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what makes traitor So fascinating? Is it an emotional betrayal? gloat? Machiavellian trickery? It has all of that and then some. But despite its diabolical genius, it still runs the risk of becoming outdated. Also, how do you surpass the nearest Celebrity Edition Is that everything? Celia Imrie fart! Tom Daley learned the word “dumbfounded”! Alan Carr murder his friend Paloma Faith Take poison lily with you!
What doesn’t help with the arrival of the fourth series is that we don’t actually have time to miss it. Less than eight weeks after Carl’s win, we have another regular or garden version. Familiarity breeds contempt and so on. still, Claudia Winkleman Producers clearly knew they needed something fresh. So before we get into the usual small talk – the same arrival of the steam train, the same surprise at the castle accommodation – Winckelmann reveals a sinister twist: a secret fourth traitor. I laughed so hard when the chosen three discovered there was another person among them, suddenly demoted to middle management and only allowed to cull loyalists from a shortlist promulgated by their faceless overlords. Even murderous betrayals now have a chain of command. “It’s really annoying and frustrating,” complained Hugo, a 51-year-old barrister and one of the three lawyers chosen. “The whole point of being a traitor is to have perfect information, and now there’s someone above us in the chain.”
This is a smart idea. But of course, traitor It’s only as good as its cast. In part one, we meet two other traitors: the impeccably dressed Stephen, a 32-year-old cybersecurity consultant from the Isle of Lewis, and Rachel, a 42-year-old communications executive who “can’t wait to kill someone.” Among the 18 true believers—a crime writer here, a ghost-hunting builder there—a few stand out. The most notable is Amanda, a retired detective who probably suits her well. It would be so unsettling if she turned out to be the secret traitor, since she spreads crime-solving wisdom throughout the series purely to throw everyone off their trail. The producers must have thought of this too, right?
Then there’s Ross, the sales executive, and Nettie, the nursery school teacher, both of whom have histories: friends of friends from about 15 years ago, and they’ve apparently not seen each other since. It may be interesting to see how this dynamic plays out. Will it help or hinder? How far does old loyalty extend when there’s money on the table?
I’ve always found these missions fulfilling, really – acknowledging that simply trapping people in a castle and watching them scheme, spiral and slowly lose their sanity isn’t enough. Tonight’s effort produced at least one comedic moment: when a team tried to drag the coffin to shore, they eventually discovered that their boat’s anchor was lodged in the coffin. It’s the kind of farce you can’t script.
But can this series reach its previous highs? Will we get another Wilfred, cold-bloodedly recruiting Kieran only to sacrifice him? Another Harry, making a devastating confession in the fire pit, leaving poor Molly in tears after she scrawled his name on the blackboard? While it’s a shame we don’t get a respite between celebrities backstabbing each other and watching civilians do the same thing, the ingredients for a fourth series are definitely there – the secret traitor twist does have shenanigans, and Winkelmann remains the perfect host for this brutal drama. It was twisted enough to keep me hooked. My next few weeks passed like this.