To Infinity And Beyond: Denise Van Outen jets to the top of the Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard with Toy Story performance
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Strictly Come Dancing was turned into a Joy Story on Saturday night after Denise Van Outen and James Jordan won the highest scores on the night.
They performed You've Got A Friend In Me from the hit Toy Story.
The routine saw Denise start off as a lifeless doll before James Jordan popped out of a toy box as Cowboy Woody.
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Not wooden at all: Strictly Come Dancing was turned into a Joy Story on Friday night after Denise Van Outen and James Jordan won the highest scores on the night with their Pixar performance
The foxtrot was impeccably performed, with Craig Revel Horwood leading the raves.
He said: 'It was beautifully danced and postured.'
Darcey Bussell raved: 'You can dance. You're just a very elegant couple.'
Len Goodman added: 'That was excellent. Nice posture...well done.'
Joy Story: They performed the song You've Got A Friend In Me from the hit Toy Story
Praise: Denise and James Jordan scored an impressive 32- the highest of Saturday night's episode
Bruno Tonioli closed the compliments, adding: 'You set up the story so well.'
All the judges gave the performance an eight - making the combined total of 32 - the highest of Saturday night's episode.
It was Hollywood night for the episode, with the dances all based on musical numbers from films.
The show began with Bruce Forsyth looking his usual dapper self, while Tess Daly wore a glittery silver dress.
Fun: Fern Britton went all Mary Poppins during the Holllywood theme night
All smiles: Their version of Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious scored them 23
A spoonful of dancing: 'A silver dressed Tess Daly speaks to them after the performance
Craig Revel Horwood walked to the judging chair dressed as the The Wizard of Oz's Tin Man- as Bruce mocked him, singing 'If he only had a heart' - drawing big applause after adding: 'It would be a miracle'
Fern Britton opted for an old school musical Mary Poppins- channelling Dame Julie Andrews to the song Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Fern wore a white dress and an umbrella as a prop, and showed off some nifty dance moves - including doing a near splits as she slipped under her dance partner Artem Chigvintsev's legs.
Iconic: Victoria Pendleton based her performance from the hit movie An Officer And A Gentleman
What a lift: The routine incorporated famous scenes from the movie
Not bad: Bruno said she 'lost concentration' - but she was also praised for showing progress
It drew a mixed response from the judges.
Len said Fern turned 'Hollywood into Jolly Wood.'
He added it was a 'A lovely start to the show', while Bruno Tonioli said she's 'got to pump into it a bit more'.
Craig dismissed it as laboured however, while Darcey hailed the energy.
The judges scored them 23.
The Full Monty: Michael Vaughn danced to Hot Stuff
Dismissive: Craig Revel Horwood branded it awkward
Low: The performance was rated a poor 19
Craig claimed he was starting to see an actress in Olympics star Victoria Pendleton after she performed a song from the hit 1982 drama An Officer And A Gentleman.
It was a slow and sensual dance, but she seemed to get caught up in her sparkly blue dress at one point.
Bruno said she 'lost concentration'- while Len and Darcey insisted they were starting to see progress in her dancing abilities.
Mrs Robinson: Jerry Hall performed the routine to the hit song from The Graduate
Lacklustre: The dance didn't impress the judges, who gave it a lowly 18
Saucy: She gave it her all however, and even performed a silhouette screen routine
Ouch: Len Goodman joked: ''Houston, we've got a problem here'
She drew a score of 22, with Craig rating her the lowest with a score of four, while Len awarded her a seven.
Darcey gave the performance five, while Bruno rated it a six.
It was the Full Monty for Michael Vaughan, as he and his dance partner Natalie Lowe performed the song Hot Stuff from the hit movie.
Heavy metal: Sid Owen became a rock god with his routine to the Whitesnak song Here I Go Again
Having fun: The judges continued to joke with each other while rating the acts
Cruising: They based their performance on the musical Rock Of Ages, which was recently made into a Tom Cruise movie
Craig dismissed it as awkward, while Bruno claimed he was bitterly disappointed.
Les praised it however, with Darcey adding: 'I was so much happier. You gave it your all.'
It drew a combined score of 19.
Jerry Hall became Mrs Robinson as she performed a song from The Graduate, and showed off her saucy side as she opened and closed the dance with a silhouette screen routine,
Len wasn't a fan of the performance, exclaiming 'Houston, we've got a problem here'.
Craig gave it a 3, while Bruno rated the performance 4.
The overall score was a lowly 18.
Sizzling: Kimberley Walsh performed Get Happy from 1950's Summer Stock
Impressed: The lively number earned raves from the judges
A word in the air: Kimberley Walsh and Tess Daly joke about after her performance
Sid Owen turned rocker as he performed Whitesnake's Here I Go Again from the recent screen musical Rock Of Ages.
Playing the Tom Cruise character, Sid dressed in black and wore a bandana, and even had a Flying V guitar strapped on him at one point.
Len complained that it took ages to get started, while Bruno and Craig also criticised the performance, leaving Bruce to tell them: 'Don't take it to heart, just get up the stairs as fast as you can.'
They were awarded a low score of 17.
Don't quit your day job: Richard Arnold danced to the title track from 9 to 5
Applause: He was hailed for his energy during the Dolly Parton number
Kimberley Walsh performed a sizzling comeback after her less than impressive dance last week.
But she got the judges back on her side with her performance of Get Happy from 1950's Summer Stock.
Wearing a bra top and tutu style skirt, she gave it some Hollywood glamour in the sizzling high octane number - drawing a huge round of applause.
Bruce praised it, saying 'What a great tempo'.
Wizard Of Oz: Dani Harmer performed to Somewhere Over The Rainbow
She'll be hoping there's no place like home after impressing the judges
Canine cameo: 'Toto' even made an appearance at the end of the song
The judges were equally impressed.
Darcey led the raves, adding: 'You're always such a pleasure to watch.'
They were marked a high 29.
James Bond star Colin Salmon went back to his 007 roots to dance to the title song of GoldenEye.
Len claimed that he was 'more saken, not stirred'.
Craig raved: 'It was full of authority and dominance, which I loved.'
It earned a combined score of 26.
Hanky Panky: Lisa Riley's number was based on the film Dick Tracy
Acclaim: The routine was an impressive and lively one
She's got the movies: Lisa Riley continues to impress the judge
Richard Arnold performed the title track from Dolly Parton movie Nine To Five.
Len called it bright and lively, adding: 'I liked it.'
Darcey added: 'This was your best dance so far.'
He scored 25.
Green with ency: Nicky Byrne went all Jim Carrey from The Mask
Rave reviews: Judges praised him for his Mask portrayal
Dani Harmer and Vincent Simone performed Wizard Of Oz's Somewhere Over The Rainbow.
The accomplished routine even featured a cameo from a dog that resembled Toto from the hit movie.
The pooch bounded into her arms at the end.
The judges were impressed with the routine - with Len saying: 'Take those red shoes and go down the Yellow Brick Road and head to next week.'
The names Salmon, Colin Samon: The actor did a routine based on 007
Shaken not stirred: It was a smooth number but not all the judges were blown away
A six from Darcey, a seven from Craig, an eight from Len and an eight from Bruno saw Dani get a combined total of 29.
Former soap star Lisa Riley continues to impress.
She gave another lively and run routine, performing Hanky Panky from the movie Dick Tracy.
Moves: Louis Smith performed to the routine Dirty Dancing - earning them the second highest score of the night
She's Like The Wind: The performance received a standing ovation
Time of his life: Louis Smith even pulled off the movie's iconic lift moment
The jive dance won acclaim the judges, who marked the dance 29.
Craig exclaimed: I get very excited watching you. You really sell a number. That was brilliant.'
Former Westlife star Nicky Byrne showed his wacky side, wearing yellow trousers, white shirt and braces, with a green painted face to resemble Jim Carrey from the film The Mask.
It was full of energy, and Len summed it up, raving: 'Last week there was no life. This week it was full of life.'
He enjoyed his highest score of the series so far with 27 points.
Battleaxe: Craig dressed up as the Tin Man at the start of the show
Gymnast Louis Smith and Flavia Cacace recreated the iconic Dirty Dancing lift to a standing ovation.
Performing a salsa to the song (I've Had) The Time of My Life, he went all Patrick Swayze during the number, and performed the lift perfectly.
The majority of the judges loved it.
Darcey, Craig and Bruno all gave it an eight.
But Len drew boos from the audience after claiming 'it was a lit bit timid'.
He marked it a six, placing them second place on the night with 30.
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