Viewers will be in for a new year treat…
As Christmas is on the horizon, there’s plenty of winter television to indulge in. Yet, the highly anticipated new series of The Traitors has been kept under wraps until now.
Just months after the almighty success of the UK’s first series of Celebrity Traitors, the civilian version will be back on our screens for the chance to win thousands of pounds.
Starting in the new year, the smash hit multi award winning psychological series returns for a fourth series. Faithful viewers will once again be treated to the ultimate reality game of trust and treachery
Claudia Winkleman will return to the Scottish Highlands to front the show, which sees a new batch of faithful civilians attempt to weed out the murderous traitors before the prize pot is snatched away.
Some 22 new contestants will try to win up to £120,000 and the BBC has promised “even more twists, turns, secrets, epic missions, deception, banishments and, of course, murders aplenty”.
During last year’s installment, Leanne and Jake were the winners. They decided to put their trust in each other meaning they left with a share of the £94,600 prize pot and walk away with £47, 300 each.
Jake told host Claudia Winkleman immediately after his win: “I can’t feel… I feel like my body is about to collapse. I’m just so happy.”
Leanne also claimed that it had been “so stressful” getting through the series but has had an “amazing” time despite it all. She said: “It’s been so so, hard, so stressful. But what an amazing experience, I never win anything!”
When will the new series air?
The first episode of the new series will air at 8pm on BBC One and iPlayer on January 1, with the second and third episodes airing on January 2 and 3 at 8pm and 7.45pm respectively.
It comes just two months after the successful spin-off the Celebrity Traitors aired which attracted millions of viewers.
Comedian Alan Carr was the one to take home the jackpot prize for his chosen charity, as the only Traitor to have made it to the final episode.
Viewers were aghast when Nick Mohammed voted to banish Joe Marler in the final episode, unwittingly handing victory to traitor Alan.
The Traitors: Uncloaked will start on BBC Two immediately after the main series on January 1 at 9.05pm.
The show will then move over to BBC One for the remainder of the series from January 2 at 9pm onwards and will also be available on BBC Sounds and BBC iPlayer.
Host Ed Gamble will be joined by celebrities and players from previous series to analyse and react to developments in the castle.
