Strictly Come Dancing series 3

Strictly Come Dancing
Series 3
Presented byBruce Forsyth
Tess Daly
JudgesLen Goodman
Arlene Philips
Craig Revel Horwood
Bruno Tonioli
Celebrity winnerDarren Gough
Professional winnerLilia Kopylova
No. of episodes20
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release15 October (2005-10-15) –
17 December 2005 (2005-12-17)
Series chronology
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Strictly Come Dancing returned for its third series on 15 October 2005. Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returned to co-present the main show on BBC One, while Claudia Winkleman returned to present the spin-off show, Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two. Len Goodman, Arlene Phillips, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges.

England cricketer Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova were announced as the winners on 17 December, while Olympic hurdler Colin Jackson and Erin Boag finished in second place, and television presenter Zoe Ball and Ian Waite finished in third.