People from across the country will head to Scotland under the watchful eye of Claudia Winkleman as The Traitors returns to TV screens.
Series 4 of the popular BBC show starts tonight (January 1), with a best-selling crime writer, a retired police detective and a psychologist among the 22 contestants.
The new series comes just months after the success of the first celebrity spin-off, won by comedian Alan Carr.
Here is all to know about the new series and what time it is on TV tonight.
The Traitors series 4 full cast
Here is the full list of all the people taking part in the new series of The Traitors:
- Adam, 34, builder, Essex
- Amanda, 57, retired police officer, Brighton
- Ben, 66, retired, Hampshire
- Ellie, 33, psychologist, London
- Faraaz, 22, internal auditor, Middlesbrough
- Fiona, 62, local government officer, Swansea
- Harriet, 52, crime writer and former barrister, London
- Hugo, 51, barrister, London
- Jack, 29, personal trainer, Essex
- Jade, 25, PhD student, West Midlands
- James, 38, gardener, Weymouth
- Jessie, 28, hairstylist, Hull
- Judy, 60, child liaison officer, Doncaster
- Matthew, 35, creative director, Edinburgh
- Maz, 59, civil servant, Preston
- Netty, 42, nursery school teacher, Glasgow
- Rachel, 42, head of communications, County Down
- Reece, 27, sweet shop assistant, Sheffield
- Ross, 37, sales exec and personal trainer, London
- Roxy, 32, recruiter, Amsterdam
- Sam, 34, account manager, North Yorkshire
- Stephen, 32, cyber security consultant, London
Claudia Winkleman teases new series of The Traitors
Traitors presenter Claudia Winkleman has said fans can expect a “truly extraordinary” new series, adding that there is “something new” that viewers will notice this year.
Asked if she ever revealed any previous spoilers to her family, Winkleman said: “Genuinely, I’d lose my job. Plus, there’s no fun in knowing.
"When Alan won my husband and youngest son couldn’t stop screaming and crying and shouting, ‘but you knew’.”
Speaking about the upcoming series, Winkleman said: “There’s something new and what happens in this series is truly extraordinary with moments that made me gasp.
“I can’t wait for people to see it. The producers have the greatest minds on Earth.”
On how the traitors are chosen, she added: “It’s nerve-racking but I don’t choose them alone. I interview all the players and some are absolutely desperate to be faithful. Anyone who convinces me otherwise is in contention.
“I then go into a small room with the bosses and an enormous tin of biscuits and we pick.”
The Traitors sees people from across the UK descend on Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands to take part in a game of “deceit and betrayal” that could see them win up to £120,000.
To win the prize money, players must survive until the end of the competition and avoid being “murdered” by The Traitors or “banished” by fellow contestants.
The BBC has promised “even more twists, turns, secrets, epic missions, deception, banishments and, of course, murders aplenty” for the upcoming series.
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What time is BBC The Traitors on tonight?
Series 4 of The Traitors airs tonight, January 1, at 8pm, on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
The new series of its accompanying spin-off talk show, The Traitors: Uncloaked, presented by Ed Gamble, will air immediately after on BBC Two.
Episodes two and three of the new series are on tomorrow night, Friday, January 2, and Saturday, January 3, at 8pm and 7.45pm, respectively.
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