Strictly Come Dancing is drawing to a close after 13 weeks of fierce competition in the iconic ballroom. Following the departure of Pete Wicks and Jowita Przysta in last week’s semi-final, the finalists are Tasha Ghouri and Aljaz Skorjanec, JB Gill and Lauren Oakley, Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola and Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell.
The four remaining couples will perform a trio of routines on Saturday night (December 14) in an attempt to win over BBC viewers at home.
Although judges Anton Du Beke, Motsi Mabuse, Craig Revel Horwood, and Shirley Ballas will still score the finalists’ dances, their scores are merely for guidance and the ultimate winner is entirely up to the public.
Presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman will return to the ballroom to host the grand finale as one couple is crowned with the coveted Glitterball Trophy.
But when is the Strictly Come Dancing final?
When does Strictly Come Dancing final start and finish?
The last episode of the 2024 series will kick off on Saturday, December 14.
Unlike most weekends, there is no results show on Sunday, December 15, with the winner being announced after the public vote on Saturday night.
The final will be available to watch from 6pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer and will run for two hours and 35 minutes.
The series will end at 8.35pm when this year’s winner has lifted the Glitterball Trophy and will be followed by Michael McIntyre’s 25th Year Stand-Up Special.
Who is in the Strictly Come Dancing final?
The Strictly Come Dancing finale features the final four of JB Gill and Lauren Oakley, Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell, Tasha Ghouri and Aljaz Skorjanec and Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola.
The remaining dance duos will perform three routines – a Show Dance, a Judges’ Pick and a Personal Pick – as they vie for the coveted trophy.
The songs and routines have already been revealed ahead of the final. JB and Lauren will perform their number to a medley of famous Motown songs and Chris and Dianne will dance to New Radicals’ ‘You Get What You Give’.
Tasha and Aljaz are set to dance to ‘Sing, Sing, Sing’ by Benny Goodman while Sarah and Vito will perform their Show Dance to ‘Cabaret’ by Metropole Orkest.
In other routines, JB and Lauren will revisit their Musicals Week number as they dance the Viennese Waltz to ‘Let’s Go Fly a Kite” from Mary Poppins, with another routine being the Samba to Sergio Mendes ‘Mas Que Nada’.
Chris and Dianne will reprise their Couple’s Choice from Week 8, which was danced to ‘Instant Karma (We All Shine On) by John Lennon. Their final dance will be the Waltz to ‘You Will Never Walk Alone’ by Gerry and the Pacemakers.
Tasha and Aljaz will also be performing their Couple’s Choice routine to ‘What About Us’ by P!nk, with their other dance being the American Smooth to ‘Someone You Loved’ by Lewis Capaldi.
Sarah and Vito will recreate their American Smooth to ‘Proud’ by Heather Small, with their final dance being the Cha Cha to Madonna’s ‘Like a Prayer’.