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Mancs who are good at lying are wanted for the next series of The Traitors

Feeling deceptive? Now's your chance to make use of it.

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant - 18th September 2024

The BBC is currently casting for the next series of The Traitors, and is looking for some deceptive Mancs to take part.

The Traitors is pretty much a cultural phenomenon at this point.

While the first series of the smash-hit BBC reality competition show proved pretty popular when it premiered back in 2022, the second series which aired at the start of this year took things to a whole new level, and truly seemed to capture the attentions of the nation like no other – with millions of viewers tuning in to watch the three episodes each week.

In case you haven’t seen it, put simply, The Traitors a competition series that’s built on strategy, suspicion, and deception.

Mancs who are good at lying are wanted for the next series of The Traitors / Credit: BBC

A team of players are tasked with competing in a series of missions, with the more missions they complete successfully, the bigger the prize pot gets. However, hidden among the players are the ‘Traitors’, who meet in secret and decide who to eliminate from their fellow players known as the ‘Faithfuls’.

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The aim for the ‘Traitors’ is to stay undetected until the end, while the aim for the ‘Faithfuls’ is to banish all of the Traitors before the game ends.

Throughout the series, there will be twists, turns, rigorous challenges, shocks and surprises for the players.

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Claudia Winkleman outside the castle on The Traitors / Credit: BBC

Producers describe it as a “game of trust and treachery”, and there’s always plenty of twists, turns, shocks, and surprises along the way – but do you reckon you’ve got what it takes to play? If so, the BBC is currently casting for the next series of the popular show, and is calling on people in Greater Manchester and across the UK to apply.

Applications are currently open to “fun, smart, and strategic players” who are over 18 years of age and have the right to legally reside in the UK.

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You have until 9 February 2025 to get your applications in online here.

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Johnny Marr denies Morrissey’s claims about obtaining ‘100%’ of The Smiths trademark

Danny Jones Danny Jones Johnny Marr denies Morrissey claims that he now owns 100% of The Smiths trademark

Johnny Marr has come out to deny the claims made by former bandmate Morrissey that he now controls “100%” of the rights to The Smiths trademark and intellectual property.

In case you missed it, earlier this week Morrissey came out with a statement detailing how Marr had recently obtained “100% trademark rights/intellectual property” and can now tour without him.

Fans were already enjoying drumming up suggestions for singers who could take the iconic frontman’s place on stage but don’t get too carried away, as the former lead guitarist has already come out to refute the allegations.

As per a lengthy statement on his social media accounts, Marr not only rubbishes the rumours that any temporary singer or plans to tour are on the cards but explains that ownership of The Smiths right is still shared with Morrissey – he just simply hasn’t signed a document yet.

A spokesperson for Marr writes: “In 2018, following an attempt by a third party to use the Smiths’ name – and upon discovery that the trademark was not owned by the band – Marr reached out to Morrissey, via his representatives, to work together in protecting the Smiths’ name.

“A failure to respond led Marr to register the trademark himself. It was subsequently agreed with Morrissey’s lawyers that this trademark was held for the mutual benefit of Morrissey and Marr.

As a gesture of goodwill, in January 2024, Marr signed an assignment of joint ownership to Morrissey. Execution of this document still requires Morrissey to sign.­­­­­­­­”

Responding personally via his representation, the 60-year-old added: “To prevent third parties from profiting from the band’s name, it was left to me to protect the legacy. This I have done on behalf of both myself and my former bandmates.”

He also cleared up more claims made by Morrissey, who said the pair had both been met with a potential and ‘lucrative’ deal to tour together as The Smiths once again, to which Marr has now clarified: “I didn’t ignore the offer; I said no.” At the risk of pointing out the obvious by the way…

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So no, while it might have been registered by Marr and his team, he doesn’t own all of the rights to The Smiths; in actuality, it looks as though the Manchester music legend took steps to make sure that both he and Morrissey maintained shared ownership.

Presuming this response clears up all the speculation surrounding the trademark, the 65-year-old could seemingly have avoided all of this by simply giving his signature and completing the document.

Put it this way, if you were somehow holding out hope for an Oasis AND a Smiths reunion, we wouldn’t hold our breaths…

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Manchester City is looking for ‘diehard fans’ to be part of a new documentary series

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant

Manchester City is looking for some diehard fans to be part of a new documentary series by sharing their love for the club.

The Sky Blues are no stranger to a documentary, having had several successful series and feature-length shows air on Amazon Prime, Netflix, and the club’s own online TV platform CITY+, over the past couple of years – drawing in millions of viewers across the globe each time.

But now, it sounds like there’s another one in the works… and you could be a part of it.

The football club is looking for families with four generations of supporters to share their special memories of following Manchester City down the years.

On top of this, the club is also keen to find fan videos that can help take documentary viewers into the stands from a City fan’s perspective, and is asking that people get in touch and send footage that they’ve taken of some of the club’s most famous moments from over the years – including reactions to Sergio Aguero’s famous goal against QPR in 2012, and the Treble-winning season.

Footage could also be submitted from other important milestones such as the 1999 play off final, or from things like random away days in the 1980s, or even City-themed kids’ birthday parties from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s.

No matter whether the footage was taken on a mobile phone, old-school video camera, or something similar, it could come in useful.

Manchester City is looking for ‘diehard fans’ to be part of a new documentary series / Credit: Manchester City

The only condition is that all footage submitted by fans must be their own, and not recordings from commercial media, or copied from YouTube or any other media/social media outlets.

Keen to be a part of the production then?

If you would like you and your family to be considered for the documentary, then you can email [email protected] with your details and stories about supporting City.

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All footage to be considered for inclusion in the documentary can be emailed to [email protected].

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