The Apprentice

Season 18

2024 · 12 episodes · 11h 42m in all · 4.9/10

Episodes

1. 

   1. Highlands Corporate Away Day

   1 Feb 2024 · 62 min

   Week One. Lord Sugar’s candidates host a corporate away day in the Scottish Highlands. Back in the boardroom, one candidate is sent packing.

2. 

   2. Cheesecakes

   8 Feb 2024 · 58 min

   It's week two and the candidates manufacture miniature cheesecakes to sell to the public and corporate clients. But crumbling cakes and maths meltdowns lead to a firing in the boardroom.

3. 

   3. Virtual Escape Rooms

   15 Feb 2024 · 58 min

   It's week three, and the teams create a new virtual escape room to pitch to industry experts. Boring branding and confusing concepts lead to one candidate being fired.

4. 

   4. Discount Buying

   22 Feb 2024 · 59 min · 4.0/10

   It's week four, and the candidates are sent to Jersey to secure nine items synonymous with the area. After a race to the finish, it’s au revoir for another candidate in the boardroom.

5. 

   5. Formula E

   29 Feb 2024 · 58 min · 5.0/10

   Lord Sugar's candidates launch a new Formula E team before pitching for sponsorship, but questionable designs jeopardise multi-million-pound negotiations.

6. 

   6. Cereal

   7 Mar 2024 · 58 min · 5.0/10

   The candidates must design and create a brand new breakfast cereal to sell to industry buyers. Bland recipes and boring boxes result in another candidate being fired.

7. 

   7. Budapest Tourism

   14 Mar 2024 · 58 min · 6.0/10

   Lord Sugar’s candidates touch down in the Hungarian capital of Budapest to sell and run bespoke tours. Back in Blighty, one candidate is sent packing.

8. 

   8. XBUS Advertising

   21 Mar 2024 · 58 min · 4.0/10

   Lord Sugar’s candidates brand and create an advertising campaign for a new electric vehicle. Boring branding and confusing adverts mean one candidate hits the brakes.

9. 

   9. TV Selling

   28 Mar 2024 · 59 min · 7.0/10

   The teams are tasked with choosing a selection of products to sell live to the nation on one of the UK's leading TV shopping channels.

10. 

    10. Vegan Alternative to Cheese

    4 Apr 2024 · 58 min · 6.0/10

    Lord Sugar's candidates are tasked with creating a new vegan alternative to cheese to pitch to major retailers. But unusual recipes and bland brands result in another candidate being fired.

11. 

    11. Interviews

    11 Apr 2024 · 58 min · 4.0/10

    Some familiar faces are back to interrogate the business plans of the final five, and with £250,000 in touching distance, there’s tears, tension and tough love.

12. 

    12. The Final & You’re Hired!

    18 Apr 2024 · 58 min · 3.0/10

    Two finalists will be tasked with launching a new business and pitching it to Lord Sugar for the chance to win his £250,000 investment and become his next business partner.