The Apprentice (UK series one)

The Apprentice UK

►  Series One

File:Group shot of the candidates from Series 1 of "The Apprentice".JPG The Candidates Name Left Show       Timothy Campbell Week 12 Saira Khan Week 12 Paul Torrisi Week 11 James Max Week 11 Miriam Staley Week 10 Raj Dhonota Week 9 Ben Leary Week 8 Sebastian Schrimpff Week 7 Rachel Groves Week 6 Matthew Palmer Week 5 Adele Lock Week 4 Miranda Rose Week 3 Lindsay Bogaard Week 2 Adenike Ogundoyin Week 1 Hired Runner-up Fired Resigned

Series One of The Apprentice (UK), a British reality television series, was broadcast in the UK during 2005 on BBC Two, from 16 February to 4 May on Wednesday evenings. There were fourteen candidates for this series, who called their teams First Forte and Impact, with Tim Campbell winning the series.

Candidates

See also: List of The Apprentice candidates (UK series one)

Candidate	Background	Age	Result
Tim Campbell	Transport Manager	26	Winner
Saira Khan	Sales Manager	34	Runner-up
Paul Torrisi	Property Developer	34	Fired after Interviews stage
James Max	Investment Banker	34	Fired after Interviews stage
Miriam Staley	Hotel Manager	26	Fired after tenth task
Raj Dhonota	Internet Entrepreneur	30	Fired after ninth task
Ben Leary	Headhunter	29	Fired after eighth task
Sebastian Schrimpff	Financial Analyst	29	Fired after seventh task
Rachel Groves	Charity Fundraiser	32	Fired after sixth task
Matthew Palmer	Mature Student	39	Fired after fifth task
Adele Lock	Retail Manager	29	Quit after fourth task
Miranda Rose	Estate Agent	26	Fired after third task
Lindsay Bogaard	Communications Manager	35	Fired after second task
Adenike Ogundoyin	Restaurant Manager	30	Fired after first task

Performance Chart

Candidate	Task Number
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Tim	WIN	IN	IN	LOSE	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	BR	IN	HIRED
Saira	LOSE	IN	IN	IN	IN	BR	IN	IN	LOSE	IN	IN	RUNNER-UP
Paul	IN	IN	IN	IN	BR	LOSE	IN	BR	WIN	BR	FIRED
James	IN	IN	IN	WIN	IN	IN	LOSE	IN	BR	WIN	FIRED
Miriam	IN	BR	IN	IN	IN	WIN	IN	BR	IN	FIRED
Raj	IN	WIN	IN	IN	IN	IN	BR	WIN	FIRED
Ben	IN	IN	BR	IN	IN	IN	WIN	FIRED
Sebastian	IN	IN	IN	IN	WIN	IN	FIRED
Rachel	IN	IN	IN	IN	LOSE	FIRED
Matthew	IN	IN	WIN	IN	FIRED
Adele	IN	BR	LOSE	LEFT
Miranda	BR	IN	FIRED
Lindsay	IN	FIRED
Adenike	FIRED

Key:

     The candidate won this series of The Apprentice.

     The candidate was the runner-up.

     The candidate won as project manager on his/her team, for this task.

     The candidate lost as project manager on his/her team, for this task.

     The candidate was on the winning team for this task / they passed the Interviews stage.

     The candidate was on the losing team for this task.

     The candidate was brought to the final boardroom for this task.

     The candidate was fired in this task.

     The candidate lost as project manager for this task and was fired.

     The candidate left the competition on this task.

Episodes

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date	UK viewers (millions)
1	1	"Wilting Blooms"	16 February 2005 (2005-02-16)	2.02
Sir Alan Sugar is on a search for an apprentice who can prove themselves worthy of winning a job with him, offering a six-figure salary. Fourteen candidates heed his call, and find themselves facing a barrage of business-related challenges. In their first task, the candidates find themselves assigned to selling flowers for money, and soon face issues including lack of customers, lack of pricing strategy and poor team management. For one candidate, their performance will determine if they survive to continue in the selection process or become the first to be fired by Sir Alan.
2	2	"Child's Play"	23 February 2005 (2005-02-23)	N/A
The candidates face their next task - creating a brand new toy for the 5-9 age group, and pitching it to a toy company. While both teams must seek to impress the kids and the experts, one team decide to play it safe and low-key, while the other find themselves forced to take a risk on a concept rather than one liked by a focus group. Only the decision by Sir Alan will determine whose concept will be the winner for kids to love.
3	3	"Shop Till You Drop"	2 March 2005 (2005-03-02)	2.17
With twelve candidates remaining, Sir Alan reshuffles the teams so that boys and girls are working together on their next task - to find ten items at low prices. In a test of negotiating skills, where the teams must search around for bargains on diamonds, champagne, bowler hats, and jellied eels and the other items their list, speed is critical, as both sides must get their purchases done and be back with them in the boardroom or face being fined for exceeding the task's deadline. Only the best negotiations will determine who survives and who goes.
4	4	"The Harrods Sales"	9 March 2005 (2005-03-09)	2.35
For their next task, both teams find themselves running a concession stand within Harrods, where they must decide on items from the store catalogue to sell to potential customers. While one team shows how to attract customers, the other face difficulties from a difficult project manager and poor sales performance. But in the boardroom, there a comes a surprise decision from one candidate that Sir Alan doesn't expect.
5	5	"Art with a Capital F"	16 March 2005 (2005-03-16)	2.18
The ten remaining candidates find themselves tasked with selling artwork. From choosing which artist to represent in the gallery they will run, both teams must show how good they are with sales. For the losing team, one member will find themselves being a blotch on Sir Alan's canvas that he wishes to be rid of.
6	6	"Advertising Executives"	23 March 2005 (2005-03-23)	2.80
Sir Alan seeks an advertising campaign for his company's new Jukebox music system, and so assigns the candidates to design one for a sales pitch to potential buyers. While one team comes together to make an impressive effort, the other struggles to work well to pitch a worthwhile campaign. For one candidate, they'll be no encore when Sir Alan votes on the campaign he likes best.
7	SP–1	"The Story So Far"	2 March 2005 (2005-03-02)	N/A
With eight candidates left, its time to take a moment and look back at what happened over the first six episodes of the series in this special episode.
8	7	"Apprentice Celebrities"	30 March 2005 (2005-03-30)	2.82
Eight candidates remain, as Sir Alan tests their negotiating skills further by having them attempt to convince celebrities to donate something for a charity auction. As the auction gets underway, there's a tense time for some over how well their lots will do, in which a bad auction sale could be the end of a potential chance for someone to work for Sir Alan.
9	8	"Food Fight"	6 April 2005 (2005-04-06)	2.74
The teams find themselves seeking out produce that can be turned into products that could sell well at a country market. While one team focuses on making jellies, jams and chutneys to sell, the other focuses on making and selling soups. Only the final tally on sales and expenses will determine who offered the best deal, and who will be not returning to the boardroom.
10	9	"Team News"	13 April 2005 (2005-04-13)	2.59
The six remaining candidates find themselves in charge of providing a text messaging service that offers value for money for football match updates. As one team seeks to secure subscriptions through advertising via a Jumbotron, the other sticks to using traditional poster campaigns to win them customers. When the final whistle is blown, only the best effort will win, leaving one member of the losing team to face the red card from Sir Alan.
11	10	"Apprentices on TV"	20 April 2005 (2005-04-20)	2.40
Selling products on a shopping channel becomes the next task for the candidates to face, as Sir Alan sees which team can make the best sales. Only the right products and the best presentation style will determine who will win, and who among the losing team will be fired by Sir Alan.
12	11	"Interviews"	27 April 2005 (2005-04-27)	2.72
After facing ten tasks as teams, the four remaining candidates now compete as individuals in their next task - a series of tough, gruelling interviews with five of Sir Alan's most trusted employees, in which each face scrutiny over their backgrounds, work experience and performance in the process. With only two spots in the final, only the most determined and willing who make a good impression will win over Sir Alan for a chance at his job offer.
13	12	"The Final"	4 May 2005 (2005-05-04)	3.77
After facing a multitude of business tasks and a tough interview, the two finalists now face one more challenge between them and Sir Alan's offered job. Aided by some old friends, each finalist finds themselves tasked with holding a special event on a riverboat, in which sales and performance will be the final factor that will determine who Sir Alan will chose as his apprentice and future employee.
14	SP–2	"You're Hired!"	7 May 2005 (2005-05-07)	TBA
In this special episode, Adrian Chiles interviews the winner of The Apprentice and the losing candidates to find out what they learned of the experience throughout their time on the show, as well as meeting with Sir Alan to see what he thought about the candidates that took part.

Ratings

Official episode viewing figures are from BARB.

Episode no.	Airdate	Viewers (millions)	BBC Two weekly ranking
1	16 February 2005	2.02	15
2	23 February 2005	N/A	N/A
3	2 March 2005	2.17	24
4	9 March 2005	2.35	26
5	16 March 2005	2.18	26
6	23 March 2005	2.80	13
7	30 March 2005	2.82	8
8	6 April 2005	2.74	13
9	13 April 2005	2.59	11
10	20 April 2005	2.40	11
11	27 April 2005	2.72	6
12	4 May 2005	3.77	2

Specials

Airdate	Viewers (millions)	BBC Two weekly ranking
The Story So Far
2 April 2005	N/A	N/A

External links

• The Apprentice at BBC Online
• Amstrad
• Saira Khan
• James Max
• Paul Torrisi
• Rachel Groves

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