The Traitors star Mollie finally got revenge in Comic Relief skit
Mollie Pearce played herself alongside a cast of various celebrities in the hilarious trailer for The Traitors: The Movie.
Watch: The Traitors stars reunite for Comic Relief sketch
What did you miss?
Comic Relief paid homage to the success of The Traitors in a star-studded skit on Friday night's telethon, featuring actual finalists Mollie Pearce and Harry Clark. And this time, Mollie came out on top.
The sketch, framed as a trailer for The Traitors: The Movie, concluded with Mollie taking out Harry with a frying pan before shouting "shut up Harry" and hitting him again. Hopefully it helped soften the memory of trusting him so much she lost out on £95,000 in The Traitors final.
Who, what and why?
The Traitors: The Movie cast Suranne Jones as presenter Claudia Winkleman, guiding us through a sideways look at the biggest moments from the second series of The Traitors UK. David Walliams showed up as panto villain Paul Gorton, while Catherine Tate played both Charlie and Evie — nodding to their very similar appearances.
Jonathan Bailey played a roguish spin on Clark, while Ghosts star Kiell Smith-Bynoe was the third Traitor: Miles. Of course, cult heroes Diane and 'Jazatha Christie' got their time in the spotlight too, played by Sally Phillips and Asim Chaudhry respectively. Love Island narrator Iain Stirling played Diane's son, Ross.
When the dust settled at the end of the trailer, the real Harry showed up to hit the voiceover artist with a shovel and shout his famous line: "I'm the best Traitor in the world... I hope Mollie didn't hear that."
Unfortunately for him, Mollie did hear him this time, and viewers were thrilled to see her get her own back. One social media user even gave Mollie's performance the highest possible praise: a comparison to Michael Caine in The Muppet Christmas Carol.
Mollie getting the revenge she deserves in Traitors the movie for #ComicRelief was incredible
— Molly ?? (@mynamemolly_) March 15, 2024
Mollie starring as herself in the comic relief traitors parody is giving the same energy as one human in a film where the rest of the cast is made up of muppets
— nicole eloise ?????????? (@nicoleloiseee) March 15, 2024
Mollie getting the biggest cheer of the night. #TheTraitors #ComicRelief
— Brekkie (@Brekkietweets) March 15, 2024
The Traitors is already cemented as one of the biggest TV shows of 2024, with a peak audience of 6.9 million viewers watching the dramatic conclusion of the second series. Rumours abound of a celebrity version in the near future, and perhaps the Comic Relief stars were auditioning for the chance to take part in the castle-based murder mystery.
What else happened on Comic Relief?
Elsewhere, Comic Relief viewers had an emotional night as Sir Lenny Henry hosted the event for the final time and described the whole thing as an "honour". Meanwhile, Mollie King of The Saturdays completed a 300-mile cycling challenge in which she raised more than one million pounds for the charity.
In total, this year's programme raised more than £37m for Comic Relief. In his emotional farewell, Henry said: "I don’t want to make too much fuss, it’s been an honour and a joy… it’s so not about me, it’s about the mirth and the money, it’s about comedy and compassion."
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