortunately, there were no fireworks. It was an
:34:12. > :34:25.explosion! Exuberant attack, focus, OK, it
:34:26. > :34:34.could have had a little more attack, but for sheer guts, get out there
:34:35. > :34:41.son, fabulous! Well done, Ben. Big Ben lives. Bruno? Now I'm starting
:34:42. > :34:50.to get it. I'm telling you, with all that muscle power, you can out bull
:34:51. > :34:54.of mine tore. -- Minotaur. The power was incredible. The thing is, she's
:34:55. > :34:59.right, you have to shape it a bit more. But it's this, how am I going
:35:00. > :35:08.to show that. I have to. You have to keep... Go on then. You have to keep
:35:09. > :35:22.the hips forward. CHEERING
:35:23. > :35:26.Can I change my score? ! Don't fall again.
:35:27. > :35:31.For goodness sake, Bruno! Control yourself. You want it change your
:35:32. > :35:38.score? Yeah, can I? It was wonderful. We loved it. Off you go.
:35:39. > :35:52.APPLAUSE Wow! Standing ovation, I'm not sure
:35:53. > :35:56.if it was for the chest or the dancing, but for both. Clearly
:35:57. > :36:01.impressed buno. Len said -- Bruno. Len said it was an explosion.
:36:02. > :36:05.Clearly you're embrarsing Strictly -- embracing Strictly now. A little
:36:06. > :36:09.bit. A lot. Are you starting to feel like a dancer? I won't get carried
:36:10. > :36:12.away, but yeah, slowly getting there.
:36:13. > :36:18.You started as a novice. You've come a long way. Your top score to date
:36:19. > :36:20.has been 31. Do you think you might beat that tonight? Hopefully. I
:36:21. > :36:55.don't know. ? In Let's find out. You've beaten your high score.
:36:56. > :37:03.Congratulations. Well deserved. Call to vote or go online to vote. It's a
:37:04. > :37:08.night of tricks and treats tonight. It's going to be frightfully good.
:37:09. > :37:20.Our next couple is Sophie Ellis-Bextor and her partner
:37:21. > :37:24.Brendan. Another popular couple. In rehearsals today, Sophie screamed,
:37:25. > :37:33.when all the lights suddenly went out. She was gripped by an ice cold
:37:34. > :37:37.boney hand. I do apologise. I get scared at Hallowe'en. I had to grab
:37:38. > :37:41.hold of someone. Any way, here they are in training. ?
:37:42. > :37:51.Last week I had the cha cha cha. It maybe wasn't the dance I felt the
:37:52. > :37:57.most at home in. Len wasn't the biggest fan. I didn't feel it had
:37:58. > :38:02.that tick and it wasn't cheeky. I was really pleased and happy with
:38:03. > :38:03.the scores I got. I feel like the judges overall were pretty kind and
:38:04. > :38:14.generous, actually. This week, I've got a bit of a
:38:15. > :38:18.challenge because I'm not just learning the jive, I have to be a
:38:19. > :38:26.predatory vampire on the dance floorment If -- Floor. If you want
:38:27. > :38:29.me to get into character, maybe a Hallowe'en party with my
:38:30. > :38:33.girlfriends. Nice. I trust my friends' advice more than anyone
:38:34. > :38:40.else. If they can't help me get into character, no-one else can.
:38:41. > :38:50.Trick or treat? You're going to look powerful, cool and you're going to
:38:51. > :38:55.look dead. Ta-da. Can you help me get into character. First focus on
:38:56. > :39:02.your prey. Eyes on the prize. Stick your clause in. When you have him
:39:03. > :39:10.pinned, sink your teeth in. I don't think it's quite there. There's
:39:11. > :39:19.something missing. I know! Where am I?
:39:20. > :39:21.Dancing the nerve-jangling Jive, Sophie Ellis Bextor and Brendan
:39:22. > :41:25."Creepy" Cole. what a bit of fun that was. Out you
:41:26. > :41:31.come. That was lovely. He looked exhausted. You look fresh as a
:41:32. > :41:38.cucumber. Darcey? Sophie, the jive is a fast, high-energy, with massive
:41:39. > :41:42.bounce and sharp kicks. The only problem with your knees, all the way
:41:43. > :41:47.through are bent which is a real shame. Because they're beautiful
:41:48. > :41:50.when they work. But they didn't get into strong, sharp kicks. That's
:41:51. > :41:53.what I was missing. That was the only thing letting me down. You
:41:54. > :42:01.still have the most fabulous entertainment value and style and
:42:02. > :42:05.energy is there. Len, what did you think? You are a
:42:06. > :42:10.very, very competent dancer, know that first of all. The things that
:42:11. > :42:13.you need, you need to come out with more confidence, more impact, come
:42:14. > :42:17.out and really perform. It's better than last week, but there's so much
:42:18. > :42:24.more in you that could come out on this dance floor. Get out there and
:42:25. > :42:31.attack it! Embrace the dance. Don't hit me. Bruno? Vampira the man
:42:32. > :42:36.eater, definitely have satisfied your blood lust. He needs a
:42:37. > :42:40.transfusion after that. I think you had too much blood. You become a bit
:42:41. > :42:44.heady and leggy. They're all right, I think what you do, you have a
:42:45. > :42:48.wonderful sense of style, a great performance value, at this stage,
:42:49. > :42:52.now, certain dances require much more precision. You're kicks and
:42:53. > :42:56.flicks have to be on the beat. They have to be sharp. You have to really
:42:57. > :43:02.point your feet and your timing tonight wasn't as good as it always
:43:03. > :43:06.is. Very unfortunate because there were a couple of moments wrong feet,
:43:07. > :43:11.it happens on a live show. You don't get a second chance. It's a shame.
:43:12. > :43:15.The thing is, we're here, we're not just being nasty. We're here to
:43:16. > :43:20.point out these things. It went off. I'm sorry. It wasn't as good as we
:43:21. > :43:24.could have been. It didn't help the way she scratched you there. She's
:43:25. > :43:30.like that, Bruce. The poor boy. We all loved it. Off you go.
:43:31. > :43:43.APPLAUSE Len said that you need more
:43:44. > :43:49.confidence. Are you nervous when you go out there? You seem so cool and
:43:50. > :43:54.calm. I actually let nerves get the better of me, which is annoying, the
:43:55. > :43:57.music starts and it kicks in. I don't know, tonight, it could be any
:43:58. > :44:01.number of factors. I don't want to make excuses. We're all trying our
:44:02. > :44:05.best. It's fine. I need that advice. It's OK. A few weeks ago we were
:44:06. > :44:09.blown away by the legendary charleston, can you get back to that
:44:10. > :44:12.standard? I hope I get the opportunity. Yeah, I think I can. Of
:44:13. > :44:38.course you can! Scores are in: What did you say then? I said,
:44:39. > :44:43."Don't you worry." Can I take this opportunity, everybody back stage,
:44:44. > :44:46.the costume, the make up, the props, the set, the lighting, we get the
:44:47. > :44:52.glory because we're on this little show, but look at this. You guys are
:44:53. > :44:57.amazing. Thank you very much. APPLAUSE
:44:58. > :45:10.Where are your fangs? Never mind. Call to vote: Or vote online if you
:45:11. > :45:15.thought that jive had bite. It deserves to keep these two vamps in
:45:16. > :45:20.the competition. We have Mark and Iveta. They're planning an alien
:45:21. > :45:22.invasion and Susanna is on the run from Kevin's wolfman. I might have
:45:23. > :45:26.to hide behind the sofa. The next couple is Natalie Gumede
:45:27. > :45:40.and her partner, Artem. Clap clap APPLAUSE
:45:41. > :45:45.Their dance is set on a spooky lake shrouded in a ghostly mist and
:45:46. > :45:52.bathed in eerie moonlight. I'm getting goose bumps thinking about
:45:53. > :45:56.it. Here they are in training. Really, really enjoyed last woke's
:45:57. > :46:00.show. It doesn't get any easier. It doesn't get any less terrifying, but
:46:01. > :46:07.it was great it went so well on Saturday night. I was pal p Tating,
:46:08. > :46:14.% operating and flatulating, I'm telling you. Is there nothing you
:46:15. > :46:20.can't do darling? I was thrilled with what they said. It felt really
:46:21. > :46:23.good. The comments were amazing. 35, that kept us on top of the
:46:24. > :46:29.leaderboard. Couldn't wish for better. Very happy. That was so
:46:30. > :46:34.good. I'm so proud of you. This week, we're dancing a Viennese
:46:35. > :46:37.waltz. It's very haunting, sorry I didn't mean to do that. When it
:46:38. > :46:40.comes to Strictly, everybody has different fears. There's one thing
:46:41. > :46:44.I've been worrying about that I'm going to forget my steps. Every time
:46:45. > :46:50.you're going to think you're forgetting the step, I'm going to be
:46:51. > :46:55.there to remind you. Like I'm not spending enough time with him
:46:56. > :47:06.already, he's now haunting my every waking hour. Cappuccino please.
:47:07. > :47:09.I'm seeing Artem everywhere. Aahhhh... One, two, three. Two, two,
:47:10. > :47:22.three. ? I can't get away from him. I'll
:47:23. > :47:27.always have a fear of forgetting the steps, but with Artem everywhere I
:47:28. > :47:31.go, hopefully I'll be haunting for the right reasons.
:47:32. > :47:32.Dancing the vicious Viennese Waltz, Natalie Gumede and Artem "Chiller"
:47:33. > :49:34.Chigvintsev. absolutely wonderful. Look! Look at
:49:35. > :49:40.this crowd of people here. Lovely. Beautiful. I couldn't see the lake
:49:41. > :49:44.for all the mist. But here's a bit of bread for the ducks. It's not
:49:45. > :49:49.stale is it? No, dear, but you can have that for a bit of toast later.
:49:50. > :49:54.Let me say that it was lovely. I think you're a wonderful dancer. But
:49:55. > :50:00.each dance throws up its own challenges. Now the challenge in the
:50:01. > :50:09.Viennese waltz is to stay in that hold, maintain your posture, and
:50:10. > :50:11.keep that going bar after bar. The flickerly I loved, the reverse
:50:12. > :50:14.turns, natural turns, it started to have the feeling almost of an
:50:15. > :50:19.American smooth type of Viennese waltz. As much as I loved it, you
:50:20. > :50:23.have to push this girl. Pick her up on those challenges, get her doing
:50:24. > :50:28.the right dance to that right music. But it was lovely. Well done.
:50:29. > :50:34.Put it on you Artem, a bit there. Don't know if you agree. Yeah.
:50:35. > :50:39.That's good. Bruno? The lady of the lake emerges
:50:40. > :50:43.from the depths and leaves us all spellbound. I don't think there is a
:50:44. > :50:57.person in the country that's not screaming now, "This was magic! "
:50:58. > :51:11.OK, Craig? You make me sick, darling. You are fab-u-lous! Well,
:51:12. > :51:19.that couldn't be more emphatic. Darcey? I do expect so much from
:51:20. > :51:23.you. But you never disappoint. It was beautiful. Everything is
:51:24. > :51:25.lyrical, it flows. It's a dream. In the main they seem to love you
:51:26. > :51:47.both. ?. Go on, off you go. ?. APPLAUSE
:51:48. > :51:50.What about that? ! A fabulous from Craig. Bruno said it was magic. You
:51:51. > :51:55.look so confident out there. It's hard to believe you're as nervous as
:51:56. > :52:00.everybody else. Absolutely. It was really sick making tonight. You
:52:01. > :52:09.really wouldn't know. A beautiful dance. Artem, nose better this week?
:52:10. > :52:16.Yes, a little bit. Just there. Still beautiful. He's still milking. Len
:52:17. > :52:21.wants you to push Natalie. How much further can you push her? We'll see.
:52:22. > :52:22.Have to find out. That's really scary.
:52:23. > :52:57.The scores are in: Two o 10s! Congratulations. Enjoy
:52:58. > :53:04.that moment. The first 10s of the series. So well deserved. Thank you.
:53:05. > :53:09.How does it feel? Pretty amazing. I've got the chills. Did you love
:53:10. > :53:16.our lady of the lake's haunting waltz? If you did, then call to
:53:17. > :53:21.vote. Or you can vote online when votings -- voting opens later. Still
:53:22. > :53:25.to scare abbey's ghostly bride is looking for love and Dave and Karen
:53:26. > :53:28.do the monster mash. Scream if you want to go faster,
:53:29. > :53:38.Bruce. Yes, well the first 10 - wonderful.
:53:39. > :53:46.For our next couple, it's Mark Benton and his partner Iveta.
:53:47. > :53:52.So many lovely couples. For this dance, Mark will be a spaceman.
:53:53. > :53:58.Iveta will be the beautiful being he falls in love with. You, the
:53:59. > :54:03.audience, will be all the extras, a group of grotesque aliens.
:54:04. > :54:10.LAUGHTER Yes, you'll do very nicely. Here
:54:11. > :54:15.they are in training. I was really thrilled with our
:54:16. > :54:18.performance of the waltz. I really felt like I'd met the challenge. It
:54:19. > :54:21.feels lovely to do something that you're not making people laugh and
:54:22. > :54:25.you're not doing tricks or anything. You're just dancing. I thought you
:54:26. > :54:30.danced it simply and with feeling and emotion. That was just beautiful
:54:31. > :54:33.to see. It makes all the hard work worth it. I liked his comments. It
:54:34. > :54:39.was lovely. I hope this week being Hallowe'en doesn't revert to being a
:54:40. > :54:44.ghoul again. This week it's the paso doble. It's our other worldly take
:54:45. > :54:49.on Hallowe'en. Forget all about aliens versus predator. This is
:54:50. > :54:57.alien versus matador. We're going back to having something quite
:54:58. > :55:08.outlandish and fun. We are trying to impress the judges. Blahblahblah.
:55:09. > :55:13.What? In order to impress the judges, prepare for liftoff. What am
:55:14. > :55:18.I going to do? Are you about to fly. This is a bit scary. I'm about to go
:55:19. > :55:24.in the air. I hope this is going to hold me. Going up, Mark.
:55:25. > :55:27.Would-hoo. -- woo-hoo. That was brilliant, but
:55:28. > :55:31.you have to improve your performance while you're flying. I know where to
:55:32. > :55:40.take you. We went to the theatre to get advice on the flying. Snment --
:55:41. > :55:45.flying. Keep your shoulders back, and muscles tight. It's great seeing
:55:46. > :55:51.what they do at Wicked. I hope I can take it to the ballroom on Saturday
:55:52. > :55:53.night. Help! Dancing the poisonous Paso, Mark Benton and Iveta
:55:54. > :56:00."Loathsome" Lukosuite. MUSIC: I Lost My Heart To a Starship
:56:01. > :57:50.Trooper CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:57:51. > :57:57.Mark, my boy! How about that. Are you pleased? Yeah. Great fun.
:57:58. > :58:04.Were you a bit scared? I loved it. Can I do it again? So was I. They
:58:05. > :58:11.told me I might have to catch you. Bruno? It's after row Dave doing the
:58:12. > :58:17.disco, it's more space cadet than matador. Fun, but not quite the
:58:18. > :58:22.right content, I think for - I'm sorry! I loved it, but it's not
:58:23. > :58:27.really a paso. Well, Craig, what did you think? The paso element was a
:58:28. > :58:33.little bit heavy, stompy, shapeless, your isolation is very, very good.
:58:34. > :58:38.Your rung up -- rhythm, as always is fantastic. You have a dancer inside
:58:39. > :58:43.you. Where the disco reference is in the paso, I have no clue, but I
:58:44. > :58:47.didn't mind that. You've made him such a mover. The way this all
:58:48. > :58:52.moves, it's all got a rhythm about it. It's wonderful. Darcey? The
:58:53. > :58:56.entertainment and the conviction and the attack is all there. To help
:58:57. > :59:01.with the shaping, especially in the arms, because they get a bit flat,
:59:02. > :59:05.just curve them, especially from the elbow. That's all I was wanting.
:59:06. > :59:11.Then it would be more convincing space matador.
:59:12. > :59:15.Len? Well, Houston we've got a problem here. It was long on
:59:16. > :59:25.performance but short on technique. Sorry. Oh, dear. Is that it? We've
:59:26. > :59:34.been told to be quick. Oh, sorry. Sorry, Len. Get off! Off you go.
:59:35. > :59:52.Comen. That was out of this world, was it terrifying up there? I loved
:59:53. > :59:56.it. He loved. It Craig says you've got a dancer inside you. Is he
:59:57. > :00:01.right? I hope so. I'm still trying to find him, though. He's emerging.
:00:02. > :00:05.How much fun is it doing a disco doble with Mark? Working with Mark
:00:06. > :00:13.is fun, 24 hours. I hear you have a lot of fun and do a mean impression
:00:14. > :00:20.of Iveta. I'm Iveta lovely poo-poo. I'm dancer. I'm world champion. What
:00:21. > :00:36.is this step? That's good. The judges scores are in:
:00:37. > :00:43.The crowd absolutely loved it. Did you have a closent counter of the
:00:44. > :00:51.Strictly kind? Don't phone home, call from your mobile or from your
:00:52. > :00:57.land line, you can also vote online to keep our extra trest reels on
:00:58. > :01:00.planet Strictly. Wait! Shhh... What was that noise? Something wicked
:01:01. > :01:17.this way comes. I am the essence of dragon's breath.
:01:18. > :01:23.One, two, three... I'll do Bruce. Yes, you will be Bruce. We are going
:01:24. > :01:31.to do that in a minute. Shut up. Think I can do it? I don't think you
:01:32. > :01:40.can do it. OK. You're out of time there.
:01:41. > :01:46.OK, our sevenening couple is Rachel Riley and her partner -- seventh
:01:47. > :01:49.couple is Rachel Riley and her partner Pasha. Another pair, a
:01:50. > :01:54.lovely pair. For their dance Rachel is going to be a portrait that comes
:01:55. > :02:00.to life in a haunted house. I spent a night in a haunted house once. I
:02:01. > :02:04.cheered myself up by singing. I sang all night, sing, sing, sing. All the
:02:05. > :02:08.songs from my album. In the morning, not only was I still alive, but all
:02:09. > :02:11.the ghosts had gone.. LAUGHTER
:02:12. > :02:19.That's not funny. Here they are in training.
:02:20. > :02:22.Every week, I'm putting so much into it and it's so frustrating when you
:02:23. > :02:26.don't do it on the night. Unfortunately, this wasn't a dance
:02:27. > :02:30.that suits your personality. The only thing that I thought I actually
:02:31. > :02:36.had done was keep in character. It was the vegetarian option. Ways -- I
:02:37. > :02:40.was so disappointed. I was convinced we were going to be in the bottom
:02:41. > :02:45.two again. The pressure is really building. We really have to fight to
:02:46. > :02:48.keep our place in this competition. This week is Hallowe'en week and
:02:49. > :02:52.we're dancing the American smooth. It's going very well. Of course,
:02:53. > :02:55.there are things that need to be fixed. I just want to make sure I
:02:56. > :02:59.can bring the good parts of training to the dance floor on Saturday
:03:00. > :03:02.night. You had a lot of good comments from the judges, we just
:03:03. > :03:10.have to get them all on our side.. Maybe we could make a potion.
:03:11. > :03:15.Strictly potion? That's not what I had in mind. This
:03:16. > :03:18.is where we mix up all the positive judges' comments to get a perfect
:03:19. > :03:22.Hallowe'en American smooth. The potions won't be good without
:03:23. > :03:28.glitter. I have a Glitterball first. We need perfect timing. Fancy foot
:03:29. > :03:33.work. We need this one, Len's comments. Come out and give it
:03:34. > :03:39.plenty of welly. That's good. That's adding to it. You're gorgeous love.
:03:40. > :03:45.Which one is that? Very beautiful. This is precious stuff. It had a
:03:46. > :03:49.beautiful flow. It's full of elegance. Everything we need for the
:03:50. > :03:54.perfect Hallowe'en American smooth. Cheers.
:03:55. > :03:56.Dancing the Abominable American Smooth, Rachel Riley and Pasha
:03:57. > :05:56."Killer" Kovalev. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:05:57. > :06:01.Lovely, lovely. That was beautiful. By the way, that was not Rod Stewart
:06:02. > :06:10.singing. It was our Tommy.
:06:11. > :06:15.Mini wardrobe malfunction. Nothing to worry about. You carried on.
:06:16. > :06:26.Craig, what did you think? Welcome back darling into the competition. ?
:06:27. > :06:29.Vment -- competition. The difference from last week is brilliant. You
:06:30. > :06:36.kept your form all the way through. I loved it. The transformation in
:06:37. > :06:45.your top line - thank you. Rachel, what a come back. Point those feet
:06:46. > :06:53.in the lifts. Len? Your best dance to date.
:06:54. > :07:05.Pasha's so happy. Buno? The -- Bruno. Jo the zombie -- the zombie
:07:06. > :07:11.bride has found her mojo. Congratulations. Off you go.
:07:12. > :07:24.APPLAUSE Yes. You put a spell on all those
:07:25. > :07:28.judges tonight. Well done you. Len said your best dance yet and Craig
:07:29. > :07:31.said, "Welcome back to the competition." It must have boosted
:07:32. > :07:36.your competition, because they've given you a battering in the past
:07:37. > :07:41.few weeks. I love the ballroom, even though I have the blisters. You're
:07:42. > :07:43.dofrd in blisters. The -- You're covered in blisters. The scores are
:07:44. > :08:06.in: Enjoy it. I do believe that is your
:08:07. > :08:10.highest score to date. Congratulations. My first eights.
:08:11. > :08:17.Did that American smooth put a spell on you? If it did, call to vote or
:08:18. > :08:19.tap your witch's fingers on the key board to vote online, but not until
:08:20. > :08:30.our all couples have danced. The audience are wailing for more.
:08:31. > :08:36.Who's next? Any way, our next couple is Ashley
:08:37. > :08:44.Taylor Dawson and his partner, Ola. ? ?
:08:45. > :08:53.Ashley used to be in a band called Allstars. They did the theme song
:08:54. > :09:00.from that scary movie, Scooby Doo. My favourite Scooby Doo song is
:09:01. > :09:03.Strangers in the Night. # Scooby Dooby Doo
:09:04. > :09:09.# Exchanges glances # Scooby Dooby Doo... #
:09:10. > :09:18.APPLAUSE I know the chorus. Here they are in
:09:19. > :09:23.training. Last week before the jive, I was excited. The week before, Len
:09:24. > :09:31.told me to give it loads of all that. It had speed, energy, it had
:09:32. > :09:34.plenty of gotcha. I gave it loads. It was brilliant. It was great to
:09:35. > :09:40.get positive praise off the judges. I found myself smiling naturally
:09:41. > :09:43.throughout the dance. I enjoyed dancing for the first time in my
:09:44. > :09:47.life. I did make it through and I'm over the moon and it's Hallowe'en.
:09:48. > :09:56.I'm excited about this week. It's going to be fun. Kiss. This week I'm
:09:57. > :10:02.dancing a tango. Easy isn't it? I have a problem keeping serious
:10:03. > :10:05.during rehearsals. He's still like a five-year-old. You've got to be
:10:06. > :10:12.serious to get into the mood. I'm going to try to instruct you, but if
:10:13. > :10:20.you smile or laugh, I will make you suffer.
:10:21. > :10:30.Don't laugh. Did she look scary? No. Stop laughing. Stop laughing. It's
:10:31. > :10:36.amazing how much fun someone can have with a sheet.
:10:37. > :10:41.The last costume was my favourite. Don't laugh! This is a bit like your
:10:42. > :10:44.posture in tango. The tactics didn't work. It was fun though and a bit of
:10:45. > :10:49.light relief from the training sessions. Are you going to take the
:10:50. > :10:55.tango seriously now? I've never been more serious in my life.
:10:56. > :10:57.Dancing the terrible Tango, Ashley Taylor Dawson and Ola "Jabberwocky"
:10:58. > :12:54.Jordan. Ola's pleased. Very pleased, I
:12:55. > :13:00.should think so too. He threw you around like a rag doll. . Well done.
:13:01. > :13:06.Darcey, what did you think? Everybody loved it. I'm really
:13:07. > :13:12.attracted to the evil Ashley. That's good. It really suits you. Only in
:13:13. > :13:16.turns and pave ots you have to -- pivots, you have to watch you don't
:13:17. > :13:23.take the stress in the neck. Try to watch that. Clipped moved,
:13:24. > :13:28.beautifully clipped, and the sta catto beat, very nice all the way
:13:29. > :13:32.through. ? Vment Through. If you want to shine, you have to polish.
:13:33. > :13:36.It's the detail that is missing. You've got the character going out
:13:37. > :13:41.there. You have the feel of the dance. It's just the small things.
:13:42. > :13:45.Get that top a little bit better. Crisper feet. Just those small
:13:46. > :13:56.details that you have to work on. I know you're a busy boy, but try to
:13:57. > :14:00.find time. Polish it up. The night stalker takes his prey. You played
:14:01. > :14:04.it so well. It had that menacing power to it. Len is right, you're at
:14:05. > :14:08.that level, your performance and what you put into it is very good.
:14:09. > :14:11.Now you have to go to the next stage, which is polish the
:14:12. > :14:15.technique. It's all there, but there are slightly little faults that you
:14:16. > :14:23.somehow don't get you to the next level. I know you can and you will.
:14:24. > :14:34.With your help Ola. Craig? Aggressive, dark, mysterious, I
:14:35. > :14:38.really loved it. Sort your head up. I don't recognise you at all. Get
:14:39. > :14:41.off. I don't even know you. Off you go!
:14:42. > :14:53.APPLAUSE A standing O for that tango. You
:14:54. > :14:58.more than anyone here tonight could not wait to get dressed up. I was a
:14:59. > :15:03.bit giddy. You were. Is it fun being part of the Hallowe'en special? It's
:15:04. > :15:06.been amazing today. Everyone has been having a laugh back stage. It
:15:07. > :15:12.relaxes a bit. But you realise you still have to do this. It's scary.
:15:13. > :15:17.The last three weeks, you've scored 31. Do you think you've done enough
:15:18. > :15:36.to break that spell? We'll see. Let's find out:
:15:37. > :15:46.You did it. Your highest score to date. Six weeks in, has your boy got
:15:47. > :15:52.what it takes to be a contender? Yeah, he does. Did that terrifying
:15:53. > :15:59.tango put the willies up you? To save them from the dance-off call to
:16:00. > :16:05.vote from your mobile or land line, or go online. These couples keep on
:16:06. > :16:05.coming. There's still three more to go.
:16:06. > :16:14.Back to you Bruce. What was that? Now for our next
:16:15. > :16:19.couple, Abbey Clancy and her partner, Aljaz.
:16:20. > :16:26.These two are divine together. Right, for their dance, Abbey will
:16:27. > :16:30.be taking on the role of Miss Haversham from that wonderful
:16:31. > :16:36.Charles Dickens' novel. I haven't seen this dance, but I've got Great
:16:37. > :16:43.Expectations... All right, it's not very funny. But it's clever, you
:16:44. > :16:52.see? This is live. Here they are in training. I loved Saturday's show. I
:16:53. > :16:55.love the ballroom dances. I feel so much more comfortable doing those.
:16:56. > :17:00.You need to extend your top line a bit more. But fantastic. I think
:17:01. > :17:10.Craig is right. We hopefully will improve each week and I'm just
:17:11. > :17:15.trying my best. Thank you for that. It's Hallowe'en week this week. I'm
:17:16. > :17:20.doing the rumba. I always get so nervous before a live show, to the
:17:21. > :17:23.point where I'm trembling. I'm scared that you're not going to
:17:24. > :17:29.catch me. I'm going to try to confront her with those fears.
:17:30. > :17:34.Aljaz, where have you taken me? You just wait and see. I brought you to
:17:35. > :17:40.the haunted house. If you can stay calm in this situation, the show
:17:41. > :17:48.will be dead easy. No lights. Follow me. Hold my hand. It's pitch black.
:17:49. > :17:58.There were loads of noises and knocks. I am genuinely scared. He
:17:59. > :18:04.kept saying "keep calm". Keep calm. I'm trying. They say confront your
:18:05. > :18:08.fears is the way to cure them, but I'm not too sure.
:18:09. > :18:16.Where are you? Right here. It was horrendous. I heard a noise under
:18:17. > :18:21.the table. Aljaz! I thought I knew how petrified one could be, but you
:18:22. > :18:22.know, if I can survive the haunted house, I should be able to survive
:18:23. > :18:26.Saturday night. Dancing the rotting Rumba, Abbey
:18:27. > :18:34.Clancy and Aljaz "Scabby" Skorjanez.