Jamie Borthwick tackles an Argentine tango to the Arctic Monkeys, while JB Gill joins new partner Lauren Oakley to samba to Sergio Mendes. How much difference will Amy Dowden’s absence make?

We’ve passed the contest’s midway mark. Now another annual milestone looms. The Strictly charabanc’s annual jaunt up to Blackpool Tower Ballroom, the spiritual home of the show, is a trip that every couple wants to take.

With so much at stake, could the pressure get to our pro-celebrity pairings? We’ll get our first clues in half-an-hour …