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| Strictly Come Dancing | |
|---|---|
| Series 5 | |
| Presented by | Bruce Forsyth Tess Daly |
| Judges | Len Goodman Arlene Philips Craig Revel Horwood Bruno Tonioli |
| Celebrity winner | Alesha Dixon |
| Professional winner | Matthew Cutler |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 6 October – 22 December 2007 |
| Series chronology | |
Strictly Come Dancing returned for its fifth series on 29 September 2007 on BBC One. Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returned as co-presenters of the main show on BBC One, while Claudia Winkleman returned to present spin-off show Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two. Len Goodman, Arlene Phillips, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli returned to the judging panel.
The first programme was a catch-up show and preview of the new series before the start of the competition on 6 October. In a change to the previous format, the results show aired on Sunday rather than later on Saturday.
Mis-Teeq singer Alesha Dixon and Matthew Cutler were announced as the winners on 22 December, while EastEnders actor Matt Di Angelo and Flavia Cacace finished in second place.