... for when Bruce decides to retire:

Only book 3 celebs for the season and let them dance every week. Still gives you space for a ringer, a journey and a joke act. But also hire 15 presenters, and each week we can vote one off, the one that wins gets to take over for good.

Would love to hear the judges' criticisms: "That joke was a total disaaaaaastah, Barrowman." , "Announcing the results is much harder for the male presenters.", "Tess, just imagine Vernon gave you a beautiful pearl necklace "

One can but dream...

Its not a bad idea, I always thought that they should hire the presenter only when they have won a pilot "celebrity" edition of a quiz show.

A special 6 week run with the prize of getting the Strictly gig for the winner - show it after the new Peter Capaldi Dr Who episodes.

Save time - just give the job to Capaldi - preferably starting next week.

Or maybe he should be on the judging panel, in M Tucker mode (maximum score would likely be about 3) ?

Great idea! But he'd never do it and doesn't need the job or exposure. Can't wait to see him as the doctor.

"Tess, imagine what you would do to Vernon after something like this: http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrit...g-girl-1262796 "