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  • BBC One
  • Nov 29, 2022
  • BBC One
  • Nov 29, 2022
The Traitors [UK]

Summary Based on the Dutch series De Verraders, The British reality series hosted by Claudia Winkleman features 22 contestants in a Scottish castle. Three "traitors" are secretly trying to eliminate the others "faithfuls" from the game to win the £120,000 prize. [Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 29 Nov 2022 and in the US on Peaco...

  • BBC One
  • Nov 29, 2022
  • BBC One
  • Nov 29, 2022
The Traitors [UK]
Season 1
Season Premiere: Nov 29, 2022
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
73
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Summary Based on the Dutch series De Verraders, The British reality series hosted by Claudia Winkleman features 22 contestants in a Scottish castle. Three "traitors" are secretly trying to eliminate the others "faithfuls" from the game to win the £120,000 prize. [Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 29 Nov 2022 and in the US on Peaco...

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Episode 1 • Nov 29, 2022 • 59 m
Episode #1.1
Claudia Winkleman greets 22 strangers as they arrive at a beautiful castle in the Scottish Highlands to play the ultimate reality game of detection, backstabbing and trust.
Episode 2 • Nov 29, 2022 • 57 m
Episode #1.2
Claudia reveals who has been murdered during the night by the traitors. As the players head to the round table for the first dramatic banishment, will the faithful be able to catch a traitor?
Episode 3 • Nov 29, 2022 • 59 m
Episode #1.3
There are tears and anger over the breakfast table as the identity of the second person to be murdered by the traitors is revealed.
Episode 4 • Dec 6, 2022 • 57 m
Episode #1.4
The players are given the chance to add a potential £10,000 to the already growing prize pot, and with a tense round table on the horizon, one player has an extremely difficult decision to make.
Episode 5 • Dec 7, 2022 • 59 m
Episode #1.5
With the traitors set to murder again, the faithful are even more determined to catch a traitor in the act.
Episode 6 • Dec 8, 2022 • 57 m
Episode #1.6
The players focus on building the prize pot in a mission that sees them sink to new depths of despair. But that's the least of their worries, with an explosive round table on the horizon.
Episode 7 • Dec 13, 2022 • 56 m
Episode #1.7
One of the faithful is keeping a huge secret from the group, but a dramatic confession at the round table changes the game.
Episode 8 • Dec 15, 2022 • 57 m
Episode #1.8
The faithful nervously wait to see who the traitors murdered overnight. After another mission to increase the prize pot, Claudia throws a huge twist into the game.
Episode 9 • Dec 16, 2022 • 59 m
Episode #1.9
The previous night has left the players with more than just a hangover. With one player already regretting their actions, and relationships tested, accusations soon start to fly.
Episode 10 • Dec 20, 2022 • 57 m
Episode #1.10
Another faithful does not make it to breakfast - but who has been murdered? During the mission, the players require laser focus to add more gold to the prize pot. A dramatic round table sends shockwaves through the group.
Episode 11 • Dec 21, 2022 • 59 m
Episode #1.11
It is the penultimate day of the game and for the players left in the competition it is a race to the final as everyone considers their survival.
Episode 12 • Dec 22, 2022 • 1 h 1 m
Episode #1.12
The final twists and turns abound as the winners are finally revealed in the closing moments.

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80
Feb 14, 2024
I identify as someone who avoids getting sucked into all TV elimination contests, but may not resist this one. Episode one passed a basic sniff test: I snuck straight on to the next episode.
By Jasper Rees FULL REVIEW
80
Feb 14, 2024
The Traitors (BBC One) is the Highlands Hunger Games. It is terrible – a pandering to our basest, most voyeuristic, atavistic instincts, an exercise in exquisite cruelty lasting 12 weeks. You’re going to love it.
By Lucy Mangan FULL REVIEW
60
Feb 14, 2024
The Traitors definitely isn’t a perfect reality show, or even the best in its genre right now, but it is pretty entertaining.
By Isobel Lewis FULL REVIEW
60
Feb 14, 2024
It does get better (or at least more brain-scrambling for the contestants) once the Faithful begin guessing the identities of the Traitors and publicly voting to expel one another. That starts in episode two. My advice would be to take a break during the “missions” and enjoy the rest of the show while trying not to be too depressed by humanity’s innate capacity for bare-faced deceit.
By Gerard Gilbert FULL REVIEW

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