The first series of Dancing on Ice

Dancing on Ice (UK)

Dancing on Ice is a British television show co-hosted by Christine Bleakley and Philip Schofield, in which celebrities and their professional partners figure skate in front of a panel of judges. The format, devised by LWT and Granada Television, has been a prime-time hit in eight different...

 began on ITV1

ITV1

ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...

 on Saturday, January 14, 2006 presented by Phillip Schofield

Phillip Schofield

Phillip Bryan Schofield is an English broadcaster and television personality best known for presenting shows such as This Morning, Dancing on Ice, and various game shows including The Cube.-Early life and career:...

 and Holly Willoughby

Holly Willoughby

Holly Marie Willoughby is an English television presenter and model, known for her work in presenting children's TV and entertainment shows. In her early career she modelled underwear and went on to present CD:UK...

, and judged by 'The Ice Panel', consisting of Nicky Slater, Karen Kresge

Karen Kresge

Karen Kresge is a British choreographer. She has choreographed many West End productions as well as "Seattle Symphony on Ice" in 1991. In 2006 Kresge was a judge on the ITV show Dancing on Ice. She left after one series. She went on to appear as a choreographer on Holiday on Ice in 2007 and 2009...

, Jason Gardiner

Jason Gardiner

-Theatre:*1987- Cats – Australian Cast - Theatre Royal Sydney*1988- 42nd Street – Original Australian Cast – Her Majesty’s Theatre*1991- West Side Story – USA National Tour – Dance Captain*1992- Kizmet – Miami – Jackie Gleeson Theatre USA...

, Karen Barber

Karen Barber

Karen Barber is a British ice dancer.-Skating career:With partner Kim Spreyer, she is the 1977 World Junior silver medalist. With partner Nicky Slater, she is the 1983 European bronze medalist...

 and Robin Cousins

Robin Cousins

Robert "Robin" Cousins is a British retired competitive figure skater. He is the 1980 Olympic Champion, the 1980 European champion, a three-time World medalist and four-time British national champion. He later starred in ice shows and also produced his own...

. Jayne Torvill

Jayne Torvill

Jayne Torvill, OBE is a British ice dancer. With Christopher Dean, she won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics.-Early life:...

 and Christopher Dean

Christopher Dean

Christopher Colin Dean, OBE is a famous British ice dancer who won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics with his skating partner Jayne Torvill...

 helped to train the aspiring dancers, and also appeared throughout the show with comments and advice.

Couples

The 10 celebrities and professional ice skaters were:

Celebrity	Occupation	Professional partner	Status
Tamara Beckwith Tamara Beckwith Tamara Beckwith is an English socialite, noted for her coverage in glossy celebrity magazines such as OK! and Hello! magazine.-Early life:...	Reality TV star	Sergey Malyshev Sergey Malyshev Sergey Malyshev is an ice dancer best known in the United Kingdom for appearing on the TV show Dancing on Ice. He appeared in the first series with Tamara Beckwith, however, they were voted off in the first week following a skate-off with the eventual series winner Gaynor Faye. He did not appear in...	Eliminated 1st
Andi Peters Andi Peters Andi Eleazu Peters is an English television presenter and television producer.-Education:Peters was educated at Emanuel School, a co-educational independent school in Battersea, in south-west London.-Life and career:...	Radio and television presenter	Tamara Sharp	Eliminated 2nd
Andrea McLean Andrea McLean Andrea McLean is a Scottish television presenter who shares the role of anchor on ITV's Loose Women and is a former GMTV weather girl.-Biography:...	Loose Women Loose Women Loose Women is a British lunchtime television programme, first broadcast in 1999 on ITV. It consists of a panel of four women who interview celebrities and discuss topical issues, ranging from daily politics and current affairs, to celebrity gossip...  anchorwoman and weathergirl	Doug Webster	Eliminated 3rd
John Barrowman John Barrowman John Scot Barrowman is a Scottish-American singer, actor, dancer, musical theatre performer and media personality. Born in Glasgow yet growing up in Illinois after his family emigrated to the United States when he was eight years old, Barrowman was encouraged to further his love for music and...	Doctor Who Doctor Who Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...  Actor and Singer	Olga Sharutenko Olga Sharutenko Olga Sharutenko is a former competitive and currently professional Russian ice dancer. She is the 1995 World Junior champion with partner Dmitri Naumkin. She currently skates professionally with The Imperial Ice Stars...	Eliminated 4th
Sean Wilson	Coronation Street Coronation Street Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...  star	Marika Humphreys Marika Humphreys Marika Humphreys-Baranova is a British ice dancer. Aged 15 with her first partner, Justin Lanning, she was the youngest skater ever to win the gold medal at the British Ice Figure and Dance Championships in 1992 . She then teamed up with Philip Askew to win the British title in 1995 and 1996...	Eliminated 5th
Kelly Holmes Kelly Holmes Dame Kelly Holmes, DBE, MBE is a retired British middle distance athlete. She specialised in the 800 metres and 1500 metres events and won a gold medal for both distances at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...	Runner, Olympic gold medallist	Todd Sand Todd Sand Todd Sand is an American pairs skater. He currently skates professionally with wife Jenni Meno.-Life and career:Sand was born in Burbank, California. He has dual American and Danish citizenship and early in his career, he represented Denmark as a single skater...	Eliminated 6th
David Seaman David Seaman David Andrew Seaman MBE is a former English football goalkeeper who played for several clubs, most notably Arsenal. He retired from the game on 13 January 2004, following a recurring shoulder injury...	England England national football team The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...  football goalkeeper	Pam O'Connor	Eliminated 7th
Bonnie Langford Bonnie Langford Bonita Melody Lysette "Bonnie" Langford is an English actress, dancer and entertainer. She came to prominence as a child star in the early 1970s then she subsequently became a companion of Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy's Doctor Who and has appeared on stage in various musicals such as Peter Pan:...	Actress and dancer	Matt Evers Matt Evers Matt Evers is an American pair skater, model and TV personality.-Career:With his partner Heather Allebach, Evers won the Junior pairs title at the 1998 U.S. Championships. Evers is currently training as a professional actor, model and spokesperson for U.S...	Third place
Stefan Booth Stefan Booth Stefan Booth is an English actor and singer currently starring in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Greg Jessop. He left the series in August 2011 and will return to the show.-Background:...	Actor	Kristina Lenko	Second place
Gaynor Faye Gaynor Faye Gaynor Faye is an English actress. She is famous for playing the role of Judy Mallett in the British soap opera Coronation Street from 1995 until 1999...	Actress	Daniel Whiston Daniel Whiston Daniel Whiston is an English ice skater. He appeared in Strictly Ice Dancing on BBC One and all series of ITV show Dancing on Ice...	Winner

• Comedian Arabella Weir
  Arabella Weir
  Arabella Weir is a British comedian, actress and writer.The daughter of former British ambassador Sir Michael Weir, she is best known for her roles in The Fast Show and for writing several books including the international best seller Does My Bum Look Big In This? Arabella Weir (born 6 December...
  
   was due to take part but when she broke her wrist she was forced to withdraw. She was later replaced by actress Bonnie Langford.

• Former butler
  Butler
  A butler is a domestic worker in a large household. In great houses, the household is sometimes divided into departments with the butler in charge of the dining room, wine cellar, and pantry. Some also have charge of the entire parlour floor, and housekeepers caring for the entire house and its...
  
   Paul Burrell
  Paul Burrell
  Paul Burrell, RVM is a former servant of the British Royal Household. He was a footman for Queen Elizabeth II and later butler to Diana, Princess of Wales...
  
   was also part of the original line-up, but was replaced by David Seaman just eight days before the first live show, due to concerns over his skating ability.

The Ice Panel

The judges were:

• Nicky Slater
• Karen Kresge
  Karen Kresge
  Karen Kresge is a British choreographer. She has choreographed many West End productions as well as "Seattle Symphony on Ice" in 1991. In 2006 Kresge was a judge on the ITV show Dancing on Ice. She left after one series. She went on to appear as a choreographer on Holiday on Ice in 2007 and 2009...
  
  
• Jason Gardiner
  Jason Gardiner
  -Theatre:*1987- Cats – Australian Cast - Theatre Royal Sydney*1988- 42nd Street – Original Australian Cast – Her Majesty’s Theatre*1991- West Side Story – USA National Tour – Dance Captain*1992- Kizmet – Miami – Jackie Gleeson Theatre USA...
  
  
• Karen Barber
  Karen Barber
  Karen Barber is a British ice dancer.-Skating career:With partner Kim Spreyer, she is the 1977 World Junior silver medalist. With partner Nicky Slater, she is the 1983 European bronze medalist...
  
  
• Robin Cousins
  Robin Cousins
  Robert "Robin" Cousins is a British retired competitive figure skater. He is the 1980 Olympic Champion, the 1980 European champion, a three-time World medalist and four-time British national champion. He later starred in ice shows and also produced his own...
  
  

Bold indicates the couple at the top of the leader board.

Italics indicates the couple at the bottom of the leader board.

indicates the couple that was in the skate off

indicates the couple that was eliminated

Couple	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Placement
Gaynor & Daniel	15.5	17.5	20.5	23.5	20.0	23.5	26.5	25.0 + 27.0	Winner
Stefan & Kristina	17.5	17.5	18.0	18.0	20.0	25.5	23.5	25.5 + 25.0	Runner-Up
Bonnie & Matt	21.5	23.5	21.5	27.0	21.5	27.0	23.5	28.5 + 27.5	Third Place
David & Pam	16.0	20.5	17.5	16.0	22.5	Injury	21.5	Eliminated (Week 7)
Kelly & Todd	14.5	11.5	15.5	18.5	19.0	22.0	Eliminated (Week 6)
Sean & Marika	18.0	17.5	18.5	17.5	18.5	Eliminated (Week 5)
John & Olga	21.0	22.0	22.0	21.5	Eliminated (Week 4)
Andrea & Doug	16.5	14.5	18.0	Eliminated (Week 3)
Andi & Tamara	11.0	11.0	Eliminated (Week 2)
Tamara & Sergey	13.5	Eliminated (Week 1)

Required elements

• Week 1: None
• Week 2: Four cross rolls in sequence
• Week 3: Lunge sequence
• Week 4: Toe step sequence
• Week 5: Unassisted jump
• Week 6: Use of a prop
• Week 7: One footed spin
• Week 8: Flying

Skate-offs

• Week 1: Tamara vs. Gaynor
• Week 2: Andi vs. Stefan
• Week 3: Andrea vs. Stefan
• Week 4: John vs. Stefan
• Week 5: Kelly vs. Sean
• Week 6: Bonnie vs. Kelly
• Week 7: Bonnie vs. David
• Bolero skate-off: Stefan vs. Gaynor

Week	Nicky	Krez	Jason	Karen	Robin	Saved	Eliminated
1	Gaynor	Gaynor	Gaynor	Gaynor	Gaynor	Gaynor	Tamara
2	Stefan	Stefan	Stefan	Stefan	Stefan	Stefan	Andi
3	Stefan	Stefan	Andrea	Stefan	Stefan	Stefan	Andrea
4	Stefan	Stefan	John	John	Stefan	Stefan	John
5	Sean	Kelly	Kelly	Kelly	Kelly	Kelly	Sean
6	Bonnie	Bonnie	Bonnie	Bonnie	Bonnie	Bonnie	Kelly
7	Bonnie	Bonnie	Bonnie	Bonnie	Bonnie	Bonnie	David

• Just before the final skate-off, Bonnie Langford was eliminated with the public vote alone.