History Series / TheTraitorsUK

* DramaticIrony: Everything about the contestants - in particular the identities of the Traitors - is made clear to the audience from the get-go, as are things about the contestants that they are keeping secret from the others during the show itself (such as Tom and Alex's relationship and Maddy's acting career in Series 1, and [[spoiler:Diane and Ross's connection in Series 2]]). However, the choices the Traitors make are often left hanging until the InternalReveal of who has been murdered or, in the case of the second season, which Faithful they chose to be the final starting Traitor.

** In Series 1, Tom and Alex are a romantic couple, but initially hid their relationship from the other contestants before revealing it in Episode 4 [[spoiler: after Alex is put on trial]].

* LaserHallway: The setting of the challenge in Series 1 Episode 10, with contestants required to steal as many valuable objects from a nearby stately home as they can in 20 minutes - with a minute from the clock being deducted each time they trip the laser.

* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: Upon the Faithfuls turning on Wilfred after Kieran’s successful ThanatosGambit, he loses what composure he had left and begins desperately defending himself with any excuse he can muster. His sudden and dramatic change in behaviour is what convinces Hannah and Aaron to hold another banishment vote, leading to Wilfred's elimination and outing as a Traitor.]]

* WhamShot: In Episode 5, two of the hooded figures are unmasked and revealed to be [[spoiler:Kieran and Amos, who were previously taken out of the game in Episode 1 and thought to be eliminated.]]

* ActorRoleConfusion: Many wondered if Paul was his sociopathic Traitor persona in real life. No, he was just reading ''[[Literature/AmericanPsycho American Psycho]]'' before bed while he was in the castle.
* AttendingYourOwnFuneral: Episode 7's mission for Diane, where it's revealed [[spoiler:she was poisoned by the Traitors]] and wouldn't survive the mission.

* EasterEgg: Before every Round Table producers play ''The Hanging Tree'' from ''[[Film/TheHungerGames The Hunger Games]]'' as the contestants walked in. In the final episode it was played as contestants came to the end game.

* ObviousRulePatch: Shields are now won by performing well at - or completing a side-quest in - the missions, to fix the issue of the Armoury being a LuckBasedMission.[[note]]Talking of Luck-Based Missions, two of the cast were previously on ''[[Series/DealOrNoDeal Deal or No Deal]]''.[[/note]]

''The Traitors'' is a British reality television series broadcast on Creator/TheBBC from 2022, hosted by Claudia Winkleman and based on the Dutch series ''De Verraders'' (which translates to "The Traitors" in Dutch). It is produced by Studio Lambert.

''The Traitors'' is a British reality television series broadcast on Creator/TheBBC from 2022, hosted by Claudia Winkleman and based on the Dutch series ''De Verraders'' (which translates to "The Traitors" in Dutch).

** As one of the gameplay elements thrown into the mix of Series 1, the Traitors have to put three players on trial and then murder one of the three by the following morning. On top of that, Claudia confirms at breakfast that the Traitors can also put themselves up on trial. The players on trial are thus not only under the prospect of murder, but they also come under a cloud of suspicion of being a Traitor and become the likely targets for banishment at that evening's Round Table. [[spoiler:Alex, John, and Ivan are put on trial. Ivan ends up being banished that evening, John is murdered that night, and Alex, already under a heavy cloud of suspicion, doesn't last much longer in the game before the Traitors attempt to recruit her and then eventually have her murdered.]]

* SecretRelationship: [[spoiler:Diane and Ross in Series 2 are mother and son.]]

** The Traitors also believe this. They murder [[spoiler:Aisha, Claire, and Fay]] because they're all analytical personalities who might recognize them.

* LeaveYourQuestTest: In Episode 11, Harry wins the Sacred Sword and so can choose to leave the game with the £7,000 the team won in the mission or keep going. He refuses.

* NonGameplayElimination: Offered as a game mechanic in Episode 11 to Harry. See LeaveYourQuestTest for more.

* StayInTheKitchen: The Traitors were perceived to be particularly sexist in this series, with the highest proportion of Traitors to be men in any version of the show and Harry's attitude to Diane being particularly harsh.