Episode 35 Strictly - It Takes Two

Hello!

I am very excited to say I am back

inside the Strictly Glitterball.

Isn't it glorious?

I've been tasked with

analysing just how tonight's

It Takes Two is shaping up.

But first, I'm going to need my

Trusty swing-o-meter.

There it is!

Hello, old friend.

It's leaning towards a score of '1'

at the moment but look what happens

when it sees that the likes

of Jonnie & Oti and Gemma & Aljaz

are in the building right now.

And if it's live music you're

here for, corr blimey -

The Corrs will be performing.

All my dreams are coming true.

But what about those all important

seats on the Friday Panel?

The results are coming in right now

and I'm hearing they've been filled

by Nick Knowles, Anna Richardson....

And I can't believe it -

one of the greatest

dancers to ever set foot

on the Strictly dance floor...

Jeremy Vine.

That's me!

This is a vintage line-up.

All hosted by Zoe Ball!

Oh yes!

10's all around...

There's only one thing left to do.

Roll the titles!

Does anyone know how

I get out of here?

Live from London, this is Strictly

it takes to. Please welcome your

host, Zoe Ball.

Hello and welcome to It Takes Two!

A big thank you to the

gorgeous Aljaz and Oti.

They'll be back later in the show

with their partners.

It's Friday night and we have

a packed show for you...

But starting us off in style

are a band that really

get my Swing-o-meter going.

Singing their classic hit,

'What Can I Do?' - it's The Corrs!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.

# I haven't slept at all in days.

# It's been so long

since we've talked.

# And I have been here many times.

# I just don't know

what I'm doing wrong.

# What can I do to make you love me.

# What can I do to make you care.

# What can I say to

make you feel this.

# What can I do to get you there.

# No more waiting,

no more, aching...

# No more fighting,

no more, trying...

# Maybe there's nothing more to say.

# And in a funny way I'm calm.

# Because the power is not mine.

# I'm just going to let it fly.

# What can I do to make you love me?

# (What can I do

to make you love me).

# What can I do to make you care?

# (What can I do to make you care).

# What can I say to

make you feel this?

# (What can I do

to make you love me).

# What can I do to get you there?

# (What can I do to make you care).

# What can I do to make you love me?

# (What can I do

to make you love me).

# What can I do to make you care?

# (What can I do to make you care).

# What can I change

to make you feel this?

# (What can I do

to make you love me).

# What can I do to get you there?

# (What can I do to make you care).

# And love me...

# Love me...

# Love me...

APPLAUSE.

What a gorgeous bunch.

What can I do to get them to perform

again later in the show?

It's happening, people.

But back to business.

It's Friday night and I can confirm

we are only 24 hours and 38 minutes

away from the next live

Strictly extravaganza!

So with time very much

of the essence, we sent

the delectable Gethin to Strictly HQ

to gather up all the

behind-the-scenes intel.

Welcome to the heart of the action

in the Strictly ballroom where

rehearsals are underway for the show

tomorrow. No one needs reminding

that Blackpool is eight days away

and the class of 2017 are pulling

out the stops. Susan and Kevin are

doing a tango to Firework by Katy

Perry. Let us take a look. How about

that? Explosives, we love watching

them downs. I am off to see who I

can talk to and get myself on the

guest list for Blackpool -- dance.

What a man, what a beard, what

a thirst for backstage knowledge.

And there will be plenty more

from Mr Jones later in the show!

But right now, it's time to meet our

first guests of the evening...

As superstar DJs, these two brought

a party to the Strictly dance floor

and dropped a down right spicy Salsa

while they were at it.

It's Jonnie and Oti.

I thought the lifts were

spectacular. You have no fear and it

is a fabulous attitude. Keep it up!

You are finding rhythms that suit

Jonnie Peacock.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.

MUSIC: Donna Summer - 'Hot Stuff'.

Welcome to you wonderful people. I

feel like I have not seen you for

ages.

That was one extra hot Salsa -

did you enjoy the performance?

It was better than the Cha Cha Cha.

It was good fun. I was time to keep

myself covered. As best I could.

I

do not know if that is what the

people want. I think they are very

excited.

You've played a lot of characters

these past few weeks -

Pirate Jonnie, Indiana Jonnie,

and who could forget

Supermarket Sweep Jonnie -

how did it feel to be Jonnie

the Party Animal?

It was good fun. I just tried to

enjoy it.

I think we really had fun.

We really enjoyed it. We were

screaming and having a good time.

I

could hear you at home.

The scores were up to 27

and the judges were impressed

by Jonnie's armography,

strength and those incredible lifts

- were you happy?

I was so happy. I really was. I was

happy. He gave it is all and he is

so shy. For him to just go out there

and have fun because that is all he

can do, that was amazing.

Did you

surprise yourself? I think so. This

is one of the first dancers were I

really knew the choreography,

normally backstage, I am panicked

about what steps are coming but this

one it just happened and I try to

throw myself into it, with the

salsa, you have to have fun.

We had

so much fun watching you.

Darcey also praised

the way you handle Oti

throwing herself at you' -

it's a hard life - do you need us

do you need us to have a quiet

word with her?

The lifts were good fun. They were

really good fun. I think salsa is

all about the woman.

You have taught

him well!

Shirley

said that you're

finding 'rhythms that

suit Jonnie Peacock'.

How much do you adapt your

choreography as you get

to know your partner's strengths?

We are finding our feet and knowing

what works for us and how we can

have fun, not where I am going crazy

and he is looking at me like I am

crazy.

That is all the time!

What is

wrong with you? We are having fun.

This week was nice, I was relaxed

and chilled. Yes. I just look at

him.

This is amazing.

We all want to know -

have you taken Bruno up

on his offer to help with those

hip rotations yet?

He told me not to say anything.

You said up in the Clauditorium

that you thought this

dance was going to land

you in the Dance-Off -

why were you so worried?

I don't know. Backstage it felt like

it and I think, for me, my goal was

Halloween and every week as a bonus,

we are getting to the point where

there are some seriously good people

left and you feel like every week

is. It has got to that part of the

show were every time it is going to

feel like you're going to go.

Here at It Takes Two, we're always

looking to gain new insight

into your working dynamics....

I knew it!

This week, we learnt

the pair of you have very

different ways of warming up.

Take a look at this.

# It's my life.

# My heart is like an open highway.

It is from me.

# It's my life!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. It is so

good. Brilliant, Bon Jovi.

Have you ever

considered auditioning

to join Tommy and the gang?

I love Bon Jovi. I am always trying

to get our Bon Jovi song onto the

show.

It will happen, I am sure.

This week, it is the foxtrot, are

you excited?

I am excited as Oti was

right there. Obviously a couple of

Latin numbers,

right there. Obviously a couple of

Latin numbers, it is nice to get

back into the hold.

We can hear the

music, you're dancing to a Dell,

it is a classic.

MUSIC: Adele - 'Someone Like You'.

She has had the music band.

Is this song following

you everywhere you go this week?

I'm hearing it a lot in the training

but that is always a good sign. It

is a massive song and an amazing

song and I hope I can do it justice.

Bills and bills.

Are you worried about

the Dinosaur Bum returning?

No, old Oti will come back.

You are just one dance away

from the Blackpool Tower -

what would it mean to you to get

a spot on that all important bus?

I am just enjoying every Saturday.

My goal is Halloween and every week

after that is a bonus, Blackpool

would be amazing.

Give it up for Jonnie

& Oti, everyone!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. Brilliant.

Next up, it's time for

a behind-the-scenes look at this

weekend's group number.

And to commemorate Remembrance Day,

the Strictly Pros are promising

a routine we'll never forget.

This week's Group Dance is an

emotional and moving story in

tribute to Remembrance Day.

# There will be blue skies... My

character is a wife waiting for her

husband to come back from the water.

As I am picking up his jacket and

trying to remember and smell him, I

go back and I am dancing with him in

my imagination.

# And though I'm far away... One of

my favourite moments is when we

start dancing with our men and

suddenly they disappear and all we

have left are the flowers and that

represents all those who are the

fallen of the war.

We are playing

the roles of two soldiers and we are

at the back.

Remembrance Day means

so much to me, my father was serving

and I was born in the barracks, I

think people have lost someone or

know someone in the service and it

is a special time for everyone.

This

is a more contemporary style of

ballroom dancing and it can really

get emotional and obviously because

this is such a sensitive and

beautiful routine, we can really go

there with our feelings.

I was so

proud to be a part of their stance

and we hope you enjoy the routine on

the weekend. -- so proud to be a

part of this dance.

Beautiful, isn't it?

It's time now to welcome this

week's esteemed Friday Panel.

They needed to have star power,

comedy chops and an encyclopedic

knowledge of all-things-Strictly.

And this week, they just so happen

to ooze sex appeal too.

Please go wild for Jeremy Vine,

Anna Richardson and Nick Knowles!

Music: 'We Don't Have

To Take Our Clothes Off

(To Have A Good Time).

He returns! What an entrance, ladies

and gentlemen! Welcome to the show,

and our, what do you make of the

class of 2017?

They are very strong,

but every year the standard is

getting better and better, we are

only halfway through and I'm already

gobsmacked by the level.

2015 was

quite a good year...

It was a very

strong year, it is the return of

Jeremy Vine! It was a very strong

year, we are so excited to see you

reunited with Karen Clifton, your

old friends, Latin and ballroom, for

the Christmas Special!

I am so

chuffed, I've been in touch with

Karen, I will not say which dance

but I'm looking forward to going

back. She is a firm teacher! She is

firm! She normally starts by saying

"I want coffee! "

firm! She normally starts by saying

"I want coffee! ". We are friends,

we catch up two or three times a

week.

Nick Knowles, we've had your

album on in the dressing room this

afternoon! Have you ever thought

about DIY, doing it yourself

strategic and dancing?

When I was

growing up, I was always dancing in

my house, the eldest has a ballet

school and my youngest sister was a

dancer, my brother is a musician and

writes musicals, I was the least

talented in the family!

Is it a yes

or a no?

It is a maybe!

How

exciting, I love your jumper, it is

very warm in here!

Let's start tonight

with Davood and Nadiya -

who are dancing a Charleston

to the Lambeth Walk.

This was your highest scoring

dance - how's it looking?

Tell me what you think at this

stage... I am looking at his feet, I

think that flapping pivot on the

third, the ball of the foot thing.

If he's doing that, he has been

practising, I did not see much of it

there. It is probably the wrong

bit...

The swivel?

I never found out

what it was called! She will be

furious! This thing that you do with

your feet, like that, that is the

hardest thing for a non-dancer to

do. I practised it everywhere, the

bedroom, the lift, the floor, I got

complaints at Radio 2 for walking

like that everywhere! It is going to

test them.

I'm impressed that he

knows this stuff...

The thing is, I

became obsessed with the charleston!

When we all met for the first time

in August, we did that. I kept

practising it everywhere. For two

seconds, it worked, literally!

We

will make him do it in a minute, we

will have a demo...

Susan and Kevin next.

Last week they leapt up the leader

board with an energetic

Jive but were criticised

for their painting

and decorating skills.

What do you make of their Tango?

She looks great, she is one of the

stories of the year. Your daughter,

and Anna is in agreement with me.

She has a proper chance. Everybody

loves how she has thrown herself

into it. It is difficult when your

life is an comedy to throw yourself

seriously into something without

feeling uncomfortable. She looks

great!

CHEERING

Anna, Jonnie Adams Oti are doing the

Foxtrot. Are you looking forward to

them doing the ballroom?

We've not

had it for a couple of weeks, Jonnie

has been praised on his Latin, I

think we will see a darker side to

the Peacock this week...

It sounds

really naughty...

She is lovely,

infectiously bonkers!

She has the

tiniest waste, the longest legs and

has brilliant choreography.

Next up - Debbie and Giovanni

who had the first perfect 40

of the series last weekend - just

where on the Swing-o-meter

is their salsa sitting?

where on the Swing-o-meter

It's a crucial moment. I think that

Debbie is going to win at this

stage. I'm a pundit and I do

politics but I've been wrong on

everything for the last five years.

Before Debbie I thought it would be

Custom. To me...

Aston, it is too

soon!

I thought that Aston,

Alexandra and Debbie would be in the

final. I cannot forget Craig's

bowel, when he

-- I cannot forget Craig's bow, when

he comes out from behind the desk!

The thing about Debbie, she has

always been... And Debbie McGee.

Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee. Now

we are seeing her in her own right.

It is brilliant. Joe and Katya are

doing a Rumba, do you know a lot

about that?

This is slightly

dangerous, isn't it?

It is a little

exposing...

You could easily put

something out... It is interestingly

dangerous because it is a very

stimulating, sexual kind of dance

and you can irritate the audience.

It is a fine line, to be sexy enough

but not so much weight you go, I

don't want to be watching this...

It

is like you on DIY SOS! Let's hope

Joe isn't knocked out on the Rumba.

These guys will return

later in the show....

But for now, give it up

for our Friday Panel!

Right, it's time to get

to know our Strictly Pros

a little bit better.

And once again, when our team went

to interview them...

They were all found causing trouble

down the local Bingo Hall.

What are they like?

Eyes down for Ballroom Bingo!

Good evening, Strictly fans, eyes

down. It is time for Ballroom Bingo!

All aboard the Blackpool line, it is

59. Which pro gets most excited

about going to Blackpool?

I would

have to say it is probably Chloe?

Chloe loves Blackpool, she gets so

excited about it.

Giovanni, he says

that Blackpool is so amazing... That

isn't really Italian it is the best

experience, you will love it!

Anton... Anton... Anton Du Beke! He

jokes that if he has made Blackpool

on Strictly, it's an amazing year

for him!

He is the king of the

ballroom, the King of Blackpool!

He

was there when Winter Gardens was

built!

Tickety-boo, it is number 62.

Which is the happiest pro?

I'm

guessing it isn't me...

Kevin is

pretty happy, isn't he?

Happy Kevin!

Chloe always have a big smile on her

face!

She is always smiling and is

so nice.

Her smile goes to her ears!

My nickname in the group is Little

Miss Sunshine!

Every morning,

Janette has a smile on her face.

I

love her. It's between me and Aljaz.

We are always laughing and happy.

Myself and Aljaz.

Aljaz Aljaz.

Aljaz. He always has the biggest

smile on his face no matter what is

happening.

Amy.

Amy. Amy. She is

very happy! Like she never stopped

smiling.

She smiles nonstop!

Bingo!

That's your lot, folks! Remember...

Keep spinning!

Look at these lovely people! It's

like Top of the Pops!

Right now, it's time to check

in with Gethin for one

of your recommended five-a-day

of healthy backstage

Strictly gossip.

It's for your own good, people.

That's my pretend microphone, like

Top of the Pops!

I found Debbie, Joe

and Alexandra, otherwise known as

the ten club!

Three celebrities with

a Number 10! Does that add pressure,

now that you've got a ten in the

bank, does it add pressure on a

Saturday night?

No, when it comes to

Monday and you are the union -- you

are learning a new dance it is like

being at primary school, it is

different.

And you've had a real

change from the joy and the fun...

To the dance of love.

I'm not loving

the dance of love yet! But we like

each other at the moment. Maybe it

will be love at some point?

Turning

to love very quickly! Hopefully,

that is the plan! The first

Argentine tango of the year, that is

for you.

It's all about... Yes, get

closer!

I did hear that you've had

to change a little bit today, is

that true?

We changed stuff last

night. Because we have a lot of

choreography on the stairs, which we

have never done. Stairography is an

actual word? I made it up!

I'm

actually really scared about this

routine.

I think it is the hardest

one we've done. Everything is hard

and this is the toughest one, the

most challenging. I've got a lot of

energy. Always hyper, this kind of

dance you cannot have any. Gorka has

a lot of energy, we are intense when

we rehearse. He always has to say to

both of us, I need to calm down and

you need to calm down.

Because your

partners are not here, it's not

often you get to be without them in

the week, tell me about them,

something we don't know?

On a

Thursday, when he is happy, and he

thinks that I've got the dance, and

he really relaxes... We start to

sing together but neither of us can

sing. If anybody saw what was on

Instagram and Twitter yesterday...

I

saw that, it was terrible!

Catty

alike is to sing and also to teach

people, when I've had enough, I tell

them to teach the VAT team how to do

a Viennese Waltz -- Katya.

Alexandra, what about Gorka?

He

likes to look at the chest, he goes

to The Mirror and goes, look at my

chest! Now I don't see it. Before I

used to be like, but your clothes

on! He doesn't even notice that he

does it! The thing is, it looks

good! Now, because he does it so

much I go, Gorka, your top is on the

floor!

LAUGHTER

Are you excited about Blackpool?

Yes! Absolutely.

Thanks very much.

Thanks Gethin.

Now, as we all know, it's

Remembrance Sunday this weekend.

With that in mind, we sent Strictly

favourite Frankie Bridge to meet

a group of extraordinary veterans.

In 1918, at 11am on the 11th day of

the 11th month, World War I came to

a close. The 11th of November has

since become a day of remembrance

where people all over the world paid

tribute to those who have fallen and

those still fighting in conflicts

today. To mark the occasion I've

come to meet a very special group of

veterans.

The Royal Hospital, Chelsea, has

been serving as a retirement home to

ex-soldiers for over 325 years.

Today, this building is home to

nearly 300 veterans. Well renowned

as the Chelsea Pensioners,

Remembrance Day holds a significance

for many of these heroic retirees.

Veteran Harry Patek was only nine

years old when the Blitz started.

We

used to go out anywhere, and there

would be an air raid. What you would

do is look for a shelter and get

into it. Hope for the best. D-Day

itself, that was really something. I

will never forget it. The sky was

black with aeroplanes and riders

going over to the continent.

Frankie, veteran Alan Lee will soon

be celebrating his 94th birthday.

He joined the Army when he was just

14 years old and served as a

paratrooper in World War II.

I remembered the invasion of

Germany. A lot of us died. The

Germans were on the ground and all

they had to do was pray the air with

their machine guns.

Or you not

frightened just before you jumped

out of the plane?

Frightened is not

the word, but you were apprehensive.

In other words, you were thinking,

let that ground come up quickly. We

went to suss out this village but

they have these machine gunners and

they came around the corner and

Cottbus. Three of us were wounded at

the same time. My leg was at an

angle of about 45 degrees so I

picked it up and put it on the good

leg and crawled into a culvert and

eventually the medics came out to

us. The surgeon came through and

said, unfortunately, I had to take

your leg off. It was so bad. I asked

about the other two and they said

unfortunately both had died.

Today

there is a special tea dance being

held at the hospital, a chance for

veterans to remember and commemorate

what this day represents.

95-year-old veteran George Skipper

has fond memories of dancing with

his late wife and he still enjoys a

good dance today.

When I went into

the Army in 1940, I had the pick of

the women because I could dance.

What is your favourite style?

The

quickstep.

That requires a lot of

energy. I have got energy. I used

to, anyway.

Listening to the

incredible stories of the veterans

and what they went through so long

ago is a reminder of the carriage

and the bravery that is required of

our Armed Forces both then and

today. What does Remembrance Day

mean to you?

Well it means

remembering, such a lot about the

war and the people we sailed --

served with who are no longer

around.

I give Armistice Day the

dignity it deserves. It reminds me

of all the people who had served

this country, who gave their lives

for something they believed in. I

think of the people that I knew, and

there were a lot of them, who never

came back.

A big thank you to

the Chelsea Pensioners

and Frankie.

Right now, it's time to meet my next

guests of the night.

At the weekend, they

brought us Sun, Sea

and one sensational

Salsa - it's Gemma

and Aljaz!

I really loved the routine, I loved

what you were going for.

It was only

when you got into that first left

that it started to look laboured.

Lovely rotation around at your

centre and great coordination with

the upper half of your body.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.

Hello! It is lovely to see you.

Bruno said that your salsa was tasty

and knotty and he said you have the

right amount of space in there, how

was this seasoning for you?

I

enjoyed it. Looking back, it felt

better than it looked but I had such

a lab. When he is happy, I am happy.

You do not often seem unhappy.

Viewers noticed that you were

strapped up?

We had quite a bad

injury throughout the week and then

in the dress rehearsal, my ribs kind

of buckles, but I was fine after

acupuncture and massage. I did not

even tell my mother until after the

show. I knew she would worry. We did

not want it to be a reason why

people did or did not vote us

through. We decided to just do it

but that first left... I could

hardly breathe.

APPLAUSE. You're such a brave girl.

Low five! Getting injuries like

that...

It is my fault! It is

frustrating, you have to do it so

many times. That will be tough! You

have to do it so many times because

you want the lifts to go right on

the night and you can only do that

if you practice them and that first

lift, I have never done that lift

before.

You said you had done it

before! And now you have racked me.

She can almost walk now. You told

Claudia it had gone really well, but

you got one of your lowest scores,

what did you think of the five from

Craig?

If I am happy with the dance,

and we know how much we loved it in

rehearsals and that experience, the

experience was lovely, it felt like

a little party dance. At the end of

the day, there was some constructive

criticism. I know I should not say

that, but I was not that bothered,

because I loved the dance and we

were enjoying ourselves and that is

the important thing.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. Also, you got

a message.

Forget about the judges,

because your

performance was noticed by actual

Rudimental themselves...

Look @MissGAtkinson using our

song on @bbcstrictly 'last time we

see her

she had two left feet &

danced like she had a

big toe missing...

That is so brilliant. Do you want to

explain?

The last time I saw them

was that a festival and I was

dancing in a wet field and I was not

dancing well and when I said I was

dancing to their song, they said,

please, do it well!

I think they are

proud.

It's time to leave

the Salsa behind because

tomorrow night, you

are back in hold with

a Viennese Waltz - dancing to this.

are back in hold with

MUSIC: "You Don't Have To Say

You Love Me" - Dusty Springfield

It is a winner!

I am imagining you're not playing

this for laughs, this is romantic.

Giovanni's that is one I

choreographed.

A little bird told me

that this might be your favourite so

far.

I think it is because, it is

weird: it is quicker than the other

ballrooms, the fact that it is done

quicker, I like that. There is a lot

more tactical footwork. When we did

it this afternoon, the whole way

around, he was shouting, flat, right

in my ear.

When you say flat, you

cannot go rise and fall. What does

that mean?

The tango is completely

flat, the foxtrot is more or less

flat, but you do get a bit of rise

and fall. It happens as you go. If

you try and put it in, all you do is

the rise and fall and you do not

move a lot. If we think flat, and

the rise and fall happens a little

bit...

When we are watching you, I

will think that.

There's an important

dance move coming

up this week that

you have never faced

before, Gemma - the Fleckerl.

How has it gone. I think we have

done it about 15 times and it went

right about seven or eight.

It is

OK. I get one out of the way and

think I have done it, but then you

have to go the other way.

I lift you

up all it bit, you cannot really

tell which one it is. Watch those

ribs!

Always. It looks stunning.

Gemma and Alijaz.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. I could not

love them any more. We know what

goes on in their training room.

So, we know what goes

on in their training

room - but how are

the rest of the gang

getting on?

It's time for a bumper-sized

Training Update!

The salsa is quite a free dance and

you have to be quite loose.

The more

you relax, the better it is.

I am

not really a disco babe. I am

digging deep for this stance.

At

this point in the competition, we

cannot play safe. I am trying to get

everything really hard for Debbie.

We are really pushing the boundaries

this week. I have got to be brave.

My first tango and I love it.

It is

powerful and bold and it is

incredible.

We found ourselves in

this position, if we get this right,

we could be in Blackpool and that is

a mass of thought.

Come on.

We are

going to go for it with everything

we have got.

I'm trying my best. It

will be a brilliant tango. We will

do it again. It will not go wrong on

Saturday night?

I am feeling quite a

lot of pressure with the foxtrot

because I am dancing it with the

king of ballroom and he says it is

his favourite ballroom dance.

This

is nice. You want a pure movement

across the floor, smooth, just

follow me, do not think too much.

I

still find it really hard to

remember choreographies. This one.

We do it, I pick it up and then we

do something else and come back and

I cannot remember it.

Why are you

pushing me with the other arm?

You're getting on my nerves. This

week we are dancing the Argentine

tango. She is getting frustrated

with herself, she is putting a lot

of pressure into the dance.

Sometimes when I tell my brain to do

something, the opposite happens with

my legs.

It is full of tricky and

fast steps. One little mistake can

throw away the whole routine.

I want

to get it right, I want to do Gorka

proud and I think I need to relax

more and go with the flow and let

Gorka lead me.

It is a funny one,

the Rumba. It is completely

different to any dance I have done.

There is lots of hip and arm action.

It is sort of the same steps over

and over but slightly different and

in different directions and that is

hard to remember where you are.

Blackpool is within touching

distance, so the heat has been

turned up. I am progressing quite

slowly at the moment, but it is

going to be fine, he said hopefully!

Right, time to head

back to Gethin now,

who earlier today met

the man responsible

for all of Strictly's VTs.

Let's hope Geth makes the cut.

It is that time on a Friday when I

wander around Elstree looking for

the true unsung heroes of this

effort and I have found one in Robin

Lee. Thank you for your time. I know

Friday is a very busy time. What is

your title and what do you do on

Strictly Come Dancing?

I am the

series producer and my

responsibility is all of the DT

content of the training they tease,

all of the pre-titles, teasers for

the theme weeks, everything you say

that is not live in the studio is

myself and my team.

It is a huge

effort and a big team, how many are

there few?

About 42 people on the

team, we have got nine shooting

teams of which, they are made up of

a runner and a shooting producer or

director. We have got a forward

planning team, a wonderful

production team, edit producers,

editors, there are a lot of people.

You're all over the country with the

teams, filming dances and pros

everywhere.

It is quite a challenge

to cover everyone, particularly

early in the series as there are

nine shooting teams and 15

celebrities. Susan is in Glasgow, we

have got Gemma who is in Manchester,

Jonnie is in Loughborough, getting

around them can be challenging and

making sure that we have got enough

training footage for every single

couple.

All the videos that we see

are bit of fun, but there is usually

a theme, what is the theme going

into the show tomorrow night?

This

week it is slightly different from a

normal week for the VTs because next

week as Blackpool, all the

celebrities really want to get to

Blackpool because it is such an

iconic dance location for ballroom

dancing. They are working flat out

in the training rooms and we are

covering that and every single VT

will be focusing on the

technicalities of the dance and the

challenges they are finding.

It is

usually quite emotional, the

celebrities here so much about the

amazing ballroom in Blackpool.

I

think Blackpool creates genuine

emotion in the celebrities because

it is such a big deal to get there

and there are possibility of not

making it is devastating for all of

them.

Do you ever have a tear in

your diet watching it? Who wouldn't?

Thank you for your time.

It's time to get

a bit emotional now,

people.

In just over 24 hours'

time, you - the loyal

Strictly viewers -

will help decide which of

our stars will be

going on the package

holiday of a lifetime

to the Vegas of the

North.

Here's what it would mean to them...

There is lots of reasons why

Blackpool is the special week. The

biggest part of it is dancing on the

ballroom floor. The prose never stop

talking about it so I want that

experience too!

Blackpool is the

pinnacle of Strictly, it is one of

those shows that everyone talks

about. We just got to do this

weekend as best as possible.

To get

to Blackpool would be extraordinary.

It is possible. It is possible. To

think that I could be there on that

dance floor...

To be able to invite

all of my family to Blackpool, to

watch myself and Aljaz dancing in

the ballroom would be incredible.

Everybody knows how big a deal it

is, whether you are in the

competition or watching at home, we

are in touching distance of

Blackpool now. To be part of it

would be an honour and a privilege

and I would love to make it.

It

would mean everything to get

Blackpool. For goodness' sake, that

is like the Emerald city. It is an

unknown world of joy to get there.

It would be unbelievable.

We are

working so hard, and it is so

iconic. It's what everybody dreams

of. It would be a dream come true.

I

never imagined getting this far in

the competition. To get you dancing

in such an important place in the

dance world, it would be fantastic.

To survive this week and make it to

Blackpool would be a dream. The fact

that Blackpool is so close, being a

part of that and adding it to your

journey would be a massive

achievement. All I can say is

fingers crossed that we get there!

Right, time now to talk

about the rest of

our couples...

They have come home to me -

it's the Friday Panel everyone!

Can I say, my three-year-old son is

watching this, do you mind if I tell

him to go to bed! Eddie, good night,

go to bed!

Ruth Ann and on doing a Foxtrot to

the knife, what do you like most

about this couple?

Ruth and Anton,

they are Saturday night

entertainment. I would love to be

Ruth in one-year's time. I would

love to be her. She's an

extraordinary and graceful dancer, I

don't think she knows how graceful

she is.

I hope that she is watching!

And she's a graceful person. A

lovely person with a really good

heart.

Recovering from that incident

last week... She just enjoyed it.

Everyone at home, we were saying, we

hope you are not in pain over this.

It was beautiful!

Alexandra and

Gorka take on the first Argentine

tango! Jeremy, are you excited to

see what these two have in store?

Absolutely, Alexandra is a stunning

dancer. She is extraordinary. I

think the one danger for her is that

because she is nailing it every

week, people start to see it as a

bit efficient. They do not see any

progression. That's one danger but

she is someone, when she comes out,

you do not worry on the edge of your

sofa.

You enjoy every performance

from her. Mollie and AJ, they are

doing a Paso Doble.

Sexy dance...

It

is quite a fierce dogs...

A fierce

and sexy dance? In the movie the guy

comes round and he says this is a

Paso Doble, but then they go no,

this is a Paso Doble!

We don't want

to see them in the bottom to again

this week. I would love to see them

in Blackpool. Do they look safe?

It

can go two ways when you have had a

bad week, it can crush you or you

come out fighting and really go for

it. I think they are a couple who

will come out fighting and go for

it. I think they will nail it.

The

Paso Doble is AJ's favourite dance.

It was a dance where you use a lot

of neck and head movement. Peter

Andre put on an enormous beard. It

was quite a good way of dealing with

that.

Are you saying that she should

wear a beard?

That would be

interesting!

Jimmy

-- Jamelia a couple of years ago was

inside in a row. I say to Mollie,

not to worry about it. Jamelia was

quite enjoying it!

Aljaz and Gemma,

she took a fall and hurt her ribs

last week. Is this her comeback

dance?

Now, Gemma, as we have seen

today, she is a statuesque, muscular

and very fit girl. She is tall and I

do not think she realises how

graceful she is. Last week, you

know, with the left and everything,

she had hurt her ribs that an

incredibly graceful dancer. I would

be interested to see how she manages

the dance.

Fantastic, that routine,

if they get it right, they could go

through to Blackpool, could they

make it?

Absolutely. I did not

realise the thing with her ribs

until you mentioned it which

explains the fumble over the left.

They were both dreading it. The two

painful things about struck me come

dancing, going out the week before

Blackpool and in week one. -- one of

the painful things about Strictly.

Who should go home?

They've all been

brilliant... But I worry a little

bit for Ruth, there might get the

feeling that Aston shouldn't have

gone home.

I think Debbie McGee! No.

I think possibly Mollie.

And if

Alexandra has a dip so it doesn't do

that perfectly, I think it's

possible she might not get the vote

to survive from the audience... I

think that is what happened to

Aston. He had an off moment with the

judges and the audience wasn't

enough to bring them through.

Let's hear it for our Friday panel!

Right, for the final

time tonight let's head

back to Strictly HQ

to see what happened

when our Geth got up

close and personal

with Brendan, Pasha and Neil.

That guy has all the luck...

I was wondering through the

corridors looking for some new

threads for Blackpool but I've come

across an old friends, how was it

going? You found us! No high-fiving,

an awkward start! Lovely too CE.

There's a lot of nerves around the

place, have you noticed that?

Some

of them, I'm fine, how about your

partner?

My partner is fine. You get

to Blackpool, it is weird, they hype

Blackpool that so much in the lead

up to the show. You will see a lot

of tension around today and

tomorrow.

It is a huge milestone.

The celebrities want to get there

even though it is very cold!

And

after Blackpool everybody starts to

focus on the Christmas show! That is

next, the Christmas Special! Who

have you got?

Judy Murray.

How is

she going?

We are working on her...

It is going to be a good surprise!

He's being kind, she's got great

stuff going on with her feet and her

legs... Which are you doing? The Cha

Cha Cha, charleston, Foxtrot,

then...

But Niall can do it. You are

dancing with Katie Derham, who was

with Anton. You have to go one

better!

She is a beautiful dancer.

It is nice to know that she has got

more to learn from me then she did

with Anton!

And Kimberley for me! It

is like we've never not danced

together. It is five years.

I think

the boys are looking forward to

this. Happy Christmas lights.

You

both have Anton's partner. You are

well trained and ahead of the game.

Final word from Pasha, back to you!

That's all we have time for tonight!

Thanks to my guests

and make sure you catch all

the action with Tess

and Claud tomorrow

night at 6.45 on BBC One.

I'll be back on Monday with the next

couple to leave the competition.

But now, singing us

out with their brand

new single 'S.O.S.', it's The Corrs!

# There's pain on the border as far

as the eyes can't see

# And hell's getting busy

while we're in the cheap seats

# My girl in a tutu,

boy shoes too big for her feet

# How many lies long

until we admit what we see

# Blame it on love

until we admit what we see

# Blame it on sorrow

# Blame it on a star

# That fell too soon

# Or Jupiter calling

# I can hear them cry

# Someone help

# SOS, Someone help

# They say the victims are dangerous

# What a bitter excuse

# Because now we are complicit

believing a lie is the truth

# Doll in the water

# Her hair out like tendrils

# That it's only a bad day that I've

ever rescued

# Blame it on love

# Blame it on sorry

# Blame it on a star

# That fell too soon

# Or Jupiter calling

# I can hear them cry

# SOS, Someone help

# SOS, Someone help

# SOS, Someone help

# SOS, Someone help

# I still hear the cry #

CHEERING

APPLAUSE