This year’s Halloween episode included a rare instance of Craig awarding a routine with the highest individual score from the judging panel.  Here we look back at the 8 routines that saw a ‘rebellious’ Craig subvert our expectations.

Happy Strictly Halloween Eve everybody! A tantalising ‘treat’ here where we look at the 9 partnerships who achieved their highest score of the Series at Halloween week. Look out for Part 2, where we’ll share the more ‘tricksome’ Halloween dances that saw couples earning their lowest score. Enjoy!

In this blog post we look at couples who were saved by the public from the unenviable position of a combined early running order spot with a position at the bottom of the judges’ leaderboard.

More often than not, the Strictly judges and viewers are in broad alignment over which two couples should perform in the weekly dance-off, however in this blog we look back at the partnerships from the last ten years who suffered a drop of at least five places on the Leaderboard once the public had had their say.

During his twelve years as head judge on Strictly Come Dancing, Len Goodman became synonymous with the number ‘Seven’; here we pay tribute to him and his role on the Show by looking back at some of the most memorable occasions he awarded this score on Strictly.

Last week, 50-year old Nigel Harman became only the 10th Strictly celebrity aged 45 or over to top the weekly Leaderboard, bucking the trend for younger contestants to earn higher scores. Here we countdown the Top Ten Leaderboard-topping celebrities aged 45+ – how many do you recall and can you guess the oldest?

Which Strictly dance styles have been performed the most (and least) in the show’s first week and which may be linked to a greater chance of eventual success for a celebrity? Here we look back over the show’s first dances to find out.

Which series has been the ‘best’ of Strictly Come Dancing to date? In this post we calculate an average score for each series based on the highest marks awarded for each dance style performed during the course of that series, then rank them by this score. (Part 2 of 2).

Which series has been the ‘best’ of Strictly Come Dancing to date? In this post we calculate an average score for each series based on the highest marks awarded for each dance style performed during the course of that series, then rank them by this score. (Part 1 of 2).

Who are the best professionals on Strictly Come Dancing? In this post we calculate an average score for each pro dancer based on an average of their top scores for each different dance style performed on the show. (Part 2 of 2)