Channel 4’s new reality competition show hosted by Jonathan Ross hit our screens on Monday 2 March 2026.
The show offers chaos and drama with an attempt to bring people from different backgrounds, social cultures and mentalities together by handcuffing them 24/7 for a chance to win £100,000.
The show features 18 contestants being paired together into 9 pairs with total strangers who will be chained together and ultimately made to experience each other’s lifestyles and differences in a bid to understand the opposite side of life and maybe learn something from each other.
The contestants will be able to uncuff whenever they like but will lose out on a chance of winning the £100,000 prize money.
With only five pairs remaining since the show started with four unable to manage the tensity of the cuffs, the game is on for the prize fund.
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: From Sansa Stark to Katniss Everdeen: Five fictional women who resonate with reality
Contestants
Jo: 39–year-old, Manchester
Business owner of a plus size clothing brand, believes feminism and body positivity go hand in hand.
Reuben: 29-year-old , Portsmouth
Property developer who works out daily and describes himself as an alpha male, natural leader, confident and outgoing.
Tilly: 37-year-old, North London
Has a cleaning company and is a bar maid, believes there is an economic divide in Britain between rich people and poor people.
Anthony: 60-year-old, Suffolk
Millionaire businessman, classic car collector believes himself to be a true British eccentric and says money talks and wealth whispers, real wealth doesn’t shout.
Sir Benjamin Slade: 79-year-old, 7th Baronet of Maunsel, Somerset
Sir Ben enjoys very fine wine, power and fun times.
George: 60-year-old, London
Former prison officer and has already experienced times being handcuffed during his career to people from the IRA terrorists, AL-Qaeda terrorists and the Italian mafia.
Charlie: 44-year-old, West Sussex
Charlie dedicates her time to being a homemaker She believes herself to be a massive prude, a strict Christian and spends her time raising her family. Charlie entered the competition to push herself out of her comfort zone.
Rob: 32-year-old, Staffordshire
An adult content creator who wanted to enter the competition to push himself mentally and discover the unknown.
Nina: 42-year-old, London
A hairdresser in the African and Caribbean community who entered the competition to discover how tolerant and patient she could be.
Sara: 55-year-old, Northamptonshire
Sara is a proud outspoken person with ADHD and seven children. She has always wanted to be on television since she was a child and saw this opportunity to fulfill that dream.
Claire: 48-year-old, Hampshire
A horse trainer – spends her life with animals and sees herself as hardworking and lives in a truck in a field.
Bambi: 29-year-old, London
A model and content creator, who is used to the finer things in life. Spends her days not doing much and believes in working smarter not harder.
Bob: 70-year-old, Yorkshire
A retired solicitor, and ex veteran who believes the UK has an immigration issue and you are only British if you were born here.
Chris: 38-year-old, London
A youth worker in London who works with young people trying to get them back into education and wants to do the show to inspire young people.
Lin: 38-year-old, London
Political commentator – describes herself as opinionated and controversial. She joined the show to try and highlight that people from all walks of lives can find common ground.
Frank: 27-year-old, Derbyshire
A Councillor for the Green party who joined the show to prove to himself and others that change is possible within politics.
Morag: 64-year-old, Somerset
Morag is a bus driver in her hometown and a self confessed hippie who strives on the natural things in life. She decided to join the show as she felt she needed a change in her life.
Angie: 44-year-old, Stourport
A proud salon owner, who sees herself as a petrol head and loves all things cosmetic like botox and filler joined the show to push herself beyond her limits.
YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN: Britney Spears arrested for drunk driving
Paired
Jo and Reuben
Charlie and Rob
Nina and Sara
Sir Benjamin Slade and George
Tilly and Anthony
Claire and Bambi
Lin and Frank
Bob and Chris
Morag and Angie
Uncuffed
Sir Benjamin and George’s time came to an end after Sir Benjamin requested his mobile phone and production refused to hand it over. With that he went to drastic measures in cutting the hand cuffs off with bolt cutters – The pair lasted 12 hours and 47 minutes.
Jo and Reuben’s cuffs came off after Jo asked for a longer chain so she could shower and producers declined the request which left Jo feeling uncomfortable – The pair lasted 24 hours and 16 minutes.
Nina and Sara’s experience came to a head after multiple arguments over behaviours, noise and differences. The last blow came for the pair when Sara requested security after Nina came into her personal space during a disagreement – The pair lasted 1 day, 6 hours and 56 minutes.
Bambi and Claire balanced being handcuffed while being in Claire’s environment, however once they went to Bambi’s property things turned sour while getting ready for a night out. Claire expressed she was unable to manage Bambi’s princess behaviour – The pair lasted 2 days, 14 hours and 17 minutes.
Who will win the £100,000?
The show airs on Monday and Tuesdays at 9pm on Channel 4.
READ NEXT: Meghan Markle’s lifestyle brand ends partnership with Netflix after a year
Sarah Sharp 
Anna Ferraz 
Shameeka Voyiya