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Claudia Winkleman invites a brand new group of people to the Scottish Highlands to play the ultimate game of detection, backstabbing and trust.

Claudia Winkleman hosts the ultimate reality game of trust and treachery with new twists and new players. Time to take to the edge of your seat once more as 22 people from across the UK descend on a Scottish castle to win up to £120,000. As the Traitors are secretly assigned by Claudia, suspicions, secrets and lies echo around the castle. The Traitors’ task – under the cover of darkness – is to pick off their fellow players one by one, murdering them from the game. The others - the Faithful - must try to work out who the Traitors are in their midst, banishing them from the game before becoming their next victim. The lucky ones who make it to the final have a chance of winning the life-changing cash prize. But if a Traitor remains, they’ll steal all the money. Let the mind games begin.

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1 hour, 2 minutes

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New Year's Day 2026 20:00

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Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Claudia Winkleman
Writer Lee Gant
Composer Sam Watts
Director Ben Archard
Series Editor Lucy Mans
Executive Producer Mike Cotton
Executive Producer Sarah Fay
Executive Producer Lewis Thurlow
Executive Producer Darrell Olsen
Editor Noel Deiton
Production Company Studio Lambert

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