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<p>Why do the remaining male Traitors contestants all look the same?</p>

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The Traitors’ ‘man-merge’ is the real problem with this year’s series

The latest season of ‘The Traitors’ is teeming with twenty and thirtysomething men who all look pretty similar, and it’s making the backstabbing and double-crossing in the castle even more impenetrable than usual, says Katie Rosseinsky

<p>Tom Hiddleston plays the lead role in BBC series ‘The Night Manager’</p>

It doesn’t feel like le Carré but The Night Manager needed a big twist

<p>Malachi Kirby: ‘Most of the characters that I’ve played have been traumatised. Weirdly, that is my comfort zone’</p>

the saturday interview

Malachi Kirby: ‘The cameras were off at this point, but I was shaking’

<p>‘Lovely Fiona’ has been revealed as the ‘secret traitor’ on the BBC show</p>

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The Traitors is a reminder to never underestimate an older woman

Reviews

Features

<p>Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams in the sudsy gay phenomenon ‘Heated Rivalry’</p>

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Heated Rivalry’s obsessive fans have sucked the fun out of the show

<p>When it comes to the creative industries, AI is not a force for good</p>

State of the Arts

Ten commandments for a superior arts experience in 2026

<p>Lena Dunham, Cynthia Erivo and David Hockney all have exciting new projects planned for the next 12 months</p>

The biggest books, art, plays, TV and films to look forward to in 2026

<p>David Attenborough standing in front of the House of Commons, where peregrine falcons roost</p>

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‘Even David Attenborough was surprised’: The making of Wild London

Interviews

<p>Josh Finan: ‘There’s a certain amount of pressure that builds up in your body over the days’</p>

Rising Stars

Josh Finan on his searing prison drama Waiting for the Out

<p>‘Life is beautiful, man’: Diego Calva stars in the BBC’s flagship drama ‘The Night Manager’</p>

Interview

Babylon’s Diego Calva on playing a villain in The Night Manager

<p>Jim Howick: ‘I read the scripts with a sense of dread’</p>

Interview

Here We Go’s Jim Howick: ‘I’m a walking indignity’

<p>Compston has starred in ‘Line of Duty’ since 2012</p>

Interview

Martin Compston on Line of Duty, Revenge Club and life in Las Vegas

News

LiveNews

Traitors respond to Matthew’s unexpected offer - live

<p>Miriam Margolyes and her late actor friend Marian Diamond</p>

Miriam Margolyes ‘bereft’ after death of actor friend Marian Diamond

<p>Holden married Dennis in 1995, and they separated in 2002, two years after she admitted to an affair with<em> ‘</em>Men Behaving Badly’ actor Neil Morrissey</p>

Amanda Holden reflects on ‘hurting’ Les Dennis during marriage

The Traitors’ Fiona shares reasons behind her controversial decisions

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