After next week, Saturdays nights won't be the same. The reason for this is that it is the final of the nation's favourite t.v. show, Strictly Come Dancing or, as it is known to us fans, 'Strictly'.
This show embodies all that is good about Saturday night t.v. in that it gives us everything we want from a show. It has glamour and glitz, with the wonderful Hollywood style costumes, drama from the judges criticisms and the celebrity and professionals reactions to their scoring, humour from the banter between Bruce and the judges, tension from the results of the phone-in vote and the subsequent dance off as well as world class star guests. This year, especially, has been more controversial than ever with the headline hitting departure of John Sergeant. (The photo of him dragging his partner across the dance floor will loom large in the history of the programme). The X-Factor may attract more viewers, but that is just a singing contest not a whole entertainment package. For once, the BBC has got the formula right and I for one, can't wait for next years competition when it will be nice to see it, to see it, nice.
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