Week 6 Strictly Come Dancing

Is a black cat. What is that?

Mariano oversized bad. As it swims

in for the fatal bite. The punk and

has eyes.

And with their made spice.

What else friends with spies? I will

need some help.

If you want to

survive Halloween you will need more

dancing and less messing about. I

will give you scary stories.

less.

EVIL CACKLING.

This is where they used to film

Strictly. I wonder if it's haunted.

SPOOKY MUSIC.

# I've always been the one to

blame...

MUSIC: It's A Sin

CHEERING

Boo!

This is Strictly Come Dancing -

the Halloween special.

Please welcome into

haunted ballroom...

Terrifying Tess Daly...

And creepy Claudia Winkleman.

Hello and welcome to

Strictly Come Dancing -

the Halloween Special!

Huge thanks to our

celebrities and professional

dancers for that gloriously

ghoulish opening routine.

Last week, Brian and Amy

faced Simon and Karen

in the dance-off and

Brian became the fifth

celebrity to leave the competition.

-- the fourth celebrity.

Tonight, our remaining

11 couples are hoping

to work their magic

on our fearsome foursome.

So please welcome, the judges!

Darcey "Blood Curdling" Bussell...

Bruno "Terrifying" Tonioli...

Craig "Devil" Horwood...

And Shirley "Beastly" Ballas.

MUSIC: The Monster Mash

The judges, everyone.

Alarming!

Our couples are ready

to thrill and chill with

some hell-raising routines.

So please welcome...

Our Strictly stars...

TV presenter Ruth Langsford

and her partner, Anton du Beke.

EastEnders star Davood Ghadami

and his partner, Nadiya Bychkova.

Pop star Mollie King

and her partner, AJ Pritchard.

Actress and radio

presenter Gemma Atkinson

and her partner, Aljaz Skorjanec.

Presenter of Sunday

Brunch, Simon Rimmer

and his partner, Karen Clifton.

Entertainer and radio

broadcaster Debbie McGee

and her partner, Giovanni Pernice.

Singer Aston Merrygold and

his partner, Janette Manrara.

From Holby City, Joe McFadden,

and his partner, Katya Jones.

Comedian and presenter Susan Calman

and her partner, Kevin Clifton.

Paralympic gold

medallist Jonnie Peacock

and his partner, Oti Mabuse.

Singer and theatre

star Alexandra Burke

and her partner, Gorka Marquez.

CHEERING

Just look at our gruesome gang.

We've got zombies, spiders, devils -

and, scariest of all,

Anton Du Beke as himself.

You will be able to vote

for your favourite later on.

Your votes will be added

to the judges' scores to

decide which two couples

will face the dance-off

in Sunday night's Results Show.

Now that is scary.

It will then be down

to the judges alone to decide

who stays and who goes.

Dancing first is Jonnie Peacock

and his partner, Oti Mabuse.

CHEERING

Jonnie was thrilled with his

quickstep last week,

when he scored a nine from Shirley.

This week, they're pirates,

but never mind pieces of eight,

they just want some more nines.

How did you think it went?

I think

that's the best it's gone all week.

You made that look easy.

You didn't

miss a beat.

We got our first nine!

So happy, we made it Halloween, and

now we want to push and get a ten.

We do.

This week, we're going for

pirates. I think its pilots. Being

an amputee, it's nice. I think I've

got the perfect idea. The pirates

castle.

Why are we going there?

Because we aaaaargh. Play, my

hearties.

Why are we here, and why

are you dressed like that?

We are

pirates and we've got to get into

the theme somehow. Let's take to the

water, but you're not getting in

dressed like that.

Jonny Williams

wanted to take me out to sea, but

it's really a canal. -- Jonnie

really wanted.

Do you feel like a

pirate?

Yes.

I hope the judges don't

make us walk the plank.

Jonnie, come

back, we have to dance on Saturday!

Comeback!

Dancing the creepy cha-cha-cha,

Jonnie Peacock

and Oti "Monstrous" Mabuse.

MUSIC: Troublemaker

CHEERING

Enjoying your pirate character!

So well we!

I love it.

Give us an

aaaaargh.

Aaaaargh.

Before we hear from the judges,

let's welcome our

fiendishly good live singers,

Hayley, Jamie, Andrea

and Tommy - and, of course,

Count Dave Arch and

his fang-tastic orchestra.

Lovely, guys. Did our Halloween

pirates float your boat doesn't

float your boat?

, Well, Jonnie,

it's always difficult to start the

show, but you came out, you have a

great theme. I love the idea of what

you did. But there were some

movement in there not to

coordinated. I liked your natural

top and you had a compact chassis,

but there was no rotation. It lacked

body action for me. It looked a bit

like it was moving a bit difficult

for you. Not your best dance, but I

know you are a fighter and you'll

come back next week.

CHEERING

Bruno, I hardly recognise you. Iron

forget about Jack Sparrow. Who needs

them? We've got Jonnie Peacock!

I

think what happened is you lodged

your boat on the wrong type. If you

are on the wrong type, the tide will

get something. You looked like you

were walking the plank at times, but

it's all part of the character. Reed

it's Halloween! Yes, and some dances

suit us, some don't, and I am sure

you will be back at your

swashbuckling best. There you go.

APPLAUSE

There was no action, which is the

biggest scenario, there was a bit in

time step where your hips were going

in the opposite direction. For me,

it was Stompie and flat-footed

throughout and I don't think it's a

dance that will suit you. Your

strength, I think, lies in ballroom.

Any positives, Darcey?

You've worked

hard and I can see the concentration

and the amount of dance. When you

are finding the technique difficult

to master, for me, it's all about

the presentation. You have to think

about this character, exaggerating

this character. Have fun with it and

enjoy it. Good effort, well done.

APPLAUSE

Thank you, judges. Thank you, both.

Jonnie and Oti!

CHEERING

Very well done. Starting the show is

horrible. You said earlier, can I

just go second? It is not up to me.

My favourite thing, when you were

asked to do Strictly, you said you

would do it, but if I get to a

Halloween, I have got to be a

pirate. You did it.

The cha-cha is

difficult. Especially for the male

celebrities, the hips. He gave his

best.

The scores are in.

CHEERING

I do not want you to be

disappointed.

That is fit enough.

They love you. I think the cha-cha

is not my dance. You did not like it

all week? We had some enjoyment but

when you speed it up, it seems to go

everywhere. When you have to as

Aston, and he goes, yes, you have

got the Janette. -- you have got the

cha-cha. If Aston does not have a

good line, there is trouble.

If you want to see Jonnie and Oti

stay in the competition,

all the details are on your screen

now, so you can vote

for them when voting opens

at the end of the show.

As it's Halloween, I've decided

to bring a mummy in to help

with terms and conditions.

It's AJ's mummy.

Thank you for doing this. She is 15

years younger than me.

Calls to the short number

from a mobile cost

15p.

Calls to the long number cost

15p

plus your network's access

charge and please ask

the bill payer's permission.

You can vote online by visiting

bbc.co.uk/strictly where

you will also find

terms and conditions.

Voting won't open until

all our couples have

danced.

Don't call yet, as your vote won't

count and you may still be charged.

Tess.

Good girl. She did very well.

Dancing next in the haunted

ballroom is Ruth Langsford

and her partner, Anton du Beke.

I'm with some of their supporters.

Lovely to see you. She is doing very

well. She's doing very well.

Tonight they're doing

the quickstep and

Ruth will be Samantha

from Bewitched, and with the support

of these guys, she's hoping to cast

a spell over the judges

and move up from the bottom

of the

leaderboard.

Fingers crossed.

How was last week

for your?

Did you enjoy it? I loved

it and I know I made mistakes, but

it was the first time that the

nerves left me. Once I had ripped

off the costume and the audience

went wild, I threw myself into the

dance.

Hold onto this fun side. It

is fabulous, you came alive.

Getting

a standing ovation is special.

It is

a beautiful feeling. I cannot

believe I am in Halloween week.

I am

thrilled. This week, Ruth is going

to be a witch and dance to the theme

tune of bewitched.

I used to love

that series. She had magical powers,

she would wiggle her nose and

strange things would happen.

There

is nobody more unlike a witch, but

maybe there is a hidden inside to

Ruth that I do not know.

I have been

practising my nose twitch all week

and nothing.

Watch. Obviously it is

Halloween, but for some reason,

today, there have been some things

going on. -- some strange things.

Anton. Hello. How did you get their?

No, this will not do. Stop messing

about. Turn me back, Ruth.

Dancing the quivering

quickstep, Ruth Langsford

and Anton "Demonic" Du Beke.

MUSIC: Bewitched

CHEERING

Ruth and Anton. Yes, the audience

love that quickstep. You work your

magic on us. That is for sure.

Did she cast a spell

over you, Bruno?

It was more like a curse. Look at

me. What happened? I have to say, I

was bewitched by the elegant look.

Do you not think? I was slightly

bothered by the frame. You keep

doing it. You have to charge the

bank. Nothing moves up here. Keep

that lovely frame. I was bewildered

by another thing. You went on the

wrong foot, but you managed to

recover. You noticed. You did not

lose the step, and you completed the

dance. Usually you fall to pieces.

It is good to see. I have got it

wrong, get back on it and finish it

and do not show it.

Well done.

Keeping those nerves in check.

Craig. It lacked any style, I am

afraid. It -- you also had of a

slate grip at the beginning, for the

first 30 seconds, and Anton's arm.

It was too heavy and sloppy for this

particular dance. You went off on

the wrong foot, but your chassis was

out of time as well. For me, it was

the antithesis of light and bright.

I will use my noise to make it

disappear. It is not working.

Darcey. It was perfectly done in

character. You became the character.

You were light on your feet. You

have gained such confidence, but

just what you do not get comfortable

with it. They are right, do not grip

in frame when you are with lovely

Anton, yes. You made some little

mistakes, but you did not show it on

your face. You carried on.

CHEERING

And there was a lovely chassis,

defeat together, it was clean. You

have made a wonderful improvement,

so be proud.

I am going to agree

with Darcey. You have made strides,

but you made several mistakes, so I

will have to deduct the point for

that.

I will settle for one.

Nine

will do for me. Do not make me can

those mistakes. Do not make me count

them. Nice, free-flowing, nice

trading. Not bad with the frame. You

have got to keep your elbows up and

to his right side but besides the

mistakes, you are improving. It is

going in the right direction.

That

was so much Halloween fun. Thank you

both. Ruth and Anton.

CHEERING

Well done, kid.

Well done.

Darcey said, be proud.

Last week he said was the first time

that you threw off the nerves and

you seem to enjoy that.

I did, but I

was nervous flying in. That set me

off.

You have got lovely support.

I

have got my TV son.

And Denise and

Stacey. People support you would

ever you go. The scores are in. Will

the judges please revealed there

scorers?

-- please reveal their scores.

Happy

with that? Yes.

If you turn those

sixes upside down, that could be the

nines. Let's call it 38.

If you loved that bewitching

quickstep and want to see

Ruth and Anton dancing again next

week, all the details

are on your screen now so you can

vote for them

when voting opens later on.

Still to come, Davood does

a romantic rumba with a

ghost.

That's the spirit.

Tess.

Next tonight is Simon Rimmer

and his partner, Karen Clifton.

APPLAUSE

They're dancing an American smooth.

And on this Halloween, the thing

Simon is most scared of is being

in the dance-off

for the third time.

On Saturday, the Charles Dunne was

such a fine dance. I love their

matching costumes and felt we were

going to have fun, and we did.

The

recipe was missing some ingredients.

There was no swivel.

Simon put it

all into the dance-off.

It is great

to be her. I will give it 100%.

This

week we are dancing and American

smooth beanies waltz to Delilah.

We

are arguing over food, which sounds

like Karen and I anyway. As it is

Halloween and to get into the

Victorian feel of their dance, Karen

surprises Simon by summoning the

ghosts of his ancestors. Why are you

still in the training room?

Hello,

lovely to see you.

So lovely. Yes, I

figured I would sum in great uncle

Hubert so we could get the Victorian

feel for the dance. He looks in

great shape for someone over 120.

That woman he is with looks really

familiar.

It has been quite

interesting having some guests from

the Victorian age.

I am looking

forward to our beanies waltz this

week. I hope it is more ghostly than

gasoline. I really love my great

uncle Hubert but he is not as good

as me.

No, he is better than you.

Dancing the eerie American

smooth, Simon Rimmer

and Karen "Cobweb" Clifton.

MUSIC: Delilah

CHEERING

That was a feast for our eyes.

Come on over. They are still

cheering.

And I must say,

you two look hideous!

Eat up. Finish dinner. I am loving

your hairstyle.

Let's see if that put a smile

on our joker's face, Craig?

Besides the one painted on, no. It

was the dance of the living dead.

Rigor mortis had set in. It was so

stiff. Your posture suffered, your

hands were splayed. I did not enjoy

it at all. I am so sorry.

The Joker

is supposed to smile.

Darcey. I know

you have had a tough time

rehearsing. There were definitely no

nerves. You're enjoying the

character. It pretty scary. An extra

point for the sideburns. It is true,

it was lumpy all the way through.

You have got to soften the knees to

create any glide across the floor.

There are still in character. I am

glad the character is still going.

The best bit was at the beginning,

on the table. You were partnering

Karen. That was the best bit,

definitely.

Thank you. Shirley.

At the beginning, you were showing

growth in your confidence and, for

the most part, your frame is still

good. I know I sound a bit like

somebody nagging from Wallasey, but

you have to learn what closes, what

crosses, what is a flat foot, what

is a toe. With your soft knee, it

will help you to glide. Never

underestimate the power of a bit of

technique.

Darling, that was not an

American Smooth. It was an American

horror story! I have seen

articulated lorries that are lighter

and have better rotation. I mean,

talk about heavy. You exterminated

that dance. But it's in the mood of

Halloween, so you definitely killed

it.

We loved it!

CHEERING

Simon and Karen.

Can I ask you, what were you eating?

Oh, my goodness!

In rehearsal, we

said, we mustn't do it on the show

because it's so dry but you can't

swallow.

You ate the chicken. We

didn't think it was lumpy. You

looked like you had enormous fun.

You had an injury so only two days

of training. You enjoyed it, right?

I loved it.

I'm so proud of you, but

having two days and being in the

studio just eight hours, come out

and do that...

Jane is in the

audience, and she is the biggest

super in the world. Sky when I told

her I was in Strictly, I said, I'll

get Karen. That was in April.

It was

booked in August. The scores are in.

The judges have their scores. Craig

Revel Horwood.

Two.

Darcey Bussell.

Five. Shirley Ballas.

Five.

Bruno

Tonioli.

Four.

They or just

shouting. Much better than 16. If

you are thinking, why don't I vote

for Simon and Karen, you can, but

only when the voting opens.

All the details you need

are on the screen now,

and voting will open at the end

of the show.

Still to come, Joe and Katya foxtrot

as spiders, and Mollie and AJ

perform a cha-cha as devils.

Yes, next up is Gemma Atkinson

and her partner, Aljaz Skorjanec.

For their Halloween routine,

Gemma will be a vampire hunter,

and she needs to get this jive right

because, at this stage

in the competition,

the stakes couldn't be higher.

Saturday, for me, wasn't the best

because I felt like, being 100%

honest, my dress was better than my

live run. You just start to

overstretch V neck.

It could have

been better but somebody who's never

done it before, you are doing an

incredible job.

It's hit home now

how much harder I need to work to

get that edge. For Halloween week,

we are doing a spooky jive. Our

story is that I am a vampire slayer

and Aljaz is a vampire. I'm a bit

worried about Aljaz. What happened

to your neck?

I woke up and I've

been bitten.

When we were dancing,

he looked really pale. Are you all

right?

I'm fine.

Aljaz is definitely

a vampire. Why are you dressed in a

cake? We're not doing paso doble,

are we? You need to go to a dentist

before Saturday, but that's good,

because that's what we're doing this

week, so I can use it. Aljaz, I'm

going to treat you to a.

No!

Know, a

steak dinner. Keep your energy up

doing the jive. I hope when foot the

vampire materialises before Saturday

night so we can both perform a

fantastic jive. -- I hope Aljaz the

vampire.

Dancing the jinxed jive,

Gemma Atkinson and

Aljaz "Scary" Skorjanec.

MUSIC: Ever Fallen In Love

CHEERING

In the ballroom. Come on over. Well

done, darling. Listen to that!

Energy! Energy! They've all fallen

in love. Did you enjoy it?

I

certainly did. It was light, your

style was strong. Even your body,

having your torso forward, creating

that pump action was really

effective. Impressive, and the

complexity of that lovely sequence

of kicks when you are side by side,

very impressive. All the time,

holding onto that fun, carefree

attitude, which is just perfect. You

are going far, Gemma.

CHEERING

Gemma, there were some mistakes at

the beginning when you started. You

got on the wrong foot and there were

a couple of mistakes which I picked

up. You had a very nice link today,

and you had a beautiful rotation.

You rotated your hips and your arm,

which I thought was very good. For

me, I thought the posture could have

been more forward. I thought it

could have been accented a bit on

the twos and the fours. Not your

best number, but I know you are a

fighter and you'll come back next

week.

Oh, Cruella!

My sweet -- don't

mess with Gemma, because she is a

jive slayer! She got it in the end.

All done in the best possible taste.

Seriously, there was so much content

in that dance. It really was full

on, proper jive. Very, very

difficult. Very, very fast. You did

it without breaking a sweat, and I

missed the show for a week, but I

have to say your growth and

confidence in the joy of dancing,

this show is all about the joy of

dancing, and you have that, my

darling. I love it.

That was there

to see, wasn't it? Craig, what do

you think?

You lost synchronicity

through the fact that you made

mistakes, sadly, and there was a bit

of a lumpy moment going into that

flank and getting out of it, going

in and getting out were a bit messy,

but I've got to congratulate you on

the spins, a good amount of

retraction, and you maintained the

energy all the way to the end. It

was great.

Thank you very much. We

all know, Gemma the jive slayer.

Thank you!

CHEERING

Gemma and Aljaz.

Come on, partner.

CHEERING

All right, darling. Don't be

disappointed.

I know.

Never!

She

wants to make you so happy. Reed she

does. As they said, I put so many

steps in every week, and you do them

to perfection.

But I know the

beginning bit and that's annoying, I

forgot the easy bit!

You never did

that in rehearsals.

And they said

you have a joy of dance, don't you.

In the corridor when you are

practising, you were going to dance

for ever. We thought you did great.

Will the judges please reveal their

scores. Craig Revel Horwood. Reed

seven. Darcey Bussell.

Eight.

Shirley Ballas.

Seven.

And Bruno

Tonioli.

Eight.

That's the best

we've ever done for a jive. We've

never got better.

She's just

checking that you are happy.

Very

happy.

If you've fallen in love with Gemma

and Aljaz's jive and think

they deserve your vote,

all the details you need

are on your screen.

Please don't call yet,

as voting won't open until all

of our couples have performed.

Still to come, Aston and Janette

smell like teen spirit.

Our next couple is Joe McFadden

and his partner, Katya Jones.

Last week, Joe got second on the

Leader Board. Tonight, they are

dressed as spiders and they are

hoping to crawl their way up to the

top spot.

A big day on Saturday. That was

amazing. I really went for it.

The

Phoenix has risen from the ashes!

Ten.

To get Ken was mind blowing.

Yeah! -- to get ten.

Joe and Katya

get straight down to training. I'm

going to be the black widow spider

and you are going to be trapped in

my web. Funnily enough, I am quite

scared of spiders. I don't like them

much. As it's Halloween and catty as

a fear of spiders, Joe decides to

trick rather than to treat. -- and

Katya has a fear.

I've got a spider

surprise for Katya.

SCREAMING.

It's a spider dog. That's Crumble.

It was my little crumble dog dressed

as a spider! It's got lost of feet,

but her footwork isn't good enough.

Not to need, is it?

I hope yours is

going to be better on Saturday.

Crumble gave us a ten. She's a good

girl. I don't think she thought it

was to ruff.

Dancing the frightful foxtrot,

Joe McFadden and

Katya "Jeepers" Jones.

MUSIC: Trouble

CHEERING

Yes! Brilliant storytelling. Always

with you two. Still trapped in your

web. There you go. Shirley, you

scored him ten last week. What did

you think?

I thought the concept was

created and you should your ability

with the spinning and topping and

turning. When you have a quick, it's

generally on the ball off the foot,

so it was a bit flat-footed. You did

some weaving and you had six quicks

backwards which should have been on

your toes. Generally, the flight,

the flow, being on top of it, a good

frame and I was pleased with you in

the ballroom style.

You have got to

be really careful. A kiss from the

Black widow and you are closed. But

I have to say, you manage the

situation like a master. Sometimes

when you do this high concept, you

get lost in the concept. Once you

move into the ballroom dance, the

foxtrot, it becomes awkward. You did

not. Aldi translation, from the

character and the weirdness into the

proper dance, it was well executed.

Storytelling. Really good.

Craig. I

really love the energy and drive you

provided in this particular foxtrot.

You also provided a little bit of

swing and sway, which was a delight.

And I loved the setup of the

storytelling, the drama inside the

dance.

He gives us the drama.

Darcey. You did execute a very

difficult foxtrot. There were

wonderful moments when you sped up

on the lovely pivots when you came

round, and you were able to go

incredibly slow. Really, really

impressive. Actually, you were in

control. There were moments when you

did look slightly uncomfortable, but

fortunately, Katya did not eat you

up.

I was in her hand.

The judges

loved it and so did we. Great job.

Well done. Joe and Katya.

CHEERING

Well done. You must be over the

moon.

You love the character dances

but I know that you find rehearsals

great and sometimes you coming and

it you go like this.

It goes out of

the window a bit.

Tonight was OK. It

was much better than OK. It was a

beautiful routine.

The scores are

in. Ladies and gentlemen, the judges

have their scorers.

-- have their scores.

Top of the

leaderboard. Fantastic.

If you don't want these spiders

to be ushered into a glass

with a piece of cardboard and then

thrown out of the show, you are

going to need to vote for them.

All the details you need

are on the screen now and the vote

The Charleston, you need

concentration but so much energy.

It

is fast, furious, it feels like a

volcano.

Ballroom is being the

steps.

I need to be more dainty. I

need my arms and upper body to be

still and rigid and let the bottom

half do the talking.

I am finding it

difficult to make it feel like a

dance right now.

It is stepping by

numbers. I need to make sure that

when in hold my head is not flying

across the dance floor.

So much to look forward to tonight.

And as it's Halloween,

Claudia is pretending to be a ghost.

Up next is Mollie King

and her partner, AJ Pritchard.

CHEERING

They're going to be

demons doing the cha-cha.

All week, they've been working

on the finer points of the dance

because we all know for the judges

the devil is in the detail.

You can take it off now, Claude.

Take what off?

Saturday night was my favourite

night yet.

I literally love that

dance. For 90 seconds I felt like a

princess.

You were gliding around

like you were on a carousel of your

own.

There was lots of wonderful

Viennese waltz on. Eight, eight.

Eight. The hard work paid off. One

of the favourite performances of my

life.

This week, Mollie will be

hoping to stay red hot as she plays

the devil and dance is a cha-cha.

There are so many steps.

Sometimes I

is overnight. Craig will not be

impressed with that cha-cha. What do

you mean, he will find it fabulous.

It is almost as though I can see two

sides AJ talking to me.

The cha-cha

is a hard dance this week. You will

struggle. No, I believe in you, you

will be fine, do not let him scare

you.

What were we doing? After a

long day of training, Mollie tries

to get a good night's sleep.

Wake

up. Do not wake up. She needs her

sleep. She has to do. I just had a

nightmare. I hope we keep the devil

at bay and our performance is

nothing but angelic.

Dancing the chilling

cha-cha-cha, Mollie King and AJ

"Pumpkin" Pritchard.

MUSIC: Better The Devil You Know

CHEERING

Mollie and AJ.

For a couple of devils,

you two look really cute!

From these cheeky

devils, to another.

Bruno?

That was a devilishly good cha-cha.

There is so much fun, I wanted to

join in. I know that the performance

and connection has improved since I

was here last time. But there is one

thing in the cha-cha, you were

projecting the right field, the

fund, the cheekiness of it but you

have to be careful how you place

your feet. If you do not place your

feet correctly, the legs become

stiff and you do not get the right

hip action, and all you do is side

to side. It is not side to side, it

has to come through the leg. Apart

from that, great performance.

Thank

you.

Craig. I thought you needed

straighter legs throughout. There

were slight balance issues, only

slight. The beginnings of good hip

action, I think, so there is a

little teaser in there for us. The

rotation in your hips, when you sort

of grind down to the floor and back

was very good. And you looked

extremely confident and very

comfortable doing this dance. Well

done.

Darcey. It suits you, your

cheeky, you're a nice little devil,

and not bad either. There were some

nice sharp accents were you finished

things. Your weight is a little bit

back, especially when you start to

time, he was trying to hang onto

you, but I love the Kylie Minogue

arm movements, nice emphasis.

Improvement all the way, keep going,

this focus and determination.

You

will do well.

Thank you. Shirley.

I

think you look magnificent in your

outfit and you are bringing your

personality. Your strength of

character is coming through, but for

me, there are some issues. The

court, the centre of your body, it

needs to be more toned, and your

weight needs to be carried over the

balls of your feet. Because it is

collapsing in the centre, you are

waiting your shoulders as healings.

They are lifting. Your shoulder

blades need to be placed on and your

centre pulled up, so your legs and

arms will coordinate and everything

will work better. There are still

improvements but I want to give you

tips to move forwards.

Thank you,

Shirley. That was a great cha-cha.

Well done, Mollie and AJ.

CHEERING

Thank you. Craig said you were

confident.

You do not like Latin. I

hate it. I love the ballroom. Last

week was your favourite week and you

find the cha-cha the hardest.

It has

been a tough week, but I loved it,

dancing to Kylie Minogue, it cannot

get better.

You are right.

The

scorers are in. We did the judges

please reveal their scorers.

OK.

Are they disappointed? Yes.

You

had a ball. Even if they did not

enjoy it.

If you thought Mollie and AJ's

cha-cha was fantastic,

then please make sure

that

they get your vote.

All the details you need

are on the screen now.

Voting will open at the end

of the show once all our

couples have danced.

We're just over halfway through.

We're just over halfway through.

Let's see how the leaderboard looks.

Our bad the top, we have Joe and

Katya with 32. Simon and is -- Karen

are down at the bottom with 16. That

can all change, because we have five

couples left.

Next, it's Alexandra Burke

and her partner, Gorka Marquez.

For this Halloween tango,

Alexandra's going to be a zombie.

When it comes to dancing we know

Alexandra is dead good

but the question is,

will she be any good dead?

How do you feel about Saturday? I

was

How do you feel about Saturday? I

was pleased but I felt like I could

have done better.

Your clothes are

turning in. Bring the feet together

before you move onto the next step.

I want to improve on what they say.

I will take the criticism. I want to

get better at something I love

doing, which is to dance.

This week

is Halloween week. We are dancing

the tango.

Halloween has always

reminded me of my childhood, so I

will take Gorka to my primary school

today and meet the kids. This is

where everything began for you? Yes,

this is where the singing and acting

first started. Right here is where

my classroom old was. I think we are

and dressed.

Let's get changed.

Changed? Yes, let's do it. I think

we are ready. Come on.

I was very

excited that Alexandra and Gorka

came to our school today.

Did you

know that I used to go to this

school?

That is why I came here

today.

They are my favourite. The

kids were so excited to see us

dancing.

They loved it. I will

definitely be dancing the tango for

these kids today.

Good luck.

Dancing the terrible tango,

Alexandra Burke and Gorka

"Monstrous" Marquez.

MUSIC: Maneater

CHEERING

What about that, ladies and

gentlemen? The tango by our zombies.

You brought that tango to life! Wow.

The back of my neck was standing up.

The judges were picky with you last

week but let's see what they think

tonight.

You came out with all guns

blazing, darling. It did not stop

until the end, which I was delighted

with. It was full of intent and

purpose, its powerful -- pithead

power, wonderful staccato and

accents, and I really loved it.

Alexandra, you were fierce, not

wild, but strong and clean. And

those clipped moves come on every

transition, whenever you change

direction, the attack and everything

that came, and you recovered well,

when you were rolling around through

Gorka's legs, you came back up into

a cold, and the focus was brilliant,

terrifyingly good. -- into a hold.

As we say in Liverpool, you were

dead but, really great. You have an

immense free thing when you

separate. And then back into great

frame.

SLIGHT PROBLEM WITH SOUND.

Almost a perfect one from me, but

one little mistake you made.

I know

what you mean. I can have your tango

for breakfast, lunch and dinner. She

goes like... She is like a tigress.

You attack everything absolutely

fearlessly. You go for it like an

animal, and I love that magnetism

and power. Something happened, and I

know why. I am the same. Sometimes

you get so carried away, you want to

do it so much, that the impetus

carrying you through, at times, in

certain moments, you need a moment

of stillness, you know what I mean,

to give a bit more punctuation, but

we're talking about the bigger

picture, and you are great.

CHEERING

You must be get happy with those

comments. Off you go. Let's hear it

for Alexandra and Gorka!

CHEERING

Well done, darling. You must have

been so happy. I'm so sorry because

I think something went a bit funny

with Shirley's microphone, but she

loved your staccato moves, she said

it was almost perfect. You haven't

been in a hold for a couple of

weeks.

It's intense doing it, five

weeks, but I know where I went

wrong. We just did a couple of

steps, but I can feel... You know

what I'm like. I see what they're

saying and I want to improve. I had

a great time.

She mused she went

wrong walking down...

But you two

can now communicate just by looking

at each other.

Absolutely.

But you

frowned at him.

Today I didn't and I

thought, if I shut in his heir, will

have stop.

Good.

Craig Revel

Horwood.

Nine.

Darcey Bussell.

Nine.

Shirley Ballas.

Nine.

Bruno Tonioli.

Eight.

Well done. That's the highest

tango so far this series. Well done.

If you don't want these brilliant

zombies to be out of the

competition, you'll need to show

your support.

All the details you need

are on the screen now,

and voting opens towards the end

of the show.

Still to come, Susan

is the Mother of Dragons.

Not easy during half-term.

Disaster at the soft play area.

Next on the floor is Davood Ghadami

and his partner, Nadiya Bychkova.

CHEERING

For this rumba, Nadiya is a flying

spirit in Davood's haunted house.

Don't worry if you hear things that

go bump in the night -

it's probably just Craig falling

off his chair again.

Was our best elected, wasn't it?

It

was the best one and you did so

well.

It was energised...

You did

great.

We get to do something I've

always wanted to do, Halloween week.

The greatest theme.

Davood and

Nadiya want to cast a spell with the

haunting rumba. It's a tough dance.

What I have to say, it's the

toughest yet by quite a long way. As

Davood los Halloween so much, Nadiya

has a treat in store.

You brought me

to a haunted house.

Yes.

They're

going to get lost in a maze with a

twist. It's made of mirrors.

We been

taken through a mirror maze. That

place is very disorientating. I

can't see which way is out. That's

not out. As if the rumba wasn't

scary enough... Nadiya has brought

me here to scare me some more. Which

is lovely from your partner, isn't

it! That was a reflection. Where is

the real you?

It was so much fun. It

scared him.

That's freaky. OK, I'm

out of here!

I'm not messing around.

We have to do some rumba now.

If I

can deal with the house of horrors,

I can definitely deal with the

rumba.

Dancing the revolting rumba,

Davood Ghadami and

Nadiya "Blood Curdling" Bychkova.

MUSIC: Wicked Game

CHEERING

Absolutely gorgeous! Yes! You

brought the house down, the haunted

house. I know it's going to do that.

Did it sends a shiver down your

spine, Darcey?

It wasn't bad. You

know, for a man to feel comfortable

with those fluid moves and have that

desire through their body, and

keeping it strong and controlled at

the same time, you did very well.

There wasn't much rumba basic, but

the improvement what really

surprised me was in your arms. You

had the ability to express them,

they had some sensitivity every time

they touched her. I was really

impressed with that. Well done.

APPLAUSE

It's difficult.

Well, we've said

before that this is a very difficult

dance, and some rumbas are easy on

the eye but unfortunately, for me,

this was quite difficult on the eye,

and I'll explain why. You could have

danced a cooker rupture, which is a

basic step in two straight legs

where you rotate your hips, and you

did lunch after lunch after lunch.

So there was no flow from me, from

movement to movement. You're a

beautiful man and I recognise that

you have a beautiful feeling, but

that isn't enough for me this dance,

unfortunately.

Plenty of six-pack

action. That suffice! Listen, no,

really. They called the rumba the

woman's dance, and you provided a

wonderful frame for your partner.

You played the part, enchanted by

the temptress. You were living every

moment. Your arms were much, much

better. Your intensity was there.

Yes, you could drag your feet a

little bit more. Drag the feet

through the floor. It gives you a

better hip action. But I thought the

overall performance was very, very

nice.

Craig?

As a dance, I loved it,

but as a rumba, I didn't. I didn't

think... There wasn't enough basic

steps, and the basic steps you did,

you didn't do very well, but I loved

the feeling and the emotion. I loved

the fact that you were presenting

the lady. I mean, you could put that

dance on a stage and it not be in a

competition and it would be very

beautiful. But there wasn't enough

of the rumba in it, really, for me,

anyway, to give you a higher score.

But, personally, I could sit and

watch that at home every day,

darling.

Everyday, darling! Mixed

comments. It's challenging for the

male celebrities. Well done, Davood.

CHEERING

Well done. Well done. You've had a

hard week.

It's been tough.

First

male celebrity to do the rumba. We

were talking and it's so hard.

He

did so well. It's the most difficult

dance by man because of all the body

action, but I think he did great.

I

enjoyed it.

Ollie Langford is here,

your TV mum, and one judge a day,

she didn't like and she said, that

do! -- Bonnie Langford.

The judges

have their scores. Craig Revel

Horwood.

Five.

Darcey Bussell.

Seven.

Shirley Ballas.

Six.

And

Bruno Tonioli.

Seven.

A couple of

seconds, and it am now. -- it's

done.

If you thought Davood and Nadiya's

rumba was an excellent

addition to the show,

then please make sure

that they get your vote.

All the details you need

are on your screen,

and voting will open once each

of our couples has performed.

Still to come, Debbie

and Giovanni do a Charleston,

Dancing next is Susan Calman

and her partner, Kevin Clifton.

CHEERING

They're doing a routine

inspired by Game Of Thrones,

where Kevin is

the King of the North,

but can Susan be

Queen of the Foxtrot?

Let's find out.

How did Saturday go?

I loved it.

You

didn't half go for it!

Not your best

dance.

No hip action.

We were joint

bottom. But it gives us something to

work on.

Exactly, Halloween week!

There we go. For Halloween, we are

dancing the foxtrot to Killer Queen.

We got our drag queen in Susan and

the warrior from the north, Kevin.

-- dragon Queen.

During training,

Susan isn't quite feeling herself.

It happens to the best of us.

I woke

up this morning and every time

something goes wrong... I breathe

flames like a dragon.

Susan is

picking up the steps nice and

quickly and she has been on fire

every time she goes wrong. Didn't

mind so much because she was on hand

to warm up my coffee when it went

cold. Do you mind?

No.

Cheers.

We've

worked flaming heart, so hopefully

our foxtrot will set the dance floor

alight. -- flaming hard.

Dancing the frightful foxtrot,

Susan Calman and

Kevin "Cackling" Clifton.

MUSIC: Killer Queen

CHEERING

How about that? Absolutely

brilliant. Brilliant.

You looked awesome, the pay review.

Magnificent. We were keeping it

understated for Halloween.

Yes. I

like your style. I could feel the

heat from back there from those

flames.

She's a killer queen.

Was that a killer Foxtrot, Shirley?

You know how much I love you, but

for me, it lacked grace and

elegance. Hold on a minute. Give me

a minute. You just started to define

between that powerful Latin girl and

that beautiful floor in the smooth.

Today, it lacked that a little bit.

The foxtrot is the Rolls-Royce of

the dance. It was bang, bang. You

got on the wrong foot a few times. I

know you know that, you're smart.

Not your best dance for me today but

I know you will come back fighting.

For me, it liked everything that

foxtrot is about.

I love you too,

Shirley, but for the Halloween Game

Of Thrones dragon breathing foxtrot,

Grace is not what we were going for.

It is a fair point.

INAUDIBLE

It is not the kind of foxtrot I like

to see.

How about you? You have got

too many scripts and you have got

confused. All of a sudden it was

like Alice in Wonderland, chased by

the mad Hatter, and then a desperate

foxtrot. While of the madness of it

all. I really appreciate the fact

that you give it 110%, but it has to

be somehow be recognisable as a

foxtrot. It was at times, but

technically, lots of mistakes, my

darling, but always great fun to

watch.

Thank you very much. So much

fun. Craig, last week you scored a

frugal four for Susan. What do you

think tonight?

I thought my ride on

more at home had more grace and

elegance. It did like slow and it

was predestined. I understand what

you were trying to achieve. You did

achieve that, the Game Of Thrones

thing. It was not for me. You were

out of pulled along as well. That is

into the pot, sadly.

Happy

Halloween.

I have got some good

things. You came out and I could see

you were trying to maintain the

shoulders, you were keeping it down,

working on Bienek, you were

composing yourself. There was a

start, a transformation happening.

Little moments of style. It just did

not last. Your character is so

strong you get quite excited. I can

see that happening as you get more

and more into it. It is like, yes.

It is totally endearing, but try and

hold onto that and focus more.

I am

just still excited to be on the

show.

We are excited to have you.

Thank you, judges. Not the best

comments. You can always said your

dragon on them later. Off you go.

Susan and Kevin. You were great.

Susan, Susan. They were shouting up

here, no mistakes.

There was not one

mistake. There were no mistakes.

I

will be honest about it. I do not

really remember any mistakes.

It is

Halloween on Strictly. If you do not

want to dress up and give it all you

have got, people do not want to see

subtle at home, do they?

Also, the

girl who plays you in Game Of

Thrones, she is watching right now.

She has sent you a message.

Hello.

Hello, Mother of Dragons.

The scores

are in. Will the judges please

reveal their scores.

Right. Come on. Cuddles.

Group hug.

If you enjoyed Susan

and Kevin's foxtrot,

then please make sure

you vote for them.

All the details you need

are on the screen now.

Please don't call yet,

voting will open later on in show.

Plus, if you want to know more

about our Strictly stars,

like where they like

to play hide and seek,

or their favourite board game,

head to

the website, bbc.co.uk/strictly.

I love you.

Tess.

Next up, it's Debbie McGee

and her partner, Giovanni Pernice.

For this Halloween routine

they're going to be

Frankenstein and his bride.

Next up, it's Debbie McGee

and her partner, Giovanni Pernice.

For this Halloween routine

they're going to be

Frankenstein and his bride.

And after being top

of the leaderboard last

week, they're hoping

for another monster score.

How do you feel about the weekend?

Wonderful, could not be better. I

have never seen as standing leg is

beautifully straight.

That really

made me feel good.

Well done.

Beautiful. This week, Debbie and

Giovanni are getting to grips with a

cheeky Charleston.

This week it is

Halloween. I will be the

Frankenstein monster.

That will be

scary but it would be fantastic if I

got to dance with a real monster. Do

not be silly? Much better.

That is not good enough. You need to

work on your swivel.

Debbie, Debbie.

Debbie. Being a monster is no fun.

Debbie. This just will not do. Much

better. The real horror we be doing

my dance on Saturday night without

enough practice. You have a little

bit of Green left on your face.

Come

on. Debbie.

Dancing a chilling Charleston,

Debbie McGee and Giovanni

"Petrifying" Pernice.

MUSIC: Frankie

CHEERING

Yes. Absolutely brilliant. A

brilliant Charleston from Debbie.

Amazing. I am not surprised he's

celebrating.

Those lifts terrify me!

Especially the last one. My

goodness. A standing ovation. You're

so brave.

Top of the leaderboard last week,

how did she do tonight,

Bruno?

Debbie, Giovanni, I am bitterly

disappointed. There was nothing

horrible about that.

It was

brilliant.

Absolutely brilliant.

Thank you.

That is all he has got to

say. Craig.

The round the world left

you did was a little bit clunky. It

is meant to be done in one move. My

fault. It still went wrong, darling.

I do not care. I am just saying, it

was my fault.

It went wrong. It did.

But, there is a but. I love the

concept. I thought that was

brilliant. Cross, swivel and hope,

we never see. The Bardet flap was

perfect, straight arms, clean,

precise, incredible. -- birdie flap.

Darcey, you say she did not go

wrong? It was fantastic. We are

finally seeing this knotty flapper

renew. The precision, the speed, how

you produce those crazy lives. You

are fearless, agile woman.

I love

that. Fearless is the right word.

Shirley. Come here. I am going to

give you my queen of Latin crown.

You deserve it. You were fantastic.

I loved everything about what you

did. There was nothing that I did

not like. You executed it. You were

brilliant.

Well done.

CHEERING

Brilliant.

Queen Of The South two.

That was phenomenal. Thank you.

Thank you so much, judges. Well

done, Debbie.

The lifts as well.

Debbie and Giovanni. Thank you.

Darling, the queen of Latin crown.

And your mum is in the audience. She

is there. She was standing up and

cheering for you. Talk about change

of pace, rumba to the Charleston. I

cannot talk. Do not speak. Please

stand.

The scorers are in. Ladies

and gentlemen, the judges have their

scores.

A fantastic ten. Queen, ten.

CHEERING

Well done.

Well done, your first

tens. Top of the leaderboard. Ulick

tearful. Please do not do the left

again. It scared us all, but it was

brilliant. You must be over the

moon.

If you thought Debbie

and Giovanni's Charleston

was magnificent and you would

like

to see them dance again next

week, please make sure

that they get your vote.

Voting will open soon as we only

have one couple left to perform.

Tess.

Our final couple is Aston Merrygold

and his partner, Janette Manrara.

CHEERING

For their Halloween dance

they're going to be ghosts

doing a paso doble,

but will they

achieve their ghoul of getting top

marks from the judges?

I really loved Saturday but it was

very different.

I was trying to stay

calm.

You really got lost in the

music.

I really got into it. It was

so nice for me to see you be that

emotional and honest.

I sincerely

could feel your emotions.

I think it

was impressive.

Eight. The fact that

myself and the rest of the

contestants have made it this far is

amazing.

This week, we are dancing

the petrifying paso doble.

I am

pretty petrified.

But the best bit

is we are dancing to smells like

teen spirit by nirvana.

Perfect for

Halloween and Strictly Mac. To help

with his focus, Janette decides to

related rehearsals.

A cemetery in

the daytime. Yes, I would not bring

easier at night, it is way too

scary.

Come and look. Janette has

brought me to a cemetery to work on

my paso doble. The routine is coming

together nicely and I am getting

into the spirit of things.

This is a

good place to practice. We are super

focused. Nothing can take away from

the paso doble determination that

you need.

No, no, no.

Dancing the petrifying Paso Doble,

Aston Merrygold and

Janette Manrarahahahahaha.

MUSIC: Smells Like Teen Spirit

CHEERING

What a powerful finale! Oh! I think

everybody is on feet in here.

Incredible! You were in the zone

then, weren't you? We were right

there with you. Were you, Craig?

The

paso doble should not contain lot,

hip-hop, street, body ripples. That

routine was full of it and can are

you what, I'm so glad it was. It was

amazing! Absolutely amazing.

CHEERING

Biting, dramatic bull-fighter. Gosh,

the power! And that strong shape,

how you would create and achieve

that curve, where you push your

pelvis forward, that is stunning.

What was most impressive, when you

got on to that stage, that so low,

how you beat out that rhythm. It was

crisp and exact. My goodness, you

owned this dance! You owned it!

Rape

dancers are not just great because

of their technique, although they

are great cause their passion. --

break dancers. You brought a modern

twist. It's not a conventional paso

doble, there was some bopping and

extra roles, but executed well, I

believed what you did, a very good

job, not so conventional for me, but

a great job.

That was a paso doble

that brought the dead back to life!

What is wonderful about it, you

married tradition with innovation.

It was always a paso doble, but

there were some elements in it that

was so fresh and innovative. You

managed to do a working Cortez in

the middle, which was spot on. That

thing in the jam, totally wacky. I'm

telling you, the perfect Halloween

treat to finish let me say, our team

at hair, make-up and costumes, they

really are absolutely the best in

the business. Except for me!

CHEERING

I've been punished. By his mother.

What a way to close the show! That

was fantastic. Thank you so much.

Aston and Janette.

CHEERING

Well done. Aston and Janette, this

was your best week so far.

High

heels on for the first time.

This

came off halfway through.

But you

carried on! I know you found it hard

without Brian tonight.

A big kiss

for you, mate. Love you, buddy. We

all miss Brian.

I know.

Craig Revel

Horwood.

Nine.

Darcey Bussell.

Perfect ten.

Sherry Ballas.

Nine.

And Bruno Tonioli.

Ten.

Well done.

You must be over the moon. Aston and

Janette.

If Aston and Janette's Paso Doble

sent you to nirvana,

then please make sure

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All the details you need to support

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vote information.

What a show it's been.

A real Halloween night to remember.

We've had lots of tricks

and plenty of treats.

The standard of dancing has been

so high, it's frightening!

Remember, voting closes at nine

o'clock tonight so please make sure

you favourite couple gets your vote.

All of our spooky celebrities

are relying on your support

to stay in the competition.

And things are set to get

even scarier on tomorrow

night's Result Show,

as the two couples with the lowest

combined judges' score and viewer

vote will face each other

in the dreaded dance-off.

One couple must sadly

leave the competition.

Also tomorrow night,

performing their single

Scared Of The Dark, Steps

will be here.

CHEERING

And we have a haunting group

performance from our professional

dancers which I guarantee will send

an icy shiver down your spine.

So join us at 7:15pm tomorrow night,

when we'll find out who will be

the sixth couple to leave

Strictly Come Dancing.

That's at 7.15pm.

And in the meantime...

Keep dancing.

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