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Fruit and Veg

Episode number: 1

Overview: Sir Alan Sugar begins a new search for an apprentice for 2006 amongst fourteen new candidates. For their first task, they must purchase produce within a budget of £500, before up-selling their stock for a profit around Hackney.

Calendar Club

Episode number: 2

Overview: The teams take on the job of raising money for Great Ormond Street Hospital, each designing a themed calendar and pitching it to retailers as a test of their creative and pitching skills.

Buying the Tyre

Episode number: 3

Overview: Sir Alan has a new shopping list of ten items to be found, testing each team's negotiating skills on sourcing and bargaining for the best deal with each purchase.

A Hundred Chickens

Episode number: 4

Overview: Both teams find themselves cooking up a tasty treat for visitors to the Thames Festival, with each seeking to manage costs while ensuring their food attracts reasonable profits.

The Amsair Card

Episode number: 5

Overview: Sir Alan has developed a new venture for business flights – the Amsair Card – and instructs each team to come up with a promotional campaign for it, including a video and billboard advert, pitching their concept to advertising experts.

Second-Hand Cars

Episode number: 6

Overview: This week, the nine remaining candidates are given the task to sell second-hand cars. With only a 10-hour time limit, they need to convince as many customers as possible to part with their hard earned cash.

Selling in Topshop

Episode number: 7

Overview: The eight survivors try to succeed in the world of fashion at Top Shop in Oxford Circus, London.

Selling to the Trade

Episode number: 8

Overview: The seven remaining candidates find themselves looking for an innovative product that could do well, with each team pitching their choices to retailers.

Property Sales

Episode number: 9

Overview: As only six contestants remain, each team must let property. As usual the team that brings back the least amount of money, will lose, and one member, will get fired.

Moet & Chandon

Episode number: 10

Overview: With only 6 people left, Sir Alan will set another challenging task. Brought aboard the Grand Princess as it travels between Istanbul and Naples, each team is tasked with providing a special event for passengers in which success comes from good sales and customer sanctification.

Interviews

Episode number: 11

Overview: On Week 11, the remaining 4 candidates are going it alone as they go into interview process again with 3 of the best of the people to help Sir Alan to make his decision on which two people to get fired.

The Final

Episode number: 12

Overview: The final, one contestant is hired by Sir Alan Sugar.