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Season 1 – The Apprentice

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Businesspeople compete in a series of business-related challenges in the hopes of winning a large investment from Lord Alan Sugar.

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Michael Hogan Daily Telegraph (UK) 09/25/2018
2/5
It feels like a televisual hangover from the last decade, like MasterChef or The X Factor: still strangely watchable but not delivering memorable moments or being much talked-about any more. Go to Full Review Andy Dehnart Reality Blurred 04/02/2020
I keep watching hoping it'll get better, but I'm growing convinced that it just lacks the teeth of the Trump version, which is too bad since Trump's counterpart, Sir Alan Sugar, is an interesting character. He's just underused. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
The Apprentice — Season 1

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Nick Hewer

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Margaret Mountford

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Alan Sugar

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Lindsay Bogaard

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Timothy Campbell

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Raj Dhonota

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Feb 16, 2005 Job candidates must avoid being fired by Sir Alan Sugar in his boardroom. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 23, 2005 The teams have only two days in which to come up with an original concept for a new toy for children aged 5 to 9. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 2, 2005 Sugar decrees a corporate reshuffle where the men and women will work alongside one another for the first time. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 9, 2005 The task for each team is to entice shoppers into buying from their stall at Harrods. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 16, 2005 Art With a Capital F The two teams are given the task of selling modern art, and while the Firste Forte team effortlessly assimilate themselves into the Brit Art scene, the work of their chosen artist is pricey. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 23, 2005 Advertising Executives Businesspeople compete in a series of business-related challenges in the hopes of winning a large investment from Lord Alan Sugar. Details Episode 7 Aired Mar 30, 2005 Apprentice Celebrities The teams must convince celebrities to donate personal items for a charity auction. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 6, 2005 Food Fight Businesspeople compete in a series of business-related challenges in the hopes of winning a large investment from Lord Alan Sugar. Details Episode 9 Aired Apr 13, 2005 Team News The six remaining candidates are invited to Tottenham Hotspur Football Club where Sugar is the biggest single shareholder and a lifelong fan. Details Episode 10 Aired Apr 20, 2005 Apprentices on TV The task for the five remaining candidates is to present a TV show on a shopping channel which involves selling products live on-air. Details Episode 11 Aired Apr 27, 2005 Interviews It's down to the last four candidates, who each get interviewed by top executives. Details Episode 12 Aired May 3, 2005 The Final The two remaining candidates may pick an ex-candidate to help them on their final task. Details

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Season Info

Director
Andy Devonshire, James Bainbridge, Beth Dicks
Executive Producer
Alan Brown, Patrick Uden, Daisy Goodwin, Mark Burnett
Network
BBC
Genre
Reality, Game Show, Special Interest
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Feb 16, 2005