FAINT RADIO CHATTER
'It's the guessing game that's out of this world.
'This is The Masked Dancer.
'Twelve unidentified famous faces
'compete to stay anonymous.'
Oh, my God!
'Covered up at all times,
'their voices distorted in interviews...'
Are you ready for someone to bring the noise?
'..As you try to work out...
'..who is behind the mask.'
You want the clues? You can't handle the clues!
'Our star-studded detecfwes return.. .'
I'm so confused!
'..And Peter Crouch joins the panel.'
I still don't really know what one of these is.
AUDIENCE LAUGHTER
'Get ready...'
CHEERING
'..for more clues.'
I'm gonna sock it to you. CHUCKLES
'More bonkers dance routines...
'..and more reveals than ever before.'
'This is The Masked Dancer.'
# Who are ya? Who are ya? Who are ya?
# Who's that behind the mask? #
ALIEN: Destination Earth.
# I can't help it I get starstruck around you
# What can I do, baby?
# I can't help it I get starstruck around you
# What can I do?
# I'm not giving, not giving you up
# I'm not giving, Not giving you up, up, up,
# I'm not giving, not giving you up
# I'm not giving Not giving you up, up, up
# I can't help it I get starstruck around you
# What can I do, baby?
# I'm not giving, not giving you up
I'm not giving
# Not giving you up, up, up. #
BOOM Whoa!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
'Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome your host,
'Joel Dommett.'
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
DAVINA: Yes, Joel!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Wow, we are back on the dance floor!
What a way to start the series.
I'm Joel Dommett and you're watching The Masked Dancer!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Inside each one of those outrageous costumes
is plenty of celebrity hiding their identity,
and, like you, I have no idea who they are
because they don't tell me anything! LAUGHTER
So it's up to you to figure it out.
But don't worry, you've got some help,
who I'm gonna introduce to you via the medium of dance.
CHEERING
It's our dance detectives... the panel, everybody!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Who are ya? Who are ya? Who are ya?
# Who's that behind the mask? #
Oh!
He loves to shake those hot Ross buns,
it's Jonathan Ross! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Hot Ross buns, yes, they are.
I love that. Getting hotter.
Her favourite dance is the Oti Cokey, it's Oti Mabuse.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I love that one.
She taught me everything I know about presenting,
so, in many ways, this is her fault.
It's Davina McCall! SHE LAUGHS
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
It's the best fault I've ever made. Thank you.
And making his Masked Dancer debut, the inventor of The Robot,
it's Peter Crouch, everyone!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yes, Peter! How are we, Joel?
Welcome to the show. Thank you.
So, tell me, Peter, The Robot, were you just, like, doing it
on the field, and did you think to yourself,
"I'm going to be on a dance show in 15 years"?
I'll be honest, my hopes and dreams were very different.
LAUGHTER
I'm loving being here.
You know what, we can't just talk about it,
I'm sure we'd like a little example. Yes!
CHEERING
just a little taste of it.
CHANTING I Do it! Do it! Do it! Do it! Do it! Do it! Do it!
Come on, Peter.
Oh, oh, oh! Oh!
He's still got it. He has still got it.
Still a bit rusty. A bit rusty. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Davina... Yes.
...you are an absolute pro when it comes to The Masked Singer.
Has he got the right person?
You don't get many right,
but you're very professional when you get them wrong.
LAUGHTER That's true. Yes.
A bit like my school reports, you know,
"Davina is an incredibly enthusiastic member of the class."
Yes. So, I'm just enthusiasm with no correct answers.
LAUGHTER
Oti, apart from Crouchy,
obviously you are the only other professional dancer on the panel.
LAUGHTER
Would you say that's an advantage?
I would say it would help me identify the dance style
and maybe if they are professional or not, then I can figure out.
But, yes, people dancing when they're dressed in masks,
that wasn't in my CV when I started dancing
and said I wanted to become a dancer.
Jonathan, have you got any advice for Crouchy? I do.
Clues are everywhere, you'll see them in the costumes,
you'll see them in the dance routine,
in the set, in what the dancers are wearing around them.
Ancl if you get a really good idea, tell me first.
LAUGHTER
Could I ask your personal favour? Oh, please.
You know that dance you did at the top of the show? Yes. Oh, yes.
Could you never do that again, please.
I loved it.
Sorry, Jonathan, did you mean... this dance move?
CHEERING
No, no, don't encourage him. Don't encourage him!
CHEERING
Yes, Joel! Whoo-whoo!
Our panel, everyone.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Tonight's masked dancers will all face off against each other
two at a time.
After each head-to-head,
the studio audience will vote for their favourite
and the characters with the fewest votes
will go into the bottom three.
Then the panel will decide who is unmasked at the end of the show.
Our first head-to-head is...
Candlestick versus Scissors.
It's Candlestick, everybody!
# Burn, baby, burn Disco inferno... #
What is this?
# Burning that mother down Burn it! #
Oh, and they are looking sharp. It's Scissors!
PETER: I love this!
Got an amazing physique.
WOW!
This is a health and safety nightmare.
LAUGHTER
Pay very close attention to tonight's clue packages,
parts of which feature stunt doubles.
Or should I say "Paso stunt dobles".
Ole!
What could be their claim to "flame"?
It's Candlestick! AP P LAUS E
OK, here we go.
ORCHESTRAL MUSK. PLAYS
Welcome to my humble abode.
CANDLESUCK CHUCKLES
Do come in. I'm Candlestick.
UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS
Here is where I hold court.
Hold court. Maybe something to do with a judge.
So do make yourselves at home.
I might be an authority, but we're certainly not fussy here.
I'm here to light up the party.
Well, I am a Candlestick after all.
Those are metals. Platinum, pewter, brass.
Medals?
But enough about me.
I can wax lyrical if you let me.
BELL TINKLES
May I offer you a refreshment?
Do you take lemon in your water or justice?
Keith Lemon.
Somebody in Celebrity juice.
Now, I must confess, I really don't have any dance experience.
But am I worried? No! Why?
Because I know what it is to lose but win.
So here we go because I'm going to be burning bright.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Oh, tune!
# Help me escape this feeling Of insecurity
# Uh-huh
# I need you so much
# But I don't think You really need me, uh-huh... #
There must be some clues there somewhere.
# But if we all stand up For what we believe
# And maybe Live within our possibilities... #
I really think they can dance.
# The world would be wild For the dream... #
Yes!
# So, baby, don't turn away
# Listen to what I gotta say Oh, oh, oh-oh-oh
# Relight my fire
# Your love is my only desire
# Relight my fire... #
Such a good dancer.
# Cos I need
# I need... #
Oh!
# Your love
# Yeah, you gotta be strong enough To walk on through the night
# There's a new day On the other side
# You got to have hope in your soul
#just keep on walking
# Whoa, whoa, yeah
# Relight my fire Relight my fire
# Your love is my only desire Only desire
# Relight my fire
# Cos I need, oh, I need
# Your love, your love, your love! #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Give it up for Candlestick, everybody!
Oh, my Lord!
Candlestick!
Whoo!
So good.
Yes, yes, yes, swing those hips!
Oh, I enjoyed that a lot. Oti, what did you think?
That was hot, hot, hot, Candlestick!
Yes!
I mean, so incredible... Wow.
...and so full of content.
All of this locking and popping, getting down, break dancing
and even this little uh-uh-uh-uh-uh!
I love it! It was amazing.
Amazing.
Got any ideas who it is? No clue whatsoever!
LAUGHTER
OK, I'm gonna try, gonna try.
You were talking about court and having authority.
Then I thought, maybe this is judge Rob Rinder.
Can he do the uh-uh-uh-uh?
He can do the uh-uh-uh-uh. Yes, he can!
I think that must be a professional dancer, don't you think?
Or someone who has trained or clone dancing in their career.
We saw the list of metals on display. Did you see that?
It said platinum, pewter and brass.
When you think of platinum, you think of platinum records.
When you put that together with the other thing
that was said in the VT earlier, "I know what it is to lose but win."
I'm thinking this is someone who's a runner up or come second
but gone on to do better.
That's happened quite a lot on the X Factor.
OK, like Olly Murs didn't win the X Factor,
so it could be Olly out there.
I thought that.
Peter Crouch, I'm gonna come to you next.
Authority, government, I thought.
Lose but win.
I felt you could lose a seat but win an election.
Oh, like a politician.
What politician do you think can dance like that?
Boris Johnson.
LAUGHTER
Davina, finally. I was thinking about the lemon.
I also think that the choice of music
and the style of dance gives you a flavour of the era.
Ancl my feeling is it's somebody possibly in their 40s,
early 40s maybe... Mmm.
LAUGHTER PETER: Not happy.
I'm gonna go with Keith Lemon. Oh, I like it.
JONATHAN: And he can dance. He can really dance.
Do you guys want another clue? Yes, please.
OK, let me introduce the Clue Detector.
CHEERING
I know, it's a highly sophisticated piece of kit specially designed
to zone in on clues. Let's see what we can find.
CLUE DETECTOR WARBLES
LAUGHTER
Oh...
WARBLING CONTINUES
HIGH-PITCHED WARBLE
DAVINA: Oh, the knee.
JONATHAN: The knee.
LAUGHTER It's the knee!
We've landed on Candlestick's knee which means the clue
should be related to that body part.
Candlestick, let's hear your clue, please.
I "kneed" to let you know
I went via Tinseltown on the way to success.
"Went via Tinseltown on my way to success."
Do you think jack Whitehall? I don't think about him much, but...
LAUGHTER
...very nice chap.
OK, has that helped at all? No. No, it hasn't!
The burning question is, who's behind the mask?
We'll only know when this candle goes out.
Ladies and gentlemen, it's Candlestick!
# Burn, baby, burn Disco inferno
# Burn, baby, burn
# Burn that mother down Burn it... #
Are the panels guesses lit or have they blown it?
Who do you think's behind the mask?
My first performance as Candlestick was wicked.
But has the panel made sense as to who I am yet?
Stay right where you are.
This head-to-head will come to a head, but will we see their head?
There's a break ahead.
# Who's that behind the mask? #
Welcome back to The Masked Dancer, everyone!
Where the celebs come to bop with a mask on top,
and they ain't gonna stop till we guess who's what.
Mic drop.
I won't do that, they're very expensive.
LAUGHTER
Before the break, Candlestick set this place on fire.
But now, it's not paper, it's not rock...
it's Scissors! I win!
SNIPPING
# Who are ya? Who's that behind the mask? #
# Mirror, mirror on the wall
# Don't say it Cos I know I'm cute... #
Snip, snip!
It's me, Scissors.
# Howl roll If I'm shinin'... #
Now, it's been said that I'm something of a funny girl.
Writing on the mirror is what they do in RuPaul's Drag Race.
Ancl I guess scissors are considered to be sharp.
So somebody quite cutting.
Although, to be blunt,
I've not always been described as the sharpest tool in the shed.
But perhaps that's why people like to take us with them
where ever they go.
Cereal bowl. Dalmatian.
RADIO STATIC Can you come to the office, Sam?
I've certainly clone my fair share of touring.
# It ain't my fault That I'm out here getting loose
# Gotta blame it on the... #
When I told people I was coming on The Masked Dancer,
they said, "Can you handle a talent show?"
And my response...
SNIP-SNIP I'm sure I can cut it.
They sound American. That is a fake accent, Oti.
Tonight, I'm gonna make snippy work of this samba.
# Blame it, blame it On my juice, yeah. #
CHEERING
Are these wigs a clue? Oh, you think?
# You gotta go and get angry At all of my honesty
# You know I try but I don't Do too well with apologies
# I hope I don't run out of time Could someone call a referee?
# Cos I just one more shot... #
Oh, my God, she's amazing. Wow!
# Is it too late now to say sorry? #
WOW!
# Cos I'm missing More than just your body
# Whoa-oh-oh
# Is it too late now to say sorry?
# Yeah, I know that I let you down Is it too late to say sorry now? #
Yes, yes. Yes, yes!
# Sorry
# Yeah, I know that I let you down Is it too late to say sorry now?
# Sorry
# Sorry... #
She can partner... Ancl so many different styles.
# Is it too late to say sorry now?
# Sorry
# Yeah, I know that I let you down Is it too late to say sorry now? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
That was insane.
Scissors, everybody!
That was a professional. That was a professional.
Yes, I told you that.
LAUGHTER
That was so insane! What did you think, panel?
That was the most unbelievable performance.
CHEERING
To do that in a mask... I mean, amazing!
OK, I picked up on the fact that you said,
"I've clone my fair share of touring."
It's someone who's travel led the world a lot.
Ancl there was talk of a talent show in there.
This person I'm thinking about has got the most amazing physique,
she did So You Think You Can Dance in the States.
I think it's Cat Deeley. Cat Deeley.
Peter, do you agree?
No, I'm on different plane entirely.
The cereal bowl had Dalmatians on it.
Someone who played a part in a Dalmatian film as Cruella.
Ancl there was rock, paper, scissors. Another word for rock is stone.
So I think it might be Emma Stone. Emma Stone.
DAVINA: That's also a good guess.
Peter, you are good at this game.
I'm taking it far too seriously.
Unbelievable! Oti, what are you thinking?
You're a brilliant dancer and also,
I think that was incredible partnering that you did.
It's not easy to look like that dancing and then do it with a mask.
Talk about cutting it. You absolutely ripped it up!
CHEERING
OK, so, when I looked at the VT in the package,
it was a lot about hair.
Immediately, I thought, someone who works on a beauty show
and has an amazing body like that is Maya jama.
Ooh. Oh, yeah!
Jonathan, what are you thinking? Here you go.
They said they're not the sharpest person.
If something isn't sharp, what is it?
Blunt. It's blunt.
Could it be Emily Blunt? The actor Emily Blunt in there.
Probably not based on that reaction.
LAUGHTER
But then could Blunt mean someone who is sometimes
a bit rude or a bit too honest?
Could it be Anne Robinson? LAUGHTER
I mean, it could, couldn't it? The orange.
You know what I'm secretly hoping? Yeah.
That when that mask comes off,
we find out that this person's got one really big ear.
Wouldn't it be great if they had to make the mask that way
because they've got one big Dumbo ear on one side of their head?
Do you guys want another clue? Yes, please.
Here comes the Clue Detector.
AUDIENCE: Whoo!
Clue De-tec-tor. Let's find out where it is.
CLUE DETECTOR WARBLES
HIGH-PITCHED WARBLING
It's eye. OK, we found a clue, my friends.
Scissors, take it away, please.
These peepers are "feline" like they could use 40 winks.
"These peepers are feline like they could use 40 winks."
Gotta be one of the Pussycat Dolls. Feline.
Could be Ashley. Ashley Roberts, yes.
PETER: Oh, that's a good shout.
Who's behind the mask?
We'll only find out when Scissors gets the chop.
Ladies and gentlemen, it's Scissors!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I think that's Kimberley.
Are the panels guesses razor-sharp?
Who do you think Scissors really is?
That was a stylish first performance for me.
I was cutting up the dance floor.
CHEERING
So, studio audience, who do you want to keep in the competition?
Candlestick or Scissors?
The winner will be safe
and the other will be in tonight's bottom three.
Please welcome back Candlestick and Scissors, everyone.
CHEERING
# Who are ya, who are ya Who are ya
# Who's that behind the mask? #
APPLAUSE Studio audience, remember,
you are voting for your favourite masked dancer.
Vote...
“HOW!
TENSE MUSIC PLAYS
We'll be back with the results after the break.
Oh, no! No!
Sorry!
# Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING
Welcome back to The Masked Dancer where our celebrities
are dancing for their lives.
Well, not their lives, just to keep their identities hidden
and stay in the competition.
But before the break,
our studio audience voted for their favourite masked dancer.
Candlestick or Scissors.
The winner will be safely through, but the other could be unmasked
at the end of the show. AUDIENCE: Ooh!
I can reveal that the masked dancer with the most votes
and keeping their mask firmly on is...
CHEERING
...Scissors!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Who's that behind the mask? #
Wow! Yeah.
Congratulations, Scissors.
Head off into the tunnel. So good, oh!
Candlestick, unfortunately,
that means you're in tonight's bottom three.
Later, the panel will decide... AUDIENCE: Aw!
...whether you'll return to dance again or be unmasked tonight.
Until then, give it up for Candlestick, everybody!
Whoo!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Who are ya? Who are ya?
# Who are ya?
# Who's that behind the mask? #
But who will be joining them?
Time for our next head-to-head.
It's Astronaut versus Odd Socks.
OTI: Yeah! AUDIENCE: Whoo!
APPLAUSE
JOEL CHUCKLES
They're absolutely over the moon to be here, it's Astronaut!
DAVI NA: Yeah!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
What a run!
WOW!
He moves like a sportsperson. Yeah.
It might be an Olympic person.
JONATHAN LAUGHS Whoa!
They're straight out of the top drawer,
and they're definitely not pants.
It's Odd Socks. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
SONG: 'You Spin Me Right Round'
Yes! Yeah!
Yes!
WOW!
This is... Aw!
I love Odd Socks.
This is so weird. LAUGHTER
Up first, ten, nine, eight...
We haven't got time for this. It's Astronaut!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
OK, here we go. Clue, clue, clue. All right, OK, let's get ready.
DRAMATIC MUSIC
MUSIC INTENSIFIES
CONVERSING OVER RADIO
ASTRONAUT: 'Requesting permission to land, over.'
ROBOTIC VOICE: 'Please identify yourself.'
I'm Astronaut,
and my mission on this planet is to explore.
# If I was an astronaut... #
Explore. They're explorers.
# Floating in mid-air... #
I've landed with the intention to seek out new adventures.
Green, right. That's like kryptonite.
Kryptonite. Which is Superman's weakness.
My beginnings might have been humble...
but I've always been tempted to look to the stars.
And as an astronaut...
I've been able to find myself among them.
A scientist.
Astronomy. Well, the biggest astronomer is Brian Cox.
In this competition, you'll be trying to guess who I am.
White van.
But I should let you know,
this isn't the first time I've had a mark on my head.
# And I wanna go home... #
Now, the cow may have jumped over the moon,
but tonight, I'll make you believe a man can fly.
Superman. Yeah.
CHEERING
Whoa!
# I've been tryna call
# I've been on my own For long enough
# Maybe you can show me how to love
# Maybe... #
# I'm going through withdrawals... #
There might be clues on their suit.
# You don't even have to do too much
# You can turn me on With just a touch, baby... #
CHEERING, APPLAUSE
# I look around and
# Sin City's cold and empty... # CHEERING
# Oh No-one's around to judge me
# Oh I can't see clearly when you're gone
# I said, ooh
# I'm blinded by the lights
# No, I can't sleep Until I feel your touch
# I said, ooh
# I'm drowning in the night
# Oh, when I'm like this You're the one I trust... #
CHEERING
# I'm just walking by To let you know
# I can never say it On the phone... #
PETE LAUGHS Moonwalking.
# I'll never let you go
# It's time
# I said, ooh... # OTI: Hey!
# I'm blinded by the lights
# No, I can't sleep Until I feel your touch
# Hey, hey, hey... #
OTI: Yes, yes! DAVINA: Yeah!
Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!
# Hey, hey, hey! #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
WOW!
Yeah!
Give it up for Astronaut! JONATHAN: Yeah!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Yay!
Oh-ho!
Crouchy, I'm gonna come to you first.
Yeah, this is the weirdest thing I've ever clone...
LAUGHTER ..this whole show.
But I have to say, the moonwalk killed it for me.
APPLAUSE Yes!
Especially.
Yeah, loads of clues, obviously, the telescope, the cheeseboard.
I've got no idea what that means. Yeah.
Ancl then I went down a bit of a "van" rabbit hole
cos I saw the van on the ice, and then I thought it could be
van Nistelrooy, it could be van Damme, Van Morrison.
It could be van cler Sar, it could be Donny van de Beek,
it could be Van Halen. It could be Lisa Vanderpump.
Yes! Peter! I've got more.
It could be Marco van Basten.
It could be van Persie, it could be Virgil van Dijk.
Yes! Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I settled on a Van I know loves this show.
I think it's Denise van Outen. What?
LAUGHTER DAVINA: A woman? You...
JONATHAN: I mean... That was...
The thing is, we were... LAUGHTER
We... We were...
We were with him every step of the way until he said the name.
LAUGHTER
Davina, what are you thinking? Yes, the green rock that came out,
it was kind of glowing, and then it said,
"The radiation may decrease my strength,"
and we were talking about Superman and kryptonite,
and so it could be Henry CavilL
APPLAUSE JONATHAN: Who plays Superman.
Who plays Superman. OTI: Yeah.
But there are other Supermans you could go for.
Dean Cain, who played Superman on TV. Yes!
Dean would do this. He would do this.
But you know what, someone I know who was a rock star,
he knows how to fly, he has his pilot's licence,
and he owns a farm and they make cheese,
they make award-winning cheese, who's Alex James from Blur.
Wow! DAVINA: Oh, yes!
Oti.
You said you were an explorer.
I saw the tent, and I thought someone maybe
who loves to be adventurous and travel and do new things.
I thought maybe this could be Bear Grylls.
AUDIENCE MEMBER: Yeah! APPLAUSE
Very popular choice in the studio.
To the point where someone at the back went, "Yes!" "Yes!"
LAUGHTER Do you want another clue?
Yes, please. Yes, please. I'm really struggling.
OK, you need some help,
let's get the Clue Detector on the case, please.
Yeah! AUDIENCE: WHOO!
# The Clue Detector! #
AUDIENCE WHOOPING OK... That's the song.
CLUE DETECTOR WARBLES
HIGH-PITCHED WARBLE
Hugo'. Whoa'.!
It's all in the ear.
OK, Astronaut, let's hear your clue, please.
ASTRONAUT SPEAKS:
"You may have heard me by the same name more than once."
So if it is Superman,
the fact that he'd have been in two Superman films...
Yeah, that's true.
So, Henry Cavill has played him in more than one film. Yeah.
Oh! I feel like you're all perplexed.
Really perplexed. We are.
Very much enjoying it. Very difficult.
OK, I'm not sure which celebrity I'm gravitating towards.
LAUGHTER You'll have to watch this space.
Ladies and gentlemen, it's Astronaut!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
It looks like the panel are lost in space with their guesses.
Who do you think's behind the mask?
I'm feeling on top of the world after my performance tonight.
The panel's got me jumping over the moon.
Astronaut reached new heights with their performance,
but now, lets say nice "toe" meet you.
LAUGHTER It's Odd Socks.
CHEERING
WASHING MACHINE WINDING DOWN
Argh...
Odd Socks interview take one. Action!
Half seven.
BOING Can anyone smell feet?
"Ergo soap pow..." What's that?
That's Latin for "therefore".
It's me, Odd Socks! # Don't, don't, don't
# Don't stop the beat... # We all know what it's like,
you put a pair of socks in the laundry,
but that's the last time you'll ever see them together.
# Move your feet And feel united... #
From then on, you'll have odd socks turning up
in lots of surprising places.
Which is certainly like me. LAUGHS
So, they could have been in a soap, or presenting,
or do lots of different jobs.
Ancl just like a sock, I'm warm, cosy,
and I like to clip my toe in lots of different adventures.
So, different adventures, maybe different jobs.
But my feet have actually carried me in one big circle.
Circle. There was a TV show called The Circle.
# Sock it to me, baby Baby... #
I'm ready for The Masked Dancer.
I'm not gonna lie, I'm gonna sock it to you.
# Sock it To me!
# To me, baby Sock it. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Cut my heart about one, two times
# Don't need to question the reason I'm yours
# I'm yours
# I'd move the Earth or lose a fight just to see you smile
# Cos you got no flaws
# No flaws
# I'm not tr yin' to be Your part-time lover
# Sign me up for that full-time
# I'm yours
# So, what a man gotta do? # CHEERING
# What a man gotta do?... # Man?
No, lady.
# To be totally locked up by you
# What a man gotta say?
# What a man gotta pray?
# To be your last, "Good night"
# And your first, "Good day"
# So, what a man gotta do?
# What a man gotta do?
# To be totally locked up by you
# What a man gotta do?
# What a man gotta prove?
# To be totally locked up By you... #
Oh, my God, I'm so confused!
'lee-haw! Whoa-co'.!
CHEERING
# Tell me what a man So, what a man gotta do?
# What's a man to do? What a man gotta do?
# What's a man gotta do? Yeah
# To be totally locked up by you Totally locked up by you
# What a man gotta do? Hey-hey!
# What a man gotta prove? What a man gotta prove?
# To be totally locked up by you Totally locked up by you. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yes.
Give it up for Odd Socks, everybody!
CHEERING CONTINUES
What is this little curious creature?
Oh! Ow! LAUGHTER
I did not expect that.
Davina, I'll come to you first.
I love you! Yes!
APPLAUSE I love your energy.
I love your fun.
The laundry thing, the laundry thing has gotta be some kind of a clue.
We saw some soap powder in the beginning,
so I think it's somebody who's been a soap star
but has clone a load of other things.
You know, sometimes they do presenting and acting,
and then they talked about full circle,
and I thought, "Is it somebody that was in The Circle?"
You know, the TV show. Yeah. It's Nadia Sawalha.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I thought you're guess, when you mentioned The Circle,
I think Emma Willis is a presenter. Yes! Emma Willis!
It could be Emma Willis in there.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Oh, interesting.
People are clapping at that. Crouchy, what are you thinking?
Yeah, I think this circle thing, it could be a shape of some sort.
I think a square, and obviously, the only soap with a square in it,
I think it might be something to do with EastEnders.
7:30, I think that's the time that EastEnders is on,
if I'm not mistaken? Yeah.
Jessie Wallace. Yes!
You're going Jessie Wallace? JONATHAN: Good, good. Good.
I got the laundry and the EastEnders vibe,
and for me, I thought this could be Maisie Smith.
DAVINA: Oh! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Oh, a lot of people are agreeing with you in the studio.
Do you want another clue? Yes, please!
We're desperate! OK, it's time for the Clue Detector!
AUDIENCE: Wh00!
Here we go.
CLUE DETECTOR WARBLES
HIGH-PITCHED WARBLING Oh, nose!
The nose! It's the nose.
WARBLING STOPS The nose has spoken.
LAUGHTER OK, let's hear what Odd Socks
has to say about the nose.
ODD SOCKS SPEAKS:
JOEL REPEATS:
Emma Willis does the voice.
Yes! JOEL GASPS
Sniffing out talent on The Voice. APPLAUSE
Whoo!
Guessing who's inside will be an impressive "feet".
Feat spelt F-E-E... Cos they're socks everybody.
Ladies and gentlemen, it's Odd Socks!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE # You spin me right round, baby
# Right round Like a record baby... #
They're off down the tunnel. # Right round, round, round... #
Have the panel worked out Odd Sock's identity,
or will it come out in the wash?
Who do you think's behind the mask?
Yay! That was so much fun!
I put my heart and sock into that performance.
The panel have no idea,
and I love it!
So, studio audience, who do want to save?
Astronaut or Odd Socks?
The winner will stay in the competition,
the other risks being unmasked at the end of the show.
Please welcome back Astronaut and Odd Socks!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
WOW!
# Who are ya?
# Who's that behind the mask? #
Whoo!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE CONTINUES
OK, studio audience, you're voting for your favourite masked dancer.
Please vote...
“HOW!
AUDIENCE: Ooh!
The results are in.
AUDIENCE MEMBERS: Wh00.
I can reveal the masked dancer with the most votes -
and keeping their place in the competition is...
AUDIENCE CALL OUT
Odd Socks!
# Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Congratulations, Odd Socks!
Well done! Head off down the tunnel.
# You spin me right round, baby Right round
# Like a record, baby
# Right round Round, round. #
Astronaut!
Sadly, that means you're in tonight's bottom three,
I'm sorry, Astronaut. AUDIENCE: Aw!
Later, the panel will decide
whether you'll remain in the competition
or be unmasked at the end of the show.
But for now, ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Astronaut.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Head off down into the tunnel.
# Who are ya? Who are ya? Who's that behind the mask? #
Stay with us because after the break,
we have one last head-to-head
featuring our first-ever dancing duo.
HE GASPS AUDIENCE: Wh00!
# Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Welcome back to the Masked Dancer.
It's true, these hips don't lie.
LAUGHTER, CHEERING
OK. I think that was too much. LAUGHTER
Before the break, our studio audience
kept Odd Socks' dancing dreams alive,
which leaves Astronaut alongside Candlestick in the bottom three,
but who will be joining them?
It's time for our final head-to-head.
It's Prawn Cocktail versus Pillar 8; Post.
GASPING, CHEERING
Wow! I can't believe we've got a couple on there.
Go cray-cray for this crustacean. It's Prawn Cocktail.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Keep on hoping We'll eat cake by the ocean. #
WOW!
I'm enjoying this. Did you see that clip?
Both legs.
Between them, they've got two left feet because there's two of them.
It's our first ever masked duo, its Pillar 8; Post.
# This is my rock 'n' roll Love letter to you
--- -#'
Yes! Look at the difference in height.
Wow! He's big!
Remember, our dancing duo are competing as one act.
OK, let's get some clues.
They were prawn to dance, it's Prawn Cocktail.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
JAUNTY MUSIC
Hiya, pet. It's me, Prawn Cocktail.
What can I get you?
Very feminine outfit they've given her. Very.
Prawn cocktails are known
for having a bit of a retro flavour, that's true.
But they've also got a modern edge
and have stood the taste test of time.
But I guess that's a bit like me.
I certainly didn't used to look like what you might expect.
But I admit, I'm not sure even I saw myself
becoming a prawn cocktail.
Now, that was a real surprise, surprise.
Holly Willoughby.
Can I get you a drink? Let me recommend the Dolly Parton.
It's our best-seller.
"Animal-friendly establishment", that said.
Oh, somebody who likes animals.
So, I've given you the general flavour of me...
but just so we're clear, that's only the start of it.
Tonight, I'm hoping to be shrimply the best with my disco dancing.
That's like a Tina Turner reference.
# Raise your glass for me! #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
DAVI NA: Yay!
So the Gold Shrimp Club.
Maybe an Olympian - gold medal. Yes!
VOCALISING
# Amazing
# Yeah, oh
# You want all my love And my devotion... #
I love this song.
# You want my love and soul Right on the line... #
# I have no doubt That I could love you forever
# The only trouble is
# You really don't Have the time... #
Oh, yes! CHEERING
# One night only, one night only
# That's all I have to spare
# One night only Let's not pretend you care
# Oh, yeah
# One night only, One night only
# Come on, you, come on
# One night only We only have till dawn... #
I don't think it's somebody who dances for a living.
# We only have till dawn
# Ooh, yeah
# Ooh... #
CHEERING
# Oh, yeah
# One night only
# La-la, la-la, la-la, la-la La-la, la-la, la-la.
# La-la-aaa. #
CHEERING
Wow! Give it up for Prawn Cocktail, everyone!
CHEERING
So good... Oh!
Whoa!
DAVINA: So good.
I just watched a Prawn Cocktail dance in front of my very eyes.
LAUGHTER Are you a fan of a prawn cocktail?
I love a prawn cocktail.
Guessing this prawn is tough, but then I noticed
the set was gold everywhere,
and that could potentially be an Olympic ring.
AUDIENCE: 00h!
So, then I started thinking it could be an Olympian,
and I thoughtjessica Ennis-Hill.
Jessica Ennis-Hill. OTI: Oh, yes. Good guess.
Davina? I have gone down the cocktail route.
OK. Do you remember Alison Steadman
was brilliant In Abigail's Party? Yes.
She was also in Gavin And Stacey, and at the end,
Prawn Cocktail was amongst all those boats, and she played Pam Shipman,
so I wondered whether that was a reference to boats in some way.
APPLAUSE
Gonna come to you next, Jonathan. I think I've actually nailed it.
AUDIENCE: 00h!
There is another Tina Turner song, Proud Mary.
DAVINA: Oh, God, here we go. Oh, no!
Yes, I think finally, it's Mary Berry, ladies and gentlemen!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
It's Mary Berry.
Oti, what are you thinking?
I know it wasn't easy
to do a disco full-on choreography in that mask
and still smash it out the park, so well clone for that first of all.
OK, I thought the one from retro
was still standing the test of time,
and then I saw arm movements and how you were dancing.
Who maybe is a little bit older, but dances young and is still fit,
then I thought, "Maybe it's Shirley Ballas."
Oh! Yeah.
LAUGHTER That's a bit of ballroom!
That's how I dance when I'm drunk. LAUGHTER
Do you want another clue?
Yeah! Yes, please.
OK, here we go. WARBLES
It's not the eye.
It's not the hand.
HIGH PITCHED WARBLE
It's the tummy! It's the tummy! It's definitely the tummy.
Prawn Cocktail, what can you tell us about the...
LAUGHTER
...the tummy? LAUGHTER
I may be an appetiser, but I've got an insatiable appetite for success.
JOEL REPEATS CLUE:
Insatiable appetite for success
is somebody who wants to go for gold all the time.
Yes. Olympian.
I think it's an athlete. I think you're right.
Do we know any famous swimmers? Rebecca Adlington.
Oh! There we go. There we go. And Rebecca Adlington's tall.
Look how tall she is. Yeah. Miles taller than Joel.
LAUGHTER
Who's behind the mask? If you know, tell me who it is!
Don't be shell-fish!
Ladies and gentlemen, it's Prawn Cocktail!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
This is a hard one.
Is Prawn Cocktail the catch of the day?
Or are the panel still fishing for the right answer?
Who do you think is behind the mask?
I served the panel up a cocktail of confusion tonight.
I think I kryll-ed it out there.
CHEERING
It's almost time to unmask one of our dancing stars.
But not before the final performance of the night from our dancing duo,
Pillar & Post!
See you after the break. CHEERING
# Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING Welcome back to The Masked Dancer.
Before the break, Prawn Cocktail was very well-dressed,
but now, I have a feeling these guys are gonna deliver.
It's Pillar 8; Post! CHEERING
# Who are ya? Who's that behind the mask? #
GLASS SMASHES
Morning! I'm Pillar. Ancl I'm Post.
We're just off on our morning rounds.
Do you think this will be a couple? What's the relationship here?
Could be a professional couple.
Lastly, I follow instructions, and just do what I'm told. Ha-ha!
I've made a career out of it.
We like to hit the cobbles early, and get all of our deliveries clone.
Ancl being posties, well. That's keeping it in the family.
We go around the streets,
making sure everyone gets their mail.
But it was separate trips around the world that delivered us
into the same vicinity. BOAT HORN HONKS
There's a little... A cruise ship.
As The Masked Dancer's first duo,
we're here to put our stamp on the competition.
Ancl hopefully, we'll dance like a dream and not a nightmare.
This is very This Morning, they do this, where they give people money.
Tonight...
BOTH: We're hoping to deliver a first-class performance.
# We came to party. # CHEERING
I've got it. I think I've got it.
# Oh, yeah, wait a minute Mr Postman
# Wa-ai-ai-ait, Mr Postman
# Please, Mr Postman, Look and see
# Oh, yeah ls there a letter in your bag for me
# Please, please, Mr Postman
# Oh, yeah... #
Guys, this is so weird!
# There must be some word today
# From my boyfriend so far away
# Please, Mr Postman, Look and see... #
CHEERING
Whoa! Really strong!
# I'll be standing here waiting Mr Postman
# So, oh, so patiently
# For just a card Or just a letter
# Sayin' he's returning home to me
# You better wait a minute, Wait a minute
# Oh, you better wait a minute
# Please, please, Mr Postman
# Please check and see
# just one more time for me, Mr Postman... #
CHEERING
Yeah!
# Mr Postman, oh, yeah
# Please, please, Mr Postman... #
CHEERING
# Please check and see just one more time for me #
CHEERING
Wow! Well finished. Strong, isn't he?
Give it up for Pillar 8; Post, everyone!
CHEERING
So good. Sorry, it's just it's my mum's birthday on Monday.
I'm just trying to... LAUGHTER
Oh, guys, that was so good!
Post is very strong.
CHEERING Peter, what are you thinking?
Er, well, I enjoyed it.
It's mad, but I enjoyed it. LAUGHTER
I noticed the hearts on the trees.
I thought there was a bit of a clue.
I thought it could be Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden.
Oh, and they're on Heart Radio!
Who do you think it is, Jonathan?
I was looking at the heart as well, Peter,
but I didn't go Heart FM. I thought, "What if the heart's a bigger clue?"
And you look at the size of them, and I think I've got it.
Dwayne johns on and Kevin Hart, ladies and gentlemen.
LAUGHTER
Oh, yes! That's who it is.
LAUGHTER Oti?
I found it really, really difficult,
because when you look at the package, you think one thing,
and when you look at their bodies, you see them completely different.
I had the cheque that had said lots of money,
which made me think of This Morning. I saw one of the addresses.
It said 1L5.
Ancl I thought that might have looked likejLS,
and someone who works This Morning is Rochelle and Marvin Humes.
AUDIENCE: 00h!
That's how I saw it. Eagle eyes! That's good.
Davina, what are you thinking?
I went on a completely different route.
The fact that you are in a red costume,
and I feel like you can dance.
I'm thinking that it might be Diane Buswell and Joe Sugg,
because they are both massive YouTubers
and they post non-stop online.
AUDIENCE: Ooh! They made a living out of that.
Joe Sugg is the size of this pen! He's tiny!
LAUGHTER
Do you guys want another clue?
Yes. Yeah, let's do it.
OK, it's the Clue Detector! CHEERING
WARBLES
HIGH-PITCHED WARBLE Toes!
Toes. Clue is related to toes.
Pillar & Post, take it away.
BOTH: We've toe-tally seen stars together.
AUDIENCE: 00h!
If we go back to your guess, Peter,
then if it was Jamie and Amanda in the morning on Heart,
they see stars together, cos they interview them.
APPLAUSE
But if we go back to the better guess,
it's Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Kevin Hart.
LAUGHTER
They work with stars together.
Which two celebrities are packed and wrapped inside these costumes?
We need to think INSIDE the box. LAUGHTER
Ladies and gentlemen, it's Pillar 81 Post!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Well done, guys. Head on down the tunnel. This way.
Well done.
Were the panel's guesses first class?
Or have Pillar 8; Post kept their identity under wraps?
Who do you think is behind the mask?
BOTH: What a first performance! But are the panel's guesses right?
We don't deliver our secrets that easily!
So, studio audience, who do you want to see dance again?
Prawn Cocktail or Pillar 8; Post?
The winner will stay in the competition.
The other will join tonight's bottom three. It is time to vote.
Please welcome back to the stage Prawn Cocktail and Pillar 8; Post!
CHEERING
# Who's that behind the mask? #
Wow. Remember, studio audience,
you are voting for your favourite masked dancer.
Please vote... now.
The results are in.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I can reveal the masked dancer with the most votes,
and keeping their identity hidden is...
AUDIENCE SHOUTS
Prawn Cocktail! CHEERING, APPLAUSE
# Who's that behind the mask? #
Wow! Well done, Prawn Cocktail! Congratulations!
Head off down the tunnel. CHEERING
Oh, I'm sorry, Pillar 8; Post!
That means you're in tonight's bottom three.
Soon, the panel will decide
if you'll keep dancing or be unmasked tonight.
But for now, give it up for Pillar 81 Post, everyone!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
$0 good!
# Who's that behind the mask. #
It's almost time to unmask one of our dancers.
Will it be Candlestick, Astronaut or Pillar 8; Post?
Find out after the break. CHEERING
# Who's that behind the mask? #
Welcome back to The Masked Dancer.
Just hanging out with a few of my friends.
Scissors, Odd Socks and Prawn Cocktail
are all safely through.
But for Candlestick, Astronaut and Pillar 8; Post,
their fates lie in the panel's hands.
Who are you gonna keep in the competition?
To help you decide,
here's a reminder of all three performances.
# Gotta be strong enough To walk on through the night
# There's a new clay On the other side... #
# Ooh, I'm blinded by the light
# No, I can't sleep Until I feel your touch... #
# Mr Postman, look and see
# Oh, yeah, please, please... #
CHEERING
The time has come.
AUDIENCE: Ooh!
Oti, Who have the panel chosen to save first?
The masked dancer that we have chosen to save first...
ls...
AUDIENCE SHOUTING
...Candlestick. CHEERING
Wow.
That leaves Astronaut and Pillar 8; Post.
Oti, can you please give us the name
of the second masked dancer you would like to save?
AUDIENCE SHOUTS
Pillar & Post. CHEERING
Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Pillar 81 Post and Candlestick!
CHEERING
Well done, guys.
Holding hands. Yeah.
Arghg
Astronaut!
Your time on The Masked Dancer has sadly come to an end!
AUDIENCE: AWW!
In just a moment, you will reveal who you really are.
But first, of course, panel, who do you think is behind the mask?
Oh, my goodness. OK.
Jonathan, gonna come to you first. I'm gonna say Alex James from Blur.
Alex James from Blur. APPLAUSE
Off? what are you emf mg?
I'm going Bear Grylls. APPLAUSE
Davina? I think it's Henry CavilL
Henry Cavill. APPLAUSE
Peter Crouch? Oti, I'm with you.
I think it's Bear Grylls. You're gonna go Bear Grylls as well?
APPLAUSE Interesting.
Are any of you right? It's time to find out.
Who is behind the mask? Astronaut...
CHANTING: Take it off, take it off, take it off, take it off,
take it off, take it off,
take it off, take it off...
Come on, show us who you are!
CHANTING: Take it off, take it off, take it off, take it off...
Oh, my God, it's Jesse Metcalfe!
It's American actor Jesse Metcalfe, everybody!
Oh, my goodness. What?!
I think I am dying, right now!
Oh, my God! Oh! Oh!
It's like standing next to a much better-looking version of me.
LAUGHTER
We've got women freaking out! I'm freaking out!
LAUGHTER
This really is incredible.
You all definitely got this wrong.
I am really annoyed with myself.
Don't be too hard on yourself. OK.
I'm the one that got kicked off the show.
LAUGHTER
Well, we were close in terms of the Superman stuff.
Cos you were in Smallville, weren't you?
I was. Yes, of course!
We all got stuck on the cheese clue. Yeah, what about the cheese?
That was "Brie" Van de Kamp,
a character from Desperate Housewives.
Oh, please! Desperate Housewives - you were the gardener.
"Brie" and the white van and the camping in the tent.
That was the van, Crouchy.
I knew there was a van in it, I knew. I just picked the wrong van.
They were tough.
Why did you decide to do The Masked Dancer
in the first place? I thought it'd be fun.
Because dance is something that really intimidates me.
So it's a fear of mine I wanted to face.
This has been unbelievable.
It's one of the most zany things I've ever clone in my career.
But I thoroughly enjoyed myself.
APPLAUSE
It's been really, really fun. This is insane!
Literally, this show...
it just goes to show
it could be anyone. Anyone!
You se the bar quite high, if I'm honest.
Yes! I dread to think what's going on for the rest of this series.
Thank you. It's gonna be amazing!
Thank you so much for having me.
Thank you so much for being on the show.
We'll be back next week for more dancing in disguise,
The Voice is up next tonight.
But now, performing one final time, unmasked at last,
Ladies and gentlemen, it's Jesse Metcalfe!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Have a good time, man.
DAVI NA: Wh00!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# I've been tryna call
# I've been on my own For long enough
# Maybe you can show me How to love, maybe... #
He's my high school crush! SHE LAUGHS
# Sin City's cold and empty
# No-one's around to judge me
# I can't see clearly When you're gone
# Gone, gone, gone
# I said, ooh I'm blinded by the lights
# No, I can't sleep Until I feel your touch... #
Come on, Jesse!
# To let you know
# I can never say it on the phone
# Will never let you go this time
# I said, ooh I'm blinded by the lights
# No, I can't sleep Until I feel your touch. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
WHISTLING AND APPLAUSE
'Next time...
'Six brand-new masked dancers face off!
'Pearly King versus Onomatopoeia.
'Pig versus Sea Slug.
'Cactus versus Tomato Sauce.
'Ancl another celebrity is unmasked!'
# Rebel, rebel, rebel
# Rebel, rebel... # Who are you?
What?!
THEY SCREAM
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