ACTORS Richard E. Grant and Hugh Bonneville are being lined up to lord it up in the next series of The Celebrity Traitors.

The pair, known for playing stately home toffs on telly, are being eyed up by producers for the hit show.

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Richard E Grant and Hugh Bonneville are targets for The Celebrity Traitors, hosted by Claudia Winkleman
 

Hugh Bonneville as Robert Crawley and Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary in Downton Abbey: A New Era.
Hugh Bonneville is best known as Downton Abbey’s Lord GranthamCredit: SplashNews.com
 

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Acting icon Richard E Grant as lord of the manor Sir James Catton in Saltburn
Richard, 68, played lord of the manor Sir James Catton in steamy movie Saltburn, while Hugh, 62, is best known as Downton Abbey’s Lord Grantham.

Insiders say the pair have been asked to join filming for the upcoming celeb series of the BBC’s murder-mystery game show, which starts in May.

And given their screen roles both men would no doubt feel right at home at Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands.

A source said yesterday: “Richard and Hugh are national treasures and would fit in perfectly in the plush surroundings of the castle.

“Richard is clever, witty and endearing, Hugh is charming and funny.

“Both would be hugely entertaining at the roundtable and in the turret, if made Traitors.”

Last year’s inaugural celebrity series, hosted by Claudia Winkleman, was a huge success.

The final, won by treacherous comedian Alan Carr, was the most-watched show last year, with 15million viewers.

Stephen Fry and Celia Imrie were among contestants.

Names linked to the second series include actors Danny Dyer and Hugh Grant and This Morning presenter Alison Hammond.

Richard E. Grant has previously said he was a huge fan of the show. But he added that daughter Olivia did not think he’d last long before getting banished or murdered.

He said: “I’m obsessed with The [Celebrity] Traitors.

“I was fascinated to see the mega-sized brain of Sir Stephen Fry so frustrated because he just could not work out who it was.

“You see how easy it is for people to follow the herd.

“I’d love to go on it.

“My daughter said I’d be thrown out after half an hour because you’re incapable of hiding what you feel about somebody in any way shape or form.”

A BBC spokesman said: “We’re not commenting on speculation but details about series two of The Celebrity Traitors will be announced in due course.”