r/apprenticeuk

Hello all,

i have been watching some old clips of the show on YouTube but I can’t seem to find one that I was intrested in rewatching.

its the esp where a woman is team leader, but she doesn’t do much in the whole show and the the man who ended up winning that year (he owned a plumbing business I think and he had said he had read Alan Sugars book) did a lot of the hard work. the team ended up losing and then Sugar, I think, made him team leader saying the woman hadn’t done anything and shouldnt have the title and he had to say who to bring back.

Does anyone remember it and has anyone found any clips of it? I seem to remember reading that his business has now closed as well.

For reference, we'll be talking about candidates that are ranked from D-F. Candidates we all some to acknowledge aren't great, but in my view, we were still lenient on.

D Tier:

Adenike (series 1): The first ever firing was rather unmemorable aside from her arguing with Saira a whole bunch. I know Raj wasn't great, but E tier for him, whilst Adenike is in D?

Natalie (series 3): This woman I think got away with a lot on the tier list, because she was probably ranked around the same time as Geri and Sophie. But she still messed up the labelling of the orange lollipops, lied to Lord Sugar about him, botched up her PM stint, didn't bring Katie in and then cried "it was so hard to bring anyone in, apart from the guy who actually sold". E tier at least for me.

Felicity (series 7): Her PM stint was such a disaster, and I don't think she showed much potential prior to it.

Natalie (series 9): If memory serves correct, she was ranked alongside Kurt, and I do find it baffling that she was considered to be better than him. Both should be ranked together, if not Kurt slightly higher in my opinion. Natalie showed very little potential, her PM stint was a disaster, and I actually found her personality rather annoying (on the show, I'm sure she's very nice in person).

Gemma (series 10): I think she gets sympathy votes because of the way James treated her, but she did write "The girl who nearly wins" in her CV.

Lubna (series 15): Gets sympathy votes due to her feud with Lottie, but if we're being really honest with ourselves, she was approaching Noorul levels of not contributing.

Sophie (series 16): How did she get out of E? E tier was perfect for her. She was in no way comparable to Aaron or even Akeem.

Akeem (series 16): The Liam of series 16, somehow shadowed his way into the final five, and if memory serves me correct, there were calls for him to go into C tier initially too. In my mind, he should be ranked the same as Liam. I refuse to accept that Aaron wasn't easily the best boy of series 16 (not that it's much of an achievement).

Aoibhean (series 19): I don't have too much issue for her in D, but the most interesting thing about her was on the candidates revealed thread, where us non Irish speakers were trying to work out how to spell her name.

E Tier:

Matthew (series 1): How is this guy not in F? He was by far the worst boy of series 1.

Lindsey (series 10): She was rubbish and didn't do anything. I think the reason why she was ranked this high was because people wanted there to be a gap between herself and Scott, even though if we're being honest, they were probably equal to one another.

Rebecca (series 12): She's not as good as Karthik, I'd argue that she's worse than JD, I'd honestly put her in IVG. Rebecca wasn't bad on every task, but the ones she was bad in (most of them) she was really bad. Barely sold in week 1, was outsold by Mukai in week 4, aimed the camera at the passers by rather than the dancers in week 5, and after saying she'll be PM next week, she decided not to be.

F Tier:

Miranda (series 1): Anybody who thinks that selling flowers at a loss before the halfway mark in task one should be in IVG.

Alexa (series 2): This woman was so bad in week 4, she was fired over Syed.

Sophie (series 3): This woman had an ethical problem with selling a lollipop for higher than she thinks it's worth. This same woman also works (or at least worked) in the medical industry.

Nicholas (series 4): I think some week 1 firings get the benefit of the doubt, but Nicholas' boardroom defence of himself was such a disaster, it's surely worthy of an IVG.

Shibbi (series 6): Yes, he could sell, but he was also super sulky, super childish, and told Sandeesh that "you could've taken your top off to attract attention to the stand." How did he not get smacked for that, credit to Sandeesh for taking it on the chin.

Dan (series 6): This man thought that the Lex Luthor style of leadership would be effective. He was so dreadful, and he had the nerve to lean his legs up on the table. How is he not an IVG? Has to be week 1 bias.

Edward (series 7): Arguably the most iconic week 1 boot of all time. I feel that Edward should either be lower for how disasterous he was, or higher for how amazingly bad he was.

Jaz (series 9): Put it this way. Jaz by her own admission was a mum. Now imagine if you're own mum was in Jaz's place. I think IVG is warranted.

Dan (series 11): The most iconic non PM week 1 boot ever. Dan was so bad, he showed no skills whatsoever, and his defence was pathetic. By pure skill alone, he should be in IVG.

Lottie (series 15): Represents everything bad about The Apprentice. Easy IVG.

Carlo (series 19): How did he not land in IVG? He lost all credibility in about thirty seconds. This was a man who was so blatantly setup to be the fool guy, and we were all like "yeah, he had to go".

I can appreciate some woody scents in my body soap, but sandalwood is simply too strong of a scent. And by strong I mean Axe body spray strong. It tickles something in my nostrils that instantly puts me off of the smell. It's too easily recognizable too.

Wanted to know the general consensus about her. I didn’t watch S19, so I have only came across her on social media. I enjoy her content, I think her businesses are cool. Shes pretty too and seems likeable. But wanted to know what the tea was from the apprentice.

Has anyone been watching Pascha's recent lives on TikTok?

They are so bizarre.

Today she was on live but would bring other random people also on live and then they'd enter a TikTok live battle and she'd ask us all to help her win.

I don't understand what they get for winning and why people would want to watch her when she's dueting with completely random people from across the world. And each is ignoring the other but talking to their own audiences.

She said that she is going to do them everyday now too and keep battling people.

The only semi-interesting Apprentice-related things she said were:

- She doesn't have a problem with Rothna and can people please stop asking her about it.

- She likes Kieran and he was a good friend of hers.

- They really do have 20 minutes to get ready.

- She quit her job before the final because she thought she might win.

- Nothing inspired her to start a recruitment business, she said she just wanted to do it.

- She said again that she was named after the nightclub in Ibiza and how cool is that.

While we're waiting for the actual tier list to be updated with this year's candidates, I decided to go back to the tier list to take a look at which candidates were ranked where, and I have to say, I think some of these candidates are ranked a bit too high.

For reference, I will only be talking about candidates ranked C or higher, and those that have been ranked as high, presumably out of competence rather due to their entertainment value.

C rank:

Sharon (series 2): Extraordinarily highly ranked considering she didn't do a whole lot other than moan throughout her eight weeks. Series 2's cast is really bad anyway outside of the top five, but seeing Tuan and Samuel in E tier and Sharon in C? That seems a bit too high for me.

Shazia (series 4): A candidate who I think is ranked here due to sympathy. Yes, Jenny C should've gone that week, but Shazia was rather poor in both the tasks she's been in. I think E tier is a more appropriate placement for her.

Laura (series 6): A generous placement for a candidate who was mostly negative, didn't have any real shining weeks, was lucky to survive week 2, was lucky to survive week 6, and was by far the weakest candidate left by the time of her departure.

Bushra (series 13): If I recall correctly, the tier list was constructed from series 17 back to series 1. Because of this, I think some of the candidates from the later series got higer ranks than they deserved. Bushra was one of the better series 13 candidates, but that's not saying a whole lot. I think D tier would be better for her.

Anisa (series 13): A staggeringly high placement for a candidate who was as poor as she was. She was fired the same week as Charles and Andrew, yet they were both ranked in E and F tier respectively. She was easily on their level, and I would argue that she was worse.

Lubna (series 15): I applaud you for ranking her higher than Lottie, but let's be honest, this was a sympathy vote.

B tier:

Ben (series 5): Wasn't actually all that great in series 5. I used to think Ben was quite good until I thought about what he actually did more, and I suspect a bunch of you did the same. In no way was he a better candidate than Howard from the same series (albeit, he was more interesting than him).

Paula (series 5): I hope this is an entertainment vote, because under no circumstances should the woman responsible for the sandalwook and cederwood debacle be ranked in the same tier as Lee McQueen.

Leon (series 7): Leon did well in task 4, but is that really enough to slot him in B tier. Leon wasn't bad all the time, but when he was bad, he looked pretty dire. I wouldn't rank him higher than Natasha who was in C tier.

Katie (series 8): Ranked equal to Gabrielle and Jenna from the same series, and I just don't see it. Lucky to have survived week 1, and was ultimately fired for her overall poor performances.

Harrison (series 13): Harrison is one of those candidates who I think all of us (myself included) like to believe was better than he actually was. He was a likeable guy, but in reality, he didn't have many highlight moments, and his contributions were rather poor. I will be the first one to argue with Lord Sugar when he accuses someone of being a non contributor, but with Harrison, is wasn't unwarranted. I think C tier is more appropriate, because he wasn't better than James.

Stephanie (series 16): To be fair on you all, compared to the rest of the candidates you ranked at the start of the tier list, Stephanie probably was a B tier. The problem is when you compare her to everyone else in B, and she feels very out of place for a candidate who only made it to third place through good fortune. Aaron from the same series is in D tier, and the gap between them isn't very big if we're being totally honest.

A Tier

Naomi (series 3): At this point, all the candidates are objectively good at bare minimum, but I still think A tier is too much. Naomi was a competent series 3 candidate, but on the same level as the other A tiers? I can't bring myself to agree. Even compared to fellow A tier Lohit, I think she's a step below him.

Marianne (series 15): Who suggested Marianne to be in A tier, and who upvoted the comments. I want names, because she was pretty poor throughout the series. C tier I'd say is generous but understandable, because I honestly would have her in D tier.

A+ Tier

Vana (series 11): I feel that series 11 gets misremembered a whole lot. Vana, Richard and Charlene were all ranked in the A+ tier, and whils Vana was deserved of A tier, I feel that A+ is too far a stretch. I've seen a narrative brewing in recent years that Vana was easily the better candidate than Joseph, and should've won the show over him, but that is a viewpoint of hindsight. Joseph beating Vana in the final (whose business plan was rubbish) wasn't a shock in the slightest.

S Tier

Michaela: I agree that Michaela should be at least an A. But I do think S tier is a bit too high, considering that she very nearly went out in week 3.

Similar rules to yesterday's post. I'll be talking about candidates who are ranked in at least D tier, as that implies that they are somehow bad, or at least disliked.

D Tier:

Alex (series 4): I think personality was key to voting here. Alex being in D tier seems especially harsh when you consider that Helene got ranked in B, which doesn’t feel right to me.

Alex (series 6): Alex didn’t have a good week 6, but he certainly wasn’t a bad candidate. Lord Sugar did say that he took into account the good things he did in the past few weeks, and when does he do that for a week 6 firing. He had a memorable personality too, so I think C would’ve been fairer for Alex.

Pamela (series 10): I like Pamela, I thought she had a fun personality and had a reasonable presence on the tasks. I liked her, I’d rank her in C.

Paul (series 12): I remember this one. The OP on the tier list wanted him in F tier, and I don’t think that can be justified. True, Paul had a temper only marginally better than mine whenever my sister enters my room without permission, but he did have skills.

Aaron (series 16): I’ve argued this before, but the fact that Aaron is ranked lower than Akshay and especially Nick is a crime as far as I’m concerned. If Stephanie is a B, then Aaron has got to be at least a C.

E Tier:

Gavin (series 7): Gavin’s an interesting one, because I don’t recall a candidate who looked so promising in weeks 1 and 2 get fired so early in the process and for it to not be controversial whatsoever. I’d have him in D tier at least, possibley C. Even in week 4, Lord Sugar commented on how much of an upset Gavin’s firing was.

Karthik (series 12): I get why Karthik can get on people’s nerves, but the guy actually did have legit skills. Even in week 2 when he was annoying as hell, a lot of what he had to say did make sense. To rank him alongside JD and especially Rebecca, I can’t agree.

Conor (series 16): I bregrudgingly have to accept this one, but I remember when he was in D tier, and yes, I did downvote everyone’s comments that suggested him to be relegated.

F Tier:

Kurt (series 9): As far as I’m concerned, F tier tends to be reserved for either early boots, or the shows all time worst candidates. I’m sorry, but I don’t think Kurt really qualifies. He made some bad mistakes, but he wasn’t incompetent. He was at least on par with Natalie, and I’d have both of them in the E-D range.

Riyonn (series 15): It’s not that I think Riyonn is good, I just didn’t think he was bad enough for a straight F. I’d rank him in E, because he did show some promise every now and then.

Reece (series 17): He’s one of those candidates who messed up as PM, and the community refused to forgive him. Yes, Gregory was a good character, but Reece did sell well in weeks 1 and 2. I can understand disliking the guy, but he isn’t F tier bad,

IVG Tier:

James (series 10): James was annoying in series 10, but to me, he was iconically annoying, and he did do so good stuff on the show. Even taking into account personality, I can’t have him in IVG and Lottie out of it.

Virdi (series 18): He was bad, yes, but again, worst of all time? He was at least likeable, and putting him in IVG tier puts him on the same level as Asif, and I cannot agree with that.

Liam (series 19): I suspect some recency bias is responsible here, because yes, Liam was rubbish, and it was annoying that other candidates were being called non contributors over him, but Carlo is in a tier above him. I’d directly swap the pair of them.