Rise and Fall (2023): Season 1, Episode 18 - Episode #1.18 - full transcript

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This programme
contains strong language.

16 strangers from all walks of life
entered this iconic London tower.

They battled for power...
No, Prince, let me finish.

You would be eaten fucking alive.

That, for me, is a snake.

Can you allow people to finish?

Dickheads.

..and competed to win up to
£100,000.

YES! Woo!

Ah, they've done it.

After four weeks
of triumphant rises...



Rossi. Moses. Connor.

..brutal falls...

ROBOTIC VOICE: James, Sophie,
Cheryl have lost their power.

..and hard graft...

ROBOTIC VOICE: Work shift begins.

SHE SCREAMS

HE RETCHES

..Just six Rulers remain standing
at the top.

This is the most important evening
of my life.

I want to win, I need to win.

We can smell the prize pot,
we're that close.

Tonight, one of them will be
crowned winner

and take home the entire
prize fund.

The winner of Rise and Fall is...



# We're leaving together

# But it's still farewell... #

Having fallen from the Penthouse in
the latest elimination vote,

Isaak's back in the basement

and we now have our six
remaining Rulers,

ready to battle it out
for that final prize.

# It's the final countdown. #

To look around and think, wow,

I'm back in the Penthouse, in
the final.

Ah, do you know what?

It's an incredible,
incredible feeling.

I've done so well to get here.

So whatever happens today
I am walking out of that Red Room,

walking out the Penthouse,
with my head in the clouds.

So proud of myself.

ROBOTIC VOICE: Attention, please.

Rulers, tomorrow one
of you will be crowned the winner

and take home the entire
prize fund.

Well done, everyone.
Well done. Well done.

I'm excited,

I didn't think I'd
possibly get this far.

I just really
want to win this game.

The best of luck to you all.

I never thought I would even get
this far.

It's incredible.

Right, now I feel great.

it's not even just about
the money any more,

I've fought such a hard battle.

Like, winning will make me feel so
accomplished.

I'm just so proud of myself
for getting this far.

I need to see my little boy
and my wife.

But it's weird, I don't want it
to end.

This is one of the most overwhelming
experiences I've ever had.

I'm emotional wreck these days.
I know.

I don't know what's going on
with me.

Like, if I was with my husband at
any point I'd be like,

"Shit, I might be pregnant."
But that clearly isn't the case.

Goodnight.

Night-night, brothers.

Night, babes.

Having all the original Grafters
and original Rulers come back in,

madness that I got to experience
my last night

with the people I started with,
people that I care about

and people that I had genuine
connections with.

So I'm going to sleep happy.

Do you only get one pillow?

Yeah. One?!

Yes. Oh, fuck off.

Cheryl, roll this up.

Thanks, mate.

Goodnight, campers.
Goodnight, everybody.

Goodnight everyone.
Goodnight everybody.

Last night, guys.

Good luck for tomorrow.
Yeah, let's kill it tomorrow.

Goodnight, Grafters.

Aw, it's quite nice having them all
back under one roof, isn't it?

I mean, I wouldn't want to be there
with them, of course.

I'm more of a Penthouse kind
of guy.

It's a brisk April morning,
but this lot are no fools

because, by the end of the day, one
of the Rulers in this very Penthouse

is going to walk away
with the entire cash prize.

This is the one day we can't guess
what's going to happen.

Exciting though, isn't it?

So, so exciting.

Waking up this morning feels like
I've already won.

I'm this close to seeing that cash
prize, I'm this close to winning.

I can't believe this is our last
morning together.

Feeling rather,
inferior next to you.

Look at his chest and my chest.

I look like a fucking idiot,
I'm gone.

Eddy you've got a lovely body.

Ow.

You would look great in the final.

All right, guys,
enough of the compliments.

I can't believe that I've made it to
the actual final,

All I wanted to achieve from
the game is do the entire thing,

never give up, never quit.

I'm just feeling relief,
more than anything.

New day, you've just got
to do everything you can. Yeah.

Lilac suits you.

And how do you feel, being
here since day one?

I'm really, really proud of myself.
Yeah?

Rulers have been up for hours.

But, downstairs, the Grafters are
still snoozing through

the biggest, weirdest
slumber party ever.

ALARM SOUNDS

Fuck off!

That can fuck off!

If that ever goes off again
I'm going to smash the place up.

Do you know what though, I'd rather
that than your voice, Cheryl, 100%.

I'm tired. And I'm hungry.

What's the prize pot at the moment?
75k. At the moment?

Yeah. You're kidding? No.
Backside.

OK guys, pros.

Right, start with Moses.
He's very headstrong.

Yeah, I became very, very
close to him.

What about, erm, Rossi?

You just look at him
and he just exudes loveliness

and happiness, so I'm
a big Rossi fan.

Ramona? She knows her shit.
She knows her stuff.

She's very business heavy.
I think she's absolutely fantastic.

Ramona's showed great leadership,
she's sassy, she takes no crap.

Sydney, cracking girl.

She's very logical,
but yet has the empathy.

She just naturally leads.

Eddy seems very, very composed

and he just really, really knows how
to sit there and command the room.

Yeah, Eddy runs that room.

I think the best Ruler is Eddy,

he's a very good mediator,
he listens to everyone

and he's earned half that prize
fund on his back

And then he's gone up and been a
Ruler and absolutely smashed it.

This whole game is about whose
the most powerful,

who's been a great Ruler. Yeah.

Up in the Penthouse, the Rulers are
getting ready for the final battle,

the only way they know how
- in super slow motion.

# I love who I see lookin' at me

# In the mirror

# In the mirror. #

Moody splash of water for
the bread-maker.

Ramona focused.

OK, Moses, you're not literally
going into battle.

And once Rossi's done his thing,

we can let them know about that
noisy lot downstairs.

Who's that?

Oh, my God,
everyone's back on the board.

Do you think they're all back?
Maybe.

Anyway, this makes me
incredibly nervous.

The Grafters are back.

We know that they're
going to play an integral part

to whoever wins this game.

I'm just hoping that people remember
the bread rolls.

This is the most nervous

I have been during this entire game.

# Fell in love with the
person in the mirror. #

The last breakfast, guys.
Yep.

Do you know what I'm
going to take away from this,

it brings people who never thought
they would, you know, meet,

or you wouldn't meet in your kind of
circle of friends.

Like Eddy and Moses, say.

Where the hell would have they...
You would have never crossed?

A model convention?
LAUGHTER

Absolutely.

ROBOTIC VOICE: Attention, please.

Tonight, one Ruler will
be crowned the winner

and take home the prize fund,
which currently stands at...

..£75,200.

Wow. It's a life-changing amount
of money, isn't it?

I don't know what's
going to happen tonight

but I am looking around the table

and I am definitely not
the weakest Ruler there.

So I'm fairly confident that I'm
going to do well.

I'm just so happy to be here, guys.

I felt like at one point
I was like, oh,

I'm never getting up because I
was, like, shadowed by Jack.

And I think I've done well,
obviously, without him.

I've got to get my game face on.

We're all friendly, smiling,
providing compliments.

But the truth is that we're
going into war.

I know how twisted this game can be.

And I know it's not going to be
plain sailing from here on in.

So I've gotten this far, it just
means everything to me.

Like, I think right now, I don't
know about everyone else,

I feel like a winner being this
table, being here today.

We're all telling each other how we
all deserve to win this money,

but someone will lead.

I really, really
desperately want to win.

I have to put everything I have
in to winning today.

It's the final, and there can
only be one winner.

But to more important matters.
With Bready Eddy in the Penthouse,

there's a power - or should I say
flour - vacuum in the basement

and Cheryl's not exactly rushing to
fill it.

I can't be arsed making bread,
don't even know how to make bread.

It's easy. Flour, bit of yeast.

I'm not doing it. Water, knead,
prove. Knead!? Yeah, knead it.

ROBOTIC VOICE: Attention, please.

Oh! Oh!

Your final work shift will
begin shortly.

Yes!

Today, you will be working
as...

..bricklayers. Yes, come on!

I can build a wall within
an hour in there.

Bang, done, out. Lovely, great work.

If I go in there and fuck this
challenge up

then I won't ever get
a job on the outside ever again.

Ever done any bricklaying?

Er, I've paid bricklayers.

ROBOTIC VOICE: Your performance in
today's work shift will add to

the prize fund and also decide which
Rulers will make it to the final.

Oh, my God. Wow!

Oh, so not all of them will?

Yeah! I'm so excited for this,
this is going to be fun!

ROBOTIC VOICE: Attention, please.

All Rulers report to the Red Room
for the final work shift.

Oh, my God.

Today you will go head-to-head in
the work shift

and one Ruler will be eliminated.

Shit just got real.
Right!

The stakes could not be higher in
this work shift.

If I go home, it will feel very
unjust.

My brain's frazzled.

Last work shift, how are we
going to win this money today?

What do we have to do?

Coming last in this work shift is
possibly going to be

the worst thing that could ever
happen in this game,

it will be the worst feeling ever.

One last time, guys.
Last work shift.

Once more unto the breach,
dear Grafters. Once more.

And once more unto the, er...

..corridor, Rulers.

This is the final work shift so,
yeah, I'm anxious.

Hit it.

Let's make this one count.

Hello, Rulers.

Hello, Greg. Hi.

You've made it to the
final work shift!

And, Matt, in the nick of time.

Perseverance and determination got
me here. And my tongue.

There's a lot of licking.

Yes, my tongue is still quite sore
this morning, actually.

Here's where it does get serious.

By the end of today,

one of you is going to be crowned
the winner of this game.

And one of you will walk away with
a life-changing amount of money.

Rulers, there is one final
work shift

to try and build that prize fund,

which currently stands at £75,200.

This final work shift,
I'm afraid,

comes with a dangerous sting
in its tail.

Because you'll be competing
individually,

with the help of all of
the Grafters.

And, at the end of it,

the losing Ruler will be
eliminated instantly.

The stakes couldn't be higher.

Shall we find out what
the final work shift is?

Yes. Yes, please.

OK.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my goodness.
What's with the helmets?

Oh, wow.

Oh, wow.

Today, the Grafters will be
working as bricklayers.

They have ten minutes to move as
many colour-coded bricks as they can

across a narrow beam into their
Rulers crate.

We've got to walk on the plank?
Yeah.

Each brick successfully moved
will add £10 to the prize fund.

If they fall, they must go back
and start the trip again.

They can carry up
to five bricks at a time.

The more bricks in the crates, the
more money added to the prize fund.

You must each select one Grafter

that will work exclusively
for you.

The remaining unchosen Grafters
will be finding the bricks

for the Ruler
they most want to help.

At the end, the Ruler that has
the least bricks in their crate

will be eliminated from
the game.

OK, Rulers, you must now decide
amongst yourselves

which Grafter you'd
like to work for you.

I want to go for James,
he was my best friend in here.

I've got lots of loyalty
and trust in him for this.

Can I address the elephant in
the room

and ask why you didn't go for Jack?

Because I know Rossi's
going to go for Jack.

You know what, it's fair.

Only because I have
a really close bond with him,

we were like brothers in here.

For me, I'd like to choose Prince.

I think we spent a lot of time
together at the very beginning,

he's a good dancer, so he should
have balance across those beams.

Cos I know Rachel used to dance, she
probably has balance in her.

And, you know, we got along down in
the basement.

I'm going to stick with Rachel.

Erm, I would go with Isaak.

Isaak and me have really built
a strong bond

and he's an Olympian, so he'll do me
proud, I know he will.

I want to go for Joanna because we
have gone through so much together.

That's quite emotional, to be fair.
Really emotional

Let's also see who the remaining
Grafters will be supporting.

ROBOTIC VOICE: Grafters,

please stand behind the crate
you wish to represent.

Eddy deserves a fair fight.
I'm going to back him.

Go on, Cheryl. Blast from the past.

Sophie, I was down there for
fucking...

..for 14 days, feeding her every
single day.

Eddy, I wouldn't take it personal.

Sydney, you have got... wow.

I didn't think I'd get any.

I chose Jack to help me,

and no-one else stood behind him.

So, slightly awkward.

Through this competition,
people have voted me up.

So it is odd, but there you go.

I don't know what I've done wrong.

OK, Rulers, it's come down to this.

Only one last thing to do.

Let's start that final work shift.

And I think, for old times sake,
why don't we hit our buttons?

ROBOTIC VOICE:
Final work shift begins

in three, two, one.

Fucking hell.
Yellow, yellow, yellow!

Shut up, shouting at me!

Well done, let's go.

Obviously, everyone else has got
someone else on their team

so they're encouraging each
other to push through.

I'm just by myself, so, I'm just
getting my head down,

and I'm in the
zone at the minute.

Oh, Jack is killing it.

Come on, Jack.

Rossi, I'm trying, son.

I'm trying my best,
I literally just want Eddy to get

to that final. Like, he literally
looked after every single one of us

and he absolutely deserves
to be there.

Go on, Joanna.

Well, Marina and Joanna,
whatever happens,

I'm taking those girls out
for dinner.

Come on, guys you're doing good.

Well done, James.

Oh, James. I know, James is just
walking. I'm like, "Run!"

Right, guys, I'm out.

Come on, Princey.
You've got it, boy.

Let's go, Sophie.

You got it.

Fucking let's do it for Matt, bro.

Well done, Prince. Steady it up.

We love you, Matt.
Thank you, Soph.

I will literally give it everything
cos I am desperate to see Matt win.

Well, I'm Ramona all the way.

Well done, Rachel.
Keep going, don't slow down.

So happy I've got three people that
I can rely on.

I'm so happy.

It's so hard to decipher who's got
the most bricks.

It's going to be tight.

Fuck.

Oh, for fuck's sake.

Slowly, slowly, Isaak.

Really intense, this one.

Very difficult to call who's
winning here.

It's not about whose
going to win though, is it?

It's about whose going to lose.

Good point.

You have less bricks, you're going
to be packing your bags.

It's pretty savage.

One minute left.

Come on, Joanna!

Keep going, guys. Come on.

The pressure's very much on,
this is my last work shift.

I want to give everything I can
that I have left in the tank.

I've got to go out with a bang.

Go on Isaak, man.
You're such a star.

My legs are fucking burning.

Come on, Jack.

I've worked my nuts off in there,
I can't have done anything else.

Ten seconds remaining.

Get them in, Prince.

KLAXON

And that is time up.

That was intense.

Guys, I actually can't call this.

You know, can I just say, Jack.
Jack's done his all.

What a guy.

APPLAUSE

Yes! Woo! Woo!

You watching, Moses?

So, Rulers, final work shift done.

Ah, I feel great, man.

It's amazing to see everyone that's
been on this journey with us,

down there working.

I can reveal that, collectively,

the Grafters transported
1041 bricks.

That means an extra £10,410

has been added to the prize fund.

Wow! Oh, my God.

The final prize fund stands at...

..£85,610.

Well done, guys.

Well done, Grafters.

Well done, Grafters,
but well done you, as well.

However, one of you is about to lose
your chance of winning that money.

The Ruler with the least bricks in
their crate from today's work shift

will be eliminated immediately.

I can reveal that the Ruler
in first place...

..is Moses.

CHEERING

Congratulations.

You know, feeling like I've won.
But I'm so happy.

The Ruler in second place...

..is...

..Sydney. Yes!

Woo!

Oh, my God.

The Ruler in third place is...

..Matt. Yes!

Congratulations, Matt,
you are through to the final.

The Ruler in fourth place...

..is...

..Eddy. Yes!

Come on, Eddy!

Well done, Eddy, you're
through to the final.

This leaves Ramona and Rossi

in the bottom two.

One of you has 145 bricks.

And the other, 146 bricks.

There is only one brick in it.

The Ruler with the least number
of bricks

and therefore eliminated from
the game...

..is...

..Rossi.

Oh, my God.

One brick away
from being eliminated.

So proud of Isaak, Cheryl,
who went and fought for me.

It's, like, unbelievable.

One fucking brick.

Obviously the reason Rossi went is
because Jack was on his own.

But there's a reason why
Jack was on his own.

I'm upset for Rossi, obviously,
only having one person.

But you can't say I
didn't try, so...

Yeah, it is what it is,
there's no point crying over it.

It's done, we move on.

Rossi, you have lost your power.

Please leave the
Red Room immediately.

# If I fall short

# If I break rank

# It's a blood sport

# But I understand... #

Wow. For that last work shift
to go the way it did,

for no-one to stand behind Jack
and support me,

and for him to pull out
something like that...

It just shows what friendship is.

This whole experience, I never
thought I'd be able to do it.

And I've done it, basically.

And got to the final, so I'm happy.

With their most ruthless Red Room
just around the corner,

our final five our doing their best

to try and enjoy a 100%
not-massively-tense-at-all

last evening in the Penthouse.

# Will take you away

# Dream on, dream on... #

This is the most important evening
of my life.

I don't know how yet,
but I'm going to win.

I am a little bit anxious,
potentially walking away

with just over £85,000.

We'll just have to see what is in
store for us.

I want to win.

I need to win,
otherwise nothing makes sense to me.

# You got to lose to
know how to win. #

The last meal ever.

Cheers, guys. Cheers. Cheers.

Well done.

The best person will certainly
deserve it. 100%.

It's a little bit awkward, isn't it?
You know?

It's like the last supper before you
take each other out.

Yeah, so quite a lot like
the actual Last Supper, then.

When I got to the Penthouse,

I had time to reflect on
what I learned.

I guess the biggest one being
don't judge a book by its cover.

From Moses, he's confident

and he's actually just
a warrior in battle.

I'm with five people

and we're all telling each other how
amazing we are

but tonight we're going to have
to get rid of one of us.

So I'm just taking everything as
a pinch of salt

till I get to
the Red Room.

Eddy, you're honest.

I can never even picture you doing
anything in a mistrusting way.

Like, I just feel like everything
about you is just true.

I've got to start getting my head in
the game, you know?

It's all very well providing
the compliments

but who is going to be
the Judas amongst us?

From the day I met you,
from the second I walked in here

and had that conversation with you,

from the day I've met you down
there, instant loving,

like, I've had from you.,
I told you, friends for life.

My game plan is now just
to compliment them.

They super appreciate when I talk
to them about them.

Trust me, people are like that,

they want to hear always
about themselves.

And I've got to win everyone on my
side right now.

Good luck to everybody. 100%.
You all deserve to be here.

Never lie, never cheat and...
Never steal.

Yeah, this game is not for
the faint hearted,

having to, like, vote friends out in
elimination in the Red Room,

it makes me feel sick.

I've got such a kind heart
and I hate upsetting people.

What kind of guy were you
growing up?

I was raving,
getting up to mischief.

Who's a raver?
I used to be a raver.

Yes, Matt! In the '90s?

Fuck off.

ROBOTIC VOICE: Attention please.

All Rulers report to
the Red Room immediately

and all Grafters report to
the Penthouse.

CHEERING

Yep, you heard the lovely lift lady.

Get into something a bit less "held
captive underground for a month"

and a bit more
"cocktail party on the roof".

Good luck, guys.

# Ready or not, here I
come, you can't hide... #

The last ever Red Room.

We can smell the prize pot,
we're that close.

I believe I am the definition
of Rise And Fall,

I've had the most up and down
journey of every contestant.

This game is real.

I left my life to pour myself in
to this experience.

My end goal has always been
to be in the finals.

If I'm not crowned as the
winner, boom.

There's no magic formula
to winning tonight,

it's just been down to hard work
and determination.

I'm just trying to keep all of my
emotion in check and remain calm.

I don't know what other games
everyone else has played

but I think I have fought
the hardest battle

and played the best game than
everyone in this final tonight.

# Ready or not, here I
come, you can't hide. #

The atmosphere tonight is
so intense.

But I think because everyone on
that table does deserve it,

it's even worse.

Here we go.

Ohh! Here we go.

And then there were five.

Oh, mate, this is it?

Rulers, this is what it's all been
leading up to.

I'm scared. It's crazy.

You are the final five.

Tonight, one of you will walk away
with the prize fund

and that stands at
a final total of £85,610.

As always, only the strongest
can survive.

You must now decide which Ruler no
longer belongs at this table.

Who do you want to eliminate?

They will be shitting their pants.

We all know how difficult this is
going to be for all of us.

I think the main thing
to keep in mind

is judging the performance rates

in both being up here
and down there.

And I think Ramona, I'm sorry, in
terms of longevity

and the things that's been done
both as a Grafter and as a Ruler

I think you might have contributed
the least

in comparison to all of us that
are currently here.

The person I think is also
the weakest is you, Ramona.

Oooh!

Come on Matthew,
give it some, son.

Similar to Moses, in terms
of who's contributed the most.

There was also a couple
of days ago in the Red Room when,

I don't want to focus on it,
but you raised the first few days

with you and I, and I attempted
to sort of defend myself.

And I felt as though you raised
your voice and shut me down.

And for me, as a Ruler, you need
to have the ability to listen

to things about yourself which are
quite difficult.

I mean I completely disagree,
absolutely disagree.

Moses, you weren't here from
the beginning.

So I just refilled the gaps,

I walked in and made the first
increase in that prize fund

of £6,000, taking my own risks and
leadership

from my experiences,
and I stood my ground.

I got eliminated for being a threat,
for being the most powerful Ruler.

Matt, if it wasn't for you,

trust me, I would still be on this
table making sure that prize fund

would have been sitting
at £100,000.

What we need to remember is
the vote here is a majority

so you had the majority
of votes, which I think were four.

No it wasn't, it was the three
alliances you guys built.

OK, but the majority of
the votes were to you.

Now, the reason was your inability
to listen.

No. You eliminated me because you
followed Rishika and Rachel.

You are a follower, so you followed
your vote to eliminate me.

That was the only reason you did.

Guys, I feel like we're arguing
over hearsay,

and who said this,
and right now it is irrelevant.

Well said, Syd.
Well done, Syd.

Erm, I've just got,
a few things to say.

Moses, obviously the
14 grand situation,

in terms of prize fund,
yeah, not great.

The prize fund, the £14,000 loss,
till today I still stand to

the fact that it was
absolutely wrong

and I take full responsibility.

I was fighting for an
equality for someone,

for people down there that
I felt like would probably never get

the chance to come up again.

Look you are an absolute warrior
when in this game

and I fully respect that.

Come on, Eddy.

My only concern during this game

is that you have taken it sometimes
a step too far.

And that has resulted in some bad
decisions,

and sometimes those have
other consequences.

And then, Matt, you know,
we haven't spent much time together

and I sound like
a broken record player

but I haven't seen
a well rounded Ruler from you.

But, again, we've got to judge how
people have behaved in this game.

Rulers, you must now vote.

You each have one vote.

Moses, who have you voted for
and why?

I voted for Ramona.

I feel like in terms
of contribution to the prize pot

you have not
contributed the most.

Eddy, who have you
voted for and why?

I voted for Moses.

Ooohh! Sh, sh!

I've tried to play
the game as fair as possible

and today I just had to go on facts.

And the fact is there was a lot of
damage that happened monetary wise.

But it's just based on facts.

Matt?

So, I voted for Ramona.

For me, a good Ruler needs
to have effective communication,

the ability to listen to others
and not interrupt people.

It's a key skill and I think you've
not been able to do that.

Ramona?

I voted for Matt,
because he just wears a few hats

and has not changed from his old
ways.

So, I'll be eliminating Matt.

That's two votes for Ramona.

One vote for Moses
and one vote for Matt.

The final vote is Sydney.

Who have you voted for and why?

Go on Sydders.

So, I voted for...

..Ramona.

ALL: Ahhh!

The reasons is the
communication thing.

I feel like we're constantly
bringing old things up.

And I think you were
cutting people off,

like you weren't
letting people, like, finish.

And I think it is coming from
a place of heart

but I feel like at a table like
the Red Room

I feel like we need to be open
and speak about things.

Thank you, Sydney.

The Ruler with the most
votes is Ramona.

Clearly being the most honest person
has got me eliminated twice.

I wish you all luck, I really do.

But I am so proud that I've
stuck to my guns

and I've done the right thing
from the beginning.

Ramona, thank you.

You have been eliminated.

The Rulers here deemed you
the weakest Ruler.

However, you won't be leaving.

Oooohh! What? Sh.

Instead, you will stay

and help decide who
wins the prize fund.

But you won't be doing this alone.

You, Ramona, are the first
member of a board

that will making
the decision.

You, and you alone, must now choose
the next Ruler

to be eliminated from the game.

ALL: OHHH!

After receiving the most votes from
the other Rulers,

Ramona has become the first of
the finalists to fall.

But her Rise And Fall journey isn't
quite over yet.

You, Ramona, and you alone must now
choose the next Ruler

to be eliminated from the game.

And remember, whoever you choose
will no longer be eligible

to win the prize fund,

but will have the power
to decide the winner with you.

This is fucking great!

Such a good twist though
isn't it? Brilliant.

Phenomenal. Absolutely brilliant.

Ramona, this is a huge decision.

Please state the name of
the Ruler you'd like to eliminate

and give me a reason why.

The Ruler I would like
to eliminate is...

..Moses.

Strategic girl. Yeah.

For a Ruler to be
the strongest Ruler,

you need to have focus on always
making sure you increase the fund.

Regardless
of sticking your ground,

trying to break alliances,

your role was to not lose £14,000.

And that makes you one of
the weakest links

and hence I voted
for Moses at this point.

Good on Ramona for not basing it on
her feud with Matt

and basing it on facts.
So, fair play.

Moses, you have been eliminated.

I feel very proud of myself.

When I came in here, I was never
going to take anything personal.

It's a game, only one person can win
at the end of the day,

and it's been an amazing journey.

And I'm happy that I came at least
in the finalists, so... Good.

Very gracious of you.

Thank you, Moses.

Ramona and Moses, you are now on
the board.

The thing is, this board needs one
more person before it's complete.

Moses, you now have the power

to eliminate one final Ruler.

That Ruler will then join you
and Ramona on the board.

This is a lot of pressure.

I don't want to pick.

He better not pick Sydney.

Do the right thing guys, you know,
you've already lost.

You're out, be honourable. Yeah.

I don't have any reasons.

Oh, God. Erm...

Moses, what are you
thinking, please?

Ah, Greg, erm...

Do the right thing, dude.

The person that I would like
to eliminate...

..I'm sorry, is Matt.

I'm so sorry. Oh, my God.

Oooohhh. Fair. Fair.

I barely got to know you,
and I know you've done a lot,

but it's easier to say
you've grafted as a Grafter,

and I know you spent most
of your time as a Ruler.

Once again, I'm so sorry.

Don't worry. Don't worry.

You know, to be
eliminated, I was hurt.

I was gutted.

Being that close to the finish line,
I could taste the cash.

Matt, you have been eliminated.

And the board is now complete.

We have Ramona, Moses and you, Matt.

How are you feeling?

I'm OK. I'm OK. It's fine, Moses.
It's part of the game. Yeah, good.

Well done, Matt.
You fucking smashed it, mate.

Eddy and Sydney.

You are the last two
remaining Rulers.

Please come and join me over here.

Oohhh. Oh, my gosh.

This is it, guys. This is the end.

Members of the board.

You have the most
important decision to make.

You must decide collectively

which of these two Rulers should win
Rise And Fall.

That person will take home

the entire prize fund

of £85,610.

Their heart must be, like, pounding.
Can you imagine the feeling?

Before you make that decision,
Eddy and Sydney,

you have a chance now to make
a final plea

as to why you are
the ultimate leader.

Sydney, please go first.

People sort of look at me
and they just,

they do just judge me,
when I say my job title,

no-one believed that I was
a delivery driver.

And I felt like I had
to prove myself in the Basement

and up here in other ways.

I then had the second boundary
of obviously Jack.

I think sometimes if you're
a woman, you're with a man,

they just think you're in
the shadow of that.

And I felt it was quite hard to
obviously, like, prove to people,

"You know what, I can do this."

And I've maybe not spoke up as much
in other situations

but I don't believe being loud is
the best policy,

I think I have done pretty well.

Well done.
Thanks.

Go on, Sydders.

She has been through it. Mm-hm.

Eddy?

Well, guys, this game has
all been about ruling

but before you can be a Ruler you
first need to be a leader.

And that's why
I put myself in the Basement,

I kept the troops' morale high.

If that's playing stupid games or
feeding them food,

everything was done for
the people in the Basement.

As a Ruler, though, is different
to being a leader,

a Ruler you need integrity.

And although I have created some
special bonds with people,

I was not afraid
to call it as I saw it.

And that is why I believe
I should be the last Ruler.

Well done.
That was very strong.

Well said. Very strong.
Very well said.

Eddy and Sydney, please leave
the Red Room

so the board can now deliberate.
Thank you.

Thank you.

Well done. You too. Well done.

Matt, Ramona and Moses.

You may now start
your deliberation.

I think we've all had
different experiences

with both of them, right?
So let's just look at pros and cons,

really focus on facts.

And the question isn't who
needs it or wants it,

it is who is the best Ruler.

You know, Sydney's more
compassionate than Eddy.

I think that's quite
a unique skill in itself,

being able to reassure people.
She's more relatable.

In respect to Eddy, he's
fed every belly in that basement

for I don't know how many weeks.

He literally grinded himself from
bottom to the top

and he's made an excellent Ruler.

He's not changed, he's exactly what
he was in the Basement.

I think Sydney, she is someone that
allows people to open up to her.

I think her downfall is that
she got...

She was in the shadow
of, obviously, Jack.

But I think ever since she got to
the Penthouse

I've seen a completely different
side of Sydney.

I've seen the more adamant, strong,
independent woman in her.

And I just wish at the start she was
the Sydney she was at the Penthouse.

My heart is saying Sydney,
however my head is telling me Eddy.

Oh, my God, I'm feeling nervous.
Yeah? I feel nervous now.

Matt, Moses and Ramona,
have you reached a decision?

Yes, Greg. Yep.
Yes, Greg we have.

OK, then one of you please lock in
your decision on the central tablet.

Let's get them back in.

Eddy and Sydney,
the board has made their decision.

They have decided that the winner of
Rise And Fall is...

..Eddy.

CHEERING

Eddy, congratulations.

You have just won £85,610.

Is there anything you'd like
to say to the board?

Just thank you so much and...

I'm speechless at the moment, guys.

I think I need a pint of champagne.

And then I will have some
words come to me.

Eddy please make your way to
the Penthouse.

Woo! Go, Eddy!

# We're who we are

# We wear our flaws

# We wear our scars

# We are bright... #

I'm just hoping when my daughter
watches this back she's proud of me.

But, you know, what
Eddy deserves to win

and he's proved it all
the way through.

I am just so, so happy for
him to win.

CHEERING

I look at this game as
an analogy for life.

It's shown me that slow
and steady wins the race.

You don't always have
to be dog eat dog in this world.

Eddy!

I never did well at school,

never been top of the class

and this feels like I'm top of
the class.

Oh, my God. Ha!

ALL CHANT: Eddy! Eddy! Eddy! Eddy!

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