WATCH: Highland firm Dicksons of Inverness' laugh out loud video send-up of Claudia Winkelman's BBC TV show The Traitors goes viral
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A clever send-up of the hit TV series The Traitors by a Highland firm has gone down a storm on social media.
Six avid followers of the show from the motor dealership Dicksons of Inverness turned on thespian flair for a hilarious and surreal deadpan take on the BBC reality series.
Hosted by Claudia Winkleman in the UK, The Traitors pits contestants against each other in a wickedly devious battle of deception, back-stabbing and often misplaced trust to land a cash prize pot of up to £100,000.
Along the way, the innocent Faithfuls have to identify and banish unknown Traitors among them, while the Traitors strive to remain undetected and ruthlessly banish their rivals from the contest.
WATCH HERE: Dickson's Facebook page
Set amid stunning scenery at Ardross Castle, north-west of Alness, the current second series has whittled 22 strangers down to tonight’s final five, including 29-year-old Faithful Evie Morrison from Inverness.
Dicksons’ comical take on The Traitors is set in a company meeting room where one of the ‘round table’ contestants, Innes Lee, vehemently denies being a Traitor despite wearing one of their infamous green cloaks.
Comedy ensues, with staff members Douglas Laird, Scott Crichton, Linda MacPhee, Mark Murray, and videographer Craig Noble all involved
Craig, the firm's creative and content executive, explained how the acting bug had caught on among them.
“We started around two years ago just producing funny videos, and it has really taken off from there,” he said.
“We try to do one longer-form video a month, and we do silly reels and challenges for the staff as well.
“They are always very up for it, which I’m very thankful for.
“The Traitors has been a bit of an obsession with a lot of us, with lots of us following it every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and talking about when we come in each morning.
“It has kind of taken over the office for some of us, though not all of us!
“One of the guys who appeared, Scott Crichton, is actually an amateur dramatics actor and is very good, but the more we do, the more the staff are up for it and relaxed in front of the cameras.”
On Facebook, the video clocked up over 8000 views in just under 24 hours and was performing eight times better than the firm’s usual light-hearted productions.
