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Thanks for watching along with me, glittery gang. Our famous five now dance into the quarter-final, the last themed show of the series - yes, it’s Musicals Week, with routines inspired by West End and Broadway hits. Raid that fancy dress box and unleash those jazzhands.
It airs next Saturday at 7.25pm on BBC1. Meet you back here to decide who’s a long-running hit and who’s a box office bomb. In the meantime, you barely need me to tell you: keeeeep dancing! Thank you and a glittery goodnight.
Viewers can now flip to Lidl vs Fortnum & Mason: Who Does Christmas Best? on Channel 5 or the final of Handmade: Britain’s Best Woodworker on Channel 4.
At 9pm, there’s Boat Story on BBC1, I’m A Celebrity on ITV1, The Year The Thames Flooded on Channel 5 or outrageous Cold War football doc Stasi FC on Sky Documentaries.
Film-wise, Bond film No Time to Die is just starting on ITV2, as is festive romcom The Holiday on 5Star. At 10pm, Alan Turing biopic The Imitation Game is on BBC2. Cumberbatch fans assemble.
On the Angela and Carlos partnership, jagadox says: “I like Angela and I can’t help but feel that she has somehow lost her way lately. Is it the choreography/partner? I have a slight sense that Carlos is a bit all about Carlos, but maybe I’m mistaken.”
LekisP says: “Carlos has let Angela down here with the choreography, not enough cha cha cha.”
SeaAndSunshine says: “I have to disagree Michael about Carlos. I don’t think he choreographed well for Angela. I found it interesting that her best dances were the ‘specialty’ ones, choreographed by others. He commented a couple of times about bringing Angela up to his level - no that’s not what you do, you dance at hers and show off what she can do, not what you can do.”
avenueman concludes: “Making Angela dance a cha cha cha to a disco track sort of hobbled her I think. Pity because she’s shown herself to be a great dancer in previous weeks.”
On Angela Scanlon’s exit, tomatopincushion says: “Ooo Angela didn’t look too happy - mouthing ‘wow’ when their names were called. I liked her a lot at the start but feel she’s plateaued.”
OozblumBird says: “Probably the right dance-off but gutted for Angela. Can’t see her beating Layton. At least she has the fantastic Charleston and AT to look back on.”
acanthe adds: “Ahhhh. I’m sorry Angela is in the dance-off. I can’t see that she’ll beat the boys but I really have enjoyed her this year. At least we’ll always have the Argentine Tango!”
On dance-off survivor Layton Williams, joanieloves says: “I had a feeling that would happen. Just shows the judges have been keeping him there. Feel sorry for whoever he’s up against - obvs they’ll save him.”
elfwyn says: “Not Layton! Yes, I know he’s supposed to be a ‘professional’, but he’s such fun to watch and this week was a blip on an otherwise spectacular series of dances.”
Soozis says: “I’m not surprised Layton is in the dance off. A frantic-not-smooth American Smooth and a stitch up in the costume department.”
avenueman says: “Layton will be saved by the judges, of course, because even in an off week he’s still one of the best celeb dancers. But this might be an indication that he’s not connecting as quite as well with the Strictly TV audience.
Gothma adds: “I liked that from Layton and Nikita much better second time around.”
Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin. Photograph: Guy Levy/BBC/PA
On the judging, mcculloch29 says: “‘The scores, wow, incredibly high.’ Yes, Anton, we did notice.”
avenueman says: “Sorry Shirley but no-one can pull of the Claudia fringe like Claud herself. She didn’t get the Head & Shoulders gig for no reason you know.”
whyisnothingsimple adds: “It does annoy me when Shirley blames the celebrity for the choreography.”
Chinese champion Carlos Gu has enjoyed a strong first two series as a Strictly pro. In his debut year, he got all the way to the final with actress Molly Rainford. Now he reached week 10 with Angela Scanlon. It’s an enviable record.
Angela jokes that Carlos is a “right old bossyboots” and he’s known as a tough taskmaster in training, but many of the pros are. He also forms a strong bond with his partners. He and Scanlon became endearingly close and laughed a lot, softening Carlos’ occasional tendency to make everything about him. Even tonight, his exit speech was longer than hers. Hey, at least he didn’t cry.
He wasn’t afraid to choreograph challenging routines for Angela – see that Swan Lake paso and dramatic Argentine - and it usually paid off. It might be instructive to see how he fares with a less promising partner but for now, Carlos can be pretty satisfied with his two-series stint.
Angela Scanlon and Carlos Gu. Photograph: Guy Levy/BBC/PA
It feels like a case of what might have been for Meath-born TV presenter Angela Scanlon. With her leggy high-energy, sparky personality and Gaelic dancing background, she was hotly tipped before the series began. An Irish version of Stacey Dooley, that was the hope. However, her contest never really got going.
Ultimately, a lack of consistency proved Angela’s undoing. The only celebrity to finish both top and bottom of the standings, she never put together a run of strong routines. Her highlights were her leaderboard-topping Movie Week Charleston, her Swan Lake paso doble and that sizzling Argentine tango in the Tower Ballroom, which notched her first 10s.
In between, though, she struggled with ballroom footwork, Latin flair and breathing through her nerves. There was also that strange mid-series moment when everyone became obsessed with the length of her arms, as if she was Mr Tickle.
Typically for her rollercoaster series, she went from scoring 38 points in Blackpool to the exit door. She was unfortunate to get the technically tricky cha-cha this week. If she’d danced, say, a quickstep, salsa or a Couple’s Choice (which continues to be something of a free pass), she’d probably be safely through. The soundtrack didn’t help, with a disco track not quite suiting the cha-cha’s Cuban rhythms.
As it is, she bows out with an impressive average score of over 30 points - and 10 samples of fabric for her two young daughters, who sweetly collected offcuts of her frock each week for their memory box. At least she’ll be home to open their advent calendars with them this week, rather than sweating in a training room. Steal the odd chocolate, Angela, you’ve earned it.
Angela Scanlon’s cha cha. Photograph: Guy Levy/BBC/PA
Both Layton Williams and Nigel Harman will be counting themselves lucky tonight. There’s been a great deal of grumbling, understandably, about Layton’s prior dance experience. It looks like it could come back to bite him in the home stretch.
A lack of public support meant that the first time he fell from the top spots into mid-table, he was consigned to the dance-off. Shirley Ballas saying she would have sent him home didn’t augur well either. On the upside, Musicals Week should suit him. He has plenty of West End experience, after all. Layton needs to start scoring in the high 30s again to give him a chance of making the final.
Meanwhile, Nigel once again has the public to thank for lifting him clear of danger. His smouldering but stiff rumba left him second from bottom on the scoreboard again. His scores have flatlined around the 33 or 34-point mark. His mistake-strewn routines mean he’s scored a handful of nines but mainly 8s and never a 10. Nigel needs to fix that fast. Again, Musicals Week might come at the right time for the theatre veteran.
As the departing pair trip the light fantastic to Rule The World by Take That, the credits roll and their castmates descend to commiserate. Please stay with us for analysis and reaction.
Angela Scanlon and Carlos Gu’s last dance. Photograph: Guy Levy/BBC/PA
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