Come Dancing

British ballroom dancing competition show

Started: September 29, 1950
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Ended: December 29, 1998
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1.dbpedia.org/resource/Come_DancingRetrieved 2020-04-19
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Creator: Eric Morley
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1.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/comedancing/intro.shtml
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Network: BBC One
Episodes: 424
Genre: dance competition
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, talent show
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Country of origin: United Kingdom
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1.bbc.co.uk/historyofthebbc/anniversaries/september/come-dancing
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Original language: British English
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2.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/comedancing/intro.shtml
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Come Dancing is a British ballroom dancing competition show made by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), which aired on BBC One at various intervals from 1950 to 1998. Unlike its subsequent follow-up show, Strictly Come Dancing, contestants were neither celebrities nor professionals.

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Different from: Come Dancing
Production company: British Broadcasting Corporation
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Replaced by: Strictly Come Dancing
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Presenter: Peter Dimmock occupation: television presenter
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Leslie Mitchell occupant: television presenter
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