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Strictly Come Dancing

British television series
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Summary

Strictly Come Dancing is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of television series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (96,762 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: British Academy Television Awards[3], National Dance Awards[4]
  • Instance of: television program[5]
  • Genre: talent show[6], ballroom dance[7]
  • Cast member: Alan Dedicoat[8], Craig Revel Horwood[9], Bruno Tonioli[10], Len Goodman[11], Darcey Bussell[12], Arlene Phillips[13], Alesha Dixon[14], Shirley Ballas[15], Motsi Mabuse[16]
  • Original language of film or TV show: British English[17]
  • Presenter: Emma Willis[18], Johannes Radebe[19], Josh Widdicombe[20]
  • Commons category: Strictly Come Dancing[21]
  • Original broadcaster: BBC One[22]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[23]
  • Has part(s): Strictly Come Dancing, series 1[24], Strictly Come Dancing, series 2[25], Strictly Come Dancing, series 03[26], Strictly Come Dancing, series 04[27], Strictly Come Dancing, series 05[28], Strictly Come Dancing, series 06[29], Strictly Come Dancing, series 07[30], Strictly Come Dancing, series 08[31], Strictly Come Dancing, series 09[32], Strictly Come Dancing, series 10[33], Strictly Come Dancing, series 11[34], Strictly Come Dancing, series 12[35], Strictly Come Dancing, series 13[36], Strictly Come Dancing, series 14[37]
  • Start time: May 15, 2004[38]
  • Distributed by: BBC Worldwide[39]
  • Official website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m8dq[40]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Strictly Come Dancing[41]
  • Number of episodes: 338[42]
  • Date of first performance: May 15, 2004[43]
  • Replaces: Come Dancing[44]
  • Title: Strictly Come Dancing[45]
  • Has list: list of Strictly Come Dancing contestants[46]
  • Number of seasons: 22[47]
  • Hashtag: strictlycomedancing[48], strictly-come-dancing[49]
  • Broadcast by: BBC One[50]
  • Camera setup: multiple-camera setup[51]

Why It Matters

Strictly Come Dancing has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

What awards did Strictly Come Dancing receive?

Honors received include British Academy Television Awards[3] and National Dance Awards[4].

Related Entities

Alesha Dixon United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [8] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [3] ↑ . awards.bafta.org. awards.bafta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  42. [44] ↑ . bbc.co.uk. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  46. [48] ↑ . youtube.com. Retrieved . youtube.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Derivative work → Dancing Stars, Danse avec les stars, Let's Dance +7
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