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BBC airs first ever episode of Strictly to celebrate show's 20th anniversary - and fans can't get over how brutal the judges were
Viewers couldn't get over the 'carnage' they witnessed and how brutal the judges used to be with their comments. The hit Latin and ballroom show first aired on 15 May 2004.
Strictly Come Dancing took viewers down memory lane on Saturday as the BBC aired the show's first ever episode to celebrate its landmark 20th anniversary - and fans are all saying the same thing. Famous faces who starred in the programme's debut season two decades ago included David Dickinson, Lesley Garrett, Verona Joseph, Natasha Kaplinsky, Martin Offiah, Erin Boag, Christopher Parker, Claire Sweeney and Jason Wood. Meanwhile, the pro dancers were Camilla Dallerup, Anton Du Beke, Paul Killick, Brendan Cole, Erin Boag, Hanna Karttunen, John Byrnes and Kylie Jones.
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