Celebrity Traitors debuts Oct 8 on BBC One with 9-episode run

The celebrity edition of The Traitors will begin on Wednesday, October 8, with a 70-minute opening episode at 9pm, launching a nine-episode run that will air on Wednesday and Thursday evenings at 9pm on BBC One and be available on iPlayer. The spin-off brings 19 well known personalities into the Scottish Highlands to compete for up to £100,000 for a charity of their choice.

Claudia Winkleman returns as host for the inaugural celebrity series. The confirmed cast includes Alan Carr, Cat Burns, Celia Imrie, Charlotte Church, Clare Balding, David Olusoga, Joe Marler, Joe Wilkinson, Jonathan Ross, Kate Garraway, Lucy Beaumont, Mark Bonnar, Nick Mohammed, Niko Omilana, Paloma Faith, Ruth Codd, Stephen Fry, Tameka Empson and Tom Daley. The series will run for nine episodes, with the finale expected on November 5.

The format follows the established rules of the show. Contestants are divided into Faithfuls and a small number of secret Traitors. The group completes tasks to add money to a communal prize pot while Traitors secretly attempt to eliminate Faithful players. Each night the Traitors select a player to be removed from the game. The following day the remaining players meet at a...