Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice

Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice
Presented by	Jamie Durie Sami Lukis
Judges	Karen Barber Alisa Camplin Jason Gardiner Belinda Noonan Mark Storton
Country of origin	Australia
No. of episodes	8
Production
Location(s)	TCN-9 Willoughby, New South Wales
Running time	90 to 120 minutes (including commercials)
Release
Original network	Channel Nine
Picture format	16:9
Original release	11 July – 29 August 2006
External links
Website

Dancing on Ice hosts Jamie Durie and Sami Lukis

Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice was an Australian reality television series which was based on the original British version, Dancing on Ice. The series premiered on the Nine Network on Tuesday, 11 July 2006 at 7:30 pm, and involved celebrities ice dancing on a specially constructed ice rink located in Sydney's north-west suburbs. The series ran for one season before being axed, and the winner of the competition was model Jake Wall. The series reportedly cost several million dollars to produce, but only regularly managed above-average ratings at best.^[1][2]

Format

The couples were put up against each other to compete for the prize at the end of the series. The ten celebrities were teamed up with ten professional ice skaters and received special training from champion ice-skating duo Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean themselves. The real stars of the show, however, were home viewers, who got to vote for their favourite couples and the couple with the least votes were voted off the show each week until a winner was decided. The show was run in a similar format to the Seven Network's rival dancing show Dancing with the Stars which had been a major hit for the Seven Network over the past three years.

During training almost every contestant has suffered an injury of some sort, the most serious of which being Michael Slater severing a tendon in his hand after it was accidentally skated over by his partner. Giaan Rooney also dislocated her ankle just before the second episode of the series, and was forced to withdraw from the competition. The same thing happened to Annalise Braakensiek, who twisted her ankle during the broadcast of the fourth episode.^[3]

The show was hosted by celebrity gardener and backyard designer Jamie Durie and former Today weather presenter Sami Lukis. It was based on the British ITV show Dancing on Ice, which also featured Torvill and Dean, and is also roughly similar to an earlier Nine program Skating on Thin Ice, also hosted by Durie. Kristina, Pam, Pavel and Matt were also skating partners for the celebrities in the original UK version.

Plans of a reunion special

During the series, the Nine Network planned a live reunion special, also hosted by Durie and Lukis. It would feature all ten celebrities talking about their experiences on the show, and answering questions from a live studio audience. The main highlight would be Torvill and Dean themselves making a very special guest appearance in the studio, when they would congratulate the contestants, hosts, judges and indeed, home viewers for voting during the series. Sadly, following the cancellation of the show, the reunion special was also cancelled.

Celebrities and their partners

See also

• Torvill and Dean

References

External links

• Official Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice Website
• Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice fansite (A major source of information for this article)
• Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice at the Internet Movie Database