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I know this type of TV is far too lowbrow for the Saintsweb hipster fraternity but I must say this is a superb series. Anyone else out there in the same guilty pleasure camp? 

 

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Claudia Winkleman is filth but I never got into it and found it quite irritating, but lots of people love it. Maybe I need to persist even just to see more of Claudia 

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14 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Claudia Winkleman is filth but I never got into it and found it quite irritating, but lots of people love it. Maybe I need to persist even just to see more of Claudia 

She's out of the series now (spoilers) but there was a contestant in it this season who was an absolute dirtbag. 

The production company knew this so every other episode they had a quick shot of her having a bath. 

Much like Strictly, there's a little something for the Dads.

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1 minute ago, CB Fry said:

She's out of the series now (spoilers) but there was a contestant in it this season who was an absolute dirtbag. 

The production company knew this so every other episode they had a quick shot of her having a bath. 

Much like Strictly, there's a little something for the Dads.

*downloads this seasons series to binge watch*

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AlexLaw76

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This has been a great series.

I hoped it would be after the first instalment last year. I had a nagging worry that this season would see whacky characters brought in to play who are trying to become z-list celebs, but no, it has been great.

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4 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said:

This has been a great series.

I hoped it would be after the first instalment last year. I had a nagging worry that this season would see whacky characters brought in to play who are trying to become z-list celebs, but no, it has been great.

I think what makes the traitors good is that they have a reasonably normal set of people.  Even when it's not celebrities, most reality shows are full of "influencers" and it makes it inauthentic.  This is just good old Big Brother style tension, with injected confrontation, it's great.

And yes, one particular talent in this years show.

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36 minutes ago, Jeremy Corbyn said:

I think what makes the traitors good is that they have a reasonably normal set of people.  Even when it's not celebrities, most reality shows are full of "influencers" and it makes it inauthentic.  This is just good old Big Brother style tension, with injected confrontation, it's great.

And yes, one particular talent in this years show.

Big Brother was decent when it was normal people then they started to bring in "characters" and it just became a wierdo fest. Each series contained more and more oddballs, remember when that trannie won it and it got all upset because people walked past outside shouting "shes a man" :lol:

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Made a massive faux pas while watching the final with my Mrs last night.

**SPOILER ALERT**

During the final banishment, when it was obvious that Harry and Jaz would vote for each other, I turned to my wife and said "So it's all in Mollie's ha... ohh shit 😳 "

Behind Enemy Lines

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Just watched the first series after seeing this thread. Probably the first reality tv programme I've really enjoyed. 
 

So many twists and turns and emotions running high. Real bonds being made, but some having to lie and deceive at the same time. A real insight into the way people behave differently to similar scenarios. Going to start the second series today. 

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On 24/01/2024 at 21:02, CB Fry said:

She's out of the series now (spoilers) but there was a contestant in it this season who was an absolute dirtbag. 

The production company knew this so every other episode they had a quick shot of her having a bath. 

Much like Strictly, there's a little something for the Dads.

i watched the third one last night, when do the bath shots start so i can not waste time watch the others?

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CB Fry

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Not sure if anyone else saw this on Twitter over the weekend, but this is an interesting piece of early 2000s TV. A "Traitor" program on the BBC. I don't remember it.

Similar in some ways to the series we have now, but to be honest it is more like a Big Brother / Weakest Link crossover. I started watching it and I'm not going to lie I needed to see how it ended.

 

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7 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

Not sure if anyone else saw this on Twitter over the weekend, but this is an interesting piece of early 2000s TV. A "Traitor" program on the BBC. I don't remember it.

Similar in some ways to the series we have now, but to be honest it is more like a Big Brother / Weakest Link crossover. I started watching it and I'm not going to lie I needed to see how it ended.

 

before i start can you confirm if there any fit women in the bath?

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On 27/01/2024 at 13:08, LGTL said:

It’s a brilliant series. The Australian series is well worth a watch too.

My wife and I watched the first Australian series before we'd watched any of the other versions and loved it. Series 1 AUS was excellent, both UK ones have been brilliant too.

There is a US version but it's filmed in the same place/same time as the UK version with the same tasks - only they have about 50/50 normal people and "celebrities" (mostly from other reality TV shows) which really detracts from the game. Also the presenter is annoying as fuck.

We've just finished series 2 of the Australian version (iPlayer) and I have to say, before this I thought of Australians as a laid back and intelligent bunch. Somehow they found the 20 thickest people in the country (half minor celebs, like the US) and I was honestly hoping there was some way that everybody could lose. That said, I enjoyed the finale.

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On 24/01/2024 at 13:02, CB Fry said:

She's out of the series now (spoilers) but there was a contestant in it this season who was an absolute dirtbag. 

The production company knew this so every other episode they had a quick shot of her having a bath. 

 

Yeahhhhh 😀

just finished both seasons. Good stuff.

Here in the US, it's a trash heap of crap stagnant reality series, so watching this on iplayer featuring normal people like how this genre used to be, was refreshing. 

I watched 5 minutes of the US version out of curiosity and true to form, they don't half know how to ruin a good thing...full of ghastly z list reality stars being arseholes. I didn't even get to John Bercow who plays some sort of role....but I don't care. 

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whelk

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Thought I’d give the celeb traitors a watch to see what fuss is about. TBF some decent well known ones in it.

My takeaway so far is Charlotte Church is fit as fuck 

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34 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Usually not a fan of celeb versions of these sort of programmes, but this looks like it could be good.

as you say, most of them are pretty well known.

Ditto. I switched it on 20 mins or so in and was surprised it wasn't packed with unknowns. Pleasantly surprised by the line up and formation, and I love the Winkleman. Will stick with it. 

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7 minutes ago, badgerx16 said:

Bah humbug. Another program I have absolutely no intentiion of watching. Can't abide "reality" TV, and avoid 'celebrity' shows like the plague.

I am normally the same, but Traitors is very good IMO

I really hope the main show retains its authenticity and not have Z listers / those seeking fame.

trousers

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11 hours ago, whelk said:

Thought I’d give the celeb traitors a watch to see what fuss is about. TBF some decent well known ones in it.

My takeaway so far is Charlotte Church is fit as fuck 

£5 says @badgerx16 is now ever so slightly interested... 😉

 

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CB Fry

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On 08/10/2025 at 21:18, whelk said:

My takeaway so far is Charlotte Church is fit as fuck

Sure, she's got her knockers, but i think she's quite nice.

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Winnersaint

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On 09/10/2025 at 22:31, CB Fry said:

Sure, she's got her knockers, but i think she's quite nice.

 

On 09/10/2025 at 22:31, CB Fry said:

Sure, she's got her knockers, but i think she's quite nice.

Damned by faint praise? 😂

iansums

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Not watched it before but the wife said we should give this series a go. I don’t get it, a one hour show could be condensed into five minutes, it’s just tedious.

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trousers

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5 minutes ago, iansums said:

Not watched it before but the wife said we should give this series a go. I don’t get it, a one hour show could be condensed into five minutes, it’s just tedious.

Yeah... It's a bit like watching most football matches... To think there are some sad nutters that like to sit through a whole game... ;)

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AlexLaw76

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Just now, iansums said:

Maybe it’s worse with celebrities, they seem to take it way too seriously. Alan Carr is the only one worth watching.

Celebrity shows like this are usually worse.. Little jeopardy, wanting screen time and many know each other. However, this instalment is helped (IMO) that nearly all on the show are known (by me at least).

It wont stand up to the normal variant of the show, but looks like it will be good anyway.

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trousers

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4 minutes ago, iansums said:

Maybe it’s worse with celebrities, they seem to take it way too seriously. Alan Carr is the only one worth watching.

I'm quite liking the celeb version so far but I prefer the 'joe public' series as the contestants initially not knowing eachother adds an extra dimension 

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iansums

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13 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

I find this miles better than the stale Strictly, and the now terrible I'm a Celebrity 

Agreed, those shows are well past their sell by date.

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