Strictly Come Dancing Week 9 (Season 11, Episode 18)
TV Episode | 78 min | Game-Show, Music

Strictly Come Dancing

Week 9 (Season 11, Episode 18)

TV Episode | 78 min | Game-Show, Music

The 8 remaining couples perform for the judges, and public votes. Natalie and Artem come top of the leader board with 37 judges votes, with Ben and Kristina bottom with just 27 for their Charleston.

Director

Nikki Parsons (series director)

Writers

Rob Colley (writer) | Bruce Forsyth (writer) (as Sir Bruce Forsyth) | Kevin Day (writer) | Sean Meo (writer)

Editor

James Moriarty

See all filmmakers & crew

Edit Released

Updated Nov 23, 2013

Release date

Nov 23, 2013 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

27 wins & 58 nominations

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for Week 9.

Cast	+ Add Cast
27 cast members

Name	Known for
Bruce Forsyth Self - Host (as Sir Bruce Forsyth) Self - Host (as Sir Bruce Forsyth) See fewer	Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
Tess Daly Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	My Team: The Cheerleaders (2014)
Alan Dedicoat Self - Announcer (voice) Self - Announcer (voice) See fewer	Titanic: Adventure Out of Time (1996)
Len Goodman Self - Head Judge Self - Head Judge See fewer	Dancing with the Stars (I) (2005)
Bruno Tonioli Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	What a Girl Wants (2003)
Craig Revel Horwood Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	Paddington (2014)
Darcey Bussell Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	True Blue (1996)
David Arch Self - Bandleader (as Dave Arch) Self - Bandleader (as Dave Arch) See fewer	Atlas (I) (2024)
Mark Benton Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Anna and the Apocalypse (2017)
Artem Chigvintsev Self - Pro Partner to Natalie Gumede Self - Pro Partner to Natalie Gumede See fewer	La La Land (2016)
Abbey Clancy Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)
Kevin Clifton Self - Pro Partner to Susanna Reid Self - Pro Partner to Susanna Reid See fewer	Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021)
Ben Cohen Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	For Worse (2025)
Brendan Cole Self - Pro Partner to Sophie Ellis-Bextor Self - Pro Partner to Sophie Ellis-Bextor See fewer	Celebrity Love Island (2005)
Ashley Taylor Dawson Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Hollyoaks (1995)
Sophie Ellis-Bextor Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Osmosis Jones (2001)
Anya Garnis Self - Pro Partner to Patrick Robinson Self - Pro Partner to Patrick Robinson See fewer	Rock of Ages (2012)
Natalie Gumede Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Titans (I) (2018)
Karen Hauer Self - Ensemble Self - Ensemble See fewer	Wicked (2024)
Ola Jordan Self - Pro Partner to Ashley Taylor Dawson Self - Pro Partner to Ashley Taylor Dawson See fewer	The Funny Thing About... (2016)
Richard Knight Self - Mime Artist Self - Mime Artist See fewer	Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Iveta Lukosiute Self - Pro Partner to Mark Benton Self - Pro Partner to Mark Benton See fewer	So You Think You Can Dance (2005)
Janette Manrara Self - Ensemble Self - Ensemble See fewer	The People's Strictly for Comic Relief (2015)
Susanna Reid Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	The Price (1985)
Kristina Rihanoff Self - Pro Partner to Ben Cohen Self - Pro Partner to Ben Cohen See fewer	Patterns (2023)
Patrick Robinson Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	The Bill (1984)
Aljaž Skorjanec Self - Pro Partner to Abbey Clancy Self - Pro Partner to Abbey Clancy See fewer	Formula 1 (1950)