20 young entrepreneurs compete in several business tasks, and must survive the weekly firings in order to become the business partner of one of the most successful businessmen.
Genre: Game-Show, Reality-TV
Cast:Alan Sugar , Mark Halliley , Karren Brady , Nick Hewer , Claude Littner , Margaret Mountford , Tim Campbell , Samantha Moon , Saira Khan , James Max , Paul Torrisi , Ricky Martin , Miriam Staley , Solomon Akhtar , Mark Wright , Daniel Lassman , Roisin Hogan , Bianca Miller
Adrian Chiles talks to the winner of The Apprentice, Tim Campbell, his new boss, Sir Alan Sugar, and the losing candidates to discover the lessons they learned along the way.
A profile of the most successful candidates of the 2007 season.
Sir Alan takes a look back at the candidates who didn't make the cut.
The contestants are sent to Marrakesh, Morocco and are assigned to find ten items and have to negotiate the asking price to as low as possible and the team that returns with the least amount of money wins.
Adrian Chiles talks to the winner of The Apprentice, Tim Campbell, his new boss, Sir Alan Sugar, and the losing candidates to discover the lessons they learned along the way.
A Recap of the whole season in which we'll see highlights, unseen footage, and the private lives of the final five.
The Final Five are being interviewed about their business plans by four of Lord Sugar's best business partners. Three will be fired and two will go on to the Finals.
Lord Sugar tasks the candidates with creating a comic aimed at children.
For their first task, the candidates fly to Malta to negotiate for nine Maltese items.
Lord Sugar tasks the candidates with creating a comic aimed at children.
Lord Sugar tasks the candidates with manufacturing and selling upmarket doughnuts.
The candidates must sell products at one of the world's largest bodybuilding expos.
The candidates are tasked with devising a marketing campaign for a new budget airline.
Lord Sugar sets the candidates a gardening task. The teams must set up their own urban gardening business, carrying out commercial and domestic jobs across London.
The candidates head north to Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, where they are tasked with becoming art dealers, selling work at their own gallery event.
The candidates head to TV Centre in west London, where they are tasked with selling live to the nation on one of Britain's leading TV shopping channels.
Lord Sugar pays the six remaining candidates a flying visit, challenging them to cash in on the lucrative Christmas market.
The four remaining aspiring entrepreneurs go under the microscope, revealing the real people behind the business wear
The finalists must now launch their businesses by producing a digital screen and directing a TV advert, before pitching to Lord Sugar and a room full of industry experts.
The finalists must now launch their businesses by producing a digital screen and directing a TV advert, before pitching to Lord Sugar and a room full of industry experts.
Lord Sugar kicks off the new series with a task like no other. Sixteen candidates are sent to South Africa to set up wine and safari tours.
The teams are challenged to create, manufacture and sell their own ranges of ice lollies.
The teams are sent back to school as Lord Sugar reveals that for this week's task they will be creating a toy for 6-8-year-olds.
Lord Sugar summons the candidates to the London Transport Museum, where they learn that this week's task is to create and sell their own range of electric bikes.
Lord Sugar sends the candidates to the historic university cities of Oxford and Cambridge, where they will attempt to procure nine items that are associated with both places.
Lord Sugar challenges the candidates to create and market a new rollercoaster.
The candidates must create an advertising campaign to persuade UK tourists to visit Finland. Finland is known as a winter destination, but this campaign must entice us to visit during the summer.
The teams host a corporate away day onboard the iconic Belmond British Pullman train.
Lord Sugar challenges the candidates to act as talent managers. They must audition unsigned musicians, choose which one to represent, then head to a studio to create a remix of one of their tracks.
Lord Sugar asks the candidates to don their lab coats and goggles as he challenges them to create and sell their own perfume.
The five remaining candidates are put under the microscope, revealing the real people behind the business wear.
The final five candidates go head to head with Lord Sugar's advisors as they present their business plans and face the bigwigs' scrutiny.
With Lord Sugar on the cusp of choosing his new business partner, we look back on the candidates who fell before the final hurdle.
To convince Lord Sugar they're worthy of his cash, the last two candidates must now launch their businesses, with a little help from some of those who were fired.
The 16th series launches with the 16 candidates thrown in at the deep end as they set sail from Portsmouth. Their first task is to devise a marketing campaign for a new cruise liner, to include creating a brand and a television advert.
The teams must design an electric toothbrush aimed at children aged between six and eight, as well as an accompanying app that encourages them to brush their teeth.
The candidates' next task is creating and branding a new non-alcoholic drink and hosting a launch event where they will be pitching and selling to leading retailers.
The candidates enter the choppy waters of the fish business, sourcing a catch of the day and creating a fish dish to sell to the public.
The teams' next task is to create their own computer game and pitch their concept to a panel of hugely successful games investors.
In a tourist hot-spot in north Wales, the candidates run their own highland railway, quarry tour and zip line.
The candidates gear up to design, brand and pitch their own electric driverless vehicle.
The remaining candidates lay on a racing-themed corporate away day at Silverstone, including a tour, a racing experience and food and drink.
The teams are set one of their most intense challenges yet: to sell live to the nation on one of the country's leading TV shopping channels.
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.
With just two more tasks remaining, the remaining aspiring entrepreneurs go under the microscope, revealing the real people behind the businesswear.
The remaining candidates face the scrutiny of Lord Sugar's most trusted advisors, who are primed to pick apart their business plans. Only two can proceed to the final.
Lord Sugar looks back on the candidates who fell before the final hurdle and the tasks that took them to the brink.
The two finalists each have three days to launch a new company. They must create branding for their business, produce a digital billboard and a television advert, then pitch it to Lord Sugar.
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 watchful eye of Baroness Karren Brady and Claude Littner, the teams must sell and run bespoke tours. After bickering on the beach and some woeful negotiations, back in the boardroom, one candidate is sent packing.
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 a bespoke sweet bun to sell to a corporate client, with the team who secures the biggest overall profit winning. One team bites off more than they can chew with a Jurassic-themed bun, leading to explosions in the kitchen, while the other team are left in short supply after a maths meltdown. In the boardroom, one member of the losing team is sent packing.
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 at two-to-four-year-olds to pitch to industry experts. One team showcases incomplete characters, whilst the other presents a sketchy storyline.
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 nine items synonymous with the area. The team that secures the most items at the lowest prices, wins. Then, back in the boardroom, it's rock bottom for another candidate.
The candidates are tasked with branding an electric motorbike and creating an advertising campaign before pitching to a panel of experts. Passionate about motorbikes, one project manager has his vision ignored, while the other team's advertising campaign backfires when they focus on story rather than subject. In the boardroom, sparks fly as one candidate is fired.
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. While one team shows off the glitz and glam of the city, the other goes for a more traditional approach in the desert. But it's the team with the most profit at the end that will win. Back on home soil, it's the end of the road for another candidate.
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. For one team, a clear vision helps them take a bite out of the market. On the other, poor decisions and a lack of vision leads to dreary designs. In the boardroom, there's no such thing as a free lunch as one candidate is fired.
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 produces the biggest overall profit wins. One team deals with confused convicts, whilst the other team narrowly avoids a dining disaster. In the boardroom, it's lights out for one candidate as they're told 'You're fired'.
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-staining goo, while a lack of creativity on the other team results in an unoriginal concept. In the boardroom, who will Lord Sugar decide to wash his hands of?
For week ten, the candidates are tasked with creating and branding a new dog food before pitching to major retailers. In the kitchen, one team wrangles with their recipe, making a dog's dinner of their signature dish, whilst on the other team a premium product fails to deliver. On the branding teams, candidates bicker to be top dog. With plenty to chew over, Lord Sugar sends one candidate for walkies.
The final five face a series of interviews with some of Lord Sugar's closest associates: Baroness Brady, Claude Littner, Mike Soutar and Linda Plant.
The two finalists, Marnie Swindells and Rochelle Raye Anthony, must create new brands for their proposed businesses before pitching their ideas to Lord Sugar at a gala event attended by industry experts.
