A gripping new gameshow is hitting our screens in a matter of hours, produced by the team behind The Traitors and fronted by Greg James.
Rise and Fall sees 16 contestants from all backgrounds starting off as equals, but soon finding themselves in positions of power as Rulers or as part of the powerless, the Grafters.
While those in charge live in a lavish penthouse, their workers must survive in basic conditions in the basement, but anyone can rise and anyone can fall.
Although the Grafters are trying to increase the prize pot, it will be one Ruler who walks away with all the money at the end, and who changes status will all be down to the other players.
Hooked already? So are we, and here’s everything you need to know about the contestants taking part.
Who will make it to the end? (Picture: Channel 4)
Ali
Will Ali be a Grafter or a Ruler? (Picture: Channel 4)
Age: 45
From: Essex
Occupation: Entrepreneur
Ali, whose Essex restaurants have become celebrity hot spots, thinks Donald Trump is a great leader. Why? ‘Because he’s a don’t-take-no-c**p kind of guy.’
Cheryl
Will Cheryl walk away with all the prize money? (Picture: Channel 4)
Age: 40
From: Liverpool
Occupation: Trainee nurse
Now a mature student, Cheryl used to work as a support worker, working with both adults and children.
Connor
Connor is bringing the ‘charm and sass’ (Picture: Channel 4)
Age: 27
From: Kent
Occupation: Care home manager
With his ‘charm and sass’, Connor is ready to ‘sniff out the weaker ones, the fake ones, all the manipulators and I think I’ll be able to sniff out the worst ones’.
Edmund
Will Edmund be a grafter or a ruler? (Picture: Channel 4)
Age: 27
From: Devon
Occupation: Account manager
Edmund comes from one of Britain’s oldest aristocratic families, but isn’t scared to ‘muck in and do the hard graft’.
Jack
Jack is a builder and semi-pro footballer (Picture: Channel 4)
Age: 28
From: Hertfordshire
Occupation: Builder
Semi-pro footballer Jack would take his mum on a luxury holiday if he walked off the prize fund.
James
James is an employment coach from South Wales (Picture: Channel 4)
Age: 26
From: Newport, South Wales
Occupation: Employment coach
According to James, Beyonce is ‘an amazing leader’. ‘She has so many
achievements. She’s a trailblazer. She’s led herself, women, men and the queer community to feel themselves, to be their best selves and to release their wiggle.’
We couldn’t agree more!
Jeff
Jeff stars as an expert in Channel 4’s Four Rooms (Picture: Channel 4)
Age: 69
From: London
Occupation: Entrepreneur
East End boy Jeff began working at Sotheby’s in the 1970s before setting up his art dealership.
He’s best known for his role as an expert in Channel 4’s Four Rooms.
Joanna
Will Joanna be a Ruler or a Grafter? (Picture: Channel 4)
Age: 50
From: Suffolk
Occupation: Interior designer
Joanna swapped her interior design work for a big adventure in Greece when the pandemic hit.
Marina
Marina is following her dream to be an actor, whilst also working as a …read more
Source:: Metro
