Overview

• The first-look video shows Claudia Winkleman telling contestants there is "no special treatment," declaring "I have selected my Traitors" and urging them to "go forth and murder."
• The series launches with a 70-minute opener on Wednesday 8 October at 9pm, then continues on BBC One and iPlayer on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9pm.
• The competition unfolds at Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands, retaining the show’s deception-driven format and nightly banishments.
• The 19-person cast includes Stephen Fry, Tom Daley, Paloma Faith, Charlotte Church, Alan Carr, Clare Balding, Jonathan Ross, Nick Mohammed and Tameka Empson.
• Produced by Studio Lambert, the nine-episode run credits executive producers Mike Cotton, Sarah Fay, Katy Fox and Lewis Thurlow, with filming reportedly conducted under strict phone and social-media restrictions.