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| Strictly mistake 'unforgivable' | Strictly mistake 'unforgivable' |
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| The BBC has said it was "unforgivable" that the controversial outcome of Saturday's Strictly Come Dancing semi-final had not been foreseen. | The BBC has said it was "unforgivable" that the controversial outcome of Saturday's Strictly Come Dancing semi-final had not been foreseen. |
| BBC head of entertainment production Jon Beazley told BBC Breakfast "exceptional circumstances" had caused the scoring anomaly. | BBC head of entertainment production Jon Beazley told BBC Breakfast "exceptional circumstances" had caused the scoring anomaly. |
| Almost 1,800 people complained after all three celebrities were put through to the final. | Almost 1,800 people complained after all three celebrities were put through to the final. |
| Unhappy viewers will be offered refunds if they request it. | Unhappy viewers will be offered refunds if they request it. |
| "That's the unforgivable thing about this - we should've seen it coming," Mr Beazley said. | |
| "The fact is we didn't so we're doing whatever we can now to sort it out." | |
| He said there were many contingencies on the show, "but nobody had planned for the exceptional circumstances of a tie at the top of the leaderboard". | |
| He added that the show was not fixed and that "nobody was complicit in any discussion about it". | |
| The audience vote from Saturday's show will still count and the results will be revealed during this weekend's final. |