The Apprentice is a British reality television series in which a group of aspiring young businessmen and women compete for the chance to become an "apprentice" to British business magnate Sir Alan Sugar. The winner is given a £100,000-a-year job at Amstrad, an electronics manufacturing company founded by Sir Alan Sugar, or at one of Sugar's other companies such as Amsprop or Viglen.
Sir Alan Sugar is an English businessman and the founder of electronics company Amstrad. He has an estimated fortune of £830m and was ranked 84th in the 'Sunday Times Rich List 2007'. Sugar was knighted in 2000 for services to business and holds two honorary Doctorate of Science degrees.
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'The Apprentice: You're Fired' is broadcast on BBC Two immediately following an airing of 'The Apprentice'. It is hosted by Adrian Chiles and features guests who informally interview the most recently fired candidate and analyse their performance.
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Specials:
Comic Relief Does The Apprentice: A two-part special celebrity version of The Apprentice aired in March 2007 in aid of Comic Relief. Viewers were able to see Piers Morgan get fired by Sir Alan Sugar and see Timothy Campbell hired.
Sport Relief Does The Apprentice: After the first celebrity version proved to be successful, The BBC decided to schedule a second celebrity edition the following year for Sport Relief in March 2008. Sir Alan fired Hardeep Singh Kohli.
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No. of series: 4
No. of episodes: 48 (at end of S4)
Opening theme: Dance of the Knights.
Composer: Dru Masters.
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The Apprentice is a British reality television series in which a group of aspiring young businessmen and women compete for the chance to become an "apprentice" to British business magnate Sir Alan Sugar. The winner is given a £100,000-a-year job at Amstrad, an electronics manufacturing company founded by Sir Alan Sugar, or at one of Sugar's other companies such as Amsprop or Viglen.
Sir Alan Sugar is an English businessman and the founder of electronics company Amstrad. He has an estimated fort... (read more)