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British version of the reality competitions series that sees young entrepreneurs compete in several business tasks, attempting to survive the weekly firings in order to become the business partner of one of the most successful

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Apprentice Season 19 Episode 9 - TV Selling
    8.1/10(26 votes)

    #1 - TV Selling

    S19:E9

    It’s the return of the iconic TV shopping task, where candidates select products before selling live to the nation on one of the country’s leading shopping channels.

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  2. The Apprentice Season 4 Episode 7 - Marrakesh
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #2 - Marrakesh

    S4:E7

    The candidates set off on a two-day business trip to Marrakesh, where they are challenged to find the best deals possible when buying 10 items in the city's markets. The budding entrepreneurs race against time and tempers flare as the deadline approaches.

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  3. The Apprentice Season 11 Episode 6 - Handy Man
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    #3 - Handy Man

    S11:E6

    Each team is tasked with running their own DIY business, securing work around London alongside one of two contracts arranged by Lord Sugar.

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  4. The Apprentice Season 13 Episode 7 - Advertising - Cars
    7.8/10(19 votes)

    #4 - Advertising - Cars

    S13:E7

    Candidates have to create advertising campaigns for a new car in Essex, splitting into two teams - one half producing a television advert and the other creating a digital billboard advert. For one of the groups, a confusing car name and a strange choice of advertisement location causes them difficulty, while the others are led off course by a lack of direction. The finished campaigns are pitched to industry experts, before Lord Sugar eliminates one candidate from the competition.

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  5. The Apprentice Season 5 Episode 12 - The Final
    7.7/10(9 votes)

    #5 - The Final

    S5:E12

    After facing a multitude of business tasks and a tough interview, the two finalists now face one more challenge – helped by old friends, each finalist must market a brand new box of chocolates, pitching their concept to a panel of business and chocolate experts.

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  6. The Apprentice Season 7 Episode 6 - Rubbish
    7.7/10(9 votes)

    #6 - Rubbish

    S7:E6

    Alan Sugar calls the candidates to a rubbish dump, and challenges them to form junk-collection businesses. One half of each team has to haul the rubbish themselves while the others offer quotes on big clearances. Profits prove hard to come by with Cockney scrap dealers and quick-witted builders giving them a run for their money, and one project manager is reduced to tears by the grueling work.

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  7. The Apprentice Season 19 Episode 12 - The Final
    7.6/10(21 votes)

    #7 - The Final

    S19:E12

    The two finalists come head-to-head as they launch their businesses and pitch to Lord Sugar for the chance to become his next business partner and win the £250,000 investment.

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  8. The Apprentice Season 6 Episode 3 - Bakery
    7.5/10(8 votes)

    #8 - Bakery

    S6:E3

    The candidates seize the opportunity to impress Lord Sugar as they take over an industrial bakery. The teams are each given a market stall from which they try to tempt hungry customers with their baked goods, and they go head-to-head to pitch for the business of a high-class hotel, a restaurant and a coffee shop. Nick and Karren keep an eye on proceedings as the teams work to keep up with orders, and when the teams face Lord Sugar in the boardroom, one candidate is fired.

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  9. The Apprentice Season 6 Episode 4 - Selling to Trade
    7.5/10(8 votes)

    #9 - Selling to Trade

    S6:E4

    The teams are at the Science Museum, where they have to select two innovative new products to sell to trade. One of the members of the team which loses the challenge is failed by Sir Alan at the end of the show.

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  10. The Apprentice Season 8 Episode 4 - Week 4 - Junk Shops
    7.5/10(9 votes)

    #10 - Week 4 - Junk Shops

    S8:E4

    Lord Sugar asks the teams to set up second-hand shops in London's fashionable East End, home to a thriving market in retro and refurbished household goods. The teams must source second-hand stock from auctions, junk shops and car boot sales, and resell at a profit during a one-day-sale from their respective shops.

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  11. The Apprentice Season 13 Episode 6 - Bruges Tour
    7.5/10(18 votes)

    #11 - Bruges Tour

    S13:E6

    Alan Sugar sends the candidates off to Bruges to create a high-quality tour of the beautiful Belgian city that passengers would be happy to pay good money for. The teams also try to flog souvenirs to guests to top up their profit margins, but as they sell the tickets, there's jostling between candidates for sales and overpromising on what the tour groups will get, which could lead to major disappointment. The next day on the tours, facts are forgotten, candidates get their groups lost and, with time tight, one of them keeps cracking the whip on what's supposed to be a relaxed tourist experience.

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  12. The Apprentice Season 15 Episode 14 - The Final
    7.5/10(12 votes)

    #12 - The Final

    S15:E14

    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.

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  13. The Apprentice Season 19 Episode 11 - Interviews
    7.5/10(24 votes)

    #13 - Interviews

    S19:E11

    Week eleven, familiar faces return to do a deep dive into the business plans of the final five. The pressure is on as naive numbers and preposterous plans are revealed.

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  14. The Apprentice Season 3 Episode 6 - The Sausage Saga
    7.4/10(10 votes)

    #14 - The Sausage Saga

    S3:E6

    The remaining ten candidates get a special treat from Sir Alan, as they take a trip across the Channel. However, this will be no holiday, as the two teams are set the task to make as large a profit as possible by selling British food to the French.

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  15. The Apprentice Season 13 Episode 5 - Lord Sugar's Birthday
    7.4/10(21 votes)

    #15 - Lord Sugar's Birthday

    S13:E5

    As Lord Sugar celebrates his 70th birthday, the contestants are tasked to a shopping spree across London to purchase items that mark milestones in his life and career. The candidates have one day to find nine specific items at the best possible price, before meeting at the House of Lords. For one team, there is confusion over the mystery object, while poor planning leaves the other team lagging behind. In the boardroom, Lord Sugar gives out warnings, as well as hefty fines, before sending one contestant home.

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  16. The Apprentice Season 14 Episode 6 - Airline Advertising
    7.4/10(34 votes)

    #16 - Airline Advertising

    S14:E6

    The candidates are summoned to London City Airport, where Lord Sugar sets them the task of devising a marketing campaign for a brand new budget airline. They need to come up with a distinctive brand, make a 30-second TV advert and design a uniform that flies the flag for their new airline.

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  17. The Apprentice Season 14 Episode 9 - TV Selling
    7.4/10(26 votes)

    #17 - TV Selling

    S14:E9

    Lord Sugar summons the remaining candidates to TV Centre in west London, the iconic former headquarters of the BBC. On arrival, the teams are tasked with their most pressurised challenge yet. In just ten hours they will be selling live to the nation on one of Britain’s leading TV shopping channels. Teams must tune in to the best products to sell, as well as direct a promo to boost sales of one of their items. The team that generates the most sales will win.

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  18. The Apprentice Season 16 Episode 5 - Gaming
    7.4/10(29 votes)

    #18 - Gaming

    S16:E5

    The teams' next task is to create their own computer game and pitch their concept to a panel of hugely successful games investors.

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  19. The Apprentice Season 17 Episode 8 - Immersive Event
    7.4/10(30 votes)

    #19 - Immersive Event

    S17:E8

    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’.

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  20. The Apprentice Season 1 Episode 6 - Advertising executives
    7.3/10(18 votes)

    #20 - Advertising executives

    S1:E6

    All the candiates were called and had to get on the Bus with they side advert saying the ""Apprentice"", they had to go upstairs where they recieved a phone call from Sir Alan Sugar who couldnt be there he described their next task. The teams had to develop a TV and press ads for the Amstrad JB 1000 - a 10 CD changer. Paul was Project Manager for Impact and Miriam was Project Manager for First Forte they are both Project Managers for the first time. Both teams had a quick meeting with Alan Sugar son had a meeting with them. Impact was down to only four contestants: Paul, Raj, Saira and Rachel. Raj didn't think much of Paul's management. ""He's all over the place,"" he told Saira. ""I ain't got a clue what's going on."" Paul directed a TV ad featuring a mum and her spotty kid. The kid couldn't act which lead Paul to spend the majoirty of time delevoping the TV ad neglecting the Press campaign. Paul sent Saira and Rachel off to work on the press campaign.

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  21. The Apprentice Season 3 Episode 1 - Coffee
    7.3/10(15 votes)

    #21 - Coffee

    S3:E1

    The Apprentice returns with 16 brand new contestants, who will battle it out week-by-week for the chance to win a six-figure salary as Sir Alan Sugar's new apprentice.

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  22. The Apprentice Season 4 Episode 1 - Fishy Business
    7.3/10(8 votes)

    #22 - Fishy Business

    S4:E1

    To start of the new season, Sir Alan sets the task in which two teams, separating into the girls and the boys, have to sell fish out on the streets of London. There was much talk of the boys' team splitting into two factions: the first of these contained Alex, Simon, Lee and Ian while the second consisted of Raef, Michael and Nicholas. Coverage was shown of all members of the boys' team; however, some members of the girls' team (notably Shazia, Lucinda and Jenny) had almost no coverage in this week's episode.

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  23. The Apprentice Season 6 Episode 1 - Bangers
    7.3/10(8 votes)

    #23 - Bangers

    S6:E1

    Lord Sugar meets a fresh batch of candidates in his search for an apprentice, as another series of the business-based reality TV show begins. The first task for the candidates is to produce a range of sausages ready for sale the next morning. They are given a crash-course in crafting the perfect sausage, before hitting the streets at the crack of dawn in the hope of selling their stock, under the watchful eyes of Nick Hewer and Karren Brady. At the end of the day, one candidate will be fired.

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  24. The Apprentice Season 7 Episode 7 - Freemium Magazine Launch
    7.3/10(8 votes)

    #24 - Freemium Magazine Launch

    S7:E7

    The teams are called to gleaming offices in Fleet Street, home to London's oldest newspaper district. Lord Sugar informs the candidates they'll be creating and publishing a free magazine. But first he shuffles the teams, appointing the project managers. Free magazines earn money by selling advertising, but advertisers only buy space in titles with a surefire market. As such, the teams must choose a hit subject, produce appropriate editorial content and convince advertisers they will reach a big audience. As Karren keeps notes, one team is led downmarket by their editor with a low-brow lads' magazine. The other team, accompanied by 67-year old Nick, goes for the oldies market, and on the way comes up with some patronising names (causing raised eyebrows from Nick!). But despite some research with sprightly over-sixties, it soon descends into stereotypes. Karren winces as the lads' mag embraces innuendo and photoshoots get racy.

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  25. The Apprentice Season 7 Episode 10 - Flip It
    7.3/10(8 votes)

    #25 - Flip It

    S7:E10

    Called to a north London wholesale warehouse, the teams are met by a nostalgic Lord Sugar, who tells the teams that it was from places like this that he started out buying low to sell high. He gives both teams a pallet carrying 250 pounds' worth of wholesale goods. They must find out what sells best, then re-invest in those products. It is a simple exercise in following the money and increasing sales. The pallets contain cheap nodding dogs, pricey pressure washers, duvet sets, cut-price sunglasses, brollies, watches and more. The prospects for the task look good, and there are quick volunteers for the team leader roles. They have the whole of London to sell to: street markets, houses door-to-door, offices and maps to help find more. The trick is to match the products to the potential market, but some get it badly wrong, taking tacky stuff to snobby areas, or high-priced goods to East End pound shops. For some selling comes naturally, but for others it's a humiliating struggle.

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Best Episodes Summary

"TV Selling" is the best rated episode of "The Apprentice". It scored 8.1/10 based on 26 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/27/2025. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Marrakesh".