The Traitors - Season 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, in the hope of winning up to £120,000.

And it's not long before the players are questioning everything, and everyone, as Claudia secretly assigns three traitors. It is up to the traitors, under the cover of darkness, to pick off their fellow players one by one, murdering them from the game.

The rest of the players, the faithful, must try to work out who the traitors are and banish them from the game before they become their next victim.

The lucky ones who survive to the end will have the chance of winning that life-changing cash. But if a traitor remains undetected, they will take all the money.

The ultimate game of detection, backstabbing and trust suddenly becomes very real for the players as it's revealed who has been murdered during the night by the traitors. As accusations start to fly, the group are sent on another mission to continue building money for the prize pot. As evening starts to descend, attention turns back to whom the traitors could be. The players head to the round table for the first dramatic banishment, but will the faithful be able to catch a traitor, or will they unknowingly banish one of their own?

There are tears and anger over the breakfast table as the identity of the second person to be murdered by the traitors is revealed. The players are sent into a spin as they discover more about each other in the mission, and a dramatic showdown at the round table results in another player being banished from the game. As evening descends and the players reel from yet another day of treachery, Claudia has one more surprise twist up her sleeve.

With Claudia's revelation throwing the castle into chaos, breakfast reaches a dramatic climax, and the levels of distrust reach boiling point. Before the dust has even had a chance to settle, the players must momentarily put their differences aside as they face another mission, where they 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.

Tempers around the round table are more frayed than ever as another player is sent home. With the traitors set to murder again, the faithful are even more determined to catch a traitor in the act. But not even the traitors are prepared for the surprises in store during the mission, as Claudia proves that the castle really is full of secrets.

With the stakes getting higher and the faithful feeling like they are on the back foot, can they change the course of the reality game and put the traitors under fire? With life-changing money still at stake, the players must also remain focused 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.

The ultimate psychological reality show continues. After a shock banishment set the castle into a spin, the traitors were given a chance to strengthen – but will their plan be successful? Breakfast sees one of the faithful keeping a huge secret from the group, and the players are pushed harder than ever to try to win gold for the prize pot. As paranoia builds, and accusations continue to fly around the group, a dramatic confession at the round table changes the game forever.

With the players past the halfway mark, breakfast isn't without its usual trepidation, as the faithful nervously wait to see who the traitors murdered overnight. But that's not the only news to come out of the morning, as one player drops a huge bombshell that leaves the group reeling and relationships in doubt. Despite the dramatic revelation, the group must head deep into the woods in order to complete another epic mission and increase the prize pot. But on their return, Claudia throws a huge twist into the game - an evening like no other!

With tensions rising by the day, last night's party games have left the players with more than just a hangover. And with one player already regretting their actions, and relationships tested, accusations quickly start to fly. The day's mission is a race against the clock to add more gold to the prize pot, and with the round table looming, one player's decision stuns the group, changing the game for the traitors and sending shock waves around the castle.

As the ultimate psychological reality show continues, and the number of players keeps on dwindling, 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 life-changing prize pot. And with paranoia and tensions reaching boiling point, the game is dramatically turned on its head, sending shock waves around the castle.

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. Emotions hit fever pitch as there are tears at breakfast, tensions hit new heights at the mission, and an explosive tussle for power ensues before the players even reach the round table. As the drama unfolds, no-one knows who to trust!

It's the final! They have survived numerous murders and banishments, backstabbing and treachery, but for the players left in the game it all comes down to today. In the biggest mission yet, the finalists are given a last chance to add more money to the jaw-dropping prize pot. But who will be victorious? Will the faithful be able to uncover who the traitors are and share the money, or will a traitor remain undetected and take the life-changing prize for themselves?