The Apprentice is an British business-themed reality television program. Each series, a group of young entrepreneurs compete to win a £250,000 investment in their business plans from billionaire businessman and member of the House of Lords, Alan Sugar.
Game
changeFor twelve weeks, the contestants are split into two teams and must complete business-related tasks. At the end of each task, Sugar and his two assistants, Karren Brady and Claude Littner, "fire" a person from the losing team. Eventually, only one contestant remains and they win the investment. In the first few years of the show, the prize was a job at one of Sugar's companies. In season 7, they changed the prize to a business investment.
Overview
changeMain series
change| Year | Series | Winner | Contestants | Tasks | Episodes | Host | Advisors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | Tim Campbell | 14 | 12 | 14 | Alan Sugar | Margaret Mountford | Nick Hewer |
| 2006 | 2 | Michelle Dewberry | 12 | |||||
| 2007 | 3 | Simon Ambrose | 16 | 14 | ||||
| 2008 | 4 | Lee McQueen | 16 | |||||
| 2009 | 5 | Yasmina Siadatan | 15 | 14 | ||||
| 2010 | 6 | Stella English | 16 | Karren Brady | ||||
| 2011 | 7 | Tom Pellereau | ||||||
| 2012 | 8 | Ricky Martin | ||||||
| 2013 | 9 | Leah Totton | ||||||
| 2014 | 10 | Mark Wright | 20 | |||||
| 2015 | 11 | Joseph Valente | 18 | Claude Littner | ||||
| 2016 | 12 | Alana Spencer | ||||||
| 2017 | 13 | James White | ||||||
| Sarah Lynn | ||||||||
| 2018 | 14 | Sian Gabbidon | 16 | |||||
| 2019 | 15 | Carina Lepore | ||||||
| 2022 | 16 | Harpreet Kaur | Tim Campbell | |||||
| 2023 | 17 | Marnie Swindells | 18 | 12 | ||||
| 2024 | 18 | Rachel Woolford | ||||||
| 2025 | 19 | Series ongoing | ||||||
Spin-off series
changeThe Apprentice: You're Fired!
changeThe Apprentice: You're Fired is a talk show which airs directly after each episode of the main show. The presenter, usually accompanied by well-known television personalities, interview the contestant(s) who has been fired in the most recent episode.
Celebrity Apprentice
changeUnlike the American version of the show, the British Celebrity Apprentice seasons consist of two teams competing in one task, which is spread across two episodes. All money is donated to Comic Relief.
| Year | Winner | Contestants | Tasks | Host | Advisors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Karren Brady | 10 | 1 | Alan Sugar | Margaret Mountford | Nick Hewer |
| 2008 | Jacqueline Gold | |||||
| 2009 | Michelle Mone | |||||
| 2019 | Kelly Hoppen | Karren Brady | Claude Littner | |||
Young Apprentice
changeYoung Apprentice, first titled as Junior Apprentice, was a spin-off series which ran between 2010 and 2012. It had a similar format to the original show, with the winner having £25,000 invested in their future.
| Year | Title | Winner | Contestants | Tasks | Host | Advisors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Junior Apprentice | Arjun Rajyagor | 10 | 6 | Alan Sugar | Karren Brady | Nick Hewer |
| 2011 | Young Apprentice | Zara Brownless | 12 | 8 | |||
| 2012 | Ashleigh Porter-Exley | ||||||
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