The fourteenth series of British reality television series The Apprentice (UK) was broadcast in the UK on BBC One, from 3 October to 16 December 2018. This series saw a number of subtle changes, including the candidates going abroad to conduct their first task, and team names not being created until the start of the third task. Alongside the standard twelve episodes, the series was preceded by the mini online episode "Meet the Candidates" on 25 September, with two specials aired alongside the series – The Final Five on 11 December, and Why I Fired Them on 13 December.
Overall, sixteen candidates took part, with Sian Gabbidon becoming the overall winner. Excluding the specials, the series averaged around 7.32 million viewers during its broadcast.
Series overview Applications for the fourteenth series opened in late November 2017, with filming taking place during spring to early summer 2018.
Team names were decided during the third episode, with Typhoon and Collaborative chosen. Of those who took part, Sian Gabbidon would become the eventual winner, going on to use her prize to produce an affordable luxury swimwear range.
Candidates Candidate Background Age Result Sian Gabbidon Swimwear Brand Owner 25 Winner Camilla Ainsworth Nut Milk Brand Owner 22 Runner-up Daniel Elahi Lifestyle Brand Owner 28Fired after the interviews stage Khadija Kalifa Eco Cleaning Company Owner 28 Sabrina Stocker Tennis Events Company Owner 22 Sarah Ann Magson Solicitor 37 Fired after the tenth task Jackie Fast Sponsorship Consultant 34 Fired after the ninth task Tom Bunday Tree Surgery Firm Owner 28 Jasmine Kundra Learning and Development Manager 34 Fired after the eighth task Kayode Damali Professional Speaker 26 Fired after the seventh task Kurran Pooni Law Graduate 22 Fired after the sixth task Rick Monk Quality Controller 33 Fired after the fifth task Alex Finn IT Specialist 21 Fired after the fourth task Frank Brooks Senior Marketing Manager 27 Fired after the third task David Alden Tax Advisor 32 Fired after the second task Sarah Byrne Children’s Acting Academy Owner 29 Fired after the first task
Performance chart CandidateTask Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Sian LOSS IN IN BR WIN IN LOSS LOSS WIN IN IN HIRED Camilla LOSS IN WIN LOSS IN BR IN IN BR LOSE IN RUNNER-UP Daniel IN LOSS IN LOSS IN LOSS WIN IN IN BR FIRED Khadija LOSS WIN IN LOSS IN BR IN IN BR IN FIRED Sabrina LOSS IN IN LOSE IN WIN BR BR IN WIN FIRED Sarah Ann LOSS IN LOSS WIN BR IN IN IN IN FIRED Jackie BR IN LOSS IN LOSE LOSS IN WIN FIRED Tom IN LOSS LOSE IN IN IN LOSE BR FIRED Jasmine LOSE IN BR IN LOSS IN LOSS FIRED Kayode WIN LOSS IN IN BR IN FIRED Kurran IN BR LOSS IN BR FIRED Rick IN LOSS LOSS IN FIRED Alex IN LOSS IN FIRED Frank IN LOSE FIRED David IN FIRED Sarah FIRED
Key: The candidate won this series of The Apprentice. The candidate was the runner-up. The candidate won as project manager on their team, for this task. The candidate lost as project manager on their 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.
Episodes
Ratings Official episode viewing figures are from BARB and includes viewers on all devices.
Episodeno. Air date 7 day viewers(millions) 28 day viewers(millions) BBC Oneweekly ranking 1 3 October 2018 7.07 7.32 5 2 10 October 2018 7.47 7.80 5 3 17 October 2018 7.34 7.60 5 4 24 October 2018 7.15 7.43 5 5 31 October 2018 7.12 7.47 4 6 7 November 2018 7.16 7.43 5 7 14 November 2018 7.52 7.71 5 8 21 November 2018 6.57 6.80 6 9 28 November 2018 6.33 6.54 7 10 5 December 2018 6.63 6.78 7 11 12 December 2018 7.16 7.23 12 12 16 December 2018 7.60 7.74 6
References
External links Official site BBC