‘I’m like a less butch Agatha Christie in a fabulous outfit,” declares Alan Cumming in an early episode of the TV show The Traitors US. The outfit in question? A navy and green tartan suit teamed with a neon green knitted tie and a gold and green sparkly brooch.
The show, which originally launched late last year in the UK, was fronted by Claudia Winkleman and became an instant success, being streamed more than 28m times on BBC iPlayer. This week saw the release of a US version on BBC Three. Spread over 10 episodes, there are two big changes to the format. The first: the arrival of the dapperly dressed Cumming as host. The second: contestants who hail from a reality TV background, selected from shows including The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
