Strictly Come Dancing: It's all over when Sir Bruce Forsyth retires It is the BBC's most popular programme, and has made the corporation a fortune after being sold around the world, but Strictly Come Dancing should be axed when Sir Bruce Forsyth finally decides to hang up his tuxedo. That is the surprising view of Anton Du Beke, who has danced in all nine series of the show and been tipped as a potential successor. "I think that if Bruce stopped, Strictly would stop," says Du Beke. Nobody could replace him. He's our leader - we all love him. Sir Bruce, who will celebrate his 85th birthday in February, declared last year that he had no intention of retiring from Strictly Come Dancing, which was first broadcast in 2004, despite some unkind criticism of his ponderous delivery and ancient gags. "I'll know when it is time to go," said the entertainer, who celebrated his 70 years in showbusiness with a concert at the Royal Albert Hall in May. I hope it doesn't get to the stage when my wife tells me, 'Darling, don't you think it's about time? Or my agent says, 'Look ...," but I don't think they will need to tell me. I will tell them. Downton dowdy for Daisy Daisy Robinson went on strike in last week's episode of Downton Abbey, because she was unhappy that she had not been promoted. Sophie McShera, who plays the kitchen maid, is more upset at the dowdy outfit that she is forced to wear. "My costume hasn't changed once since I started on Downton," she tells Mandrake. I've started putting on loads of make-up when I'm not filming to make up for it. No one recognises me in day-to-day life because of how I look on the show. She adds: "Every time there are changes, I hint to them that Daisy should glam up a bit. I'd even be happy with a new apron.