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THIS LOOK BACK AT 15 YEARS OF LORD ALAN AND HIS APPRENTICES’ BEST BITS IS UNMISSABLE STUFF
THE APPRENTICE BEST BITS
BBC1, 9pm
THIS greatest hits tour of the big business show is a reminder of just how long we have been rolling our eyes at some utterly outrageous candidates.
It has been 15 years, and with no new series this year thanks to Covid, we have a chance to look back at the highs and lows.
From memorable characters and globetrotting antics, to the terrifying boardroom grillings and squirm-inducing failures, no stone will be left unturned.
Lord Alan Sugar, Karren Brady and Claude Littner are each interviewed, as they look back at the wheeler dealers and tough tasks from over the series.
It all kicks off with a tour de force of the biggest characters over the years, and there are plenty of reminders of some of the more insane brags.
“I don’t just grab the bull by its horns, I put him in a headlock!” boasted Kayode, from Series 14. You may remember him best dressed as a sun
flower. “I’ve got a smile that can charge the national grid!” he added for good measure.
In Series 13, Michaela gave us some concerning information: “I’m like a bulldog, you mess with me, you will have lockjaw.” She was the one who had issues with a robot named Jeffrii.
Elsewhere, Karthik, from Series 12, told us he was going to be Prime Minister. No one has seen or heard from him since. And there’s a reminder of that Series 2 powerhouse of persuasion, Ruth Badger. “She was unbelievable,” says Lord Sugar. And for once, he means it in a good way…