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Series 18: 12. The Final & You’re Hired!
The finalists go head-to-head one last time to become Lord Sugar’s new business partner and win his £250,000 investment. With the help of some familiar faces, they m ...
23-04-2024
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Series 18: 11. Interviews
It’s the penultimate episode of the series, and some familiar faces return as the final five candidates go head-to-head with Lord Sugar’s most trusted advisors for o ...
16-04-2024
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Series 18: 10. Vegan Alternative To Cheese
It's week ten, and the candidates are tasked with creating and branding a new vegan alternative to cheese before pitching to industry experts. In the kitchen, one team’s c ...
09-04-2024
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Series 18: 9. Tv Selling
It's the return of the iconic TV shopping task, which sees the candidates selling live to the nation on a leading shopping channel. Candidates must choose products to sell to vi ...
02-04-2024
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Series 18: 8. Xbus Advertising
It's week eight, and the candidates are tasked with branding an electric vehicle and creating an advertising campaign before pitching to a panel of experts. One team lose their ...
27-03-2024
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Series 18: 7. Budapest Tourism
Lord Sugar’s candidates jet off to the capital city of Hungary, Budapest. Celebrating its 150th birthday, the candidates hope to capitalise on booming tourism to sell and ...
18-03-2024
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Series 18: 6. Cereal
The candidates must design and create a new breakfast cereal aimed at six-to-eight-year-olds to pitch and sell to industry buyers. One team’s bland recipe leaves a sour ta ...
11-03-2024
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Series 18: 5. Formula E
Week five and the candidates are tasked with launching a new Formula E team before pitching for sponsorship. Multimillion-pound negotiations are put in jeopardy when disastrous ...
04-03-2024
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Series 18: 4. Discount Buying
It's week four, and the candidates are sent to Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands. Here, in and amongst the castles and the coastline, the candidates must secure and neg ...
26-02-2024
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Series 18: 3. Virtual Escape Rooms
It's week three, and the candidates are immersed in the world of virtual escape rooms as Lord Sugar tasks them with creating a new game concept before pitching it to experts. It ...
19-02-2024
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Series 18: 2. Cheesecakes
For week two, Lord Sugar reveals that the candidates will be manufacturing miniature cheesecakes to sell to the public and to a corporate client, with the team that secures the ...
12-02-2024
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Series 18: 1. Highlands Corporate Away Day
The hunt is on for Lord Sugar’s next business partner, and this year’s candidates kick things off in the breathtaking Scottish Highlands. \n\nUnder the watchful eye ...
12-02-2024
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Series 17: 12. The Final
The two finalists go head-to-head one last time to become Lord Sugar’s new business partner and win his £250,000 investment.\nWith the help of some familiar faces, t ...
27-03-2023
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Series 17: 11. Interviews
In the penultimate episode, some familiar faces return as the final five entrepreneurs and their business ideas are interrogated by Lord Sugar’s trusted advisers. A deep d ...
21-03-2023
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Series 17: 10. Dog Food
For week ten, the candidates are tasked with creating and branding a new dog food before pitching to major retailers.\n\nIn the kitchen, one team wrangles with their recipe, mak ...
14-03-2023
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Series 17: 9. Male Beauty
For week nine, the candidates must design a new men’s skincare product, then pitch it to industry buyers. For one team, wrangling over a recipe leads to a disastrous skin- ...
08-03-2023
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Series 17: 8. Immersive Event
It's week eight, and the candidates' task is to host immersive events in Shropshire. They must sell tickets, book entertainment and organise food and drink. The team that produc ...
01-03-2023
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Series 17: 7. Children's Lunchbox And App
It's week seven, and the candidates must design a new lunchbox aimed at six-to-eight-year-olds, along with an app to encourage healthy eating.\n\nFor one team, a clear vision he ...
21-02-2023
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Series 17: 6. Dubai Corporate Hospitality
It's week six, and the candidates jet off to the cosmopolitan city of Dubai. Here they must put on a corporate away day for two international clients based in the city. \n\nWhil ...
14-02-2023
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Series 17: 5. Electric Motorbike Advertising
The candidates are tasked with branding an electric motorbike and creating an advertising campaign before pitching to a panel of experts.\nPassionate about motorbikes, one proje ...
08-02-2023
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Series 17: 4. Brighton Discount Buying
The candidates are sent to buzzing Brighton and Hove, one of the fastest growing cities in the UK. Here, amongst the bustling streets, the candidates must secure and negotiate n ...
01-02-2023
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Series 17: 3. Cartoons
Week three and the candidates are summoned to London’s Regent Street Cinema for an exclusive screening. Lord Sugar reveals they must create a new preschool cartoon aimed a ...
22-01-2023
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Series 17: 2. Bao Buns
For week two, the candidates are summoned to Hutong at The Shard in Central London. Lord Sugar reveals that they will be manufacturing savoury bao buns to punt to the public and ...
18-01-2023
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Series 17: 1. Antigua Tourism
Lord Sugar’s search for a new business partner is back, and this year’s 18 candidates kick things off on the magnificent Caribbean island of Antigua. Under the watch ...
11-01-2023
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Series 16: Final
Lord Sugar summons the two front-runners to the British Museum to set them their final challenge. To win his £250,000 investment, each finalist must launch a new business ...
30-03-2022
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Series 16: 13. Why I Fired Them
With the final just days away and Lord Sugar on the cusp of choosing his new business partner, he looks back on the candidates who fell before the final hurdle and the tasks tha ...
21-03-2022
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Series 16: 12. Interviews
The remaining candidates are summoned to 70 St Mary Axe in the heart of the City of London to face the scrutiny of Lord Sugar’s most trusted advisors, who are primed to pi ...
20-03-2022
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Series 16: 11. The Final Four
With just two more tasks remaining, the remaining aspiring entrepreneurs go under the microscope, revealing the real people behind the businesswear.
15-03-2022
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Series 16: 10. Baby Food
Lord Sugar summons the remaining candidates to KidZania in west London, where he reveals that their next task is to create and brand a new baby food, then pitch and sell it to l ...
14-03-2022
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Series 16: 9. Tv Selling
Lord Sugar summons the remaining candidates to the historic Greenwich market in south east London. \n \nOn arrival, the teams are set one of their most intense challenges yet: t ...
08-03-2022
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Series 16: 8. Silverstone
The remaining candidates are summoned to the headquarters of Aston Martin in Gaydon, Warwickshire, for their briefing by Lord Sugar. \n\nThey learn that they will be laying on ...
01-03-2022
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Series 16: 7. Pods
The candidates are summoned to Here East in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in East London for their briefing by Lord Sugar, who arrives not in his usual limo but in a type of ...
22-02-2022
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Series 16: 6. Wales
Having survived the previous task, the remaining candidates get a surprise house call from Lord Sugar who reveals to them they’re off to north Wales. One of the UK’s ...
15-02-2022
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Series 16: 5. Gaming
This week, Lord Sugar summons the candidates to the immersive entertainment complex Samsung KX in London. He reveals to them that for this week’s task they will be creatin ...
04-02-2022
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Series 16: 4. Fishing
This week, the candidates are summoned to the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich for their briefing by Lord Sugar. Here they learn that they will be entering the choppy water ...
31-01-2022
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Series 16: 3. Non-alcoholic Drinks
This time, Lord Sugar asks the candidates to meet him at Mercato Metropolitano in Mayfair, a former church turned foodie temple offering artisan food and drink from around the w ...
24-01-2022
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Series 16: 2. Toothbrush
This time, the candidates are summoned to the Eastman Dental Institute in central London. Filling them in on this week’s task is Lord Sugar in the form of a tooth fairy. H ...
17-01-2022
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Series 16: 1. Cruise Ship
With Britain reopening after the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic, Lord Sugar is back and readier than ever to invest. But before he can decide who will be his next business partn ...
10-01-2022
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Best Bits: 6. Successes And Failures
This time, we look back on what it takes to make a task a soaring success - and how to avoid an epic failure.\n\nThere are jaw-dropping lows, from nauseating food failures to th ...
06-11-2020
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Best Bits: 5. Interviews
This episode takes a peek over the sofa at the most terrifying job interview process on telly, and gives you a helpful guide on how to survive it.\n\nWe relive the times Claude ...
30-10-2020
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Best Bits: 4. Advertising Tasks
A look back at Lord Sugar’s favourite task and a lesson on how to get ahead in advertising, Apprentice style.\n\nRelive classic clangers such as Jet Pop - the most inappro ...
23-10-2020
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Best Bits: 3. Foreign Tasks
In ‘The Apprentice Best Bits: Foreign Tasks' we’ll look back at 15 years of globetrotting antics and learn what it takes to do business abroad… Apprentice sty ...
16-10-2020
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Best Bits: 2. Celebrity Specials
A look back at the famous faces that braved the boardroom of doom, all in the name of charity. \n\nSetting the stage will be Lord Sugar, Baroness Brady and Claude Littner. They ...
09-10-2020
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Best Bits: 1. Most Memorable Characters
Over the last 15 years of The Apprentice, we’ve met hundreds of candidates, but there are a select few that are utterly unforgettable. This episode looks back fondly at th ...
01-10-2020
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Series 14: 14. The Final
Lord Sugar summons the finalists to the heart of London's financial district to set them their final challenge in their attempt to win his £250,000 investment. For their l ...
24-12-2018
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Series 14: 11. The Final Five
After ten tough weeks, Lord Sugar's search for his next business partner is nearing its finale, and just two more tasks stand in the way of his £250,000 investment. Now th ...
17-12-2018
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Series 14: 12. Interviews
The final five candidates are summoned to the Leadenhall Building, a spectacular 55-storey skyscraper in the heart of the City of London. They face the scrutiny of Lord Sugar's ...
15-12-2018
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Series 14: 13. Why I Fired Them
With the final approaching and Lord Sugar on the cusp of choosing his new business partner, this programme looks back on the candidates who fell before the final hurdle and the ...
13-12-2018
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Series 14: 10. Christmas Chocolate
The festive season arrives early at the house. Lord Sugar pays the six remaining candidates a flying visit, challenging them to cash in on the lucrative Christmas market. Teams ...
10-12-2018
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Series 14: 9. Tv Selling
Lord Sugar summons the remaining candidates to TV Centre in west London, the iconic former headquarters of the BBC. On arrival, the teams are tasked with their most pressurised ...
03-12-2018
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Series 14: 8. Glasgow Art
Lord Sugar instructs the candidates to head north to Scotland, meeting at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, where they are tasked with becoming art dealers, selecti ...
26-11-2018
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Series 14: 7. Urban Gardening
Lord Sugar summons the candidates to Crossrail's leafy roof garden, nestled above the new Elizabeth Line station in Canary Wharf, where he sets them a gardening task. The teams ...
19-11-2018
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Series 14: 6. Airline Advertising
The candidates are summoned to London City Airport, where Lord Sugar sets them the task of devising a marketing campaign for a brand new budget airline. They need to come up wit ...
12-11-2018
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Series 14: 5. Shoe Design
The candidates congregate at London's Adelphi Theatre, home to hit musical Kinky Boots. Hot on their heels is Lord Sugar with a challenge for them to put their best foot forward ...
05-11-2018
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Series 14: 4. Bodybuilding Expo
The candidates are summoned to London's Royal Albert Hall, where Lord Sugar sets them the challenge of selling at one of the world's largest bodybuilding expos. Based at the NEC ...
29-10-2018
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Series 14: 4. Bodybuilding Expo
The candidates are summoned to London's Royal Albert Hall, where Lord Sugar sets them the challenge of selling at one of the world's largest bodybuilding expos. Based at the NEC ...
24-10-2018
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Series 14: 4. Bodybuilding Expo
The candidates are summoned to London's Royal Albert Hall, where Lord Sugar sets them the challenge of selling at one of the world's largest bodybuilding expos. Based at the NEC ...
24-10-2018
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Series 14: 3. Doughnuts
Lord Sugar summons the candidates to an 18th-century tidal mill in the heart of London's East End for their third task. The candidates are challenged to manufacture and sell upm ...
22-10-2018
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Series 14: 2. Comics
Lord Sugar summons the candidates to the House of Illustration, the UK's only gallery dedicated to graphic art. On arrival, the teams are greeted by their business superhero as ...
15-10-2018
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Series 14: 1. Malta
The search for Lord Sugar's next business partner begins, and this year the challenges are bigger and better than ever. Lord Sugar has already invested his own money in eight bu ...
08-10-2018
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Series 13: 14. The Final
For the final head to head, in the fight to win an investment, the remaining candidates go to London's Sky Garden in the City. Hoping to help the two front runners flourish are ...
22-12-2017
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Series 13: 12. Interviews
The final five candidates are summoned to Lord Sugar's newly refurbished offices in the City, where they are joined by some of Lord Sugar's closest associates, who are ready to ...
19-12-2017
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Series 13: 13. Why I Fired Them
A look back at candidates from this year's series of The Apprentice who fell before the final hurdle. They redesigned five-star hotel rooms in a shade of trifle, sang at a Wembl ...
14-12-2017
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Series 13: 10. Fashion Show
Lord Sugar gathers the candidates at Somerset House, where he reveals that they are to become fashion agents, selling garments for designers. \n\nThey must select a designer, pl ...
12-12-2017
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Series 13: 11. The Final Five
As Lord Sugar's search for his next business partner nears its finale and just two tasks remain, this in-depth look at the real people behind the final five candidates reveals w ...
08-12-2017
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Series 13: 9. Food Boxes
The candidates gather at London's most famous food market: Borough, where Lord Sugar tasks them with creating a brand new recipe kit. One half of each team must mastermind the b ...
05-12-2017
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Series 13: 8. Doggy Business
Lord Sugar tasks the candidates with proving their pedigree by running their own doggy service businesses. Based at an established pooch-pampering venue, the teams must tempt di ...
28-11-2017
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Series 13: 7. Advertising - Cars
Lord Sugar instructs the candidates to create advertising campaigns for a brand new car. The teams take two paths - one half produce a television advert, while the other create ...
21-11-2017
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Series 13: 6. Bruges Tour
Lord Sugar sends the candidates off to Bruges, Belgium, where they are tasked with creating a high-quality tour of the city that cruise ship passengers would be happy to pay goo ...
14-11-2017
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Series 13: 5. Lord Sugar's Birthday
This year Lord Sugar celebrates his seventieth birthday, so the candidates are sent on a shopping spree across London to purchase items that mark milestones in his life and care ...
07-11-2017
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Series 13: 4. Stadium Sales
Week four kicks off at Wembley Stadium, where Lord Sugar instructs the candidates to set up and run a corporate box and sell merchandise to the masses at the Women's FA Cup final.
31-10-2017
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Series 13: 3. Robots
The candidates are summoned to London's new Design Museum, where Lord Sugar assigns them a robot-themed task. For one half of each team it is time to get creative and programme ...
24-10-2017
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Series 12: 9. Virtual Reality Game
The teams have to push their imagination and design skills to the limit to create a new virtual reality game, before pitching it to gaming enthusiasts at the world-famous Comic ...
01-12-2016
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Series 12: 7. Boat Show
Lord Sugar instructs the candidates to tap into one of the UK's biggest markets - the boating and leisure industry. The task is simple - pick the right products and sell them at ...
17-11-2016
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Series 12: 5. Cycling Crowdfunding
Lord Sugar sets the candidates the task of helping two entrepreneurs launch their new cycling product and getting the public to invest through crowdfunding. The teams must organ ...
03-11-2016
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Series 12: 3. Corporate Candy
Lords Sugar sets the candidates a task in which they must design and manufacture their own brand of sweets, before heading to Brighton to sell them.
20-10-2016
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Series 12: 1. Collectables
Lord Sugar begins the hunt for his next business partner as a new group of candidates set off on their first task, selling collectables at Wimbledon Car Boot Sale. As ever, Lord ...
06-10-2016
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