IF you love devious and wickedly reality shows with twists and turns at every corner then look no further.
Channel 4‘s new reality series The Inheritance sees 13 contestants compete to win a fortune left behind by a “deceased benefactor” played by Liz Hurley – but must first work together to complete her final requests.
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Set to air over 12 episodes, the brand new competition series will welcome the players to a grand countryside manner.
Leaving video messages for the contestants from beyond the grave, they must battle it out in a series of challenges to unlock money from the will.
There’s set to be plenty of lies, deceit, rows and backstabbing as the players try to convince each other that only they should be trusted with the money pot.
The Inheritance is a cut-throat game of wit, willpower, persuasion
and betrayal, where it’s not about who deserves the money, but who can outplay, out-charm and out-scheme the rest to claim it.
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Here are all the 13 players who are set to go head-to-head to win the fortune…
CAM, 28, Scaffolder
Lancashire-based Cam admitted he likes to be the voice of reason in stressful situations.
He may not be the most competitive but that doesn’t mean he wants the fortune any less.
Cam said: “I think I can lift a team up in a stressful environment. I’ve
worked with scaffolders for years, massive groups of us, when there’s lots of big characters and lots of intense situations.
“I like to get stuck in but I’m also the person who’s laughing, playing Monopoly, not the person that’s flipping the board.
“I enjoy watching the chaos.”
He’s hoping his nice guy charm will win over the other players.
Cam said: “I’m quite good, I always seem to get what I want but not in a direct way either.”
If he won the prize money, he’s hoping to swap careers to become a full-time travel content creator and pay off his debts.
CATHERINE, 50, Former police sergeant
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Catherine believes her 22 years in the police force will help with her win over her fellow competitors.
She said: “I’m just a 50-year-old woman who has had her career
and is now in a kind of different stage of her life.
“And I’m so competitive, and I just really want to do something for me, so not as a cop or not as a mum, not as a wife, but something for me.”
Swapping police work to become a therapy dog handler, Catherine said she knows exactly how to “communicate with people by being polite, empathetic, a little bit forceful when needed.”
She’s admitted she’s not afraid to speak up, is good a steering a conversation and will put herself forward to be the team leader.
Her competitiveness could get her into trouble as she revealed: “We have lots of family gatherings now, and they always involve a quiz.
“It always ends up in arguments because everyone is in it to win it.
If she wins, Catherine is hoping to take her whole family on holiday including her elderly parents.
EMMA, 26, Paramedic
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She has the brains, the beauty but will she have the power of persuasion?
Bubbly Emma from Exeter said winning the money is her biggest motivation after working in the NHS for the past few years.
She said: “I’m quite a confident, outgoing and positive person, so I would like to think that I would encourage other people to see it positively and have a good time.”
Although she doesn’t believe herself to be a devious or underhanded person, Emma said there may be times when she has to.
She’s set to use her positive personality and her “innocent look” to persuade the others that she deserves the cash.
If she succeeds, Emma said: “One thing that I would like to do is buy my mum out of my nan’s house.
“We lost her suddenly last year, and all of my mum’s inheritance from my nan’s house is to help me get on the property ladder. I would love to be able to free that up so that she could have her inheritance back.”
FERG, 68, Retired market trader
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Ferg is not your average retired 68-year-old.
He’s admitted he’s “does not want his retirement to be the pipe and slippers type” and instead loves a challenge.
From adventure; swimming, climbing mountains or jumping out of helicopters – Ferg said he’s ready for it all.
He said: “I would rather win less and get through with two or three people and enjoy it together, than be on my own.
“I think I’ll probably be the bloke who’s a little bit daft. I hopefully
would like to bring a bit of humour, to bring us all together.”
Ferg said he doesn’t think he’ll win the jackpot but is there for the experience.
But if he does leave the show with some cash he’d like to take his wife on holiday and help his kids out with their mortgages.
He added: “I don’t really need a lot. If I’ve got a nice pair of running shoes, then I’m happy.”
HAFSAH, 28, Marketing manager
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The Manchester beauty said she’s ready to shake up her relaxed lifestyle with a bit risk taking and adventure.
Despite her friendly nature, Hafsah said people “shouldn’t underestimate her” as she’s “here to win”.
She said: “I am ultra-competitive. I really get involved in a game because I think you’re not really doing a game any service if you’re not fully engaging in it to win it.
“I feel like I’m really good at getting my own way. I’m good at framing things in a way that will be beneficial to the other person.”
If she walks away with a hefty prize fund, she’d like to give some to charity, family and splash out on a Range Rover.
She added: “Charity is really important to me. I would like to do some building projects abroad, be that housing, contributing towards a school or a place of worship, something like that which makes a real
impact to the lives of those who need it most.”
HANNAH, 27, Wedding planner
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She’s used to planning weddings but now Hannah is set to walk down the aisle for her own nuptials.
Scottish-based Hannah said she was keen to do something out of her comfort zone ahead of becoming a married woman.
She said her best qualities include her “outgoing, loud, bubbly and friendly” personality, saying: “They’ll trust my leadership”.
Hannah admitted she’s “extremely competitive” especially when it comes to playing board games, which can result in falling outs.
She said she’s got a special advantage when it comes to persuading people, saying: “Oh, it sounds bad to say but I think I’m probably quite manipulative…in a friendly way!
“I can use a little bit of the Scottish charm to sort of persuade people.”
If she wins, she wants to spend the money on her wedding, to tuck some away for a rainy day and to move to a farm.
JAMES, 35, Entrepreneur
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Although he hates being called an entrepreneur, James is proud of his achievements after making it into the world’s top 100 VC backed LGBT founders.
“I thought that if I were to approach this game, if I was just to go for it, I want to take the knowledge I’ve learned from 10 years in startup and venture capitalism, which really is gameplay,” he said.
James confessed he’s a big team player but only in the right circumstances.
He said: “Yes, if it’s for MY team! If the team’s moving in the direction I want it to, yes.
“If not, then I would be the worst team player. Alliances are important and I wouldn’t burn bridges for the sake of it.”
He’s going to use his experience to help get people on side, saying: ” I’ve spent 10 years convincing people to invest in essentially just paper ideas. These are some of the wealthiest people on the planet.”
Unlike the other contestants, James said he’s not doing the show for the money and if he did win he’d like to invest it.
JESSE, 19, Student and content creator
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He may be the youngest in the competition, but Jesse believes he’s got excellent instincts to “gauge” other people.
Jesse said he not a pushover and won’t give up easily, saying: “I push myself when I want to do something.
“I’ll be a team player, because we have to do it as a group. But then if there’s a scenario where I have to do something by myself, or I have to decide things by myself, then I’ll happily do that as well.
“I’m a team player until it’s no longer a team!”
He confessed he’s got the gift of the gab when it comes to persuading people but won’t go out of his way to change someone’s mind if they continue to clash.
The sensible lad said he’d prefer to save the money if he wins and use some of it for a holiday and for his family and friends.
MART, 37, Development coach
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After the “hardest two or three years” going through the adoption process with his partner, Mart said he is ready for another challenge.
He said: “I’m always looking for the next big thing, whether it be in business, my personal life.”
The Newcastle lad said another reason he signed up was for his son, saying: “Growing up, I always had hand-me-downs and my family weren’t well off at all so I’m doing this for him. I just want to give him
the life that I never had.”
Always half glass full, Mart said he’s a positive guy, with a good sense of humour and a bit of a prankster.
Although some people may go into the show with a game-plan, Mart admitted he won’t be one of them.
He said: “I want to go into this game with no facade and play it exactly as the person that I am.”
The self-confessed leader and delegator said he’s even prepared by reading a book called How to Win Friends and Influence People.
He said: “I am going to have to form alliances and win friends to keep people on my side but then I’m not going to think twice if I have to screw them over in the final because I’ve only known them for a few weeks at the end of the day.”
If he manages to outwit he co-stars, then he’s planning on putting the money into savings for his kid.
MATT, 51, Coach company owner
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Some may be afraid to take on a TV show with a totally new concept – but not Matt.
In fact, he said it “piqued” his interest and said the process will be a test of himself rather gaining fame or fortune.
The businessman said he’s good at encouraging people to meet their targets after having done it for 25 years in his own company.
But at the same time, he’s very much a one man band, who runs his coach company on his own.
He said: I like to look at people’s traits, see what makes them tick and try and work on that.
“I’ll see if I can get a reaction from certain questions that I may
ask, or reactions to things that we have to do.
“I might look upon these reactions as a way of determining a strength or weakness in an individual and see how I might play on those to my advantage.
Not someone who is strapped for cash, Matt isn’t bothered about the money as he admitted he’s content with his life and finances.
PAT, 75, Chess teacher
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Yorkshire chess teacher Pat said she applied just to see if she could bag herself a spot on the show and when she did, she couldn’t turn it down.
The 75-year-old is always on the go – from gym classes, to playing chess, teaching guided meditation and even being a ghost writer.
She said: “I’m also a cancer survivor, so is my husband, so there’s a lot I’ve seen and a lot I’ve done. I think what I would bring is wisdom, in a sense.
“It’s purely about the experience and being able to say I did that.”
Pat may be a sweet lady, but don’t be fooled.
The chess player said: “I’ve got a master’s in strategic decision making.
“I am competitive as hell. I won’t let the grandchildren win!”
If Pat beat off her competitors to win a nice sum, she’s keen to treat herself to a new car.
TIA, 26, Health and wellness advisor
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As a naturally competitive person, Tia said she’s been eyeing up a spot on a TV show for a while where she gets to be her “authentic self”.
She said her biggest skills are her adaptability which makes her confident to state her case, while not being two-faced.
Tia said: “A team player, yes, but every man/woman for his or herself, at the same time. I’m a team player but I also want to win.”
She said some of her ideas might be outlandish but believes “once you build your reputation of having good ideas or those ideas having a good result, people will start to trust you more.”
Tia is so confident that she will win, that it’s a ‘when’ not an ‘if’.
She said: “WHEN I do succeed and walk away with a large amount of money.
“I want to start a family business. We don’t really have a lot of money.
“We’re okay, but we’re just living pay cheque to pay cheque, and I don’t want that for us anymore.”
ZARA, 36, Professional Gamer
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Model Zara said she believes she “manifested” this opportunity.
The gamer from London said she’s “silly, approachable and friendly” but she also has another side, warning “just be careful”.
She said: ” I’m one of those people that if I’m not happy about something, I will have to say it. I’ll stand up for myself because I don’t want to go to sleep thinking you should have said this or that.”
Zara said she’ll be a team-player but will sometimes sit back and observe what others do before taking the lead.
She insisted: “I like having my own voice.”
Zara confessed that her secret weapon is her flirty charm.
“With guys, it’s easy, because I can kind of just flirt away and get my way,” she said.
“I’m very easy-going with girls. I believe in girl power and things like that.
“will back you up until you give me a reason not to, you know? So
don’t break my trust.”
If she pockets the fortune, Zara wants to invest it and buy a house in Greece.
The Inheritance begins on Channel 4 on Sunday 31st August at 9pm, followed by episode two on Monday 1st September at 9pm and episode three on Tuesday 2nd September at 9.30pm.
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