:00:17. > :00:24.Week's Strictly blockbuster cast delivered a movie special. There
:00:24. > :00:31.were top-ten reviews. Ten. Our princess's fairytale
:00:31. > :00:34.routine had everyone green with envy. Fast-track to the semi!
:00:34. > :00:41.Mr Blond's highlights were cut short!
:00:41. > :00:50.A little bit like a rabbit doing a trot! Our footballer got a red card.
:00:50. > :00:56.And our Famous Five go mad in the ballroom. They've got two dances to
:00:56. > :01:01.get their heads around. Ahhh!
:01:01. > :01:07.Ahhh! The grand final at Blackpool beckons. Who will face this
:01:07. > :01:14.weekend's double elimb nation? feeling sick. Who will get to see
:01:14. > :01:24.the ill lum nations? Pick me. please. This is Strictly Come
:01:24. > :02:03.
:02:03. > :02:12.Live from Television Centre, this is the Strictly Come Dancing semi-
:02:12. > :02:20.final. Please welcome your hosts, Sir Bruce16 -- Sir Bruce Forsyth
:02:20. > :02:24.and Tess Daly. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:02:24. > :02:30.Well, yes! We've done it. You can see through that!
:02:30. > :02:38.I know you can. There we are. Well, just sit down.
:02:38. > :02:45.I thought they were going! You're not going anywhere. Strictly
:02:45. > :02:49.Come Dancing - it's nice to see you, to see you.... AUDIENCE: Nice.
:02:49. > :02:54.is nice to see you. Two of our couples will leave us before next
:02:54. > :02:58.week's final in Blackpool. feeling very nostalgic actually.
:02:58. > :03:04.This is our last night in this studio.
:03:04. > :03:09.AUDIENCE: AHH! LOOK AT THAT FLOOR, SO MUCH HISTORY.
:03:09. > :03:19.RUSSELL GRANT RODE THE Bull just there. That is where Robbie hit his
:03:19. > :03:19.
:03:19. > :03:27.nose on the camera. I remember! And that's where Nancy went wrong.
:03:27. > :03:33.There, and there, and over there, there...
:03:34. > :03:38.In fact everywhere. Everywhere - yes!
:03:38. > :03:43.Our five remaining couples are dancing for next week's grand final.
:03:43. > :03:47.They'll have to do it the hard way - by dancing twice. Tonight, they
:03:47. > :03:55.have to give it everything they want, if they want to reach
:03:55. > :04:01.Blackpool. Double the fear - it's a ballroom blowout. Shall we unleash
:04:01. > :04:08.them? Consider them unleashed! It is time to meet the stars of
:04:08. > :04:18.Strictly. Waterloo Road's Chelsee Healey and
:04:18. > :04:45.
:04:45. > :04:48.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE There they all are.
:04:48. > :04:52.Looking fabulous. Tonight the judges will score the routines and
:04:52. > :04:57.our couples will be rankeden the leaderboard. Those scores will be
:04:57. > :05:07.combined with your votes. We will open the phone lines at the end of
:05:07. > :05:14.the show. You'll have your favourite into the final. We have
:05:14. > :05:19.Karen Hardy and her co-host is Fern Britton. The first couple tonight
:05:19. > :05:27.is Harry Judd and his partner, Aliona.
:05:27. > :05:33.They are popular! Now then, Harry asked me if I
:05:33. > :05:39.thought he was getting on all right with his dancing. I said, "Getting
:05:39. > :05:44.on all right? Haven't you heard all the women scream when you wriggle
:05:44. > :05:54.your hips? You're not only getting on all right, you're getting on my
:05:54. > :05:56.
:05:56. > :06:02.nerves!" he's become a rival. Here I really felt the nerves last week
:06:02. > :06:08.because I knew there was no rom for error. I am beyond -- room for
:06:08. > :06:13.error. I am beyond nervous. I knew the pressure was on. Someone's
:06:13. > :06:20.dreams are going to be left on the cutting room floor. I tell you what,
:06:20. > :06:25.it won't be you. I am so happy. Although I was pleased with our
:06:25. > :06:30.dance we were third from bottom on the leaderboard. When I found out
:06:30. > :06:36.we were through I actually screamed out. I did the loudest silent
:06:36. > :06:45.scream I've ever done. I am just pleased. We are through to one more
:06:45. > :06:52.week. Semi-finals. This week we have two dances, the
:06:52. > :06:56.Charleston and the Viennese waltz. They are different, real contrasts.
:06:56. > :07:00.Blackpool is the home to ballroom dancing. To get the chance to dance
:07:00. > :07:06.there would be insane. I'd be lieing if I said I didn't want to
:07:06. > :07:10.win, but I would love everyone to do well. I would just like to do a
:07:10. > :07:15.little bit better. What's wrong, Harry? I cannot stop thinking about
:07:15. > :07:19.what all the others are up to. What if they're better than me?
:07:19. > :07:26.can't worry about that. I have an idea.
:07:26. > :07:34.OK, you'll need this, all right? I'll stay in contact.
:07:34. > :07:40.One, two, three, four.... Aliona, have you got me?
:07:40. > :07:48.I can't help but have the feeling that someone's watching us. Been
:07:49. > :07:58.compromised, abort, abort, abort! What's wrong with this? It's worse
:07:59. > :07:59.
:07:59. > :09:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 114 seconds
:09:53. > :09:59.than I thought. We've got practise CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:09:59. > :10:05.You can't stop these people! Look at that, Harry. They are wild about
:10:05. > :10:14.Harry. I tell you that. While you two take a breather, it's a good
:10:14. > :10:18.time to welcome our fabulous singers, Dave Arch and his
:10:19. > :10:23.wonderful orchestra. That was marvellous. Not forgoting our
:10:23. > :10:27.judges. Welcome the judges. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. They are all
:10:27. > :10:34.getting ready, of course, for the long bus ride up to Blackpool.
:10:34. > :10:40.Craig will be watching DVDs, Len will read a book. Alesha will read
:10:40. > :10:46.her magazines. For six hours Bruno will be singing "The Wheels on the
:10:46. > :10:53.bus Go Round and Round." I wish we could do it tonight, but maybe
:10:53. > :10:58.another time. Two things were revealed, Aliona's middif and your
:10:58. > :11:01.talent. I tell you what, that's the way to start a semi-final. I'm Just
:11:01. > :11:06.Wild About Harry. I said it a few weeks ago, nothing has changed. If
:11:06. > :11:15.you can come out and do a Viennese waltz to that standard, you will be
:11:15. > :11:25.at the Tower Ballroom. Off you go. Go on, off you go.
:11:25. > :11:28.
:11:28. > :11:31.Here he is. We salute you, yes, we are all wild about Harry. A
:11:31. > :11:35.standing ovation. Can you believe you are just one dance away? From
:11:35. > :11:39.the grand final? I cannot believe I am still here. There are five of us
:11:39. > :11:43.left. It has been an amazing experience. Such talented people
:11:43. > :11:47.left. I am pleased to be here. have set the benchmark with that.
:11:47. > :11:53.Do you think your Viennese waltz can maintain the standard? I hope
:11:53. > :12:03.so. We will always do our best. We'll see. The scores are ready.
:12:03. > :12:20.
:12:20. > :12:26.What about that, Harry? One point off perfection - 39 out
:12:26. > :12:32.of 40. You have set the standard. Anyone more nervous than you were
:12:32. > :12:37.before? Brilliant! Fabulous! Jot down the number.
:12:37. > :12:42.Call at the end of the show if you are wild about Harry and you want
:12:42. > :12:47.him to dance in the final next week. Please don't call until we let you
:12:47. > :12:52.know that lines are open. If you do it will not count and you may be
:12:52. > :12:58.charged. This week we have double
:12:58. > :13:03.elimination. Our semi-final has liftoff. Did you enjoy that ladies
:13:03. > :13:09.and Gents? CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:13:09. > :13:15.Now, for our next couple Alex Jones and her partner, James.
:13:15. > :13:21.Now Alex has been nursing a bit of an injury this week. To make sure
:13:21. > :13:29.she doesn't make it worse she's going to dance in a Welsh way. A
:13:29. > :13:39.Welsh way... I said, how do you mean a Welsh way. She said
:13:39. > :13:44.
:13:44. > :13:51."Caerphilly." I said, "Lo vleeee." Stupid joke.
:13:51. > :13:56.Anywhere, here they are in training. Last week, everything was looking
:13:56. > :14:00.good. The dress was lovely, the story was lovely. Then it just went
:14:00. > :14:06.horribly wrong. There's nothing wrong than being out there dancing
:14:06. > :14:11.and think, here I go, I'm stuck and I don't know what to do about it.
:14:11. > :14:16.can tell... She is disapointed. loved the dance. You came out and
:14:16. > :14:21.really sold it. Just that little incident, but well done to you.
:14:21. > :14:27.Love them. It was a mess. They could have really slated us.
:14:27. > :14:33.results are in. In my head I expected the worst.
:14:33. > :14:43.Alex and James.... I cannot believe I'm still here.
:14:43. > :14:47.
:14:47. > :14:52.How did that happen? This week, we are dancing the waltz
:14:52. > :15:00.and the salsa. This won't go well. We are dancing
:15:00. > :15:05.to a song called 1-2-3-4. Counting to the music should be easy. It's
:15:05. > :15:12.not. Five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
:15:12. > :15:18.Robbie and I used to say, oh, there are the glad yea ters. Harry, Jason,
:15:18. > :15:28.Holly and Chelsee. Now it is those four and it's me! I want her to
:15:28. > :15:38.
:15:38. > :15:48.If I had known he was that easy I could have become a gladiator in
:15:48. > :15:48.
:15:48. > :15:58.week two. Come on - get up, we have training to do.... Now!
:15:58. > :15:58.
:15:58. > :17:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 114 seconds
:17:31. > :17:39.Dancing the waltz Alex Jones and They won't keep in their seats,
:17:39. > :17:45.look! Look at that. It was beautiful. I tell you
:17:45. > :17:49.something, Alex, you've turned into a natural dancer. Oh, thank you.
:17:49. > :17:54.Natural dancer. Alesha? You know, I was thinking, it's such a shame
:17:54. > :17:59.that you've doubted yourself in the past because it's dancing like that
:17:59. > :18:03.why you're in the semi-final, why you deserve to be in the semi-final.
:18:03. > :18:08.Remember where you started and where you are now. You've, a long
:18:08. > :18:15.way. You should be really proud. Improvement. You must look at it,
:18:15. > :18:19.at your first week. You really are the belle of the ball. Elegant,
:18:19. > :18:24.poised, graceful, lovely spins and I particularly liked the face to
:18:24. > :18:27.face, out of hold section, which is so difficult. You were so in touch
:18:27. > :18:30.with him. It was like the anticipation of a moment that was
:18:30. > :18:40.going to last forever. She's absolutely right, you've improved
:18:40. > :18:42.
:18:42. > :18:50.leaps and bounds. Great to see. then, Craig? You lost your neck on
:18:50. > :18:54.occasion, largely due... When did you lose that? Due to the raising
:18:54. > :19:00.of the shoulder. Moving forward on the heel was missing a lot, but I
:19:00. > :19:06.have to agree with these guyed, you have come such a long, long way.
:19:06. > :19:12.You really have. Incredible. What about you, Len? You looked
:19:12. > :19:18.beautiful. You danced beautiful. You deserve to be here in this
:19:18. > :19:28.semi-final. Don't doubt it. Well done. There you are. Encouragement.
:19:28. > :19:35.
:19:35. > :19:42.I'm so thrilled for you. Off you go. Four months in, do you feel lick a
:19:42. > :19:45.natural dancer now? No! Oh, come on. No James has worked tirelessly and
:19:45. > :19:49.we're still in the semi-final is a shock to both of us. We're so
:19:49. > :19:53.pleased to be here. Judges have spoke about your improvement. Has
:19:53. > :20:00.it been harder this week learning steps for two different dances?
:20:00. > :20:06.It's been a bit a nightmare, it has. But you know, we also thought it
:20:06. > :20:16.could be our last week. Hopefully the salsa's all right. That's
:20:16. > :20:32.
:20:32. > :20:42.coming up. Could go either way. The Well done. Really good. Very strong
:20:42. > :20:47.
:20:47. > :20:52.Five couples, two dances, one dream - the chance to dance for the
:20:52. > :20:56.glitterball trophy. Who's going to get your vote? Back to you, Bruce.
:20:56. > :21:03.Now for our next couple, Chelsee Healey and her partner, Pasha.
:21:03. > :21:08.CHEERING She is a little sweet heart. Last
:21:08. > :21:12.week, shell see dances to a song from the movie Shrek. They had all
:21:12. > :21:18.the props, a castle and even a donkey, over in this corner here.
:21:18. > :21:24.She said "Was that the first time you've ever had a donkey on the
:21:24. > :21:32.Strictly dance floor?" I said, "Oh, no, in nine series, we've had lots
:21:32. > :21:40.of donkeys! And a few silly asses. No names, but we know who they R
:21:40. > :21:45.and so do they. Right, here they are in training.
:21:45. > :21:49.There was a lot of pressure last week. It had to be amazing to get
:21:49. > :21:56.to the semi-finals and I haven't got a clue how we done it. This
:21:56. > :22:02.gets you fast tracked to the semi-s. If you're not back next week, I'll
:22:02. > :22:06.pickle my walnuts. To get such an amazing score, especially off Len,
:22:06. > :22:11.that's the best score Len's given me. You were superb. Thank you so
:22:11. > :22:15.much, Bruce. That means so much. mean it. To be top of the
:22:15. > :22:18.leaderboard is one of the best feelings. It puts you on such a
:22:18. > :22:23.high. No-one could bring me down. It was a brilliant feeling. I
:22:23. > :22:27.thought we was going to go the first week, to still be here in the
:22:27. > :22:31.semi-finals is just a dream come true.
:22:31. > :22:36.I'm dancing the paso doble, as well as the American smooth. It's double
:22:36. > :22:39.the time, it's double the work. It's double the pressure. I'm never
:22:39. > :22:44.going to get two dances ready. The character for the American smooth
:22:44. > :22:49.is more of a Princess. The paso doble is more of a proud, feisty
:22:49. > :22:53.woman. Do you want to go to Blackpool? Yes. Well, then get off
:22:53. > :22:57.your phone, stop booking your trip there. You'll get there by dancing
:22:57. > :23:07.well. What's up? I have an idea. What are you doing? I'm going to
:23:07. > :23:07.
:23:07. > :23:14.check out the competition. Maintenance, come to check the
:23:14. > :23:17.lights, mate. No worries. Are you that guy off the dancing programme?
:23:17. > :23:26.Strictly, yeah. That's right. you think that
:23:26. > :23:31.# Too many broken hearts... # No, that's Jason. He's my favourite.
:23:31. > :23:41.I think the lights are OK now. We need to crack on, we have serious
:23:41. > :23:45.
:23:45. > :23:55.competition. Well, you better Dancing the American smooth,
:23:55. > :23:55.
:23:55. > :25:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 114 seconds
:25:40. > :25:46.Dancing the American smooth, CHEERING AND APPLAUSE You are
:25:46. > :25:55.wonderful, you really are. Look at them. Look at these people!
:25:55. > :25:59.CHEERING That was lovely. That was, was that
:25:59. > :26:04.for Blackpool that merry-go-round thing at the end? Yeah. Did you
:26:04. > :26:09.enjoy that? I loved it, yeah. look lovely doing it, I tell you
:26:09. > :26:14.that. Lovely. Bruno start us off. Chelsee my darling, let me say that
:26:15. > :26:19.you have an almost a natural shine, it's like a south sea pearl. Are
:26:19. > :26:23.you glowing when you are dancing. Your upper body fluidity is
:26:23. > :26:27.extraordinary. The way you phrase the music, you have an instinct to
:26:27. > :26:31.go from fast to slow, to stay in a movement in the way that your
:26:31. > :26:38.dances, it takes years to master. Have you that naturally. It was
:26:38. > :26:47.beautiful. There was that split, you got stuck in the split, drop to
:26:47. > :26:51.the floor a little bit. Otherwise it was excellent. Len? Let's see
:26:51. > :26:58.what Craig has to say? Your arms are absolutely exquisite, they
:26:58. > :27:07.really, really are. I have to say, for someone slightly vertically
:27:07. > :27:12.challenged, you create an enormously long, - I don't know
:27:12. > :27:16.what that means? Short darling. You create beautiful long lines. It's
:27:16. > :27:20.fantastic to watch. The shoulder lift for me was less impressive. I
:27:20. > :27:25.thought that was slightly ugly to be honest. Just getting in and out
:27:25. > :27:29.of it, there was a wobble, a bent leg, coming out of it wasn't nice.
:27:29. > :27:34.Some moments felt slightly rushed as well. You were rushing into some
:27:34. > :27:40.of the moves rather than going through the moves. And of course,
:27:40. > :27:49.that Nazi bent leg on the drag split was hor -- that nasty bent
:27:49. > :27:56.leg on the drag split was horrific. But I thought it was terrific.
:27:56. > :28:01.Len? Chelsee Healey, it was like the Chelsea Flower Show, full of
:28:01. > :28:05.lovely moments, beautiful. In full bloom, you were. There I loved the
:28:05. > :28:10.way, it was like daffodils blowing in the breeze, lovely and smooth
:28:10. > :28:14.round the floor, absolutely great. Bruno is right, there was a little
:28:14. > :28:24.incidents on the splity thing, but you know, no, it was good. Trust me,
:28:24. > :28:24.
:28:24. > :28:34.it was good. Chelsee and Pasha, off you go!
:28:34. > :28:35.
:28:35. > :28:40.CHEERING In full bloom tonight, our Chelsee.
:28:40. > :28:46.Yes, blossoming like a beautiful flower. Any nerves out there. You
:28:46. > :28:50.couldn't see it. Yeah. I'm still shaking. Yeah. It's a different
:28:50. > :28:56.atmosphere tonight. Yeah. A lot of tension. You're in touching
:28:56. > :29:01.distance of the final. Can you quite believe the fairy-tale?
:29:01. > :29:05.No. Enjoying it? I'm loving it. is speechless. Pasha, time after
:29:05. > :29:10.time your girl has delivered, hasn't he? She's wonderful. And
:29:10. > :29:20.she's a hard worker. Thank you Paddy Ashdown.
:29:20. > :29:32.
:29:32. > :29:39.-- Pash. There's a ten in there. I want to
:29:39. > :29:43.see that smile, there it is. Write down this number and call later, if
:29:44. > :29:46.you think Chelsee deserves to be in the grand final next Saturday.
:29:46. > :29:50.Looking forward to that, do you want to be there? Yeah, more than
:29:50. > :29:58.anything. Your vote could sends your favourite through. You have
:29:58. > :30:02.that power. Back to you Bruce. Now, I couldn't hear you Tess!
:30:02. > :30:10.Right, now for our next couple, Holly Valance and her partner Artem.
:30:10. > :30:15.APPLAUSE Now Holly has been doing some
:30:15. > :30:21.modelling this week. She was photographed covered head to toe in
:30:21. > :30:29.gold paint. Just like in the Bond movie. Remember that? She said,
:30:29. > :30:33."Bruce, if you saw me covered in gold paint, what would you do? I'd
:30:33. > :30:41.stick you in an envelope and send you off to get some cash for gold."
:30:41. > :30:45.Might be worth a few bob that. Here they are in training.
:30:45. > :30:49.After finding herself in the bottom two twice in a row, Holly was
:30:49. > :30:55.determined not to make it a hat- trick on Saturday night. I felt
:30:55. > :30:59.paso was fighting for my place in the competition and I loved it. I
:30:59. > :31:06.loved swishing my skirt around. I loved getting to stomp my feet to
:31:06. > :31:09.the beat. That, my darling, must be your personal best. Amazing.
:31:09. > :31:19.loved that this week you're really fighting. You've stepped it up a
:31:19. > :31:20.
:31:20. > :31:30.notch. Good for you. Ten. I have never got a ten for anything in
:31:30. > :31:30.
:31:30. > :31:34.life. We just got into the semi- finals. We have two very tricky
:31:34. > :31:39.dances, the charleston and Argentine tango. It's all hopping
:31:39. > :31:43.and jumping. This week is even more difficult than I could have
:31:44. > :31:47.imagined. Oh, that's hard. I'm trying not to drop dead. We're both
:31:47. > :31:57.feeling the pressure. Wre not on schedule, where we're supposed to
:31:57. > :31:59.
:31:59. > :32:03.I'm not sure what's going to happen. We are all at a level now where the
:32:03. > :32:07.competition is so difficult. That was much better. I know everyone is
:32:08. > :32:17.going to bring their A game. I'm going to rely on healthy sabotage
:32:18. > :32:20.
:32:20. > :32:30.Harry, what's wrong with you? have no idea.
:32:30. > :32:30.
:32:30. > :34:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 114 seconds
:34:41. > :34:46.Great song choice. What's that? D CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:34:46. > :34:52.Holly look. Artem, look. There they are. They loved it.
:34:52. > :35:00.It was classy. That was a classy, classy tango.
:35:00. > :35:05.Craig, start us off. Quiet, controlled. Sedubg ive. The
:35:05. > :35:09.rotation. I loved that little story there. You were reacting completely
:35:09. > :35:19.to Artem's lead. It was absolutely gorgeous.
:35:19. > :35:23.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Sum it up in one word, Craig - it
:35:23. > :35:28.was classy. I'm not usually a lover of props
:35:28. > :35:33.and things, but I thought that worked really well. It was clever.
:35:33. > :35:38.It was clean and, may I just say, watching this semi-final, it's
:35:38. > :35:42.really difficult to believe, not only yourself, Holly, but all of
:35:42. > :35:46.our celebrities, they are only beginners. To see the standard of
:35:46. > :35:53.dancing we have seen, it's fantastic. Well done!
:35:53. > :35:56.Well said. Very well said. Now then, Alesha. You created some
:35:57. > :36:01.beautiful lines. Your leg extensions were stunning. With you,
:36:01. > :36:05.Holly, I have to say, I don't think you have been given enough credit.
:36:05. > :36:12.Last week and tonight show you are a real contender. This style of
:36:12. > :36:16.dance suits you. You are, you are.
:36:16. > :36:21.Holly, I love the concept, beautiful, bad and dangerous.
:36:21. > :36:25.Coiled in the chair, when you strike to be handled with extreme
:36:25. > :36:32.care and attention because you don't know what you're getting
:36:32. > :36:37.yourself in for. With promises, promises to be fulfilled later on.
:36:37. > :36:42.Apart from the dancing, it was very, very good.
:36:42. > :36:47.It was played extremely well. I got He got it and you had it. Off you
:36:47. > :36:57.go. You've got it, off you go. Lovely and Artem - a good job with
:36:57. > :36:59.
:37:00. > :37:05.High praise from the judges. Well deserved. A real contender. Craig
:37:05. > :37:09.said he loved the story. Did you enjoy telling the story? I loved it.
:37:09. > :37:13.It is one of my favourite dances. I am glad to still be here and to
:37:13. > :37:17.have done it. It was intense and fabulous. You've had teared in --
:37:17. > :37:22.tears in training this week. How demanding has it been? Double the
:37:22. > :37:27.workload in half the time. We're not professionals, these guys know
:37:27. > :37:33.what they're doing in two seconds. It's overwhelming. I think we're
:37:33. > :37:43.all in the same exact boat. Double the dancing, double the training,
:37:43. > :37:57.
:37:57. > :38:01.talking the pressure. Let's see if Come on then.
:38:01. > :38:05.Write down this number: Call when the lines open later F
:38:06. > :38:10.you would like to see Holly give a towering performance in Blackpool
:38:11. > :38:16.next Saturday. Do you want some of that action? I want a lot of action.
:38:16. > :38:20.All right then! Nearly four months have past and all our stars are
:38:20. > :38:28.feeling the ballroom burn. Who can handle the heat? Over to you,
:38:28. > :38:34.Bruce!. Yeah! Over to you, Bruce! Next up
:38:34. > :38:40.is Jason Donovan and his partner, Kristina.
:38:40. > :38:43.Now, his first dance tonight is a samba. It is to a famous Michael
:38:43. > :38:48.Jackson track. He's very worried about getting it wrong. I said,
:38:48. > :38:53.well if you get it wrong, don't blame it on the sunshine.
:38:53. > :39:02.Don't blame it on the moonlight, don't blame it on the good times,
:39:02. > :39:12.just blame it on the boogie. # Just blame it on the good times
:39:12. > :39:17.
:39:17. > :39:21.# Just blame it on the.... AUDIENCE: Cheers.
:39:21. > :39:28.Be quiet, I'll clear this place. And you, you'll be the first to go.
:39:28. > :39:35.Right, here they are in chaining. -- in training.
:39:35. > :39:40.The week was incredible. It looked like it was going to be the perfect
:39:40. > :39:44.night. It was a very special performance. I loved it. The scores
:39:44. > :39:49.came in, positive all around. Unfortunately we found ourselves in
:39:49. > :39:54.the bottom two. Jason and Kristina. It's not the
:39:55. > :40:01.greatest feeling in the world. I was disappointed. Kristina of
:40:01. > :40:06.course was ex -- extremely upset. I'm worried about you.
:40:06. > :40:13.I was sad and emotional. Like I thought I was not ready for the
:40:13. > :40:19.journey that I expected to be over. The couple leaving tonight is
:40:19. > :40:23.Robbie and Ola. I would have been gutted to have left in the quarter-
:40:23. > :40:28.finals. We will come back in the semi-finals with something I am
:40:28. > :40:34.really, really proud of. This week we are dancing the
:40:34. > :40:38.argentin tango and the samba. I have to say, they could not be more
:40:38. > :40:43.different. Dance like nobody's watching. She's the man! Why did
:40:43. > :40:48.you wait three months to tell me that! You want to get out there and
:40:48. > :40:51.give it something. The idea of the samba is just to go out there and
:40:51. > :40:57.enjoy yourself, get the hand movement going, the hip movement. I
:40:57. > :41:01.am thinking of having a great time. Three, four, five.... Am I worried
:41:01. > :41:11.about the other guys in the competition? No!
:41:11. > :41:19.
:41:19. > :41:28.Can you give me five? OK, so I'm a little bit curious,
:41:29. > :41:38.but I am not worried... Much! Dancing the samba Jason Donovan and
:41:39. > :41:39.
:41:39. > :43:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 114 seconds
:43:28. > :43:37.D CHEERING AND APPLAUSE You didn't let us down.
:43:37. > :43:44.What a couple you are. All right, Len? It was full of all
:43:44. > :43:49.the steps I like to see. Running promenades. I saw so many steps I
:43:49. > :43:56.can recognise. Plus, your bum was going to town. I tell you what!
:43:56. > :44:00.Give it some. Go on my son give it a bit of welly! What happened to
:44:00. > :44:05.you, you get over excited and you lose the timing a little bit. You
:44:05. > :44:13.get mixed up in the euphoria of the whole thing. You lost the timing
:44:13. > :44:18.here and there, but full of energy. Well done to you.
:44:18. > :44:23.Right, Alesha, my darling. Jason, I am sure you were worried when you
:44:23. > :44:28.got the samba for the semi-final. Believe me, you have nothing to be
:44:28. > :44:36.worried about. You created fun. You created a wonderful atmosphere. You
:44:36. > :44:42.created the spirit of the samba. That's what we wanted to feel.
:44:42. > :44:46.And Bruno? Well, you got carried away by the moment. Wigling your
:44:47. > :44:52.bum, bright and gay. You lost the timing and you know, once you lose
:44:52. > :45:02.it in a dance that is so rhythmic, it's difficult to get back on it.
:45:02. > :45:02.
:45:02. > :45:08.It was more fun than singing the mar di gras. A bit messy, but fun!
:45:08. > :45:12.Craig? There was a massive fusion of energy which we always get from
:45:13. > :45:17.you. You come in 100%, which is fantastic. Sadly a little bit out
:45:17. > :45:23.of time, which we talked about. You could have done without the daddy
:45:23. > :45:33.dancing moment over there. I would have eliminated that. I like the
:45:33. > :45:41.
:45:41. > :45:47.infusion of disco and samba. Have a little sip of that - you've
:45:47. > :45:52.earned that. Otherwise I get the teeth over the mouth.... James
:45:52. > :45:56.knows the story. Big smiles. samba is a notoriously difficult
:45:56. > :46:00.dance. You don't want it really in the semi-final. How was it for you?
:46:00. > :46:04.I have to say, at this point in the competition it's about having fun.
:46:04. > :46:06.Going out there and enjoying yourself. That's what we did
:46:06. > :46:11.tonight. We found ourselves in a position last week and you know,
:46:11. > :46:17.you know, I guess at this point you just have to enjoy it. That's what
:46:17. > :46:23.we tried to do tonight, have some fun. The judges mentioned lost
:46:23. > :46:31.timing, the audience didn't notice it. Let's hope the cameras were on
:46:31. > :46:41.side. What can we expect from your Argentine tango? Some fire.
:46:41. > :46:54.
:46:54. > :47:04.Gosh, I hope, not a bit of tension. Not your highest zor date, but
:47:04. > :47:10.strong all the same. Will you talk us out with that. Yes! Make a note
:47:10. > :47:14.of this number: Call later if you want to keep Jason clear of the
:47:14. > :47:19.bottom two elimination positions this week. We've reached the half-
:47:19. > :47:29.way stage. Five dances down, five new dances to come. Let's look at
:47:29. > :47:37.
:47:37. > :47:40.It's only halfway and every one of our couples has another chance to
:47:40. > :47:50.impress tonight. They've done famously well already. They're
:47:50. > :47:55.
:47:55. > :48:05.searching for the elusive Time good get the glitterball ready
:48:05. > :48:08.
:48:08. > :48:14.for the final. It's gone! Time to call in five intrepid explorers.
:48:14. > :48:19.say, Len, what the devil seems to be the bother? I need you to find
:48:19. > :48:23.the glitterball. Listen, old boy, is there a reward? Like lashings of
:48:23. > :48:27.Ginger Beer? No, but I can offer you a trip to Blackpool. Oh, Len,
:48:27. > :48:33.you are a brick. This is a perfect job for the Famous Five. Or how
:48:34. > :48:38.about the super six. Brendan! thought I could be like your knight
:48:38. > :48:43.in shining armour and help with the quest. No! Where shall we jolly
:48:43. > :48:49.well start? With the obvious, Russell Grant. What did she say?
:48:49. > :48:57.I'm not entirely sure. Let's start with Russell Grant.
:48:57. > :49:01.Look at those trousers, they're so triegt. We know it's you. Give us
:49:01. > :49:07.our trophy. How very dare you. I have enough glitterballs in my life,
:49:07. > :49:10.thank you very much. If not you, which devil took it? Between us, I
:49:10. > :49:20.saw Craig acting suspiciously earlier on. I always knew he was a
:49:20. > :49:21.
:49:21. > :49:29.bad egg. You're my little secret. They'll never see you. You're all
:49:30. > :49:34.mine. Hold it right there, mister. I knew it. Well, what can I say.
:49:34. > :49:41.We're looking for the glitterball. Have you seen it? No, not since
:49:41. > :49:46.last year. Of course, last year's champion, Kara. Now what's she
:49:46. > :49:54.saying? Oh, the poor girl is hungry. Who the devil could it be? The 2010
:49:54. > :49:59.champion, Kara. That's what I said! Come on. Kara, did you really take
:49:59. > :50:06.our trophy? Actually I think you'll find that it's mine until the final.
:50:06. > :50:11.Wait a minute... Brendan! I just wanted the chance to hold it one
:50:11. > :50:21.last time. Not likely, chum. Another victory for the Famous Five.
:50:21. > :50:21.
:50:21. > :50:29.What she said. Hooray! Enjoyable that, wasn't it? Very nice. We now
:50:30. > :50:35.go into the next phase. First up is Harry and his partner Aliona. As
:50:35. > :50:37.you know, they're doing two dances each. Lots and lots of stamina will
:50:37. > :50:42.be needed. I promise, I'll do my best to keep going.
:50:42. > :50:46.LAUGHTER I go it through -- I go through it
:50:46. > :50:56.with them, you know. Here's what the judges have to say about Harry
:50:56. > :50:57.
:50:57. > :51:03.and Aliona. Harry Judd, when a contender.
:51:03. > :51:09.a semi-finalist, if ever I saw one. I tell you what, very good, you are,
:51:10. > :51:12.I tell you. Harry's got the lot. He is the complete package. I have a
:51:12. > :51:19.sneaky suspicion that Harry would always be good. I didn't realise
:51:19. > :51:25.how G he has surprised me. You make ballroom dancing look cool. He has
:51:25. > :51:29.the physique. He's very -- it's very important in dance. That was a
:51:29. > :51:37.very fit, tight, muscular, masculine performance. To execute
:51:37. > :51:42.the moves if you are not equipped... You know. He has a fantastic body.
:51:42. > :51:49.Cheek these two out. Also he has great rhythm obviously because he's
:51:49. > :51:52.a drummer. That really helps him on the dance floor. Harry, you can
:51:52. > :52:00.dance. Harry Judd's quickstep, that's the level he needs to be at
:52:00. > :52:06.to make it to Blackpool. That was outstanding. Superb! Very rarely we
:52:06. > :52:13.see the sway. As well as leading with such confidence, especially in
:52:14. > :52:17.the turns. He got it right. It was three tens. Harry Judd's Argentine
:52:17. > :52:23.tango for me I would have liked to have seen a little bit more drama
:52:23. > :52:26.throughout the dance. I don't think he's a run away winner. If he can
:52:26. > :52:30.maintain this level of dancer, he can get into the final, but
:52:31. > :52:34.anything can happen. The second dance of the night is
:52:34. > :52:38.the Viennese waltz. It's going to be really important. There's no
:52:38. > :52:43.room to be in the bottom two. The bottom two go home. This week we've
:52:43. > :52:51.got to give it that extra push. Getting to the semi-finals has been
:52:51. > :53:01.amazing. Now I'm here, I would love to go to Blackpool. Now or never.
:53:01. > :53:01.
:53:01. > :54:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 114 seconds
:54:46. > :54:53.Dancing the Viennese waltz, Harry CHEERING AND APPLAUSE They're still
:54:53. > :54:58.wild about Harry and Harry's wild about them. Beautiful. A lovely
:54:58. > :55:04.second dance. Beautiful. Really, really well. Now then, I can't stop
:55:04. > :55:08.them. Alesha? Harry, why have you been
:55:08. > :55:12.hiding behind the drums for so many years? You are such a talented guy.
:55:12. > :55:15.That was exquisite. It was confident, effortless, just
:55:15. > :55:25.beautifully played. I'm so happy for you.
:55:25. > :55:26.
:55:26. > :55:30.We all are. And Bruno? Harry, the Prince and the show girl. The
:55:30. > :55:34.romance unfolding, with every step was so perfectly judged, so
:55:34. > :55:44.perfectly placed, so perfectly driven. It had class. It had
:55:44. > :55:51.romance. It had style. I'm telling you, you're dancing royalty.
:55:51. > :55:55.Craig? It's a slightly odd Viennese for me because it was despondent
:55:55. > :56:00.and sort of melancholy which I thought was a very interesting take
:56:00. > :56:04.on it. Because normally it's like really fast moving, but this was
:56:04. > :56:08.just gorgeous to watch, I've got to say, to the point of being
:56:08. > :56:13.smouldering, it really was. I would just move your head slightly to the
:56:13. > :56:16.left, a little bit more. Just a little bit more and then I possibly
:56:16. > :56:24.wouldn't have spotted on the fleckerl, but that's just personal
:56:24. > :56:30.choice I think. Just move your head slightly to the right I think.
:56:30. > :56:34.Right, OK Len. A couple of bars walking down the stairs into a
:56:34. > :56:39.contracheck, straight into the fleckerl no, messing about.
:56:39. > :56:42.Beautifully executed. Lovely natural turns, reverse turns.
:56:42. > :56:48.Lovely sway. Beautiful swing of the body throughout. I'm going to be
:56:48. > :56:52.like Henry VIII, take him to the tower, ballroom, Blackpool.
:56:52. > :57:02.APPLAUSE Well done. Everybody loves it.
:57:02. > :57:08.
:57:08. > :57:12.You're so good. You are so good! Go Fair to say the judges absolutely
:57:12. > :57:15.loved it, in the a dry eye in the house. It was exquisite. Len says
:57:15. > :57:21.take him to the tower. That was your last shot at getting to the
:57:21. > :57:25.final. How did it feel? Amazing. Possibly our last dance. Certainly
:57:25. > :57:30.the last dance here. I want to say thank you to alyonya, just in case
:57:30. > :57:36.because she's been amazing and the judges' comments are incredible.
:57:37. > :57:44.But it's down to Aliona's hard work. Bruno said dancing royalty. Your
:57:44. > :57:49.band mate Dougie has been crowned king... Queen, sorry king. What do
:57:49. > :57:54.you reckon to a McFly double and you claiming the glitterball trophy.
:57:54. > :57:58.Dougie's done amazingly well. I'm just happy to still be here. Harry
:57:58. > :58:08.the humble. You know, there are so many great people here. You just
:58:08. > :58:30.
:58:30. > :58:40.don't know. Not you Brendan. 39 out of 406789 well done. Shaking
:58:40. > :58:42.
:58:42. > :58:46.his head in disbelief. Believe it, you're worth it. Head to the left,
:58:46. > :58:50.to the left, did you get it. What did you think? Call this number
:58:50. > :58:54.later if you enjoyed Harry's waltz and you'd love him to be one of the
:58:54. > :58:58.three stars in next Saturday's grand final. Please don't call
:58:58. > :59:04.until I let you know lines are open. If you do, your vote won't count
:59:04. > :59:12.and you may be charged. Who will you be voting for? Next up is Alex
:59:12. > :59:16.Jones and her partner James. APPLAUSE
:59:16. > :59:20.Now Alex is one of the most improved competitors in the show,
:59:20. > :59:24.as we said earlier, from a difficult start, she's gone from
:59:24. > :59:34.strength to strength. Here's what the judges say about Alex and
:59:34. > :59:35.
:59:35. > :59:43.Alex, look at her, the most improved. Good on her for getting
:59:43. > :59:48.into the semi-final. I think she's done really well. It was sharp, sta
:59:48. > :59:54.cato, theatrical, all those wonderful things. It's DVDs, that's
:59:54. > :59:59.what she lacked. She lacked genuine confidence. -- it's confidence.
:59:59. > :00:04.That's what she lacked. She lacked genuine confidence. She is
:00:04. > :00:10.confident to go out there and give it 100%. A confident Alex could get
:00:10. > :00:16.to Blackpool. Believe in yourself. Go for it all the way. She.tango at
:00:16. > :00:20.Wembley. All of a sudden, she got it all together. Look at that, what
:00:20. > :00:25.style. She didn't make any mistakes. Then you know the charleston, the
:00:25. > :00:29.following week, she got all a bit over the place. I think she has to
:00:29. > :00:36.be constant. Ballroom, I think she's better. The Latin she still
:00:36. > :00:39.hasn't the confidence of using all she has to maximum effect. It was
:00:39. > :00:44.so demure and hesitant. I don't know, it's a performance. Have you
:00:44. > :00:49.to get into it. For her to be confident on the stage being sexy,
:00:49. > :00:52.is tricky. I understand it. She's done so well. I thought it was
:00:52. > :00:56.terrific. Well done. She has an incredible personality, which I
:00:56. > :01:03.think gets her through as well. She's joyful. She has an incredible
:01:03. > :01:09.smile. Alex has to prove to the judges, to the viewers and to
:01:09. > :01:14.herself, she's got to believe she's worthy of this final. This is
:01:14. > :01:17.basically it. The second dance that we are performing is the salsa.
:01:17. > :01:23.Because two people will have to leave, it puts massive pressure on
:01:23. > :01:29.us this week. Now I have to go out there and look confident and
:01:29. > :01:39.hopefully, we'll -- it will be enough to get us to Blackpool.
:01:39. > :01:39.
:01:39. > :03:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 114 seconds
:03:30. > :03:35.Dancing the salsa, Alex Jones and CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Are you OK?
:03:35. > :03:43.Smile - it's over. Don't worry. You've done it. You've
:03:43. > :03:48.got yet another standing ovation. Bruno? Alex, you can come and scrub
:03:48. > :03:53.my floor any time. Looking like this you'll be booked forever. It's
:03:53. > :03:58.lovely to see you let your hair down. You response to a man very,
:03:58. > :04:02.very well. Every time you do the arm passes very well. You let
:04:02. > :04:05.yourself go. At times, the thing is when you're on your own there are
:04:05. > :04:09.still moments of uncertainty. You have to rise above that because you
:04:09. > :04:13.actually have got everything to sell, even when you're on your own.
:04:13. > :04:17.Don't get lost in the moment and go back to him. You have to sustain.
:04:17. > :04:23.If you make it to bloobg pool you have to get there -- Blackpool, you
:04:23. > :04:28.have to get there, show yourself because you've got it.
:04:28. > :04:35.APPLAUSE Now then, Craig? This routine was a
:04:35. > :04:43.big challenge, I think for you. I think beyond your skill-set, to be
:04:43. > :04:48.honest. AUDIENCE: Boos. You throw yourself undeniably into
:04:48. > :04:53.it without any thought for yourself or concerns. I think that is
:04:53. > :04:58.totally and absolutely brilliant. I really, really do. It took a bit of
:04:58. > :05:03.getting here, but you got it there. You're really into it. Full of
:05:03. > :05:10.personality. Full of gust yo. I was watching your hips go, hip, hip,
:05:10. > :05:14.horrai, here we go! What I love is you now come out giving it
:05:14. > :05:20.everything. That's what you did on this dance. That's the way you have
:05:20. > :05:25.to do it. This is your chance to get into the final. Give it your
:05:25. > :05:31.all. Because you were attacking the dance so much it lost some of the
:05:31. > :05:36.finesse. As a performance, top- notch.
:05:36. > :05:42.Now then, Alesha? I've gree with Len, it was full -- I agree with
:05:42. > :05:48.Len. It was full on. Alex, please be proud and smile, you did a great
:05:48. > :05:58.job. A great job! James, you're a lovely pair. Off
:05:58. > :06:01.
:06:01. > :06:06.Come on, it's over. It's over. Craig says it was a big challenge
:06:06. > :06:13.for you. Did you enjoy letting your hair down? The thing is it might
:06:13. > :06:16.have been our last chance. We had to go for it. The funny thing is
:06:16. > :06:21.yesterday Alex felt self-conscious about doing that dance where she
:06:21. > :06:26.was in tears and was upset about doing the dance. She went out there,
:06:26. > :06:32.as Len and Alesha said, she went out there and gave it 100%. I love
:06:32. > :06:37.a tryer, and she is a tryer. We all love a tryer. How will you feel if
:06:37. > :06:41.this was your last dance with James? It would be absolutely
:06:41. > :06:51.devastating. If it's time to go, it's time to go. I am so proud of
:06:51. > :07:02.
:07:03. > :07:08.her, really. The scores are in. The I don't think Craig likes me and
:07:08. > :07:18.he's taking it out on Al elect. I think he's jealous because I have a
:07:18. > :07:21.
:07:21. > :07:25.peachy bottom and he doesn't. Let's not go there. I love you!
:07:25. > :07:35.All of our stars are feeling the effects of four months' of dancing.
:07:35. > :07:39.
:07:39. > :07:43.They are digging deep to reach the Nexts up is Chelsee and Pasha.
:07:43. > :07:47.It's been a fairytale experience for Chelsee, from the first time
:07:47. > :07:52.she stepped on to the dance floor she's wanted to be a princess. Will
:07:52. > :08:02.she end up as the Queen of the ballroom? Here's what the judges
:08:02. > :08:07.
:08:07. > :08:15.Chelsee, what a surprise. Latin, ballroom, everything. What more
:08:15. > :08:19.could you want in the semi-finals. In the beginning I did not expect
:08:19. > :08:25.to see the level of technique that she has shown. Week after week on
:08:25. > :08:31.this show. You are starting to tick all my boxes. Well done. You know
:08:31. > :08:38.when I realised how good she was? This quickstep. First class.
:08:38. > :08:47.ended too soon. She attacks. She comes out, 100%, plenty of welly.
:08:47. > :08:52.Go on... I don't like to say go on Chelsee. I say go on West Ham!
:08:52. > :08:57.This is a young girl. She has a sentence of rhythm. She comes and
:08:57. > :09:01.does ballroom. Natural lines, posture. She moves her feet
:09:01. > :09:08.beautifully. It takes people years to go through this, continue and
:09:08. > :09:12.never lose the musicalty. You do it beautifully. Chelsee is the
:09:13. > :09:17.revelation. Energy like you cannot believe. She's a firecracker. Look
:09:17. > :09:21.at her go! Chelsee, you're a fire. You keep
:09:21. > :09:25.dancing like that and nobody's going to put you in the corner.
:09:25. > :09:29.Pasha, he has the confidence time and time again to let her start on
:09:29. > :09:35.her own, doing her own thing. My worry is, has she got the
:09:35. > :09:42.confidence to see it through to the final? The final is so close. It's
:09:42. > :09:45.so near, yet so far. The judges have always had
:09:45. > :09:49.brilliant comments, brilliant criticism at the same time. So, for
:09:49. > :09:59.me to do well this week, and hopefully not disappoint them and
:09:59. > :10:09.to get to the finals, it would be - - mean the absolute world to me.
:10:09. > :10:09.
:10:09. > :12:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 114 seconds
:12:01. > :12:09.Dancing the paso doblely Chelsee What about that? You are a
:12:09. > :12:13.characterisation. Was that a paso doble? Yeah, paso
:12:13. > :12:20.doble. They love you. Thank you.
:12:20. > :12:26.All right, Chelsee. They won't stop. Chelsee, tell them to stop.
:12:26. > :12:32.You don't want them to stop. Did you enjoy that? Yeah, I absolutely
:12:32. > :12:40.loved it. You absolutely loved it. We all loved it. It was wonderful.
:12:40. > :12:46.What did you think? Paso- personifyed. That was absolutely
:12:46. > :12:56.amazing, fantastic. You are the most incredible dancer. Honestly!
:12:56. > :12:59.It's gob-smackingly good. There we are, Len? Full of mood,
:12:59. > :13:04.full of attitude. Lovely focus between the two of you. What I love
:13:04. > :13:11.about the paso doble when I see it performed properly is the shaping,
:13:11. > :13:18.the whip it and wait. Fast in, wait. Move on again. That's what we got.
:13:18. > :13:23.Paso doble - it was fantastic. Well done!
:13:23. > :13:28.Paso doble it was. Chelsee, you are performing like a true dancer. That
:13:29. > :13:32.was so interesting to watch. Full of content. I am a little bit
:13:32. > :13:36.speechless. Honestly, honey, I don't think you realise how good
:13:36. > :13:41.you are. It was dynamic. You deserve to be in the final. Thank
:13:41. > :13:48.you so much. I keep telling you and you never
:13:48. > :13:56.believe me! She doesn't. She doesn't believe me.
:13:56. > :14:01.Chelsee, look at me. Hot - oh, I could feel the continuous,
:14:01. > :14:11.relentless flow of heat, pressure and steam. It was like the build-up
:14:11. > :14:14.
:14:14. > :14:22.of a storm in the soreching plain of Spain! The flammingo part - it
:14:22. > :14:32.was superb. Fabulous! The paso doble - off you go. Lovely,
:14:32. > :14:44.
:14:44. > :14:48.The Pasha doble, the new name. You are finding it easy? He's a good
:14:48. > :14:53.looking lad. There's still hope. Do you think you have done enough to
:14:53. > :15:03.make the final three? I really, really hope so. It would be a dream
:15:03. > :15:29.
:15:29. > :15:34.come through. -- true. I cannot put The first 40 of the competition.
:15:34. > :15:41.So far, Chelsee... Well done, you. That is incredible. How does it
:15:41. > :15:47.feel? We don't know yet! You're the first. I'm speechless.
:15:47. > :15:53.Pasha's been amazing. You've not been bad yourself!
:15:53. > :15:57.Write this number down: Call later. If you want to see
:15:57. > :16:07.Chelsee run out on to the dance floor in just seven days' time.
:16:07. > :16:09.
:16:09. > :16:13.Enjoy it. Next week's final promises to be
:16:13. > :16:20.our biggest and best yet. If you have a 3D telly it will be a
:16:20. > :16:30.Strictly first for you, you can watch it in 3D. It is being shown
:16:30. > :16:35.
:16:36. > :16:45.in select cinemas across the Have you got your 3-D glasses
:16:46. > :17:00.
:17:00. > :17:04.Oh, yeah. Our next couple are... Holly Valance and her partner Artem.
:17:04. > :17:14.What an eventful time they've had on Strictly. Here's what the judges
:17:14. > :17:17.
:17:17. > :17:25.say about them: Good golly Miss Holly. A worthy semi-finalists. But
:17:25. > :17:31.can she get to Blackpool? This competition is all about not where
:17:31. > :17:35.you start, but where you finish. I tell you your finishing strong.
:17:35. > :17:39.It's not how you go, it's how you land. She's got everything you'd
:17:39. > :17:44.want in a dancer and you think, this girl is going to be brilliant.
:17:44. > :17:48.She hardly does mistakes. The placement is G the lines are good.
:17:48. > :17:55.It looks incredible. Then she seems to switch off. Please just let go.
:17:55. > :18:01.Don't ab frayed. Baby, you've got it. She's needs to keep the energy
:18:01. > :18:06.level up all the way through the dance. You saw more fire in her
:18:06. > :18:12.eyes in the foxtrot, especially with the leg kicks. She was doing
:18:12. > :18:18.it at the camera I was like "go on girl!" Breath taking, sexy hot.
:18:18. > :18:22.Everything I wanted from you. Lake was so risky, special. Lovely.
:18:22. > :18:26.What a number, it was terrific. I loved it. It was beautiful. At that
:18:26. > :18:29.point in the competition, I thought this girl could keep going from
:18:29. > :18:34.strengtodge strength. This, for me, is the dance that shows you're a
:18:34. > :18:39.real contender. Artem had an injury. Then she danced with Brendan. She's
:18:39. > :18:45.had an up and down journey. Once you get to this level, can you not
:18:45. > :18:50.be careful. This is it now. We are aiming towards the title. If she
:18:50. > :18:53.wants to be a finalist, she has to maintain the energy. My second
:18:53. > :18:59.dance of the flight is the charleston, which is tongue-in-
:18:59. > :19:03.cheek fun. The semi is my last chance to show the judge that's we
:19:03. > :19:06.really deserve to be in the Blackpool. In a double elimination
:19:06. > :19:13.F we give it everything and take a few risks and come out there with
:19:13. > :19:23.fire and energy, you never know, we might just make it.
:19:23. > :19:23.
:19:23. > :21:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 114 seconds
:21:21. > :21:27.Dancing the charleston, Holly There you go. Holly and Artem, yes!
:21:27. > :21:32.OK. Right Len? It was a charleston with a modern twist. When the music
:21:32. > :21:39.started I thought, I'm not going to like this. But as it went along, I
:21:39. > :21:43.grew to enjoy it. You had great swefls. It could have been a tad
:21:43. > :21:51.slicker. Coming into the twists. I would have like today more slick.
:21:52. > :21:57.Overall very entertaining. Alesha? It was a modern take on the
:21:57. > :21:59.charleston. I loved it. The beginning was cool, DJ Valance was
:21:59. > :22:03.brilliant. You're all exhausted at this stage, it's a real fight to
:22:03. > :22:06.get to the end. You fought your way throughout that dance. I want to
:22:06. > :22:11.commend you for stepping out of your comfort zone. I know that's
:22:11. > :22:16.not a style we're used to seeing you in. Good for you.
:22:16. > :22:21.I have to praise you really for taking rifpgz. Because really
:22:21. > :22:24.sometimes you have to push the boundary to open people's minds. I
:22:24. > :22:29.loved the contemporary interpretation. I've never seen
:22:29. > :22:34.anything like this before. It had some swing, contemporary, the
:22:34. > :22:40.street. The concept of the scratching. The concept was
:22:40. > :22:43.brilliant. There were a few moments of hesitation here and there. It's
:22:43. > :22:49.hard to mix these things. It was excellent. It's great to see people
:22:49. > :22:54.trying new things. And Craig? Well, I guess I've got
:22:54. > :22:59.to thank you Artem for taking these humungous risks because if you
:22:59. > :23:03.didn't, then we'd all be living in the 50s. I think it's wonderful. I
:23:03. > :23:11.loved the idea of a swung charleston. It was brilliant. Was
:23:11. > :23:17.it danced well? Sort of. Did I love the idea? Absolutely. It's sort of
:23:17. > :23:27.like vegemite, you either love it or hate it. And I love it. Stp.
:23:27. > :23:34.
:23:34. > :23:37.You conquered the modern charleston Holly. Do you think you might make
:23:38. > :23:47.it through? I wouldn't say I conquered it. But I didn't die at
:23:47. > :23:51.end. No. That was the hardest dance I've ever done. It was very
:23:52. > :23:58.complicated, but brilliant. It was a lot of fun. I loved that we got
:23:58. > :24:08.to do something modern. Out of your comfort zone and you went for St t.
:24:08. > :24:22.
:24:22. > :24:26.34 out of 40. They felt the fear and they did it any way. Write down
:24:26. > :24:30.this number and call when lines open later, if you think Holly
:24:30. > :24:35.deserves a place to dance in next week's grand final. You want a shot
:24:35. > :24:42.at it? I'd like to have a go. more semi-final routine to go and
:24:42. > :24:46.this promises to be a cracker. Next tonight is Jason Donovan and
:24:46. > :24:52.his partner Kristina. APPLAUSE
:24:53. > :24:57.Now, as an actor, it's no surprise that Jason has brought drama to
:24:57. > :25:07.every single routine he's performed. Here's what the judges say about
:25:07. > :25:11.
:25:11. > :25:16.Jason, I tell you what, he can sell it. He's a performer. That's That's
:25:16. > :25:20.helped him get to this semi-final. You are a real showman. You were in
:25:20. > :25:25.character even before the music started. Jason started really,
:25:25. > :25:34.really strong. Three weeks on the spin, he was top of the leaderboard.
:25:34. > :25:38.Magnificent routine. Jason Donovan is in cha-cha-cha. He is a natural
:25:38. > :25:41.performer. He has got good technique. He puts so much pressure
:25:41. > :25:47.on himself, I mustn't go wrong, and when you're doing that, you go
:25:47. > :25:52.wrong. That amazing jive. It started brilliantly. You could see
:25:52. > :25:58.winding himself up. Then he lost the side flicks, and he was just
:25:58. > :26:02.amazing up till then. The rumba... Please don't hate me I got a little
:26:02. > :26:07.bored. I wanted to feel that sparkle and chemistry. For a man,
:26:07. > :26:13.it's much easier for the girls. can stand there and wiggle about.
:26:13. > :26:20.Exactly and look sexy. Oh, I like it when you look sexy. Stop it.
:26:20. > :26:25.Such drive, you were back in the zone tonight. His performing is
:26:25. > :26:29.fantastic. His facial features are amazing. He railly works the
:26:29. > :26:33.expression. Nobody can accuse you of using botox. What he does he
:26:33. > :26:36.does well. But he can't keep making mistakes. He has to relax and not
:26:36. > :26:41.lose the showmanship if he wants to get to Blackpool.
:26:41. > :26:47.We are one step away from that final. Our second dance tonight is
:26:47. > :26:51.the Argentine tango. It is full of fire, full of passion. It's has to
:26:51. > :26:54.be very powerful and strong. Everybody says I put a lot of
:26:55. > :26:58.pressure on myself. I believe in working hard, but I also believe in
:26:58. > :27:01.having lots of fun. This week I'm going to go out and have a great
:27:01. > :27:09.time. It's the semi-finals. I've got nothing to lose. Let's hope the
:27:09. > :27:19.competition is scared. Dancing the Argentine tango, Jason
:27:19. > :27:19.
:27:19. > :29:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 114 seconds
:29:03. > :29:12.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE So many standing ovations. That was
:29:12. > :29:21.wonderful. Look at them. Look at this reaction.
:29:21. > :29:26.Even Alesha. Come on Jason. Jason, let me tell you, it was clean, it
:29:26. > :29:30.was sparp. You started so seductive on the stage. And it built and
:29:30. > :29:36.built. It was so aggressive. I felt you acted it brilliantly. You owned
:29:36. > :29:44.that dance. Sorry Bruce. I'm really excited!
:29:44. > :29:50.was going to say, it was your turn to talk any way. Sorry. I haven't
:29:50. > :29:54.said this for a few years, I'm in charge. Bruno. Jason, it was like
:29:54. > :30:04.watching death by Kristina. A ferocious and relentless attack to
:30:04. > :30:06.
:30:06. > :30:11.the senses. It was like a fight to It was wonderful. Don't look all
:30:11. > :30:21.round there, it was wonderful. Craig? I'd put that woman on an
:30:21. > :30:22.
:30:22. > :30:26.assault charge, darling, after that. Incredible! Lastly, Len? Jason, if
:30:26. > :30:34.you're going to do your best dance of the series, what better time
:30:34. > :30:44.than the semi-final. Yes! Go on the pair of you. It was superb.
:30:44. > :30:49.
:30:49. > :30:53.Wow! What a rousing finale. You owned that dance. Could you have
:30:53. > :30:58.done any more to get into the final? I just feel very emotional
:30:58. > :31:02.about the whole experience, if the truth be known. Because we've
:31:02. > :31:06.worked so hard up until this point. Everyone is very tired. We're going
:31:06. > :31:10.out there tonight, doing our absolute best. Whoever makes it to
:31:10. > :31:20.the final next week, absolutely deserves it, because this is tough.
:31:20. > :31:36.
:31:36. > :31:38.After that, you should be in. The A maximum score. Congratulations.
:31:38. > :31:45.We've got another one in the semi- final.
:31:45. > :31:50.We've been striving for that all series. Make a note of the number
:31:50. > :31:53.if you don't want Jason to miss out on the chance to dance in the grand
:31:53. > :31:58.final next weekend. I know you don't want to miss out Jason.
:31:58. > :32:00.Remember, you the great British public are the fifth judge. Your
:32:00. > :32:05.vote can be difference between your favourite reaching the final or
:32:05. > :32:08.going home tomorrow night. That's it! What a finale. All our couples
:32:08. > :32:12.have danced their hearts out. Not once, but twice. They can do no
:32:12. > :32:22.more. Jason's on the floor. How does the
:32:22. > :32:46.
:32:46. > :32:51.The phone lines are now open. The lines close at 8.45pm. Details
:32:51. > :33:01.can be found at: To help you decide here is a
:33:01. > :33:01.
:33:01. > :36:06.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 114 seconds
:36:06. > :36:16.Wow - what a night. Our famous five tra -- have travelled this far. The
:36:16. > :36:18.
:36:18. > :36:26.glitterball beckons. Getting to Blackpool, I would love
:36:26. > :36:29.to say I did. It's a nice ring to it. I would like to get to
:36:29. > :36:37.Blackpool as badly as anyone left in the competition. It's the
:36:37. > :36:43.ultimate Strictly goal. My main obstacle is actually me. I
:36:43. > :36:47.still don't believe I can dance. I want to get there so bad. It
:36:47. > :36:52.would be such a big achievement. I would feel so proud of myself. I
:36:52. > :36:56.would hope that I was making everyone else proud. I will always
:36:56. > :37:03.remember my kids' reactions, coming home and them waiting for me on the
:37:03. > :37:07.street. I was almost like the local hero. For us it would be a
:37:07. > :37:13.completion of a brilliant, brilliant journey. It will not be
:37:13. > :37:18.an experience we'll ever have again. I am proud of what I've got so far.
:37:18. > :37:22.To be in right now, that's pretty cool actually. People might say
:37:23. > :37:30.they are not fussed, but let me tell you now, they are. Everyone
:37:30. > :37:40.wants to be in that final. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:37:40. > :37:45.All of you. I hope you'll agree, it's been a semi-final with ten
:37:45. > :37:50.standing ovations. There can only be three places in the grand final
:37:50. > :37:54.next week, which means in the results show sadly two couples'
:37:54. > :38:00.dreams of winning the glitterball will disappear.
:38:00. > :38:06.That's right. Lines close at 8.45pm. Pick up the phone and dial those
:38:06. > :38:12.numbers. Your stars need you to get them into the final. Tess and