'Strictly is on its knees - one more blow could finish it off': As flagship BBC show returns tonight, insiders reveal executives' desperate plan to save it by gagging the celebrities and chasing younger viewers

As the former jewel in the BBC 's ever-depleting crown prepares to return for its 24th series, bosses are determined to prevent another Thomas Skinner-style farce.

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