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Season guide

Strictly Come Dancing: Series 16

27 episodes Premiered Aug 29, 2018 Updated Sep 27, 2026
Previously on Strictly Come Dancing

Season 16 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Strictly Come Dancing Season 15.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 16 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 16: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (24): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S16·E2 Core

Launch

Sep 8, 2018

S16·E3 Core

Week 1

Sep 22, 2018

S16·E4 Core

Week 2

Sep 29, 2018

S16·E6 Core

Week 3

Oct 6, 2018

S16·E8 Core

Week 4

Oct 13, 2018

S16·E10 Core

Week 5

Oct 20, 2018

S16·E12 Core

Week 6

Oct 27, 2018

S16·E14 Core

Week 7

Nov 3, 2018

S16·E16 Core

Week 8

Nov 10, 2018

S16·E18 Core

Week 9

Nov 17, 2018

S16·E20 Core

Week 10

Nov 24, 2018

S16·E22 Core

Week 11

Dec 1, 2018

S16·E24 Core

Week 12

Dec 8, 2018

S16·E27 Mytharc

Christmas Special

Dec 25, 2018

This year the leading ladies set to spread Christmas joy on the dancefloor are Anita Rani (series 13), Ann Widdecombe (series 8) and Caroline Flack (series 12). The gentlemen set t

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