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| Strictly Come Dancing | |
|---|---|
| Series 3 | |
| Presented by | Bruce Forsyth Tess Daly |
| Judges | Len Goodman Arlene Philips Craig Revel Horwood Bruno Tonioli |
| Celebrity winner | Darren Gough |
| Professional winner | Lilia Kopylova |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 15 October – 17 December 2005 |
| Series chronology | |
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.