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Karen Antcliff

BBC Strictly Come Dancing changes confirmed for week 5 with nod to Line of Duty

This weekend we are down to 12 couples for the BBC's iconic dance show, Strictly Come Dancing. Programme producers say week five "promises to be an unforgettable night of celebration and dance".

Week four said goodbye to Bros star Matt Goss and professional dance partner Nadiya Bychkova after the couple found themselves in the bottom two alongside former soap star Kym Marsh and Graziano Di Prima. In an emotional farewell head judge Shirley Ballas, said that while she felt "both couples were 100% committed" she declare that "the couple with a little bit more technical skill was Kym and Graziano and that’s who I’d save."

As the stars re-group for the next battle on the dancefloor, fans of the series should get ready for some show 'firsts' as well as some favourites this week. There is even a nod to a show that Nottingham police drama lovers adore.

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This week's show will open with a group number and the Beeb says that the opening dance will have Strictly professionals as well as judges "gate crashing some of the biggest BBC flagship shows". In a change to the theme, the popular dance competition, will, for the first time ever, play out to either an iconic BBC theme tune or dance in tribute to one of the BBC’s most loved services.

That opens the door to a theme tune to one of the BBC's biggest hit shows - Line of Duty - the show that stars Nottingham-born actor Vicky McClure as DI Kate Fleming. Will Mellor and Nancy Xu will dance a Viennese Waltz to the show's end title music. Will played PC Rod Kennedy in the third season of the show back in 2016.

Here's what to expect:

COUPLE

DANCE STYLE

TRACK

ARTIST / WRITER

BBC

Ellie S & Nikita

Paso Doble

Montagues and Capulets

Sergei Prokofiev’s Ballet - Romeo and Juliet

The Apprentice

Ellie T & Johannes

Tango

Casualty Theme Tune

Ken Freeman

Casualty

Fleur & Vito

Jive

Waterloo

Abba

Eurovision

Helen & Gorka

Charleston

Blue Peter Theme Tune

Mike Oldfield

Blue Peter

Jayde & Karen

Charleston

The Ballad Of Barry and Freda (Let’s Do It)

Victoria Wood

BBC Comedy – Victoria Wood

Kym & Graziano

Quickstep

Ballroom Blitz

Sweet

Come Dancing

Molly & Carlos

Couples’ Choice

Grange Hill Theme Tune

Alan Hawkshaw

BBC Children’s – Grange Hill

Hamza & Jowita

Quickstep

On Top Of The World

Imagine Dragons

BBC Nature Programming

James & Amy

Foxtrot

Julia’s Theme / EastEnders Theme Tune

Simon May & Leslie Osborne

EastEnders

Tony & Katya

Cha Cha

Grandstand Theme Tune

Keith Mansfield

BBC Sport – Grandstand

Tyler & Dianne

Tango

Doctor Who Theme Tune

Segun Akinola

Doctor Who

Will & Nancy

Viennese Waltz

Line Of Duty End Titles

Carly Paradis

Line Of Duty

  • BBC Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday at 6.40pm, with the results show on Sunday at 6.45pm. Catch up on BBC iPlayer.

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