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The Apprentice (UK)

Season 5 2009

  • 2009-03-25T21:00:00Z on BBC One
  • 1h
  • 12h (12 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Reality
Series Five of The Apprentice was a British reality television series which was won by Yasmina Siadatan. The series began airing on BBC One on 25 March 2009 and ran for twelve weekly hour-long episodes, as in all previous years. Auditions and interviews took place during July 2008 in London, Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham. There were fifteen participants; one more dropped out prior to the first boardroom briefing. Sir Alan Sugar, Nick Hewer and Margaret Mountford made appearances, as in all previous series. Spin-off show The Apprentice: You're Fired! also returned, airing on BBC Two immediately after the main show.

12 episodes

Season Premiere

2009-03-25T21:00:00Z

5x01 Scrubbing Up

Season Premiere

5x01 Scrubbing Up

  • 2009-03-25T21:00:00Z1h

The sixteen new candidates meet Sir Alan for the first time and receive their challenge. They have to start cleaning companies and make as much money as possible. At the end of the show the first of the hoepfuls is fired.

2009-04-01T20:00:00Z

5x02 A Hungry Business

5x02 A Hungry Business

  • 2009-04-01T20:00:00Z1h

After a punishing first task, there is no let-up for the candidates, as Sir Alan challenges them to set up a catering service for busy professionals in the City of London. In tough economic times, the teams must agree a distinctive identity to stand out from the competition and win new customers.

2009-04-08T20:00:00Z

5x03 Survival of the Fittest

This week the two teams have to create a new piece of portable gym equipment and create a poster advertising it. They then have to demonstrate the equipment. At the end of the show one of the candidates from the loosing show is fired by Sir Alan.

2009-04-15T20:00:00Z

5x04 A Soap Opera

5x04 A Soap Opera

  • 2009-04-15T20:00:00Z1h

Week four of Sir Alan Sugars search for his apprentice. Sir Alan Sugar challenges the teams to set up their own cosmetics business.

2009-04-22T20:00:00Z

5x05 The Advertising Challenge

The candidates are given the task of a new breakfast cereal with a brand identity including a name for the cereal, design for the box and film a TV campaign that will appeal both to the parents and the children.

2009-04-29T20:00:00Z

5x06 Bric-a-Brac Race

5x06 Bric-a-Brac Race

  • 2009-04-29T20:00:00Z1h

The candidates are tasked with taking a collection of items given to them by Sir Alan Sugar and selling them for the most proffit.

2009-05-06T20:00:00Z

5x07 Heading North

5x07 Heading North

  • 2009-05-06T20:00:00Z1h

Travelling north for their next challenge, each team must choose two innovative products, and then sell their choices to the right markets within two days.

2009-05-13T20:00:00Z

5x08 Cool Margate

5x08 Cool Margate

  • 2009-05-13T20:00:00Z1h

Alan Sugar sends the candidates to Margate on the Kent coast, where they are challenged to produce an eye-catching series of posters and leaflets designed to attract tourists to the seaside resort.

2009-05-20T20:00:00Z

5x09 Baby Love

5x09 Baby Love

  • 2009-05-20T20:00:00Z1h

The teams interview suppliers of baby equipment, select two products, and sell them on to a potential 10,000 customers at the country's biggest baby show.

2009-05-27T20:00:00Z

5x10 Car Crash TV

5x10 Car Crash TV

  • 2009-05-27T20:00:00Z1h

The teams must select products which they believe will sell the best during an hour of live television. They must then sell these on-screen themselves.

2009-06-03T20:00:00Z

5x11 Interviews

5x11 Interviews

  • 2009-06-03T20:00:00Z1h

There's no place to hide as the final five candidates face four of Sir Alan's trusted advisors in face-to-face interviews.

Season Finale

2009-06-07T20:00:00Z

5x12 The Final

Season Finale

5x12 The Final

  • 2009-06-07T20:00:00Z1h

After facing a multitude of business tasks and a tough interview, the two finalists now face one more challenge – helped by old friends, each finalist must market a brand new box of chocolates, pitching their concept to a panel of business and chocolate experts.

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