THE INHERITANCE: REALITY COMPETITION SET TO BE AXED BY CHANNEL 4 AFTER ONE SERIES

Channel 4's latest reality gameshow, from the producers of The Traitors, is set to be axed by the broadcaster after one series.

A source told The Sun: "The Inheritance has been widely viewed as a flop, despite all the publicity and having a big star at its heart. Channel 4 maintains no decision has been made on its future, but many people involved in the debut series are working on the basis that it isn’t returning."

The series sees thirteen strangers summoned to a grand stately home. They are there to compete for part of the fortune left in the will of The Deceased, a fabulously glamourous benefactor played by Elizabeth Hurley.

But winning the money won’t be easy. The Deceased had a wicked sense of humour and believed some people will go to great lengths to get what they want, so she designed a mischievous game to ensure only the most cunning can claim her inheritance.

Overseeing the stipulations of The Deceased’s will is her Executor and trusted legal counsel, Robert Rinder. The lucky 13 players must work together to complete The Deceased’s final requests, a series of devilishly difficult assignments that will test their diligence, decency and ruthlessness in a race to claim what they truly deserve.

The Deceased’s game has a delicious twist: only one player can collect the money released from each request. To claim it, they must convince the others that they alone deserve to take all the cash they earned. The Inheritance is a camp, 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.

The Inheritance is available now on Channel 4.