The Traitors - new reality show on BBC1

Yea it’s a different format but somehow it works too. I was confused by people deliberately acting like a mole so they wouldn’t get voted for as the mole will not get eliminated. Good fun though.

Have started the Mole. Bit confusing at first due to old thinking habits in Traitors, but good!

Thanks for recommendation Nanatone will search for programme.

Chestnut - for info the production company interviewed all the chosen contestants prior to filming to ask if they wanted to be a Traitor or Faithful. If you didnt want to be a T you had to say. The production company then chose the Ts and informed Claudia. Claudia has since said she interviewed the contestants before filming and tried to persuade one to be a Traitor but he/she declined. Most of them have twitter accounts and are revealing all. They were all offered counselling after elimination. They also had security in their accommodation so they couldnt chat away from cameras.

Netflix watchers can see the Mole, which is similar. It’s an American cast and the tala are set in Australia. There is one “mole” and you don’t know who that is until the end. I watched the lot and got it wrong! I enjoyed it after I got used to the American voices. The people were all extremely fit and young and they needed to be as the tasks involved serious amounts of strenuous physical activity. Worth a watch.

Thank you Chestnut. I'm not misguided kissngate I just don't share your opinion!

kissngate

Sorry Aveline but you are misguided. He said yes to being a Traitor at the beginning others declined. He just didn't know if he would be chosen. There is no way he was going to share the 100k which is why he called K a p...k.

Claudia picked the traitors by touching their shoulders. No-one declined. I doubt they could, it's part of the game.

Sorry Aveline but you are misguided. He said yes to being a Traitor at the beginning others declined. He just didn't know if he would be chosen. There is no way he was going to share the 100k which is why he called K a p...k.

I really don't think Will was anything other than himself. He didn't ask to be a traitor and seems to have a nice personality that people just liked. He only nominated Keiran to save himself. I'm sure he'd have shared the money if he'd won.
It was a nasty programme though trying to unite everyone on tasks etc yet cause division and unpleasantness for our entertainment. The participants must have been left reeling.

Well that was rubbish!

Great show glad F won with help from K. Wilf's greed caused his downfall. He could have shared 100k with K easily but greed got the better of him. H&M would have voted A out if W had told them too and it only needed the two Ts to vote the same in the final vote and eliminate one of the last two F and the money was theirs. The parting speech from W was definitely rehearsed. They vote out in the afternoon no doubt W took it badly and knew the game was up. Presume the production team counselled him after the round table to say the only way you can leave the show with any esteem is by congratulating the winners. I doubt he would have been able to see the F before they met outside.

If anyone wants to watch the original Dutch version with subtitles it's on You Tube and called Der Verraders (8 episodes).

Word of caution to everyone before the next series. The BBC showed the final round table half way through the series. I don't watch previews or 'next time' however they showed spoilers after the football, before the News etc. Close your eyes if it comes on or it will ruin the whole show. On another thread a few saw the final table before the whole series started, I cannot fathom why they do it!?

Looking forward to the next series, anyone applying?

Nannylovesshopping

Just read in press, producers are considering “celebrities” version. Noooooooooooooooo!!

Oh, I hope not. I'd rather watch unknowns who aren't constantly thinking about their public image.

Forgot to post original message! Traitors finalists on Claudia’s radio programme.

Sorry, after 11:30!

Nanatoone

He didn’t get rewarded though, the ones who contributed the least won! The clever, fit ones were banished or “murdered” early on. They did their bit of course but essentially they were the least competitive of them all.

It only ended with the faithful winning because Kieran hinted there was still a traitor in the group and changed the outcome. If he hadn't done that then Wilf would have cleaned up the whole £100k and treachery would have been rewarded.

It could have been a very different ending if Wilf had won £100k. He may have deserved it because he played well but I think the viewers and the other contestants would have been rather disgusted that lying and cheating was so massively rewarded.

Finalists on radio now!

Just read in press, producers are considering “celebrities” version. Noooooooooooooooo!!

Chestnut

The game was all about lying, murder, treachery and deceit, so Wilf played it to perfection. Claudia praised him as a contestant. It doesn't mean he's treacherous and deceitful in real life; it just means he's a good contestant. I get that completely. Throwing other contestants under a bus is exactly what you're supposed to do in order to win.

However, it's a strange concept for a game, and I find it rather worrying to be honest. I admit I was intrigued, and I admit I enjoyed it, but I'm not sure these are qualities we should be aiming for and rewarding with financial gain.

😄😄😄😄yes I get that it was a game.

It's always the same with reality shows, which is why I like them. There is a balance to be struck between not being annoying, which often means staying under the radar, and contributing enough to be deemed valuable, which can put you in the spotlight. The personalities of the voters is important too. Extraverts are maybe more likely to prefer people who contribute and are 'good value', whereas introverts might appreciate those who are quieter and give them some space, so a good player will weigh that up, and sometimes have to factor in the viewing public if they have a vote. The reasons for voting someone out are often given as 'I didn't feel we connected', so it's important for the contestants to get on good terms with all the others without being too annoying, and whilst keeping an eye on what is likely to be featured in an edit.

People often seem to see reality TV as 'mindless' (usually those who proudly boast they've never watched it ), but there is a lot more going on than they seem to realise.

He didn’t get rewarded though, the ones who contributed the least won! The clever, fit ones were banished or “murdered” early on. They did their bit of course but essentially they were the least competitive of them all.

The game was all about lying, murder, treachery and deceit, so Wilf played it to perfection. Claudia praised him as a contestant. It doesn't mean he's treacherous and deceitful in real life; it just means he's a good contestant. I get that completely. Throwing other contestants under a bus is exactly what you're supposed to do in order to win.

However, it's a strange concept for a game, and I find it rather worrying to be honest. I admit I was intrigued, and I admit I enjoyed it, but I'm not sure these are qualities we should be aiming for and rewarding with financial gain.

Wilf would throw anyone under a bus.

Kieran was in an impossible situation, and I would have done exactly what he did.

Hannah didn’t get a single person right, absolutely hopeless.

Meryl the same and never stopped talking drivel.

Aaron was the best of the ones left imo.

But pleased to see the money shared.

Bluebells, I agree with every word you posted!
Loved the programme…main subject of conversation amongst younger friends! Oldies in my group didn’t watch it. Their loss!

I really hope Wilf and Kieran didn't come face to face afterwards. They both have reason to hate each other but as I said, I feel Kieran could turn nasty. Wilf will get hysterical and shout at him but there is something about Kieran which worries me.

What an enjoyable programme that was and the ending lived up to the promise. I was quite sorry that Wilf didn’t win as he’d worked hard. I didn’t think it was a good idea to throw his co conspirators under the bus tbh as it affected the way Keiron saw him. Mind you he was a rat in the end! I found Meryl extremely annoying with her fast and constant drivel. Hannah was ok but hopeless at seeing through people. Aaron was a joy. Keiron was wrong to give a clue in my view, they would not have found Wilf out without it. Funny to see him almost hysterical though when defending himself. The thing is disliked was throwing out Nicky for not toasting the group when she only had one hand, no one stood up for her. I couldn’t believe that could be a reason to suspect someone especially in her circumstances. Apart from that it was tremendous telly.

dragonfly46

I don’t agree about Kieran. He was put in an impossible position by Wilf and then Wilf threw him under the bus. I would have been angry in those circumstances.

Unlike the rest of you I didn’t like Amanda and was pleased when she went.

I was pleased Wilf didn’t get the money.

Well I don't think Kieran seems a very nice person, and I wouldn't trust him in real life. Wilf I would trust in real life. I think he was playing the game splendidly. Yes he desperately wanted the money and was prepared to fight for it, but that doesn't make him a bad person. They all knew it was a game based on cheating and lies. They weren't there to make friends, they were there to make money. Wilf really understood that and played the game.