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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 Worst Episode
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    The Apprentice Season 1 Episode 14 - The Apprentice: Tim in the Firing Line
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    #1 - The Apprentice: Tim in the Firing Line

    S1:E14

    This special one-off programme follows series one winner, Tim, in his first year as the new apprentice for Sir Alan.

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  2. The Apprentice Season 5 Episode 9 - Baby Love
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    #2 - Baby Love

    S5:E9

    The teams interview suppliers of baby equipment, select two products, and sell them on to a potential 10,000 customers at the country's biggest baby show.

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  3. The Apprentice Season 5 Episode 10 - Car Crash TV
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    #3 - Car Crash TV

    S5:E10

    The teams must select products which they believe will sell the best during an hour of live television. They must then sell these on-screen themselves.

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  4. The Apprentice Season 5 Episode 11 - Interviews
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    #4 - Interviews

    S5:E11

    There's no place to hide as the final five candidates face four of Sir Alan's trusted advisors in face-to-face interviews.

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  5. The Apprentice Season 6 Episode 9 - Discount Buying
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    #5 - Discount Buying

    S6:E9

    Alan Sugar summons the seven remaining candidates in the heart of the City and challenges them to purchase a series of unusual items at bargain prices. The teams are split into boys and girls as Karren Brady and Nick Hewer oversee their efforts to find the best deals.

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  6. The Apprentice Season 6 Episode 10 - London Tours
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    #6 - London Tours

    S6:E10

    Alan Sugar challenges the remaining candidates to set up their London tour company and provide open-top bus excursions for tourists. The budding entrepreneurs also have to map out walking routes to show visitors a lesser known side of the capital, and bid for a potentially lucrative deal with a travel agency.

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  7. The Apprentice Season 6 Episode 11 - The Final Five
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    #7 - The Final Five

    S6:E11

    As the series draws to a close and tension mounts, this programme profiles the remaining five candidates, revealing the true stories behind their super-confident egos.

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  8. The Apprentice Season 6 Episode 12 - Interviews
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    #8 - Interviews

    S6:E12

    Lord Sugar's search for an apprentice reaches its penultimate week, and the five remaining candidates face a different type of challenge: they each have to face a gruelling interview process on their own. There is nowhere to hide as they are grilled by four of Lord Sugar's trusted business colleagues, one of whom is a very familiar face. These advisors then feed their opinions back to Lord Sugar, and three candidates are fired in the boardroom as he decides who is worthy of a place in the final.

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  9. The Apprentice Season 6 Episode 13 - The Final
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    #9 - The Final

    S6:E13

    The two remaining candidates are challenged to launch a new high-quality alcoholic beverage in front of an audience of industry experts - before Alan Sugar reveals who he has chosen to work alongside him in a job with a six-figure salary.

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  10. The Apprentice Season 6 Episode 14 - You're Hired
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    #10 - You're Hired

    S6:E14

    The two remaining candidates are challenged to launch a new high-quality alcoholic beverage in front of an audience of industry experts - before Alan Sugar reveals who he has chosen to work alongside him in a job with a six-figure salary.

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  11. The Apprentice Season 6 Episode 15 - Why I Fired Them
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    #11 - Why I Fired Them

    S6:E15

    Lord Sugar looks back on the unsuccessful candidates in the 2010 series. From making sausages and selling clothes to creating a character for a brand new cleaning product, this year's budding businessmen and women have been tested to destruction. Reliving their worst decisions, Lord Sugar reveals how, each week, he decided who would hear his famous phrase: "You're fired".

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  12. The Apprentice Season 7 Episode 13 - How To Get Hired
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    #12 - How To Get Hired

    S7:E13

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  13. The Apprentice Season 7 Episode 15 - The Final
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    #13 - The Final

    S7:E15

    After eleven tasks, it's finally time for Lord Sugar to choose his business partner. The four finalists each have to face a gruelling interview process on their own. There is nowhere to hide as each of them is grilled by four of Lord Sugar's trusted business colleagues and advisors. Each candidate will also have their business ideas tested to destruction, as their plans for their business with Lord Sugar are put under the microscope. It's the ultimate test of character, as every aspect of their personal and professional lives is scrutinised and judged by the influential interviewers. After they have made their assessments, Lord Sugar's four advisors feed back their opinions and explain their verdicts to him in the boardroom. As the candidates take their turn to plead their case, three will have their dreams shattered as Lord Sugar delivers his final ruling on who will become his business partner.

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  14. The Apprentice Season 8 Episode 13 - Why I Fired Them
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    #14 - Why I Fired Them

    S8:E13

    They knew they had to impress Britain's toughest boss. If they failed, they'd get the chop. 16 hopefuls went into battle for Lord Sugar's £250,000 investment. Now, he explains how some candidates lost the plot completely and others survived by the skin of their teeth.

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  15. The Apprentice Season 8 Episode 14 - Week 12 - The Final - Interviews
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    #15 - Week 12 - The Final - Interviews

    S8:E14

    The final episode of this series sees Lord Sugar name his business partner. The final four candidates are called to the Institute of Directors in the City, where Lord Sugar asks them to pitch their business concepts to him right there on the spot. Then it is down to business with Margaret Mountford, Mike Soutar, Matthew Riley and tough-talking Claude Littner.

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  16. The Apprentice Season 9 Episode 12 - Interviews
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    #16 - Interviews

    S9:E12

    The candidates receive an early morning phone call from Lord Sugar, who tells them they have 24 hours to brush up on their business plans, before being interviewed by four of his trusted advisors. The next day, business plans in hand, it's off to the Institute of Directors. Lord Sugar explains that his advisors will be scrutinizing their plans and credentials, before feeding back to him. The nerves kick in straight away for the Final Five, as the anxious candidates are called in one by one to meet Lord Sugar's hand-picked hit-squad. Armed with CVs and business plans, the advisors waste no time in taking the candidates to task. Egos are attacked, book-cooking uncovered, and personalities pulverised. There are anxious moments for some, and extraordinary things uncovered as the candidates are pushed to the limit. In an emotional boardroom, Lord Sugar receives some surprising news, and someone feels the full force of his fury, before a shock exit leaves everyone open-mouthed. In the fight to make the final, dreams come crashing down. Only two can make the grade, as the rest all kiss the investment goodbye as they hear the words 'You're fired!'.

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  17. The Apprentice Season 9 Episode 13 - Why I Fired Them
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    #17 - Why I Fired Them

    S9:E13

    With Lord Sugar on the cusp of choosing his new business partner, this programme provides a chance to look back on the candidates who fell before the final hurdle, and the tasks that tested them to the limit. From making beer and selling caravans to thinking up an online dating concept, this year's budding business partners have been pushed to breaking point. Lord Sugar takes us through the best, and worst, decisions made by this year's candidates, and explains how each week he decided who would hear the fateful phrase 'You're fired!'.

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  18. The Apprentice Season 9 Episode 14 - The Final and You're Hired
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    #18 - The Final and You're Hired

    S9:E14

    With just two candidates left battling it out for the £250,000 investment, the finalists receive a call telling them to travel to events venue One Marylebone. There they are met by Lord Sugar, who informs them that their final task is launch their businesses. They must come up with brands and launch campaigns before unveiling them at an event. There is a race to recruit old candidates as the finalists build their teams; the next day, it is straight down to business building brands. There's trouble in store for one candidate when their chosen name proves unpopular with the public, and others see red over what colours to use in their logo. As the finalists fight it out, there are surprises in store and anxiety abounds.

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  19. The Apprentice Season 10 Episode 13 - Why I Fired Them
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    #19 - Why I Fired Them

    S10:E13

    Lord Sugar takes a look back at the candidates who fell before the final hurdle.

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  20. The Apprentice Season 11 Episode 13 - Why I fired them
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    #20 - Why I fired them

    S11:E13

    As the final looms, Lord Sugar takes a look back to the tasks he set for this year's series of The Apprentice. From an unexpected resignation and making disastrous health snacks, to shampoo branding and selling pet accessories, he relives all of the mistakes, doomed decisions, and other notable events that occurred during the process, and provides his reasons behind each firing he made amongst the candidates for the process, which ultimately whittle them down to the two finalists for this series.

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  21. The Apprentice Season 11 Episode 14 - The Final and You're Hired
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    #21 - The Final and You're Hired

    S11:E14

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  22. The Apprentice Season 13 Episode 11 - The Final Five
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    #22 - The Final Five

    S13:E11

    Profiles of the remaining candidates, delving into their backgrounds, as well as looking back over their journeys in the process so far.

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  23. The Apprentice Season 13 Episode 12 - Interviews
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    #23 - Interviews

    S13:E12

    This time, the final five candidates are summoned to Lord Sugar's newly refurbished offices in the City of London. There they are joined by some of Lord Sugar's closest associates, ready to put the candidates through their paces in a series of tough interviews, with each candidate going head to head with a business heavyweight in an attempt to prove their worth. There are tears, tantrums and turmoil, as confidence crumbles, egos are eradicated and business plans are pulverised, before heading back to the boardroom to face Lord Sugar once more.

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  24. The Apprentice Season 13 Episode 13 - Why I Fired Them
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    #24 - Why I Fired Them

    S13:E13

    Ahead of the final, Lord Sugar looks back on the tasks from this year's series and assesses the candidates' performances. The business tycoon also looks back on the boardroom bust-ups and goes through the best decisions made by the contestants, as well as the worst - including five-star hotel rooms painted in shades of trifle, modern cars in medieval villages and getting lost while showing paying customers around Bruges.

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  25. The Apprentice Season 13 Episode 14 - The Final
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    #25 - The Final

    S13:E14

    The two finalists take on their last challenge to win a coveted investment from Alan Sugar, with hand-picked teams of contestants from the series returning to aid them in their endeavours. They face a three-day challenge to create brands and adverts to pitch to a room full of experts - but a poor commercial and an uninspiring brand name do neither candidate any favours. Last in the series.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Apprentice: Tim in the Firing Line" is the worst rated episode of "The Apprentice". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/19/2006. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Baby Love".