The Apprentice

Feb 16, 2005 (en) Reality [60] Min
  • First Air Date
    Feb 16, 2005
  • Production
    Talkback, Mark Burnett Productions, Talkback Thames, Boundless, United Artists Media Group, MGM Television, Fremantle Productions
  • Rotten tomato
    56%
  • Original title
    The Apprentice
  • Release
    Feb 16, 2005
  • en
    -

Overview

British version of the reality competitions series that sees young entrepreneurs compete in several business tasks, attempting to survive the weekly firings in order to become the business partner of one of the most successful businessmen.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Kat Airy

    Producer

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Casts

  1. Lord Alan Sugar

    Self - The Boss

  2. Mark Halliley

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  3. Karren Brady

    Self

  4. Tim Campbell

    Self

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 4 / Crews : 5

Specials ( 2007-03-15)

Comic Relief Does The Apprentice (part 1)

Episode: 1

Comic Relief Does The Apprentice (part 2)

Episode: 2

Sport Relief Does the Apprentice (part 1)

Episode: 3

Sport Relief Does the Apprentice (part 2)

Episode: 4

The Apprentice: Worst Decision Ever

Episode: 5

The Apprentice: The Final Five

Episode: 6

The Apprentice: Why I Fired Them

Episode: 7

Comic Relief Does the Apprentice 2009 (part 1)

Episode: 8

Comic Relief Does the Apprentice 2009 (part 2)

Episode: 9

Nick And Margaret's Memorable Moments

Episode: 10

The Audtions

Episode: 11

Season 5: The Final Five

Episode: 12

Season 5: Why I Fired Them

Episode: 13

Season 5: You're Hired

Episode: 14

Season 6: The Final Five

Episode: 15

The Apprentice: Motor Mouths

Episode: 16

Season 1 ( 2005-02-16)

Series One of The Apprentice television programme was broadcast in the UK from 16 February to 11 May in 2005. The format of the UK version was very similar to that of the US original. The format was licensed by RTL Group and the programme produced for the BBC by RTL's Talkback Thames division. It was shown on BBC Two on Wednesday evenings over twelve weekly episodes. The winner was to become an apprentice to Sir Alan Sugar. The winner was Tim Campbell, previously a transport manager at London Underground, who beat Saira Khan in the final. Sir Alan said that he chose Tim as the winner because of his likeness to his East End self.

Wilting Blooms

Episode: 1

Child's play

Episode: 2

Shop till you drop

Episode: 3

The Harrods' sales

Episode: 4

Art with a capital F

Episode: 5

Advertising executives

Episode: 6

Apprentice Celebrities

Episode: 7

Food Fight

Episode: 8

Team News

Episode: 9

On TV

Episode: 10

Apprentice Interviews

Episode: 11

The Final

Episode: 12

You're Hired

Episode: 13

The Apprentice: Tim in the Firing Line

Episode: 14

Season 2 ( 2006-02-22)

Series Two of The Apprentice was a television series which was broadcast on BBC Two between 22 February and 10 May 2006. As in the previous series, Sir Alan Sugar continued as the boss, assigning the teams specifically designed tasks. Nick Hewer and Margaret Mountford also returned as Sugar's advisers and observed the teams in action. In addition, a companion discussion program called The Apprentice: You're Fired! was introduced and aired on BBC Three. The series was won by Michelle Dewberry in the final episode broadcast on 10 May 2006. This series premiered in Australia on 27 August 2008 at 9:30pm on Channel Seven, under the title Sir Alan Sugar: The Apprentice to distinguish it from the US version. Despite heavy promotion of the series during Seven's Olympic coverage, the series only rated 583,000 viewers nationally, which was third for its timeslot. The following week, the series was moved to 10:30pm, and ratings have continued to decrease. The series also airs in Australia on pay TV channel UKTV.

Fruit and Veg

Episode: 1

Calendar Club

Episode: 2

Buying the Tyre

Episode: 3

A Hundred Chickens

Episode: 4

The Amsair Card

Episode: 5

Second-Hand Cars

Episode: 6

Selling in Topshop

Episode: 7

Selling to the Trade

Episode: 8

Property Sales

Episode: 9

Moet & Chandon

Episode: 10

Interviews

Episode: 11

The Final

Episode: 12

Season 3 ( 2007-03-28)

Series Three of The Apprentice was a television series which aired in the UK on BBC One. The series began on 28 March 2007 and finished on 13 June 2007, with Simon Ambrose as the winner. Ambrose's prize was to work on a project to develop a hotel and golfing complex near Stansted Airport, whilst training as a chartered surveyor. Kristina Grimes, the runner-up, has received many job offers from separate companies and is now working as an investment sales director. Sir Alan Sugar reprised his role as the boss with Nick Hewer and Margaret Mountford as his advisors. Moving from BBC Two, this series attracted 10,000 applicants and promised "tougher tasks and better people" than before, however Sir Alan believed that the show was morphing into "Big Brother". Sugar also criticised the US version for making the error of "trying to change things just for the sake of it", causing it to backfire. Two 90-minute specials were aired during the series run. The first programme was titled The Apprentice: Beyond the Boardroom and featured information about the personal lives of each of the semi-finalists. The second, The Apprentice: Why I Fired Them, featured Sugar revealing why he chose to remove each candidate from the programme.

Coffee

Episode: 1

Doggy Designs

Episode: 2

Start-up Service

Episode: 3

Sugar Rush

Episode: 4

Fish, Lips and Horses

Episode: 5

The Sausage Saga

Episode: 6

The 97 Pence Victory

Episode: 7

Trainers

Episode: 8

Brand-a-trainer

Episode: 9

Selling on TV

Episode: 10

Interviews

Episode: 11

The Final

Episode: 12

Season 4 ( 2008-03-26)

Series Four of The Apprentice was a British reality television series, which was won by Lee McQueen. The series began on BBC One on 26 March 2008, and ran for twelve weekly episodes. Auditions and interviews are reported to have taken place during the first two weeks of July 2007 in London, Glasgow, Manchester and Bristol. A record 20,000 applications were received. Sir Alan Sugar reprised his role as the boss, and Nick Hewer and Margaret Mountford again served as his advisers. 'Frances', Sir Alan's boardroom 'receptionist', also returned. The show's spin-off, The Apprentice: You're Fired!, was again hosted by Adrian Chiles. Filming of the first episode of The Apprentice: You're Fired! took place on 25 March 2008. TV presenter Jennifer Maguire also participated in this series.

Fishy Business

Episode: 1

A Dirty Job

Episode: 2

Cooking with Gas

Episode: 3

Photo Finish

Episode: 4

Mid-Series Sales

Episode: 5

Yours Truly, Angry Mob

Episode: 6

Marrakesh

Episode: 7

Wedding Hell

Episode: 8

Tissues

Episode: 9

Re-inventing the Wheel

Episode: 10

Interviews

Episode: 11

The Final

Episode: 12

The Final

Episode: 13

Season 5 ( 2009-03-25)

Series Five of The Apprentice was a British reality television series which was won by Yasmina Siadatan. The series began airing on BBC One on 25 March 2009 and ran for twelve weekly hour-long episodes, as in all previous years. Auditions and interviews took place during July 2008 in London, Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham. There were fifteen participants; one more dropped out prior to the first boardroom briefing. Sir Alan Sugar, Nick Hewer and Margaret Mountford made appearances, as in all previous series. Spin-off show The Apprentice: You're Fired! also returned, airing on BBC Two immediately after the main show.

Scrubbing Up

Episode: 1

A Hungry Business

Episode: 2

Survival of the Fittest

Episode: 3

A Soap Opera

Episode: 4

The Advertising Challenge

Episode: 5

Bric-a-Brac Race

Episode: 6

Heading North

Episode: 7

Cool Margate

Episode: 8

Baby Love

Episode: 9

Car Crash TV

Episode: 10

Interviews

Episode: 11

The Final

Episode: 12

Season 6 ( 2010-10-06)

Series Six of The Apprentice was a British reality television series. The series started on BBC One on 6 October 2010 and ran for twelve weekly hour-long episodes, as in all previous years. Following a web-based application, regional auditions and interviews took place during July 2009 in London, Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham, about 75 candidates were called back for a second round in London and shooting took place in Autumn 2009. There are sixteen participants and the board consists of Alan Sugar, Nick Hewer and Karren Brady. The programme formerly featured Margaret Mountford, who stood down from the role in June 2009. However, she made a guest appearance in Week 11 as an Interviewer. The series was won by Stella English, a 30-year-old investment banker from London. After winning, English worked at Sugar's company Viglen. Sugar subsequently gave her a new job at YouView in May 2011, after she complained of being "just a glorified PA" in her original position. English resigned from YouView in October 2011, leaving Sugar's employment altogether, claiming that she had had virtually no contact with Sugar in her role. Previous series had begun in March but the 2010 series was postponed until the autumn by the BBC to avoid any issues regarding the general election and Lord Sugar's ties to the then government.

Bangers

Episode: 1

Beach Accessory

Episode: 2

Bakery

Episode: 3

Selling to Trade

Episode: 4

Fashion

Episode: 5

Advertising

Episode: 6

Dvd

Episode: 7

Crisps

Episode: 8

Discount Buying

Episode: 9

London Tours

Episode: 10

The Final Five

Episode: 11

Interviews

Episode: 12

The Final

Episode: 13

You're Hired

Episode: 14

Why I Fired Them

Episode: 15

Season 7 ( 2011-05-10)

Series Seven of The Apprentice was a British reality television series. The series started on BBC One on 10 May 2011, and ran for 12 hour-long weekly episodes, as in all previous years. However, Episode 1 and 2 were aired the same week, and the final episode four days after the penultimate. The winner was Tom Pellereau, with Helen Milligan as the runner-up. Pellereau holds the record of least successful winner of The Apprentice, losing eight tasks out of eleven. He is the only winner to have never won as project manager He is also the only winner to have only been project manager once during the series, as well as the first winner to have won fewer tasks than the runner-up Runner-up Helen Milligan won ten out of eleven tasks. There were sixteen participants and the board consists of Alan Sugar, Nick Hewer and Karren Brady. The Apprentice: You're Fired! also returned on BBC Two, featuring Dara Ó Briain, who reprises his role of the interviewer of the fired candidate.

£250 Business Start Up

Episode: 1

Mobile Phone Application

Episode: 2

Discount Buying for the Savoy

Episode: 3

Beauty Treatments

Episode: 4

Create, Brand and Launch a Pet Food

Episode: 5

Rubbish

Episode: 6

Freemium Magazine Launch

Episode: 7

Paris

Episode: 8

Biscuit

Episode: 9

Flip It

Episode: 10

The Final Five

Episode: 11

Fast Food Chain

Episode: 12

How To Get Hired

Episode: 13

Interviews

Episode: 14

The Final

Episode: 15

Season 8 ( 2012-03-21)

Series Eight of The Apprentice was a British reality television series. The series started on BBC One on 21 March 2012, and ran for 12 weeks, with each episode lasting an hour. The series was won on 3 June 2012 by Ricky Martin, with Tom Gearing as runner-up. Nick Holzherr came in third place, and Jade Nash in fourth place.

Week 1 - Blank Canvas

Episode: 1

Week 2 - Household Gadget

Episode: 2

Week 3 - Condiments

Episode: 3

Week 4 - Junk Shops

Episode: 4

Week 5 - Keep Fit

Episode: 5

Week 6 - Street Food

Episode: 6

Week 7 - Flip It in Essex

Episode: 7

Week 8 - Street Art

Episode: 8

Week 9 - English Bubbles

Episode: 9

Week 10 - Discount Dealing

Episode: 10

The Final Five

Episode: 11

Week 11 - Affordable Luxury

Episode: 12

Why I Fired Them

Episode: 13

Week 12 - The Final - Interviews

Episode: 14

Season 9 ( 2013-05-07)

Series Nine of The Apprentice is a British reality television series. The series began on BBC One on 7 May 2013. On 8 July 2013, an episode called The Final Five aired, which profiled the remaining five candidates. On 11 July 2013, an episode called Why I Fired Them aired where Lord Sugar explains how the candidates fared and why he fired each candidate. The series was won by Leah Totton.

Week 1: Container

Episode: 1

Week 2: Beer

Episode: 2

Flat-Pack

Episode: 3

Farm Shop

Episode: 4

Dubai

Episode: 5

Away Day

Episode: 6

Caravans

Episode: 7

Online Dating

Episode: 8

Ready Meals

Episode: 9

Stall to Shop

Episode: 10

The Final Five

Episode: 11

Interviews

Episode: 12

Why I Fired Them

Episode: 13

The Final and You're Hired

Episode: 14

Season 10 ( 2014-10-14)

Ten Years of Selling

Episode: 1

Wearable Technology

Episode: 2

Home Fragrance

Episode: 3

Online Video Channel

Episode: 4

Coach Tours

Episode: 5

Board Game

Episode: 6

Advertising - New York

Episode: 7

Country Show

Episode: 8

Ten Years of Discount Buying

Episode: 9

Premium Pudding

Episode: 10

The Final Five

Episode: 11

Interviews

Episode: 12

Why I Fired Them

Episode: 13

The Final and You're Hired

Episode: 14

Season 11 ( 2015-10-14)

Fish Food

Episode: 1

Advertising - Cactus Shampoo

Episode: 2

Cross-Channel Discount Buying

Episode: 3

Pet Show

Episode: 4

Children's Book

Episode: 5

Handy Man

Episode: 6

Discount Store

Episode: 7

Party Planning

Episode: 8

Property Agents

Episode: 9

Health Snack

Episode: 10

The Final Five

Episode: 11

Interviews

Episode: 12

Why I fired them

Episode: 13

The Final and You're Hired

Episode: 14

Season 12 ( 2016-10-06)

Collectables

Episode: 1

Advertising - Jeans

Episode: 2

Corporate Candy

Episode: 3

Liberty's

Episode: 4

Cycling Crowdfunding

Episode: 5

Discount Buying

Episode: 6

Boat Show

Episode: 7

London Landmarks

Episode: 8

Virtual Reality Game

Episode: 9

Gin

Episode: 10

The Final Five

Episode: 11

Interviews

Episode: 12

Why I Fired Them

Episode: 13

The Final

Episode: 14

Season 13 ( 2017-10-04)

Burgers

Episode: 1

Hotel Redesign

Episode: 2

Robots

Episode: 3

Stadium Sales

Episode: 4

Lord Sugar's Birthday

Episode: 5

Bruges Tour

Episode: 6

Advertising - Cars

Episode: 7

Doggy Business

Episode: 8

Food Boxes

Episode: 9

Fashion Show

Episode: 10

The Final Five

Episode: 11

Interviews

Episode: 12

Why I Fired Them

Episode: 13

The Final

Episode: 14

Season 14 ( 2018-10-03)

Malta

Episode: 1

Comics

Episode: 2

Doughnuts

Episode: 3

Bodybuilding Expo

Episode: 4

Shoe Design

Episode: 5

Airline Advertising

Episode: 6

Urban Gardening

Episode: 7

Glasgow Art

Episode: 8

TV Selling

Episode: 9

Christmas Chocolate

Episode: 10

The Final Five

Episode: 11

Interviews

Episode: 12

Why I Fired Them

Episode: 13

The Final

Episode: 14

Season 15 ( 2019-10-02)

Over the course of 12 tough tasks, the 16 candidates will be whittled down until just one victor remains. And plenty of sparks are set to fly in the boardroom along the way! Each week the budding entrepreneurs will be divided into two teams - led by designated Project Managers - that lock horns under the watchful eyes of Lord Sugar's advisor Baroness Karren Brady and new aide Claude Littner. After completing each task both teams return to the boardroom to discuss their inspirational or calamitous experiences and discover which side has triumphed. The winners will be rewarded with a luscious treat while the losing team’s Project Manager must select two colleagues to accompany them back into the boardroom. Lord Sugar will then hear their arguments and fire at least one of them from the competition. The eventual winner of The Apprentice Series 15 will be given the opportunity to be Lord Sugar's business partner and receive an investment to the value of £250,000 founded on the basis of their idea.

South Africa

Episode: 1

Ice Lollies

Episode: 2

Toys

Episode: 3

Electric Bikes

Episode: 4

Oxford and Cambridge Discount Buying

Episode: 5

Theme Park

Episode: 6

Finland Advertising

Episode: 7

Steam Train

Episode: 8

Music Managers

Episode: 9

Perfume

Episode: 10

The Final Five

Episode: 11

Interviews

Episode: 12

Why I Fired Them

Episode: 13

The Final

Episode: 14

Season 16 ( 2022-01-06)

Cruise Ship

Episode: 1

Toothbrush

Episode: 2

Non-Alcoholic Drinks

Episode: 3

Fishing

Episode: 4

Gaming

Episode: 5

Wales

Episode: 6

Pods

Episode: 7

Silverstone

Episode: 8

TV Selling

Episode: 9

Baby Food

Episode: 10

The Final Four

Episode: 11

Interviews

Episode: 12

Why I Fired Them

Episode: 13

The Final

Episode: 14

Season 17 ( 2023-01-05)

Antigua Tourism

Episode: 1

Bao Buns

Episode: 2

Cartoons

Episode: 3

Brighton Discount Buying

Episode: 4

Electric Motorbike Advertising

Episode: 5

Dubai Corporate Hospitality

Episode: 6

Children's Lunchbox and App

Episode: 7

Immersive Event

Episode: 8

Male Beauty

Episode: 9

Dog Food

Episode: 10

Interviews

Episode: 11

The Final

Episode: 12

Season 18 ( 2024-02-01)

Highlands Corporate Away Day

Episode: 1

Cheesecakes

Episode: 2

Virtual Escape Rooms

Episode: 3

Discount Buying

Episode: 4

Formula E

Episode: 5

Cereal

Episode: 6

Budapest Tourism

Episode: 7

XBUS Advertising

Episode: 8

TV Selling

Episode: 9

Vegan Alternative to Cheese

Episode: 10

Interviews

Episode: 11

The Final & You’re Hired!

Episode: 12
Feb 16, 2005 (en)
Reality
[60] Min
  • First Air Date Feb 16, 2005
  • Production
    Talkback, Mark Burnett Productions, Talkback Thames, Boundless, United Artists Media Group, MGM Television, Fremantle Productions
  • Rotten tomato 56%
Original Title The Apprentice
en

Overview

British version of the reality competitions series that sees young entrepreneurs compete in several business tasks, attempting to survive the weekly firings in order to become the business partner of one of the most successful businessmen.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Kat Airy

    Producer