The Apprentice - Season 1
Season 1
Series One of The Apprentice television programme was broadcast in the UK from 16 February to 11 May in 2005. The format of the UK version was very similar to that of the US original. The format was licensed by RTL Group and the programme produced for the BBC by RTL's Talkback Thames division. It was shown on BBC Two on Wednesday evenings over twelve weekly episodes. The winner was to become an apprentice to Sir Alan Sugar.
The winner was Tim Campbell, previously a transport manager at London Underground, who beat Saira Khan in the final. Sir Alan said that he chose Tim as the winner because of his likeness to his East End self.
Network
Episodes13
DatesFeb 16, 2005 - May 3, 2005
Episodes
Season 1Episode 160 min
Flowers
Fourteen young entrepreneurs face a battery of challenges as they compete to win a job with multi-millionaire Sir Alan Sugar. The winner takes all and losers walk away empty-handed.
Feb 16, 2005
Season 1Episode 260 min
Toys
In his search for an apprentice, Sir Alan Sugar sets his candidates the challenge of designing a new product for the most difficult of consumers - kids aged five to nine.
Feb 23, 2005
Season 1Episode 360 min
List of Items to Buy
Twelve candidates are left in the running to become the apprentice. There's a change in the sexual chemistry as Sugar orders a re-shuffle to enable girls and boys to work together for the first time.
Mar 2, 2005
Season 1Episode 460 min
Harrods
It's week four and three contenders have already been sacked. At Harrods, the task for each team is to persuade people to shop at their stall.
Mar 9, 2005
Season 1Episode 560 min
Art
The two teams are given the task of selling modern art.
Mar 16, 2005
Season 1Episode 660 min
Advertising
This week the task is a creative one: each team has to come up with an advertising campaign for a new hi-fi product, and the item is one of Sugar's own, a prototype he wants to launch in America.
Mar 23, 2005
Season 1Episode 760 min
Celebrity Auction
Eight contestants remain and Sir Alan Sugar has had to separate two of them following a bust-up. The task tests their negotiating skills as they have to convince celebrities to donate something personal for auction.
Mar 30, 2005
Season 1Episode 860 min
Farmer's Market
The candidates travel to find an agricultural product that can be transformed into a commodity and sold for profit at a City farmers' market. One team picks fruit from the hedgerows of Berkshire to make jam, while the other buys blue cheese and venison to make soup.
Apr 6, 2005
Season 1Episode 960 min
Tottenham Hotspur
Sir Alan Sugar invites the remaining candidates to Tottenham Hotspur for one of the club's biggest fixtures. They must market a text messaging service delivering team news to fans' phones.
Apr 13, 2005
Season 1Episode 1060 min
Shopping Channel
The five remaining candidates try to sell wares on a TV shopping channel.
Apr 20, 2005
Season 1Episode 1160 min
Interviews
With a place in the final at stake, the candidates must compete as individuals.
Apr 27, 2005
Season 1Episode 1260 min
The Final - Riverboat Parties
The two remaining candidates have their final project, a party each on a Thames riverboat.
May 4, 2005
Season 1Episode 1360 min
You're Hired
Adrian Chiles talks to the winner of The Apprentice, his new boss, Sir Alan Sugar, and the losing candidates to discover the lessons they learned along the way.
May 3, 2005
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