r/apprenticeuk

My girlfriend and I love watching the Apprentice but it’s been hard trying to find seasons to watch. I’m originally from the UK but currently live in Mauritius where access to UK content is limited, and have had to resort to nearly dead torrents to get seasons of the Apprentice to watch.

Any help to find seasons in 1080p or even 720p, be it streaming or downloads, would be appreciated, cheers!

Every season seems to have at least one mistake that gets repeated, whether it's poor leadership, bad pricing, ignoring teammates or something else. Which one makes you think, How are they still doing this?

I am watching my first ever season of the apprentice (season 17) and was shocked at how mouthy they all are during the day but go silent when being fired
It sounds like a mantra everytime thankyou for the opportunity lord sugar and leaving without another word.
Compared to other reality shows this is a massive shock.

Has there ever been a kick off in the board room during firing?

18) Mukai. I get the feeling people forget he is one of the worst candidates to ever go on the show. He was massively frustrating to watch. He was called out as a poor salesman in Week 1 and would've been in serious trouble had the men lost, then Week 2 he was PM for a task he was qualified to lead yet bombed badly. He cut people off during team calls and bulldozed pretty much everyone's ideas, at that point everyone (especially his arch rival Paul) got frustrated by him and his poor leadership. I don't remember much of Week 3 but he was Sub PM, did poorly, had a row in public with Paul displaying nothing but cockiness and had the audacity to throw Alexandra under the bus, also everyone expected him to go that week so people were shocked to see him come back. Finally, Week 4 was arguably his best task where he sold the highest value item and nearly escaped the firing line, however he pushed for handbags to be sold which was a bad idea, seemed very fixated on having Rebecca in the window and had been exceptionally poor up until that point where he had to go. Overall, he had a fair bit of confidence but was an absolute disaster as a candidate and is one of the more forgotten infamous bad candidates.

17) Natalie. Not a whole lot to say about her except she had pretty no chance of a deep run with what she displayed in 2 weeks. In Week 1, she sold £300 vases for £15. That is idiotic (albeit it was probably because of Michelle's abysmal pricing strategy), she also swore in the boardrrom underneath her breath when called out for this just after raising both hands up thinking she'll get praised. Then she didn't do a whole lot that showed skill and it culminated in her getting fired over Jessica who completely fell apart as a leader, Mukai who was being Mukai and Karthik who was being a massive disruption.

16) Michelle. Arguably a better candidate than Natalie and I do respect her for putting herself forward as PM in Week 1, however when you look at her low pricing, quick sales strategy compared to Sofiane's high price strategy, she pretty much doomed the girls team from the get go.

15) Paul. My least favourite personality this season, but he did have some highlights that have moved him up a few places. He had a decent stint as PM in Week 1, even if the win was more so down to Sofiane, wasn't too bad in the Department store in Week 4, negotiated brilliantly in Week 6 and did well in Week 7 so he was a competent and skilled candidate. However, at times he got nasty, and I think a lot of his unlikeable moments clouded his good performances. He got into many heated arguments with Mukai in Weeks 2 and 3, I can understand this to a degree as I think many people got frustrated working with Mukai, however he did very aggressive in the Losers Cafe in Week 2 and ripped Mukai to pieces (Not that he was bothered by it), argued with Mukai in public in Week 3 and turned against Alexandra (With Mukai) in that boardroom. In addition, it seemed that the mere presence of both Sofiane and Jessica got him angry, clashing with them in both Week 5 and the finale. His worst moments came in his final week where he demoted Jessica from Sub PM and questioned her attitude on it, fell out with his one ally in Frances, had the audacity to have a row with Jessica in public in front of the guests and spoke back to Lord Sugar on numerous occassions in the boardroom. Also, I've heard that him and Grainne had a bit of a showmance on the show, if thats the case, respectfully, what the heck did she see in him?

14) Samuel. A nice guy for sure, but bit of a mid candidate. I liked how he comforted Alana in Week 3 when she got a bit flustered and seemed generally pleasent to be around. However, his Week 5 PM Stint was terrible, he had no strategy, no plan and no idea (As quoted by Grainne). He definitely would've been fired had neither Karthik nor Alana stepped up and performed as they did.

13) Alexandra. Definitely a strong woman and could've been a strong candidate had she not quit. She probably had it the worst from the seasons two unlikeable candidates in Paul and Mukai where they both turned against her in the Week 3 boardroom despite them being arch rivals, also in Week 2 she clashed with both Jessica and Natalie for reasons that I don't believe to be her fault. Honestly, If she left because of Paul and Mukais toxicity, I don't blame her one bit.

12) Rebecca. She is this high solely due to the fact that I liked her personality. She always came across very sweet and bubbly and was without a doubt one of the nicest candidates (although she's no Jason Leech) and I do feel bad that she was robbed of being PM in Week 2 due to Jessicas hypocrisy. I do think she would've been a better PM than Jessica. However, as a candidate she was pretty bad. She sold £25 worth of antiques in Week 1 and possibly could've been fired instead of Michelle (although she was pretty deserving of dismissal), was pretty bad in Week 5 and messed up badly in Week 6 with her Tagine/Tahini and Soap/Soup fiasco. Overall, lovely presence but she wouldn't make Week 6 in most seasons.

11) JD. Bless him. Despite not being a big contributor in tasks or a big personality, he is still quite memorable. Firstly, he was the friendliest and the nicest of the male candidates, highlighted by the fact that he was even liked by Paul and Mukai. Secondly, his voice was also distinctively gravelly (I don't mean that in a rude way) and third, he had some pretty memorable lines such as: 'The tea is under control'; 'Please for the love of God stop talking' and my favourite, 'Pretty sure I've got a massive sweat patch on my bum right now'. Overall, not the best candidate but not bad either and a very likeable presence this season.

10) Sofiane. A fairly polarising candidate this season. He wasn't particularly bad personality wise this season and was a decent business person. He was sensational in Week 1, carrying the likes of Mukai, JD and Courtney on his back and did reasonably well throughout the first half and created a fun atmosphere in Week 8. However, he had a tendency to stray away from the team and do his own thing, particularly week 6 where he was busy taking pictures of London during meetings. Also, he did make a pretty offensive comment in Week 3, saying 'he has a wife that cooks for him at home.'

9) Oliver. Bless this guy. As JD Mentioned on You're fired in Week 3, everyone had a soft spot for Oliver and it would be hard not to. He was such a sweet, caring, loving presence. I tthink he did okay in Week 1 and wasn't a dreadful PM in Week 3, everyone expected him to come back over both Paul and especially Mukai. Also, he absolutely smashed it in the finale, pretty much being Alana's strongest link and contributing significantly to her win.

8) Dillon. As a candidate, he wasn't bad by any means but not particularly impressive either. However, he was incredibly entertaining. His general happy go lucky, camp vibes were generally entertaining and it made others enjoy working with him. Also, his friendship with Jessica was iconic, they made quite the duo at times and the video that was shown on You're Fired of them two being besties was a little tear jeaker, as was the fact that she was absolutely broken when Dillon got fired. Also, I though this guy was between 25-30 when on the show, so the fact that he was 37 (Joint 2nd eldest this season) and is nearly 50 now is insane. In addition, he does lose a few points for his 'Indian Chit Chat' comment in Week 6 although he did apologise for it and clearly felt bad.

7) Trishna. A powerhouse this season. At times, she did come across a bit grumpy and moody but she was clearly a serious candidate and was either a good voice of reason for her team, de facto leader or she just did well in general (most notably in Week 8 with her tour of Madam Toussauds). Also, I do think she should've made the Final 5 over Grainee but it wasn't a huge loss.

6) Grainne. I really liked her this season. At times she was a fantastic de facto leader for her team, most notably Weeks 3 and 5 when the respective PMs in Oliver and Samuel were bombing, however at other times, she was easily swayed by the likes of Mukai and Trishna. Also, I have mad respect for Grainne, it was mentioned on the spin off final 5 episode that she was pregnant at 15 years old and only took 4 weeks off before coming back to school to complete her education. If thats not respectable, I don't know what is. Sometimes she did come across as a bit strict but I genuinely enjoyed watching her (other than her showmance with Paul, but that was more so because of him).

5) Karthik. LEGEND! Arguably the main character of the first half. He did start a little bit annoying and disruptive, however he did calm down, become more professional and show more skill during the process. He sold well in Week 1 whilst three others on that subteam (Including the runner up of the season) didn't, I'm sure he sold well in Week 3, did well in Week 4, pitched brilliantly in Week 5 and negotiated okay in Week 6. However, he was a big disruption for his team in week 2, being called out by the likes of Mukai, Dillon and JD (although we must remember Mukai was PM so most crash outs would be valid) and bombed hard as PM in Week 7 and was fired before bringing anyone back into the boardroom. However, he was deeply entertaining and I'd have him above the next person on this list if they weren't a great candidate.

4) Courtney. This may be a bit too high as he wasn't an interesting candidate at all, however I liked him well enough to rank him the highest out of the men and was by far the best male candidate this season. His only truly bad tasks were weeks 1 and 7 and even then, people on his team were way worse. Also, he is one of only 6 to make the Final 5 without being in the firing line and one of only 4 to make the finale while doing so. In addition, Week 6 was one of my personal favourite tasks and I think he was a really good PM with his laid back leadership. Overall, a decent character due to being relatively chill and a great candidate and worthy finalist.

3) Jessica. Honestly, the top 3 are interchangeable and any of them could be number 1 as they carried this season on their backs. However, I have put Jessica at number 3, solely due to Week 2 and being the weakest candidate of the three. Week 2 was AWFUL for her, she was flustered and massively capitulated as PM, falling out with everyone and was generally insufferable that week. However, the negatives stop there. She was deeply entertaining with her insane energy, always being so upbeat and bubbly and I feel like a lot of people need a Jessica in their life. Also, she was a powerful sales person, excelling in sales tasks. Overall, great fun this season with her infectious energy and personality and a decent candidate to boot, however Week 2 prevents her from being in the top two.

2) Alana. This is probably risky as I know Alana has a STRONG and loyal fanbase, particualrly on this subreddit. I absolutely loved Alana, she was generally really nice, sweet and charismatic and was the ultimate underdog this season. Also, her growth was deeply fascinating to watch and an incredibly compelling part of this season, if not the main focus. The only thing I'm knocking her down for is her somewhat slow start in the first two tasks, especially Week 2 where she very nearly went home, constantly undermined Jessica's decisions and didn't defend herself well in the boardroom. However, she grew tremendously after that and became an absolute joy to watch.

1) Frances. An ultimate powerhouse, she smashed many, many tasks with her only bad task being Week 10 which even then she was the least responsible for due to Grainne and Trishna not getting her calls due to being completly drunk. Other than that, she was an absolute beast, she sold well, she negotatied and she was a superb leader (Especially in Week 7), also for a while she was the only candidate who could work well with Paul, which should earn some merit. Overall, I deeply respected her run this season and she is my favourite candidate of Season 12.

I like karishma but she is starting to give me the ick , like her content has become quite cheesy and cheap I’m interested to know other peoples thoughts on this.

Not necessarily the winning moment, just a decision where you thought they genuinely outthought the other team or handled the task brilliantly.

Not only did she work for Philip Green and Arcadia Group and be complicit in all the fucked up shady shit that scumbag was doing but I had no idea that she worked with sleazy porn baron David Sullivan and he was the reason she even worked at West Ham and Birmingham football clubs but that she also worked at the godamn Sunday Sport where they did some very, very nasty things like have a countdown of an underage teenage girl turning 16 and having topless pictures of her published.

All of her talk of championing women in the workplace and being touted as this supreme business genius is performative af given that she has those connections and it never seems to come up. Didn't like her before, can't stand the sight of her now.

Every season has at least one candidate who gets fired during the tasks despite being favoured to make the interviews over one or two candidates who do make that stage. Thus, I will be giving my opinion on who the best candidate was from each season to not make the interviews.

NOTE: This is specific to interviews, not Final 5, therefore whoever finished 5th in Seasons 1, 2, 7, 8 and 16 could possibly feature on this list.

Some picks were tough, while others were clear as day.

Season 1: Despite an okay cast for the first season, Miriam is still the clear pick. She did well in almost all tasks bar Week 8 and was even exceptional on the week she got fired. Safe to say she was more of a favourite to make the Final 4 over Paul, who was a weaker candidate and there are no other contenders for this season.

Season 2: Another easy pick in Syed. He was exceptionally iconic, but did have some fantastic moments over the course of the process, yes he was responsible for the biggest loss to date in Week 4, however Alexa and Tuan were also very much to blame. Also, I'd say he was a better candidate than Michelle, and nobody else this season (maybe other than Sharon) who got fired in those 10 tasks had a shot at making the Top 4.

Season 3: Jadine. Was a relatively consistent candidate during the process and likely makes the Final 5 if she wasn't homesick in Week 9. She made an immediate impression, being PM in Week 1 and winning with her only questionable choice being to split Simon and Tre up. As far as the other candidates are concerned, she was more of a favourite to make the final 5 (and was better) than all candidates who left before, had more moments than Naomi and was more likely to win the season as opposed to Katie and Lohit (The former due to tasks and the latter due to personality).

FUN FACT: Jadine and Katie were never on the same team during the tasks.

Season 4: Raef. Clear pick, all the other candidates who got fired during the tasks were either unlikely to win due to being unlikeable (Lindi, Kevin, Jenny C, Jennifer, Michael) or did little to no good during their time on the show (Nicholas, Shazia, Ian). Simon and Sara were very likeable candidates with good moments, but Raef was better than them. In addition, while Lee, Claire and Lucinda were solid, Alex and Helene were not and imo, Raef should've been in the Final 5 over any one of them.

Season 5: Fairly obvious pick in Howard. He had some pretty good tasks, was relatively consistent and probably the only candidate with a vague shot at winning. He is currently ranked in C Tier in the tier ranking, while James is in A (Fair enough due to his character) and both Phillip and Sandhurst Ben are both in B. The final 3 was the top 3 talent wise, however I'd argue Howard was better than James and on par with Lorraine. As for the candidates who left before him: Anita, Rocky, Maj and Noorul are 4 of the worst candidates to ever go on the show; Paula and Kim seemed okay but still not great; Mona didn't do much of note and both Phillip and Ben were inconsistent as they had massive highs but bad lows.

Season 6: The pick couldn't be more clear, it's Liz. she was a solid candidate throughout all if not most of the process, was better than all candidates who left before her, was a better F5 pick than Stuart and was on par with the likes of Stella, Chris and Joanna. Also, her firing was deeply controversial to the point where Lord Sugar was annoyed the followed week when he got rid of her over Stuart.

Season 7. A slightly tougher choice, however I do believe Melody would be the choice this season. Of course Inventor Tom; Serial Winner Helen; Iconic Susie Ma and Jedi Jim is the perfect Final 4 and no one else was exactly better than those 4, however I do deem Melody the best out of the other 11. Edward, Alex, Felicity, Ellie and Edna all had no chance; Gavin had a good first week and was deemed a contender after his dismissal, but was still poor in Weeks 2 and 3; Vincent, Glenn and Zoe were okay candidates but not amazing and Natasha started well but got gradually worse. Leon would be my second pick as he improved well after a tough 2 tasks, however he was never making it to the end whereas I do believe Melody had a shot.

Season 8: I haven't watched this season but from what I've heard, Gabrielle was the best outside of the final 4. Adam, Jenna and Duane would be the other contenders while the likes of Maria, Michael, Jane and Stephen sucked and Katie, Azhar and Laura were mid candidates.

Season 9: I've gotta pick Alex for this season. I'd argue he should've been in the Final 5 over Jordan who probably shouldn't have been on the show in the first place and he may have been on par with Francesca, while Neil, Leah and Luisa were all really good. as for the other candidates that left during the tasks; Jaz, Tim, Sophie, Kurt and Natalie had zero chance of making the final 5 in my opinion. Unfortunately Jason only had one good task out of 8 and was not suitable for the long run (Although I'd rather he keep his original personality), Uzma and Zeeshaan weren't terrible but certainly not good and Myles was on a bit of a downward spiral. Alex was MVP on a couple of tasks such as Week 3 where he created arguably one of the shows best ever products and introduced us to Herbert in Week 8.

Season 10: Katie. Was fantastic on all tasks bar her final task and was often played a mother role for the rivals Mark and Daniel (albeit with Mark as the favourite child). Also, she was only brought back in Week 9 as Daniel wanted to show that he'd changed and didn't want to bring back Mark. Safe to say, it seemed like it was going to be a Katie V Roisin final until Week 10. The only other contender would be Felipe but he was more so iconic as opposed to a fantastic candidate.

Season 11: As overrated as I think he is, Brett is still the clear pick. The reason I deemed him overrated is because of Week 9 where both him and Scott were on the poor performing subteam that was called out by Baroness Brady for not being as good as Richard and Vana. Despite this, Lord Sugar, the aides and the rest of the cast constantly criticised Scott and didn't seem to respect him, yet Brett was unanimously loved, praised and respected. If I fully watched the season, I'm sure I'd also be a massive Brett fan as he did seem okay and was absolutely a better candidate than Scott, had plenty of good leadership moments and was a fighter. Thus, Brett is the clear best contestant of Season 11 to not make F5. David would be the second contender but I wasn't too sure and Scott had a good first half but floundered from Week 6 onwards, losing respect from his teammates, Lord Sugar and the aides (although his iconic quit is enough for me to like him a little more than Brett).

Season 12: Trishna. Was a competent candidate throughout, a good voice of reason for her team (Most notably in Week 2) and excelled in certain tasks (Specifically the Week 8 tour). I'd argue she was a better candidate than Grainne and on par with Jessica and maybe Courtney. As for the other 12 candidates that went before the Final 5: Michelle, Natalie, Oliver, JD, Rebecca and Samuel weren't awful but had little to no hope; Mukai is one of the worst candidates to ever participate in the process and Paul, Dillon and Sofiane had moments but weren't consistent. Karthik would be my second contender but was a disruptive force in Week 2 and bombed as a PM in Week 7.

Season 13: Very obvious pick in Jade. She was a beast on most tasks and definitely should've been in the final 5 over James. Harrison would be a possible second contender but Jade was leagues above him.

Season 14: None of the 11 candidates that left before the Final 5 were spectacular, however Jasmine was by far the best and should've been in the Final 5 over the likes of Sian and Camilla. She was a good leader, had good defences and was in many instances, the only sane one in thee room. Kayode and Jackie are also contenders as they all had great moments during the process, however they both relatively inconsistent. As for the rest of the options, the first 6 boots had basically no chance (Especially the 5 men) Sarah Ann wasn't bad but not great and Tom was not good either.

Season 15: There were only three good candidates this season in Carina, Scarlett and Lewis while the rest of the candidates had little to no moments, were inconsistent or downright sucked. As far as the 11 task boots are concerned, the fact that under the radar Iasha is my pick for this season shows how bad or inconsistent the others are. Iasha didn't do a lot in Weeks 1, 2, 5 or 6 (although I'll excuse the latter due to being on the same subteam as Thomas and Lottie). However, I don't recall her doing anything bad on those occasions. Also, she carried her team to dominant victories in Weeks 3 and 4 and I feel like Lord Sugar and the rest of the candidates labelling her a non contributor is incorrect (Similar to Jonny in Season 19 who also left in Week 6). Shahin, Kenna, Souleyman, Lubna and Ryan Mark were never making the final 5, Jemelin was okay but was on a downward spiral from week 5 onwards and overrated Riyonn was good in Weeks 1 and 4 but was bad in the other tasks. Thomas and Marianne would be my other contenders but were both fairly inconsistent.

Season 16: The beginning of the 6th place curse with the first victim being my pick for the season in Aaron. Obviously, I didn't like him as a character for some reason but he was by far the best of the men and most of the girls and should've been in the Final 4 over Stephanie (Judging on overall performance). He was an ABYSMAL PM in both Weeks 2 and 10 and wasn't great in Week 6, but was a good candidate outside of that. Francesca and Akshay would be my other contenders.

Season 17: The curse continues as Simba is the obvious pick. Was arguably the best candidate across the entire cast, yet gets booted in 6th place in Week 10 despite Megan failing as a leader and motor mouth Dani messing up. Everyone else this season that didn't make the interviews came nowhere near to matching his performance other than Joe who was also unfairly eliminated.

Season 18: Once again, it's 6th place Steve. Hardly put a foot wrong the entire process and has the highest win streak of any male candidate ever with 7 consecutive wins (all deserved). Massively robbed of a Final 5 spot over crazily enough, the final 2 of the season. Foluso and Sam are also contenders, but Steve was more consistent.

Season 19: Here we go again, Mia was the clear best candidate to not make the interviews. she was more or less poised to win the season after the first 9 tasks, then Week 10 happened and the outcome resulted in her getting fired the same episode as Liam.

Season 20: The last 3 candidates that got fired before the interviews are all contenders and some of the best candidates to not make the Final 5. However, as usual, 6th place Rothna was the best and the fact that the last Final 5 spot was between her and Dan is extremely unfortunate. She was great in all tasks bar Week 10 and had probably the best PM performance the entire season, leading a collectively weak team, yet they all did brilliantly that task. As mentioned, Conor and Kieran are also contenders and those two easily could've made the Final 5.