Tears and shock as ‘faithfuls’ and ‘traitors’ misjudged

Cassie Martin  |  Comment
Date posted:  1 Mar 2023
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Tears and shock as ‘faithfuls’ and ‘traitors’ misjudged

Claudia Winkleman and the TV show The Traitors | photo: BBC

Who’s your 100%? Who do you trust the most?

Like many others, our family has been hooked on the BBC series The Traitors. The runaway success story of pre-Christmas broadcasting (helped by its positioning alongside the football World Cup), The Traitors has enjoyed an even stronger afterlife thanks to word of mouth and BBC iPlayer.

The premise of the programme is to place 20 strangers in a Scottish castle with up to £120,000 on offer. Each day there are team missions to complete which add money to the prize fund. To win, you must survive to the finish without being ‘murdered’ by the traitors.

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