The sixteenth series of British reality television series The Apprentice (UK) was broadcast in the UK on BBC One, between 6 January to 24 March 2022. Production of the series had originally been planned for Spring 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was postponed by a year by the BBC, who aired six special compilation episodes, featuring highlights from previous series, between 1 October to 5 November 2020. Due to a serious bicycle accident, Claude Littner was replaced by Tim Campbell, the winner of the first series, as Lord Sugar's aide.

Sixteen candidates took part in the sixteenth series, with Harpreet Kaur becoming the overall winner. Excluding specials, the series averaged around 7.08 million viewers during its broadcast.

Series overview Applications for the sixteenth series began in late 2019, towards the end of the fifteenth series. Finalization of the 16 candidates to take part, along with filming, was not conducted until 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic pushed back production by two years. The broadcast schedule for the series was set for the beginning of 2022, airing between January and February rather than during an Autumn schedule. During production, Lord Sugar was forced to find a replacement for Claude Littner, after he was involved a bicycle accident that left him seriously injured and requiring multiple surgeries. As a result, Tim Campbell, the winner of the first series, was brought in to stand-in for him; he was later given the role permanently following this series' conclusion. Campbell had to self-isolate prior to the tenth task, upon testing positive for Covid-19, and so Mike Soutar, a regular of the Interviews stage, filled in for him. Of those who took part, Harpreet Kaur would become the eventual winner, going on to use her prize to set up a dessert parlour she would rename Oh So Yum.

Candidates

Candidate Background Age Result Harpreet Kaur Dessert Shop Owner 30Winner Kathryn Louise Burn Online pyjama store owner 29 Runner-Up Stephanie Affleck Online children's store owner 28Fired after the interviews stage Brittany Carter Hotel front of house manager 25 Akeem Bundu-Kamara Financial firm strategy manager 29Fired after the tenth task Aaron Willis Flight operations instructor 38 Akshay Thakrar Digital marketing agency owner 28 Fired after the ninth task Nick Showering Finance manager 31 Fired after the eighth task Sophie Wilding Boutique cocktail bar owner 32 Fired after the seventh task Amy Anzel Beauty brand owner 48 Fired after the sixth task Francesca Kennedy Wallbank Sustainability company owner 26 Fired after the fifth task Alex Short Commercial cleaning company owner 27 Fired after the fourth task Navid Sole Pharmacist 27 Fired after the third task Shama Amin Children's day nursery owner 41 Quit before the third task Conor Gilsenan Sales executive 29 Fired after the second task Harry Mahmood Regional operations manager 35 Fired after the first task

Performance chart CandidateTask Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Harpreet IN IN IN WIN IN LOSS IN WIN IN LOSE IN HIRED Kathryn WIN IN LOSS BR IN LOSE LOSS BR BR BR IN RUNNER-UP Stephanie IN IN LOSS LOSS LOSS WIN LOSS LOSE BR BR FIRED Brittany IN IN IN IN LOSE IN IN IN WIN BR FIRED Akeem BR LOSS IN IN WIN LOSS WIN IN IN FIRED Aaron LOSS LOSE IN IN IN BR IN IN IN FIRED Akshay LOSE LOSS BR BR LOSS IN BR BR FIRED Nick LOSS BR WIN IN LOSS IN BR FIRED Sophie IN IN LOSE LOSS BR IN FIRED Amy IN IN LOSS LOSS IN FIRED Francesca IN WIN IN IN FIRED Alex LOSS LOSS IN FIRED Navid LOSS LOSS FIRED Shama IN IN LEFT Conor LOSS FIRED Harry 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. The candidate left the competition on this task.

Episodes

References

External links Official site BBC