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*Rise and Fall*
Rise and Fall
Genre	Reality; Game show;
Presented by	Greg James
Country of origin	Vereinigtes Königreich
Original language	Englisch
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	18
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Studio Lambert
Original release
Network	Channel 4
Release	19 March 2023 –; present

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Rise and Fall is a British reality television series broadcast on Channel 4, which premiered on 19 March 2023 and is hosted by Greg James.

Sixteen contestants divide themselves into the "Rulers" and the "Grafters". While the Rulers live in a luxury penthouse making the decisions, the Grafters live in the basement, carrying out tasks to win money for the prize pot. In each episode, the Rulers vote on one of their number to be eliminated from the game and one of the Grafters has a chance to move up to the penthouse to join them. The winner is chosen from the Rulers at the end of the series to win the prize pot of up to £100,000.^[2]

The first episode was broadcast at 9pm on Sunday 19 March 2023;^[3] subsequently episodes were broadcast at 10pm on weekday evenings before being available for streaming on All 4.^[2]

Format

Sixteen contestants arrive at a building in central London and, after briefly getting to know one another, have to decide amongst themselves who becomes a "Ruler" and who remains as a "Grafter".^[4] Rulers take the lift to a luxury penthouse, while the Grafters remain in the no-frills basement. The series winner will be eventually chosen from the Rulers to win the prize pot of up to £100,000.

The Rulers are responsible for making decisions about how to get the best from the Grafters, who complete tasks to make money for the prize pot. Two Rulers also face an additional challenge to pick four Grafters to do overtime, motivating their teams by each setting a production target in the overtime task.^[5]

At the end of each second episode, the Rulers have to vote on which ruler leaves the game. One of the Grafters then has a chance to join the Rulers and move to the penthouse. New "Grafters" regularly join as the series goes on, to make up the numbers.

Production

Channel 4 ordered Rise and Fall from production company, Studio Lambert, in August 2022.^[1] An application was made in November 2022 to film the series at Southbank Tower in central London, but filming eventually took place in London's 1927 55 Broadway tower.^[6]

Presenter Greg James made a telephone call to The Traitors' presenter, Claudia Winkleman, for advice about how to approach the presentation of the series.^[7]

During the series, contestants were filmed 24 hours a day.^[7]

Contestants

*Rise and Fall* contestants
Contestant	Age	Hometown	Occupation	Entered	Exited	Status
Contestant	Age	Hometown	Occupation	Entered	Exited	Status	Connor Fisher	27	Kent	Working with the elderly and disabled	Episode 1
Eddy Fulford	27	Devon	Account manager, from an aristocratic family	Episode 1
Isaak Dalglish	24	Standish	Paralympic badminton player	Episode 5^[8]
Matt Tacey	32	Midlands	Nurse	Episode 1
Moses Ldn	24	London	Physical trainer	Episode 5^[9]
Rachel Salvador	27	London	Social media influencer	Episode 1
Ramona Shabla	34	London	Chief executive of hospitality and technology businesses	Episode 1	Episode 2
Ramona Shabla	34	London	Chief executive of hospitality and technology businesses	Episode 9
Rossi Woods	39	Shipdham	TikTok star	Episode 2^[10]
Sam Larbi	30	London	Software engineer	Episode 12^[11]
Sydney Nicholson	24	West Lothian	Delivery driver and student	Episode 1
Sophie Corcoran	21	Essex	Student and member of the Young Conservatives. GB News commentator.^[7]	Episode 1	Episode 16	Eliminated
Joas Neto	38	London (originally Brazil)	PR researcher	Episode 12^[11]	Episode 14^[12]	Ejected
Jack Woods	28	Hertfordshire	Construction worker and semi-professional footballer	Episode 1	Episode 14	Eliminated
James Allen	26	Newport (Wales)	Employment coach	Episode 1	Episode 12	Eliminated
Jeff Salmon	69	London	Art dealer and businessman, an expert on the TV programme Four Rooms.	Episode 1	Episode 12	Eliminated
Cheryl Roberts	40	Liverpool	Student and former support worker	Episode 1	Episode 10	Eliminated
Joanna Henderson	50	Suffolk	Interior designer	Episode 1	Episode 9	Walked
Marina Pownall	18	London	Aspiring actor	Episode 1	Episode 8	Eliminated
Rishika Bhalla	26	Birmingham	Running a charity	Episode 1	Episode 6	Eliminated
Prince Sho	39	Hertfordshire, originally from Sierra Leone	Postal worker	Episode 1	Episode 4	Eliminated
Ali Melin	45	Essex	Restaurant owner and businessman	Episode 1	Episode 1	Walked

Sixteen contestants initially entered the building:^[2]^[3]

Ali left in episode 1, after finding out he was to become a Grafter.^[13]

Joanna left the show in episode 9 on medical grounds, after suffering a trapped nerve in her arm.^[12]

Ramona, who had been the first Ruler to be voted out of the game in the first few days of the show, re-entered the game as a Grafter in episode 9.^[14]

In Episode 13, after walking away from the show, Connor rejoined the show as a Grafter the morning after his departure.^[15]

Joas was unexpectedly removed from the show in episode 14, after throwing a glass of water over Sophie during an argument.^[12]

Episodes

Six episodes were broadcast in the first week Sunday 19 March to Friday 24 March. These would be followed by four shows a week, at 10pm Monday to Thursday, for a further three weeks;^[16] there will be 18 episodes in total.^[17]

The final would be broadcast on Thursday 13 April.^[12]

Voting history

Episode	1/2	3/4	5/6	7/8		9/10	11/12		13/14	15/16	17/18
Ruler Voted out	Ramona	Prince	Rishika	Rachel	Marina	Cheryl	Matt	Jeff, James	Jack	Sophie	Isaak
Vote	3-2-1	3-3^[a]	3-2-1	Connor's Choice	2-2-1^[b]	4-2	Rossi's Choice	3-3	Grafter's Choice	3-2	5-1-1
Nominated Grafters	Marina, Connor	James, Jeff	Connor, Jeff	none	Jack, Jeff, Sydney	Moses, Rossi^[c]	none	Sydney, Sophie	Eddy, Sophie, Isaak	Isaak, Ramona, Matt	none

Eddy	In Basement								Nominated to Rise	Rossi^[d]	Isaak
Matt	Ramona	Prince	Rachel	No vote	Marina	Connor	Demoted (Episode 11)	In Basement		Nominated to Rise	Isaak^[e]
Moses	Not in Game		In Basement			Nominated to Rise	No vote	James	No vote	Sophie	Isaak
Ramona	Rachel	Eliminated (Episode 2)				Returned (Episode 9)	In Basement			Nominated to Rise	Matt
Rossi	Not in Game	In Basement				Nominated to Rise	Matt to Demote	Jeff	No vote	Sophie	Isaak
Sydney	In Basement				Nominated to Rise	In Basement		Nominated to Rise	No vote	Sophie	Isaak
Isaak	Not in Game		In Basement						Nominated to Rise	Nominated to Rise	Rossi
Sam	Not in Game							In Basement
Connor	Nominated to Rise	In Basement	Nominated to Rise	Rachel to Demote	~~Matt~~ Marina	Cheryl	No vote	James	Returned to Basement	In Basement
Rachel	Ramona	Cheryl	Marina	Demoted (Episode 7)	In Basement
Sophie	In Basement							Nominated to Rise	Nominated to Rise	Rossi^[d]	Eliminated (Ep. 16)
Joas	Not in Game							In Basement		Ejected^[18] (Episode 14)
Jack	In Basement				Nominated to Rise	Cheryl	No vote	Jeff	No vote	Eliminated (Episode 14)
James	In Basement	Nominated to Rise	Rishika	No vote	Marina	Cheryl	No vote	Jeff	Eliminated (Episode 12)
Jeff	In Basement	Nominated to Rise	Nominated to Rise	In Basement	Nominated to Rise	Cheryl	No vote	James	Eliminated (Episode 12)
Cheryl	Rachel	Prince	Rishika	No vote	James	Connor	Eliminated (Episode 10)
Joanna	In Basement					Walked (Episode 9)
Marina	Nominated to Rise	Prince	Rishika	No vote	Matt	Eliminated (Episode 8)
Rishika	Ramona	Cheryl	Marina	Eliminated (Episode 6)
Prince	Cheryl	Cheryl	Eliminated (Episode 4)
Ali	Walked (Episode 1)

Key

Remained in the basement.

Nominated to go up to the penthouse.

Was asked to go down to the basement.

As the new Ruler, the contestant could not be voted for but could still vote. Received the casting vote ~~Changed vote~~

Received the chance to pick who was to fall to the basement.

Did not receive a vote due to vote being given to one person only.

Notes

^ As the new ruler, Marina decided which contestant to eliminate.
^ As the new ruler, Connor decided which contestant to eliminate.
^ Rossi and Sydney tied for second in the rise vote. As the person with the most rise votes Moses got to decide who would go up with him. He chose Rossi.
^ ^a ^b Eddy and Sophie, despite being new rulers, were not immune in the elimination vote.
^ Matt became the last Grafter to rise by cleaning the most plates in the final work shift.

Critical reception

The Guardian reviewer described the series as "The Apprentice Traitors Big Brother" and gave 3 out of 5 stars, concluding that "so far there are no revealing interactions between the proles and the blinged-up bosses, nothing to compete with the psychological subtlety and strain of The Traitors’ extended bluffs. Beneath that shiny veneer of newness is an old-fashioned, backstabbing bunfight between unlikable people – entertaining, yes, but business as usual."^[19]

The reviewer from The Telegraph described Rise and Fall as "The Traitors’ garish little cousin", adding that "contestants in the The Traitors had to do mean things but it was always just a game; here, you suspect that some of them just aren’t very nice people." The Telegraph gave the show 2 out of 5 marks.^[20]

The Lancashire Post concluded that Rise and Fall was "not immediately gripping, but as time goes by the dynamic becomes more and more fascinating, and especially after this week, you can’t help hoping for a revolution".^[21]

At the end of the first week, The Observer described Rise and Fall as trying to be "a primetime TV treatise on capitalism and power". It criticised it for too many of the contestants being "hyper-camera-aware wannabes" and the tasks as "Torture TV" that would put off families from watching.^[22]

After the end of the second week The Tab highlighted the lack of diversity amongst the Rulers, suggesting 'unconcious bias' was having an effect. All four ethnic minority rulers had been voted out, followed by the remaining two women, leaving all six rulers as white men. The Tab concluded that "the show right now has a real problem and looks questionable".^[23]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Channel 4 order Rise and Fall". Studio Lambert. August 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Clinton, Jane (20 March 2023). "Rise and Fall cast: Full list of contestants for the new Greg James series on Channel 4 and when it's next on". i. London. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b Jade, Kayleigh (19 March 2023). "Rise & Fall cast: Meet the line up of contestants on Channel 4 show". Tellymix. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^ Shillcock, Franscesca (20 March 2023). "Rise and Fall viewers left seriously divided after episode one and major cliffhanger". Hello!. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^ "Rise & Fall - Episode 2 Preview (Channel 4)". TV Zone. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^ Moreland, Alex (20 March 2023). "Rise and Fall filming locations: where is the Channel 4 reality series set - where is 55 Broadway tower?". National World. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Amin, Meghna (19 March 2023). "Greg James on the Rise and Fall contestant already causing controversy, his secret call with Claudia Winkleman, and why he's bored of celebs". Metro. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^ Clarke, Gaynor (24 March 2023). "Wigan Paralympian Isaak Dalglish puts down his badminton racquet to join Channel 4 series Rise and Fall". Wigan Today. Wigan. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ Wilkes, Neil (23 March 2023). "Pictures: Two new Grafters join Rise and Fall tonight". Media Mole. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ Wolstenholme, Kate (21 March 2023). "Channel 4 Rise and Fall features TikTok star Rossi Woods". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b Debnath, Neela (3 April 2023). "Meet Rise and Fall's new Grafters Sam and Joas". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ross, Steven (7 April 2023). "Rise and Fall finale: when is last episode of Channel 4 game show on TV - who is left in the cast?". NationalWorld. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
^ "Why did Ali leave Rise and Fall? Contestant makes shock exit". Radio Times.
^ Wilkes, Neil (29 March 2023). "Former Ruler to make shock return in tonight's Rise and Fall". Media Mole. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ "Rise and Fall - Series 1: Episode 13 | All 4". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
^ Morris, Lauren (19 March 2023). "When is Rise and Fall next on Channel 4?". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ Anderson, Hayley (29 March 2023). "Rise and Fall's episode schedule has had a shake-up on Channel 4". Express.co.uk.
^ "Rise and Fall: Joas kicked off Channel 4 show after throwing water over Sophie". Devon Live. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
^ Seale, Jack (19 March 2023). "Rise and Fall review – it's The Traitors meets The Apprentice!". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ Singh, Anita (19 March 2023). "Rise & Fall, Channel 4, review: The Traitors' garish little cousin is cruelty television". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ Cunnington, JPhilip (24 March 2023). "Rise and Fall review: Channel 4's new reality game show - and events in Parliament - leave you hoping for a revolution". Lancashire Post. Lancashire. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ "The week in TV: Rise and Fall; Outlast; Yellowjackets; Phoenix Rise; Agent Elvis – review". The Observer. London. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ Brocklehurst, Harrison (31 March 2023). "'Started with four people of colour, now it's six white men': Rise and Fall has a problem". The Tab. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

External links

[Episode3-18] As the new ruler, Marina decided which contestant to eliminate.

[Episode7-19] As the new ruler, Connor decided which contestant to eliminate.

[Rise_10-20] Rossi and Sydney tied for second in the rise vote. As the person with the most rise votes Moses got to decide who would go up with him. He chose Rossi.

[Elimiaton_15-21] Eddy and Sophie, despite being new rulers, were not immune in the elimination vote.

[MattRise-22] Matt became the last Grafter to rise by cleaning the most plates in the final work shift.

[lambert-1] "Channel 4 order Rise and Fall". Studio Lambert. August 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023.

[i_full_cast-2] Clinton, Jane (20 March 2023). "Rise and Fall cast: Full list of contestants for the new Greg James series on Channel 4 and when it's next on". i. London. Retrieved 26 March 2023.

[tellymix_meet_line_up-3] Jade, Kayleigh (19 March 2023). "Rise & Fall cast: Meet the line up of contestants on Channel 4 show". Tellymix. Retrieved 26 March 2023.

[hello_episode_1-4] Shillcock, Franscesca (20 March 2023). "Rise and Fall viewers left seriously divided after episode one and major cliffhanger". Hello!. Retrieved 26 March 2023.

[tvzone_episode_2-5] "Rise & Fall - Episode 2 Preview (Channel 4)". TV Zone. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.

[6] Moreland, Alex (20 March 2023). "Rise and Fall filming locations: where is the Channel 4 reality series set - where is 55 Broadway tower?". National World. Retrieved 26 March 2023.

[metro_greg_james-7] Amin, Meghna (19 March 2023). "Greg James on the Rise and Fall contestant already causing controversy, his secret call with Claudia Winkleman, and why he's bored of celebs". Metro. Retrieved 26 March 2023.

[8] Clarke, Gaynor (24 March 2023). "Wigan Paralympian Isaak Dalglish puts down his badminton racquet to join Channel 4 series Rise and Fall". Wigan Today. Wigan. Retrieved 29 March 2022.

[9] Wilkes, Neil (23 March 2023). "Pictures: Two new Grafters join Rise and Fall tonight". Media Mole. Retrieved 29 March 2022.

[10] Wolstenholme, Kate (21 March 2023). "Channel 4 Rise and Fall features TikTok star Rossi Woods". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

[Sam_and_Joas-11] Debnath, Neela (3 April 2023). "Meet Rise and Fall's new Grafters Sam and Joas". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

[nationalworld_6_apr-12] Ross, Steven (7 April 2023). "Rise and Fall finale: when is last episode of Channel 4 game show on TV - who is left in the cast?". NationalWorld. Retrieved 10 April 2023.

[13] "Why did Ali leave Rise and Fall? Contestant makes shock exit". Radio Times.

[14] Wilkes, Neil (29 March 2023). "Former Ruler to make shock return in tonight's Rise and Fall". Media Mole. Retrieved 29 March 2022.

[15] "Rise and Fall - Series 1: Episode 13 | All 4". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

[16] Morris, Lauren (19 March 2023). "When is Rise and Fall next on Channel 4?". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

[17] Anderson, Hayley (29 March 2023). "Rise and Fall's episode schedule has had a shake-up on Channel 4". Express.co.uk.

[23] "Rise and Fall: Joas kicked off Channel 4 show after throwing water over Sophie". Devon Live. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

[guardian-24] Seale, Jack (19 March 2023). "Rise and Fall review – it's The Traitors meets The Apprentice!". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

[25] Singh, Anita (19 March 2023). "Rise & Fall, Channel 4, review: The Traitors' garish little cousin is cruelty television". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

[lanc_post_review-26] Cunnington, JPhilip (24 March 2023). "Rise and Fall review: Channel 4's new reality game show - and events in Parliament - leave you hoping for a revolution". Lancashire Post. Lancashire. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

[27] "The week in TV: Rise and Fall; Outlast; Yellowjackets; Phoenix Rise; Agent Elvis – review". The Observer. London. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

[28] Brocklehurst, Harrison (31 March 2023). "'Started with four people of colour, now it's six white men': Rise and Fall has a problem". The Tab. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

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