Wow - bondage on BBC2 at 6.30 - that is way before the watershed!

I am of course talking about Team Cola. What with Chris talking about Ola getting the whip out earlier this week, and today's footage of Ola taping up his mouth and hands, what more could Ola fans ask for? That little episode will be sure to garner them an extra 50,000 or so votes: a) for curing the hands and mouth problem and b) for giving Ola admirers such lovely thoughts!

Time to predict the leaderboard from the training footage:

Ali and Brian look set to do a lovely VW and her beautiful arms and lines will be showcased to the max. The judges will be keen to keep her out of another dance off, so I am prediciting top of the leaderboard with a couple of 10s to boot.

Jade and Ian look all set to provide the only wow factor in the latin section, and also look as if they may just break the "tall girls can't jive" baloney. The judges will want a latin scoring high, and the jive with a capacity crowd at Blackpool should get a great reception. Will they just pip Ricky Whittle on the leaderboard?

Ricky and Natalie - tango wasn't looking great in training actually. And after that magnificent quickstep last week, any dance will look a little second best. I actually think he may struggle with this.

Team Cola - probably pretty much a threesome this week with James free to step in and help, so I am expecting a marked improvement and a score over 30. Ola has been working on the distracting issues that the judges have been niggling about for weeks; Chris now knows he is back on the up, and it is about time his fans got to see whether he can improve on his early promise.

Tuffers and Katya - I think he could pull this off. He has good hip action, natural rhythm and I think his charm on the dance floor could prevent him succumbing to horrible embarrassment.

Possibly tied with Ricky and Erin. I think this is crunch time for Ricky and Erin. He needs to demonstrate significant techincal improvement as well as the ability to entertain. Unfortunately, salsa is not a great dance for Erin, so I hope she has got some help in from an expert.

Natalie and Vincent. I fear Natalie may have peaked last week and be the first of the middle table to exit the competition. That choreo looked really difficult, and although Natalie rises to challenges and just gets on with the job in hand, I feel she may struggle this week. If she loses one step, that will be game over. However, if she does pull it off, she could be 4th on the leaderboard.

Laila and Anton - not looking good at all, and why is she trying to train in skinny jeans?

But bringing up the rear has got to be - Craig and Flavia, dancing the cha cha (a fun dance we are told) with all the charm and cheekiness of Blackpool hens and stags on the rampage.

I am still not convinced of the relationship between Jade and Ian. Ian looks slightly strained (or am I just comparing him with the outstanding partnership that was him and Jodie?). If they could show a real rapport, I think they could win this. Jade is improving by leaps and bounds, and is the only one of the front runners to go out and perform each dance and sell it to the public. But the voters like to fall for that bit of magic between the couple, and this pair sadly lack that engagement. But maybe there is a slight frisson there - who will come out on top, Jade or Ian? (I know where my money is.)

At last, sparks and humour between Katya and Phil! Phil seems to be showing his enthusiasm and upping his game, whilst Katya is dropping her reserve and being genuinely funny. They seem to have met in the middle, and the relationship has turned a corner, just in time for rumba week. "Reach for the cookie jar" didn't seem to help Phil much with his visualisation, so Katya immediately tried "Reach for the ale" and got a result. Phil's admission that he doesn't really do romantic unless instructed to will get all those other blokes who fall down on the buying flowers/remembering anniversaries etc reaching for the phone. Especially if, to use his own words, he looks like "an adolescent learning about the birds and the bees for the first time" on the night. If anyone can pull off a rumba at Blackpool, then Tuffers can.

And so the odd couple performed their version of a top scoring foxtrot. "Don't grab me like a bunch of bananas!" from Len, and the perfect riposte "You haven't seen me on a first date" from Claudia. I may have my moans about the main show this year, but for the incomparable Winkleman and ITT - nothing but raving praise.