Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two
Format	Entertainment
Developed by	BBC
Presented by	Claudia Winkleman
Opening theme	Dan McGrath Josh Phillips
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	6
No. of episodes	178 (as of 14 November 2008)
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC Two
Picture format	16:9
Original run	25 October 2004 – present
Chronology
Preceded by	Strictly Come Dancing: On Three
Related shows	Strictly Come Dancing
External links
Official website

Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two is a British television programme, the companion show to the popular BBC One programme Strictly Come Dancing. It airs on weeknights during the run of the main show on BBC Two, and is hosted by Claudia Winkleman. BBC Two Scotland does not broadcast the show on Thursdays, when locally-produced Gaelic language programming airs in the slot instead, though from 6 November 2008, the Thursday night show is carried as an alternative digital stream via BBC Red Button, on Freeview channel 301.

The programme features interviews with and training footage of the couples competing in the main Saturday night show, opinions from the judges on the previous Saturday show and the training footage for the next, and interviews with celebrities who have been watching the show. Head judge Len Goodman also gives a weekly spot entitled "Len's Masterclass", demonstrating with Claudia the dances to be performed on the following Saturday. Also, Craig Revel Horwood has a spot on Wednesday called "The Mid-Week Report", and Arlene Phillips, until her departure from the show, appeared on "the Panel" every Friday. During the first series, there was a regular phone-in element in which viewers could talk to the studio guests on air, but this was dropped from subsequent series.

It Takes Two started to broadcast during the second series of the main show, replacing the companion show to the first series, Strictly Come Dancing: On Three, which had been broadcast on the digital channel BBC Three.

The programme returned again on Monday, 21st September 2009 for the seventh series of the main show.

[edit] Ratings

The show averages between two and three million viewers each evening and is regularly the most watched show of the day on BBC 2. Although this is somewhat less than the main series' average of ten million viewers the early slot and broadcast channel means viewing figures near ten million cannot logistically be achieved.

[edit] Guests

A number of celebrities have appeared on the show demonstrating their enthusiasm for Strictly Come Dancing, including Meat Loaf, Michael Ball, Ronni Ancona, Jamelia, Marian Keyes, Westlife, Pauline Quirk, The Spice Girls, Rod Stewart, Lee Mead, McFly, John Barrowman and Barbara Windsor, Billy Zane and Miranda Hart.

[edit] External links

• Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two at BBC Online

v • d • e Strictly Come Dancing Series 1 • 2 • 3  • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 Hosts Bruce Forsyth • Tess Daly • Claudia Winkleman • Natasha Kaplinsky (2004) • Justin Lee Collins (2004) • Ronnie Corbett (2009) • Fearne Cotton (Children In Need Special, 2008) Judges Craig Revel Horwood • Alesha Dixon (2009-present) • Len Goodman • Bruno Tonioli • Darcey Bussell (2009-present, guest judge) • Arlene Phillips (2004-2008) Celebrity winners Natasha Kaplinsky • Jill Halfpenny • Darren Gough • Mark Ramprakash • Alesha Dixon • Tom Chambers Professional winners Brendan Cole • Darren Bennett • Lilia Kopylova • Karen Hardy • Matthew Cutler • Camilla Dallerup Celebrity runners-up Christopher Parker • Denise Lewis • Colin Jackson • Matt Dawson • Matt Di Angelo • Rachel Stevens Professional runners-up Hanna Karttunen • Ian Waite • Erin Boag • Lilia Kopylova • Flavia Cacace • Vincent Simone Specials winners David Seaman (Strictly Ice Dancing) • Robbie Earle (Strictly African Dancing) • Kara Tointon (Sport Relief, 2008) • Tess Daly (Children In Need Special, 2008) Specials runners-up Jessica Taylor (Strictly Ice Dancing) • Antonia Okonma (Strictly African Dancing) • Elaine Paige (Sport Relief, 2008) • Terry Wogan (Children In Need Special, 2008) Related Portal • It Takes Two • Dancing with the Stars (US version) • Dancing with the Stars (International versions)