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s20e12 · 2026-04-16
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The Apprentice
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The Apprentice sees fourteen candidates, competing against each other for a position at Lord Alan Sugar's company. Each week the candidates take part in a task set by Lord Sugar. Each team will have a Team Leader who managers that group for that task. The team that performs the best will win a reward and avoid the boardroom. The losing team will be summoned to the boardroom where their team leader will be forced to pick two people in their team who we join them in the boardroom and a chance to be fired. After twelve weeks Lord Sugar will be left with his Apprentice, who will work for him at a salary of £100,000. Lord Sugar is very busy so he has Nick and Karen, who act as his eyes and ears, to inform him of what's going on.
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12 this season · 274 totals18e01 Highlands Corporate Away Day 2024-02-01 21:00
Highlands Corporate Away Day
Week One. Lord Sugar's candidates host a corporate away day in the Scottish Highlands. Back in the boardroom, one candidate is sent packing.
s18e02 Cheesecakes 2024-02-08 21:00
Cheesecakes
It's week two and the candidates manufacture miniature cheesecakes to sell to the public and corporate clients. But crumbling cakes and maths meltdowns lead to a firing in the boardroom.
s18e03 Virtual Escape Rooms 2024-02-15 21:00
Virtual Escape Rooms
It's week three, and the teams create a new virtual escape room to pitch to industry experts. Boring branding and confusing concepts lead to one candidate being fired.
s18e04 Discount Buying 2024-02-22 21:00
Discount Buying
It's week four, and the candidates are sent to Jersey to secure nine items synonymous with the area. After a race to the finish, it's au revoir for another candidate in the boardroom.
s18e05 Formula E 2024-02-29 21:00
Formula E
Lord Sugar's candidates launch a new Formula E team before pitching for sponsorship, but questionable designs jeopardise multimillion-pound negotiations.
s18e06 Cereal 2024-03-07 21:00
Cereal
The candidates must design and create a brand new breakfast cereal to sell to industry buyers. Bland recipes and boring boxes result in another candidate being fired.
s18e07 Budapest Tourism 2024-03-14 21:00
Budapest Tourism
Lord Sugar's candidates touch down in the Hungarian capital of Budapest to sell and run bespoke tours. Back in Blighty, one candidate is sent packing.
s18e08 XBUS Advertising 2024-03-21 21:00
XBUS Advertising
Lord Sugar's candidates brand and create an advertising campaign for a new electric vehicle. Boring branding and confusing adverts mean one candidate hits the brakes.