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==See also==
* [[The Murder Game (TV series)|The Murder Game]] - a British [[reality series|reality television series]] that aired on [[BBC One]] from March to May 2003.


==References==
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The Traitors
Genre
Based onDe Verraders
by Marc Pos
Presented byClaudia Winkleman
Theme music composerSam Watts
ComposerSam Watts
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time59 minutes
Production companyStudio Lambert
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release29 November 2022 (2022-11-29) –
present (present)

The Traitors is a British reality television series broadcast on BBC One, based on the Dutch series De Verraders, which premiered on 29 November 2022. Presented by Claudia Winkleman, the first series runs for 12 episodes.

The first week's episodes were uploaded onto BBC iPlayer following the airing of the first, with each subsequent episode being available on BBC One only before being uploaded to iPlayer.[1][2]

The finale will be broadcast on 22 December.[3]

Format

22 strangers arrive at a castle in the Scottish Highlands as "Faithful" contestants – hoping to share a prize fund worth up to £120,000. Amongst them are the "Traitors" – a group of contestants selected by host Claudia Winkleman on the first day, whose goal is to eliminate the Faithfuls and claim the prize for themselves. Should the Faithful contestants eliminate all the Traitors, they will share the prize fund but if any Traitors make it to the end, they steal the money.

Each day, the Traitors come together and decide upon one Faithful contestant to "murder" – and that person will leave the game immediately. The remaining Faithful contestants will not know who has been eliminated until the next morning, when they will not enter the Castle for breakfast. The group then take part in a mission to win money for the prize fund and, in some episodes, also take part in a Shield challenge to win individual immunity from elimination, before individually voting at the Round Table for the one person they believe to be a Traitor. That person is banished from the game and must reveal their affiliation. If a Traitor is eliminated, the remaining Traitors are given the chance to recruit a Faithful to join them. If the Faithful accepts, they become a Traitor from that point on.[4]

Production

The series was filmed at Ardross Castle (pictured in 2003)

The UK show was ordered by the BBC in October 2021, following the airing of the Dutch series earlier that year. The series was to be produced by Studio Lambert Scotland.[5]

The show was recorded in May 2022,[6] and action took place at Ardross Castle[7] in Scotland.

Contestants

Contestant[8] Age Location Occupation Affiliation Status
Aaron Evans 24 Portsmouth Property agent Faithful
Kieran Tompsett 42 Hertfordshire Solutions consultant Faithful
Traitor[a]
Hannah Byczkowski 32 London Comedian Faithful
Meryl Williams 25 Edinburgh Call centre agent Faithful
Wilfred Webster 28 London Senior fundraiser Traitor
Maddy Smedley 29 Kent Receptionist Faithful Banished
(Episode 11)
Andrea Addison 72 Belgium Retired Faithful Murdered
(Episode 11)
Amanda Lovett 54 Swansea Estate agent Traitor Banished
(Episode 10)[9]
Fay Greaves 59 Suffolk Head of School Welfare Faithful Murdered
(Episode 10)
Theo Mayne 26 Leeds Cheerleading coach Faithful Banished
(Episode 9)
Amos Ogunkoya 30 North London Doctor Faithful Murdered
(Episode 9)
Alex Gray 26 London Presenter & actress Faithful Murdered
(Episode 8)
Rayan Rachedi 25 North London Trainee lawyer Faithful Banished
(Episode 7)
Alyssa Chan 21 Edinburgh Business student Traitor Banished
(Episode 6)
Matt Harris 23 Hertfordshire BMX athlete Faithful Murdered
(Episode 6)
Tom Elderfield 24 Buckinghamshire Magician Faithful Banished
(Episode 5)
John McManus 49 Edinburgh Spa therapist Faithful Murdered
(Episode 5)
Ivan Brett 32 Cornwall Author Faithful Banished
(Episode 5)
Imran Nasim 23 Cambridge Scientist Faithful Banished
(Episode 3)
Claire Barratt 43 Hull Ex-police officer & entrepreneur Faithful Murdered
(Episode 3)
Nicky Wilding 45 South Croydon Accounts supervisor Faithful Banished
(Episode 2)
Aisha Birley 23 Manchester Masters graduate Faithful Murdered
(Episode 2)

Voting history

Episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Traitor
Decision 		None[b] Aisha
to murder 		Claire
to murder 		Alex
Ivan
John
to put on Trial[c] 		John
to murder 		Matt
to murder 		Alex
to become
a Traitor[d] 		Alex
to murder 		Amos
to murder 		Fay
to murder 		Kieran
to meet[a] 		None
Andrea
to murder
Banished Nicky
(17–1–1) 		Imran
(10–6–1) 		Ivan
(7–6–2–1) 		Tom
(7–4–1–1–1) 		Alyssa
(6–5–2–1) 		Rayan
(7–3–2–1) 		None[e] Theo
(6–2–2) 		Amanda
(4–2–1–1) 		Maddy
(4–2)
Aaron No vote Imran Imran Alex Tom Rayan Maddy No vote Theo Maddy Maddy
Hannah Nicky Imran Alex Alex Alyssa Rayan Maddy Amanda Maddy
Kieran Eliminated
(Episode 1) 		No
vote[f] 		Wilfred Rayan Theo Amanda Meryl
Meryl No vote Nicky Imran Ivan Tom Maddy Rayan Maddy Amanda Maddy
Wilfred Nicky Aaron Ivan Alex Alyssa Maddy Theo Amanda Maddy
Maddy Nicky Aaron Wilfred Wilfred Wilfred Meryl No vote Aaron Aaron Meryl Banished
(Episode 11)
Andrea Nicky Aaron Hannah Tom Alyssa Rayan No vote Theo Hannah Murdered
(Episode 11)
Amanda Nicky Imran Ivan Alex Alyssa Rayan Theo Maddy Banished
(Episode 10)
Fay Nicky Imran Alex Tom Rayan Maddy Theo Murdered
(Episode 10)
Theo Nicky Imran Alex Tom Wilfred Rayan Aaron Banished
(Episode 9)
Amos Eliminated
(Episode 1) 		No
vote[f] 		Wilfred Rayan Murdered
(Episode 9)
Alex No vote Nicky Imran Ivan Rayan Alyssa Aaron Murdered
(Episode 8)
Rayan Nicky Aaron Alex Tom Alyssa Aaron Banished
(Episode 7)
Alyssa Nicky Aaron Hannah Alex Wilfred Banished
(Episode 6)
Matt Nicky Imran Ivan Tom Murdered
(Episode 6)
Tom Nicky Imran Ivan Alyssa Banished
(Episode 5)
John Nicky Aaron Ivan Murdered
(Episode 5)
Ivan Nicky Imran Alex Banished
(Episode 5)
Imran Nicky Theo Banished
(Episode 3)
Claire Nicky Murdered
(Episode 3)
Nicky Fay Banished
(Episode 2)
Aisha Murdered
(Episode 2)

Key

  The contestant was a Faithful.
  The contestant was a Traitor.
  The contestant was ineligible to vote.
  The contestant casting this vote was on Trial at this Round Table and were one of the only people subsequently eligible for being Murdered.
  The contestant casting this vote won a Shield and was immune from being murdered, but was still eligible for Banishment.

Notes

  1. ^ a b Following Amanda's banishment at the Round Table, Claudia offered Wilfred the chance to meet a Faithful face-to-face and offer them an ultimatum: be seduced & recruited as a Traitor or be Murdered. If they accepted, they would then join him immediately in Traitor Turret to murder another Faithful. He chose Kieran, who accepted the offer and immediately became a Traitor.
  2. ^ Kieran and Amos were temporarily removed from the game in Episode 1 as the players who stated they were least likely to win. They were re-introduced to the game in Episode 5, when it was revealed that the eliminated players were only those who had been Banished or Murdered.
  3. ^ Alex, Ivan & John were put on Trial by the Traitors - and they became the only people who could be Murdered at the following Conclave.
  4. ^ Instead of choosing to murder a player, the Traitors decided to offer a Faithful the opportunity to become a Traitor.
  5. ^ There was no Banishment, as Contestants were instead invited to a dinner party. At the party, they had to pick another contestant who they trusted the most, who would then subsequently pick another player and so on. Starting with Amanda, this chain went on until Maddy was the only player left. She was offered the £3,000 from that day's Mission as a bribe to leave the game. She declined.
  6. ^ a b Following their return to the game, Kieran and Amos were unable to vote, be voted or be murdered that night.

Missions

Episode Task description Money earned Running Total Shield Winner[a]
1 Split into two teams to build a fuse and set fire to a wicker man. While one half of each team was searching debris on the side of the lake for rope to create the fuse, the other half had to row back across the lake with a torch to light their fuse. The first fuse lit was worth £10,000 and the second £5,000. £15,000

of £15,000

£15,000

of £15,000

2 Eight of the contestants had to ring the bells of the nearby chapel to play a tune, while the remaining contestants searched the Castle for a music box that was playing the same tune. Each music box contained an item - a larger version of which was hidden in the Castle. Each correct item brought back was worth £2,000 for the prize fund. £8,000

of £10,000

£23,000

of £25,000

3 Five contestants' names were randomly drawn from a tombola and they would be strapped to a revolving funfair wheel, while the remaining contestants answered Mr & Mrs-style questions. For each answer that matches with someone on the wheel, they would earn £100 for the prize fund - and they would also earn a £2,500 bonus if everyone stayed on the wheel for ten minutes. There are two rounds - each with a potential prize of £5,000 to be won. £8,700

of £10,000

£31,700

of £35,000

4 Split into three teams - led by those on Trial. Each team sent one person into a pen full of sheep while their team described a photo of one of the sheep. The person in the pen had to work out which sheep was being described - and each sheep was wearing a coat with the name of a contestant on it. After each round, more sheep were added. Each correct sheep identified by a team would earn £1,000 for the prize fund and the fastest team would be given the chance to earn an extra £1,000 if they could round up all of the sheep within two minutes. £8,000

of £10,000

£39,700

of £45,000

5 The contestants were split into two teams and one at a time went into the confessional booth to hear a page and paragraph reference from Claudia. They had to then bring that reference back to Claudia and use The Book of Traitors to find a riddle - leading to a clothing item worn by one member of the masked congregation. Only the first team to identify an item counted, and each correctly-identified item earned £2,000 for the pot. The team who identifies the most correct items fastest would be given the first opportunity to visit the Armoury and potentially earn a Shield. In addition, Amos and Kieran were revealed after the challenge to be two of the masked congregation.

After a fifth tiebreaker round, Alex, Amanda, Hannah, Meryl, Theo, Tom & Wilfred were sent to the Armoury.

£8,000

of £8,000

£47,700

of £53,000

Tom
6 Split into three teams, two members of each team were buried in underground graves and it was up to the remaining team members to uncover them within 45 minutes. Each person who escaped their grave was worth £1,500 for the prize fund and the fastest team to uncover their two teammates would win a trip to the Armoury. Aaron, Alex, Amanda, Hannah & Theo were the first team to be complete, and were sent to the Armoury. £9,000

of £9,000

£56,700

of £62,000

Amanda
7 As a group, the contestants had 45 minutes to transport whisky barrels to an old distillery on the top of a nearby hill. Along the way, they would find more barrels of increasing size worth more money, as well as five barrels which would allow contestants of their choice to enter the Armoury. In addition to £8,400 worth of barrels, three of the five Armoury barrels crossed the finish line - and Andrea, Fay & Theo were chosen to enter the Armoury. £8,400

of £10,000

£65,100

of £72,000

Fay
8 Split into two teams, contestants had to escape a Fishing cabin-themed escape room. For each team who escaped, they would add £3,000 to the prize fund - and the fastest team to escape would be given the opportunity to enter the Armoury. Only the Green Team - Fay, Hannah, Kieran, Maddy, Meryl and Wilfred - escaped in the time limit, and they entered the Armoury. £3,000

of £6,000

£68,100

of £78,000

Maddy
9 Split into three teams, contestants would drive a route and encounter True or False statements. If they pick the incorrect answer, they would hit a dead end. Teams had 45 minutes to complete their route, and each team who completed the route would earn £2,000 for the prize fund. The fastest team to complete the route would also be given the opportunity to enter the Armoury, where one of them would win the Shield. The Blue Team - Kieran, Meryl & Wilfred - were the first team back and won their tickets to the Armoury. £6,000

of £6,000

£74,100

of £84,000

Meryl
10 The contestants were given twenty minutes to individually make their way through a room and steal artifacts from a room protected by lasers. Each artifact was worth a set amount of money for the prize fund, and alongside the artifacts was also the only Shield available in this round of play. Breaking a laser would cost the group one minute of time and any artifacts being transported at that time would be lost forever. After all eight contestants have made an attempt, they are then given the opportunity to travel across the room again to earn more money. Contestants must leave the room completely before their timer runs out. On their first pass, only Wilfred (£2,000) and Aaron (£1,000) collected artifacts and on their second pass, Wilfred (£400) and Kieran (£300) collected artifacts. No-one collected the Shield. £3,700

of £7,000

£77,800

of £91,000

None
11 Suspended over a rickety bridge above a river are bags with different values - ranging from £500 to £2,000. One at a time, blindfolded contestants will go out onto the bridge and be guided by their teammates to collect bags. They have eight minutes each to get their money across the bridge - anyone who falls is out, alongside their money. Only Meryl (£500), Maddy (£750) and Aaron (£2,000) got across the bridge - adding £3,250 to the prize fund. £3,250

of £7,000

£81,050

of £98,000

12

Notes

  1. ^ Shields were offered during episodes 5-10.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
series		Title [10]Original air dateUK viewers
(millions) [11]
11"Episode 1"29 November 2022 (2022-11-29)3.88
22"Episode 2"30 November 2022 (2022-11-30)3.14
33"Episode 3"1 December 2022 (2022-12-01)<2.71[a]
44"Episode 4"6 December 2022 (2022-12-06)N/A
55"Episode 5"7 December 2022 (2022-12-07)N/A
66"Episode 6"8 December 2022 (2022-12-08)N/A
77"Episode 7"13 December 2022 (2022-12-13)N/A
88"Episode 8"15 December 2022 (2022-12-15)N/A
99"Episode 9"16 December 2022 (2022-12-16)N/A
1010"Episode 10"20 December 2022 (2022-12-20)N/A
1111"Episode 11"21 December 2022 (2022-12-21)N/A
1212"Episode 12"22 December 2022 (2022-12-22)N/A
  1. ^ This episode did not make it into the top 50 most viewed programmes of the week and therefore full figures are not available.

See also

References

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  2. ^ Duke, Simon (2022-12-08). "The Traitors remaining episodes dates confirmed by BBC". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  3. ^ "The Traitors: Why viewers became so loyal to the BBC reality series". BBC News. 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  4. ^ "BBC One - The Traitors - The Traitors: How the Show Works". BBC. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  5. ^ Shaun Linden (5 October 2021). "Psychological adventure series 'The Traitors' for BBC One". ATV Today. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
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  7. ^ Metro (2022-11-26). "The Traitors: Where is the BBC One series filmed? All about Ardross Castle". MetroUK. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  8. ^ TVZone (2022-11-26). "The Traitors | Preview (BBC One)". TVZoneUK. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  9. ^ Megan Nisbet (21 December 2022). "BBC The Traitors viewers stunned as Welsh contestant Amanda Lovett is banished after Wilfred betrayal". Wales Online. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
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  11. ^ "Most Viewed Programmes (See relevant week(s))". BARB.
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