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The Traitors series 2 on BBC One review: the murder mystery is back – let the carnage commence

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“There’s no easy way to say this,” declares Claudia Winkleman, channelling more than a hint of campy panto villain as she swans into the first breakfast of the newly-returned hit show The Traitors. “You are sharing marmalade… with murderers.”

A kind of reality telly spin on Cluedo, The Traitors brings together 22 contestants in a spooky Scottish castle for an immersive murder-mystery game – each one hoping to get their hands on a cut of the prize fund.

Series one proved a surprise, word of mouth smash hit for the BBC, with an average audience of 5.4 million tuning in to watch Maddy's madcap prophesies, Aaron's many blunders, and Amanda promising to

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