Series 1 |
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| 5 :01x05 - Art with a capital F (Mar/16/2005) | | The remaining contestants work within the world of art as they are challenged to sell pieces art from up and coming artists in a gallery. | |
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| 7 :01x07 - Apprentice Celebrities (Mar/30/2005) | | The remaining contestants must get either service or items to auction off from five celebrities, with the proceeds going to the refurbishment of the Hackney Empire theatre. | |
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| 8 :01x08 - Food Fight (Apr/06/2005) | | The remaining contestants must purchase produce and then create food to sell at a farmer's market. | |
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| 9 :01x09 - Team News (Apr/13/2005) | | The players are challenged to set up a marketing campaign so fans can receive news text messages on their mobile phone from their favorite football team. | |
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| 10 :01x10 - Apprentices on TV (Apr/20/2005) | | The apprentice's task this week is to appear on Ideal World shopping TV to sell the items they have picked out. | |
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| 13 :01x13 - You're Hired (May/03/2005) | | The finale for season 1 finds the two finalists trying to make moneymaking riverboat attractions, with the help of past contestants. | |
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Series 2 |
| Tim in the Firing Line (Feb/19/2006) | | When Tim Campbell won the first series of the business reality show his prize was a job working for multi-millionaire Alan Sugar. He has just 12 months to impress his new boss and knows his first project, relaunching a beauty product, is crucial. | |
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| 14 :02x01 - Season 2 premiere (Feb/22/2006) | | The contestants' first challenge involves selling fruit and vegetables on the streets of Hackney in London's East End. Their aim is to make the most profit and avoid being fired at the end of the day. | |
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| 15 :02x02 - Episode 2 (Mar/01/2006) | | In this episode, the two teams must create and sell a calendar for the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. Just rember this hospital doesnt treat cats as one team appears to think is a good idea. | |
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| 16 :02x03 - Episode 3 (Mar/08/2006) | | The remaining 12 candidates' flair for negotiation is put to the test when they are challenged to buy goods at the lowest possible prices. It's a race against time for the entrepreneurs, who scramble to find cut-price saffron, cheap lobsters and low-cost dinner jackets. The winning team get a day at the races, while one of the losers inevitably faces being fired. | |
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| 17 :02x04 - Episode 4 (Mar/15/2006) | | The remaining 11 candidates prepare to get a roasting in the catering business. They take on the challenge of buying and organising meals to sell in marquees to half a million people at the Thames Festival. The plucky entrepreneurs also have to theme and decorate their tents, a task made all the more difficult when Alan Sugar reshuffles the teams - leading to more than a few frayed tempers. | |
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| 18 :02x05 - Episode 5 (Mar/22/2006) | | The remaining 10 candidates face the task of creating a TV ad and billboard poster campaign to promote a product dreamed up by Alan Sugar to make hiring his private planes easier. The entrepreneurs' confidence is sky-high as they film on board his latest jet, but despite having top agency Saatchi and Saatchi on hand for advice, everyone's spirits plummet when the results are screened. | |
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| 19 :02x06 - Episode 6 (Mar/29/2006) | | The nine surviving candidates are challenged to sell used vehicles on the forecourt of a car supermarket. Tactics range from the brutal and uncompromising to outright lies as they try their sales patter on wary punters. Despite the audacity of the entrepreneurs, customers start to part with their cash, but inevitably one unlucky business dealer will face the wrath of Alan Sugar. | |
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| 20 :02x07 - Episode 7 (Apr/05/2006) | | The surviving eight candidates experience the world of high-street retailing when they are challenged to work at Topshop in Oxford Circus. They must enter the minds of their teenage target group to stand any chance of success. As sparks fly in Europe's busiest fashion store, billionaire owner Philip Green breezes by with Alan Sugar, before the entrepreneurs' fate is sealed in the dreaded boardroom. | |
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| 21 :02x08 - Episode 8 (Apr/12/2006) | | Alan Sugar sets the remaining contestants their trickiest challenge yet - selling products to dealers. After the make-or-break decision of what items they are going to market, they are given just 24 hours to open trade accounts. As an extra hindrance to their campaign, they are forbidden to approach customers personally, and the worst performer faces the prospect of being fired. | |
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| 22 :02x09 - Episode 9 (Apr/19/2006) | | Alan Sugar challenges the six remaining contestants to let flats when he sends them to estate agencies. The task seems straightforward to the candidates with a background in selling, but the teams soon learn there is more to the job than sales patter - and losing keys and missing appointments won't help them earn the all-important commission. | |
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| 23 :02x10 - Episode 10 (Apr/26/2006) | | The five surviving candidates are called to Heathrow at 3.45am ready to embark on a trip to Istanbul, where Alan Sugar has arranged for them to engage in a battle on the high seas. The entrepreneurs have two days to dream up a service they can offer passengers on board the Grand Princess cruise ship. When the boat docks in Naples the results are in - which for one team means a luxury treat in Rome. | |
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| 24 :02x11 - Episode 11 (May/03/2006) | | The heat is on as the four survivors face a series of gruelling interviews with three of Alan Sugar's toughest colleagues, leaving them with no one to hide behind as they are forced to explain themselves. The question sessions provide a number of fascinating insights into the lives of the candidates - who wait to find out who will win the battle for survival as not one but two of them are fired. | |
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| 25 :02x12 - The Final (May/10/2006) | | The two finalists are challenged to stage a show at London's Tower Bridge, a task which will test their skills in creativity, marketing, organisation and leadership. Both contenders must manage a team of former contestants, who return to `help out', before the winner is announced. The programme then shifts to the You're Hired studio, where Adrian Chiles gets the lowdown from the entrepreneurs, friends and family as well as Alan Sugar himself. | |
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Series 3 |
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| 29 :03x02 - Series 3, Episode 2 (Apr/04/2007) | | The remaining apprentice's are set a task involving creating dog accessories. By the end of the show another will be fired and out of the running. | |
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| 30 :03x03 - Series 3, Episode 3 (Apr/11/2007) | | Following last week's double exit the remaining trainee's realize that they need to be on top of their game. This week they are challenged to start their own business before Alan decides who will be fired this week. | |
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| 31 :03x04 - Series 3, Episode 4 (Apr/18/2007) | | This week's challenge sees the two teams having to create sweets to be sold at London Zoo. Alan isn't happy when they aren't honest with him in the board room. | |
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| 32 :03x05 - Series 3, Episode 5 (Apr/25/2007) | | The remaining contestants are challenged this week to sell a range of photographs in London. Some members of the teams disagree on the plan of action. Sir Alan Sugar has to decide who will be fired this week. | |
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| 33 :03x06 - Series 3, Episode 6 (May/02/2007) | | The remaining candidates travel to France this week after Alan sets them the task of selling British made food products the the French. By the end of the show another of the candidates will be fired from the show. | |
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| 34 :03x07 - Series 3, Episode 7 (May/09/2007) | | This week the two teams are given a list with ten different things on it and told by Alan to get them spending as little money as possible. One member from the losing team is fired by Alan at the end of the show. | |
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| 35 :03x08 - Series 3, Episode 8 (May/16/2007) | | This week the remaining candidates are set the challenge of designing a new type of trainer as they work alongside side one of the country's top advertising agencies. At the end of the show one of them once again is fired by Alan. | |
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| 36 :03x09 - Series 3, Episode 9 (May/23/2007) | | This week the remaining apprentices have to try and sell new three products on the market to retailers in London. By the end of the show another ones hopes will be dashed when they are fired by Alan. | |
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| 37 :03x10 - Series 3, Episode 10 (May/30/2007) | | The six apprentices left have to master the difficult task of selling different things live on television. They have to decide what products to sell in the hope of making the most money. At the end of the show Alan fires another one of them leaving just five in the running. | |
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| Beyond The Boardroom (Jun/03/2007) | | This special episode takes a detailed look at the lives of the remaining candidates left in the competition. | |
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| 39 :03x11 - Series 3, Episode 11 (Jun/06/2007) | | The five remaining candidates learn that this week they will face a tough interview conducted by some of Alan's colleagues. By the end of the show another is fired by Alan. | |
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| 41 :03x12 - The Final (Jun/13/2007) | | The finalists are given one last chance to impress Alan and his team before he decides who will be the series winner and offered a job within his organization. | |
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| Why I Fired Them (Jun/10/2007) | | Aln explains how he came to the decision each week who should be fired. | |
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Series 4 |
| The Worst Decisions Ever (Apr/03/2008) | | The show takes a look at some of the worst decisions made by the candidates on the series. | |
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| Motor Mouths (Apr/18/2008) | | This special episode takes a look back at some of the most out spoken candidates on the series. | |
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| The Final Five (Jun/02/2008) | | This special episode takes a look at each of the five remaining candidates left in the competition. | |
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| 44 :04x01 - Series 4, Episode 1 (Mar/26/2008) | | 16 new hopefuls compete against one another in the hope of obtaining a position within Sir Alan Sugar's empire. | |
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| 45 :04x02 - Series 4, Episode 2 (Apr/02/2008) | | This week the remaining candidates have to set up an overnight laundry business. At the end of the show Sir Alan Sugar has to decide who will be eliminated tonight. | |
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| 47 :04x03 - Series 4, Episode 3 (Apr/09/2008) | | This week the candidates are set the task of running a pub and turning it in to a themed restaurant for the day. | |
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| 48 :04x04 - Series 4, Episode 4 (Apr/16/2008) | | The teams have to set up their own photography business at a busy shopping centre. The team who makes the most money will be safe from elimination this week. | |
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| 50 :04x05 - Series 4, Episode 5 (Apr/23/2008) | | The two teams are sent to the country to represent two farms who produce ice cream. The teams have to create new flavours to see back in London. One of the candidates from the loosing team is fired by Sir Alan at the end of the show. | |
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| 51 :04x06 - Series 4, Episode 6 (Apr/30/2008) | | This week the two teams have to create a range of greetings cards for a new occasion. Three members of the loosing team end up in the board room with Sir Alan where one of them will be fired. | |
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| 53 :04x08 - Series 4, Episode 8 (May/14/2008) | | This week the remaining candidates have to sell wedding dresses to potential brides at a wedding expo in Birmingham. | |
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| 54 :04x09 - Series 4, Episode 9 (May/21/2008) | | With just seven candidates left their advertising skills are tested once again when they have to design and market their own brands of tissues. | |
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| 55 :04x10 - Series 4, Episode 10 (May/27/2008) | | The final 6 candidates face their penultimate challenge. They are given a choice of cars which they have to try and rent out to members of the public. | |
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| Why I Fired Them (Jun/08/2008) | | Sir Alan explains why he made the decision to fire each of the candidates. | |
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| 59 :04x13 - The Final (Jun/11/2008) | | The remaining candidates face their final challenge before Sir Alan selects the winner. They have to create and market a new male fragrance and then launch it to an audience of a hundred industry experts. | |
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Series 5 |
| 63 :05x01 - Series 5, Episode 1 (Mar/25/2009) | | The sixteen new candidates meet Sir Alan for the first time and receive their challenge. They have to start cleaning companies and make as much money as possible. At the end of the show the first of the hoepfuls is fired. | |
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| 64 :05x02 - Series 5, Episode 2 (Apr/01/2009) | | The teams are set the challenge of creating catering businesses in London to cater for the professionals working there. At the end of the show one of the candidates from the loosing team is fired by Sir Alan. | |
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| 65 :05x03 - Series 5, Episode 3 (Apr/08/2009) | | This week the two teams have to create a new piece of portable gym equipment and create a poster advertising it. They then have to demonstrate the equipment. At the end of the show one of the candidates from the loosing show is fired by Sir Alan. | | Guest Stars: Katherine Jenkins (1) as Herself | |
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| 66 :05x04 - Series 5, Episode 4 (Apr/15/2009) | | The two teams are challenged by Sir Alan to set up their own cosmetics businesses. At the end of the show one if the candidates from the loosing team is fired by Sir Alan. | |
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| 67 :05x05 - Series 5, Episode 5 (Apr/22/2009) | | This week the two teams have to create new breakfast cereals. At the end of the show one of the candidates from the loosing team is fired. | |
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| 68 :05x06 - Series 5, Episode 6 (Apr/29/2009) | | The competition reaches it's midway point. The two teams have to sell ten different pieces of bric-a-brac in London for the most amount of money. A member of the loosing team is fired by Sir Alan. | |
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| 69 :05x07 - Series 5, Episode 7 (May/06/2009) | The remaining candidates are sent to the north of the country where they have to sell innovative products. At the end of the show one of the candidates is fired.
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| 70 :05x08 - Series 5, Episode 8 (May/13/2009) | | The eight remaining candidates are set the task of turning around the fortunes of the seaside town of Margate. One of the candidates from the loosing team is fired by Sir Alan at the end of the show. | |
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| 71 :05x09 - Series 5, Episode 9 (May/20/2009) | | The seven remaining candidates are split into two teams and have to sell baby products at London's Olympia. At the end of the show one of the candidates from the loosing team is fired by Sir Alan. | |
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| 72 :05x10 - Series 5, Episode 10 (May/27/2009) | | The two teams have to sell products on television for one hour. One of the candidates from the team which makes the least amount of money is fired by Sir Alan. | |
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| The Final 5 (Jun/03/2009) | | The show takes an in depth look at the final five candidates left on the series. | |
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| 73 :05x11 - Series 5, Episode 11 (Jun/03/2009) | | The remaining hopefuls are interviewed by four of Sir Alan's business colleagues. When they make it to the boardroom with Sir Alan they have one last chance to state why they deserve a place in the final. At the end of the show three of them are fired by Sir Alan. | |
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| Why I Fired Them (Jun/05/2009) | | Sir Alan explains the reason why he decided to fire each of the candidates. | |
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| 74 :05x12 - Series 5, The Final (Jun/07/2009) | | The candidates face their last challenge before one of them is chosen by Sir Alan as the winner. Former eliminated candidates return to help the finalists when they have to create and brand a new box of chocolates. | |
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