Overview

• First-look BBC/PA images confirm Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke will open by dancing through the decades on Saturday.
• Craig Revel Horwood appears in four distinct costumes and acts as compere, guiding viewers through the eras during the pre-recorded number.
• Anton channels the 1970s in tails and a wig, Shirley evokes the 1980s in sequins, and Motsi presents a 1990s/2000s style, with pros featured throughout.
• The opener was reported to have been filmed in the summer, with coverage also reporting a finale set to Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Murder on the Dancefloor.
• Amber Davies has been confirmed as Dani Dyer’s replacement and is paired with Nikita Kuzmin, with the live show set to air on BBC One and iPlayer at 6.55pm when contestants are scored for the first time.