Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring otherwise unknown individuals rather than professional actors. Reality television came to prominence in the late 1990s and early 2000s with the global successes of the series Survivor, Idols, and Big Brother, all of which became global franchises. Reality television shows tend to be interspersed with "confessionals", short interview segments in which cast members reflect on or provide context for the events being depicted on-screen. Competition-based reality shows typically feature gradual elimination of participants, either by a panel of judges or by the viewership of the show.
The Apprentice is a British business-styled reality game show, created by Mark Burnett, distributed by Fremantle and broadcast by the BBC. Based upon the American original of the same name and billed as the "job interview from hell", the programme focuses on a group of aspiring businesspeople competing against each other in a series of business related challenges, in order to win a prize offered by British business magnate Alan Sugar. Produced by a number of companies over the course of the show's history, including Talkback Thames and United Artists Media Group, each series consists of around twelve episodes, and were initially aired either around early/late Spring, before later series began their broadcasts around Autumn. The show initially was aired on BBC Two, before the programme's success led the BBC to move the show to BBC One from the start of the third series in 2007.
Camilla Ainsworth, aged 22, is a Nut Milk Brand Owner from Lancashire. She made it through to the final and was the runner-up. She rose to fame as the youngest ever finalist of the Apprentice UK, but lost to Swimwear entrepreneur Sian Gabbidon. She is the founder of "Mylkplus", and it was revealed in the final she had an intolerance to dairy.
David Alden
David Alden, aged 32, is a Tax Advisor from East Yorkshire. He was fired in Week 2.
Frank Brooks
Frank Brooks, aged 27, is a Senior Marketing Manager from London. He was fired in Week 3. After being revealed as an Apprentice candidate for 2018, it was confirmed that he was gay.
Tom Bunday
Tom Bunday, aged 28, is a Tree Surgery Firm Owner from Southampton. He was fired in Week 9. He was the only person ever in the history of the UK series to lose three times as project manager. He is one of the two founders of "TradeScaler".
Sarah Byrne
Sarah Byrne, aged 29, is a Children's Acting Academy Owner from Manchester. She was fired in Week 1. She is the CEO/Founder of "Sarah Byrne Acting Academy".
Kayode Damali
Kayode Damali, aged 26, is a Professional Speaker from Cheshire. He was fired in Week 7. When he was in the firing line on the 14th November 2018, it left many fans heartbroken and saddened on social media as his elimination was a surpise, as many fans suspected that failed Project Manager, Tom Bunday, would be the next to go due to having two losses as Project Manager and for being a tree surgeon and not being able to win the task. After Kayode was fired, many fans began to attack Lord Sugar and the BBC as his firing was talked about even more than Brexit.
Daniel Elahi
Daniel Elahi, aged 28, is a Lifestyle Brand Owner from London. He was fired during the Interview stage. Before becoming a businessman, he was employed as a local banker, but then quit in September 2017 to launch his business. Elahi was the most successful candidate of 2018 (out of the boys), with 6 wins and 4 loses and the final man in the competition, before finishing in third place. Daniel's elimination was quite a shock as many fans thought that he would make it up to the final, however, after lying on Amazon, Lord Sugar decided he would not be investing in him. Despite being the 2018 joint-favorite candidate, he was caught on social media being a convicted drug dealer after he was selling 30K of cannabis to students. Daniel says it is one of the biggest regrets of his life. He is the founder of "Revival Shots".
Jackie Fast
Jackie Fast, aged 34, is a Sponsorship Consultant from London. She was fired in Week 9.
Alex Finn
Alex Finn, aged 21, is an IT Analyst from The Wirral. He is the series' youngest candidate and was fired Week 4. He is the CEO of "SkyFade.Ltd".
Sian made it through to the final and Lord Sugar chose her to be his business partner.[20] She is the founder of Sian Marie, a swimwear fashion brand.[21]
Khadija Kalifa
Khadija Kalifa, aged 28, is an Eco Cleaning Company Owner from Lincolnshire. She was fired during the Interview stage. She is the CEO of "Opal and Pearl Ltd".
Jasmine Kundra
Jasmine Kundra, aged 34, is a Learning and Development Manager from the West Midlands. She was fired in Week 8.
Sarah Ann Magson
Sarah Ann Magson, aged 37, is a Solicitor from Teesside. She is the series' oldest candidate and was fired in Week 10.
Rick Monk
Rick Monk, aged 33, is a Quality Controller from Lancashire. He was fired in Week 5.
Kurran Pooni
Kurran Pooni, aged 22, is a Law Graduate from London. He was fired in Week 6.
Sabrina Stocker
Sabrina Stocker, aged 22, is a Tennis Events Company Owner from Harrow. She was fired during the Interview stage. She is the founder of "My Tennis Events".
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Series one of The Apprentice (UK), a British reality television series, was broadcast in the UK during 2005, from 16 February to 4 May on BBC Two. After securing the rights to creating a British version of American original, the BBC commissioned a total of twelve episodes, a standard that would be used for consecutive series. It is the only series not to feature a boardroom scene after a candidate quit the programme following a task, along with being one of two series to feature a task devoted to charity work. Alongside the twelve episodes that were produced, two specials were also created and aired alongside this series – "The Story so Far" on 2 March, aimed at bringing viewers up to speed on the series; and "You're Hired!" on 7 May, aired after the series finale, with a format that would be later adapted for use in The Apprentice: You're Fired when it began the following year.
Series four of The Apprentice (UK), a British reality television series, was broadcast in the UK during 2008, from 26 March to 11 June on BBC One. Around over 20,000 applications were made by potential participants seeking to take part on the programme, with the fourth series being the only one to date to feature more than two finalists moving on beyond the Interviews stage. Alongside the standard twelve episodes, four specials were aired alongside the series – "The Worst Decisions Ever" on 3 April; "Motor Mouths" on 18 April; "The Final Five" on 2 June; and "Why I Fired Them" on 8 June.
Series five of The Apprentice (UK), a British reality television series, was broadcast in the UK during 2009, from 25 March to 7 June on BBC One; because of ITV's live coverage of a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match involving England, the final episode was broadcast three days earlier to avoid clashing with this. It is the last series to feature Margaret Mountford as one of Alan Sugar's aides, after deciding to leave following the conclusion of the fifth series to focus on her education, although she would retain a place in the programme until the end of the ninth series. Alongside the standard twelve episodes, two specials were aired alongside this series – "The Final Five" on 3 June; and "Why I Fired Them" on 5 June.
Series ten of The Apprentice (UK), a British reality television series, was broadcast in the UK during 2014, from 14 October to 21 December on BBC One; due to live coverage in Summer of that year for both the FIFA World Cup and the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, the BBC postponed the series' broadcast until Autumn to avoid clashing with these. It is the last series to feature Nick Hewer as Alan Sugar's aide, who left the programme following the series finale, with the tenth series featuring a guest appearance from Ricky Martin, winner of the eighth series, as an interviewer for the Interviews Stage for this series only.
Series twelve of The Apprentice, a British reality television series, began broadcasting in the UK during 2016, from 6 October to 18 December on BBC One; due to live coverage of the UK EU membership referendum in late Spring of that year, alongside live coverage of Euro 2016 and the 2016 Rio Olympics during Summer, the BBC postponed the series' broadcast until the middle of Autumn to avoid clashing with these major events.
Series Fourteen ofThe Apprentice(UK), a British reality television series, began broadcasting in the UK during 2018, from 3 October to 16 December on BBC One. This series saw a number of subtle changes being made by the production staff to keep the programme fresh, including the candidates going abroad to conduct their first task, and team names not being created until the start of the third task. Alongside the standard twelve episodes, the series was preceded by the mini online episode "Meet the Candidates" on 25 September, with two specials aired alongside the series – "The Final Five" on 11 December, and "Why I Fired Them" on 13 December.
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