<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Next → Series 2 </Td> </Tr> <P> Strictly Come Dancing began airing its first series on BBC One from 15 May 2004 . The series was presented by Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly . The judging panel was Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli . </P> <P> On 3 July 2004, Natasha Kaplinsky and her partner, Brendan Cole were crowned series champions . </P> <P> In the first series, there were eight celebrity contestants and in order of elimination, they were: </P>

Who was the first person to win strictly come dancing