The Apprentice - Season 5

The Apprentice - Season 5

Season 5

Series Five of The Apprentice was a British reality television series which was won by Yasmina Siadatan. The series began airing on BBC One on 25 March 2009 and ran for twelve weekly hour-long episodes, as in all previous years. Auditions and interviews took place during July 2008 in London, Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham. There were fifteen participants; one more dropped out prior to the first boardroom briefing. Sir Alan Sugar, Nick Hewer and Margaret Mountford made appearances, as in all previous series. Spin-off show The Apprentice: You're Fired! also returned, airing on BBC Two immediately after the main show.
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Episodes15
DatesMar 25, 2009 - Jun 7, 2009
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Episodes

Scrubbing Up
Season 5Episode 160 min

Scrubbing Up

Sir Alan Sugar sets gruelling tasks for business hopefuls. The fresh-faced candidates must make as much money as possible by starting up a cleaning company. Who will be fired?
Mar 25, 2009
Catering
Season 5Episode 260 min

Catering

Sir Alan challenges the teams to set up a catering service for busy professionals, but things quickly go wrong for the teams as they hurtle towards the boardroom.
Apr 1, 2009
Fitness Product
Season 5Episode 360 min

Fitness Product

Sir Alan challenges the candidates to create a new piece of portable gym equipment, which they must then pitch to a panel of industry experts. Who will be fired?
Apr 8, 2009
Cosmetics
Season 5Episode 460 min

Cosmetics

Sir Alan Sugar challenges the teams to set up their own cosmetics business. They have just a few days to make and sell two new bath and beauty products.
Apr 15, 2009
Breakfast Cereal
Season 5Episode 560 min

Breakfast Cereal

The teams must launch a brand identity for a new breakfast cereal: come up with a name for the cereal, design a look for the box and shoot a TV ad campaign.
Apr 22, 2009
Selling Bric-a-Brac
Season 5Episode 660 min

Selling Bric-a-Brac

The teams hit the streets of London in a race to value and sell ten items of bric-a-brac, including a medical skeleton, a box of books and a pair of vintage shoes.
Apr 29, 2009
Selling to Trade
Season 5Episode 760 min

Selling to Trade

With nine candidates remaining, Sir Alan sends them to the North of England, where they must select two new innovative products to sell to trade.
May 6, 2009
Marketing Margate
Season 5Episode 860 min

Marketing Margate

The candidates must use all of their creative and marketing skills to rebrand one of Britain's most enduring tourist attractions, the seaside resort of Margate.
May 13, 2009
Baby Trade Show
Season 5Episode 960 min

Baby Trade Show

With just seven candidates remaining, Sir Alan sends the teams to London's Earls Court to sell baby products at the country's biggest baby show.
May 20, 2009
Shopping Channel
Season 5Episode 1060 min

Shopping Channel

Sir Alan sets the teams the task of selling products on live television, but first they must select, from thousands of products, the ones they think will sell best.
May 27, 2009
Interviews
Season 5Episode 1160 min

Interviews

The five candidates must face a gruelling interview process. There is no hiding place as each of them is grilled by four of Sir Alan's trusted business colleagues.
Jun 3, 2009
The Final Five
Season 5Episode 1260 min

The Final Five

As The Apprentice draws to a close, the remaining five candidates are profiled. Friends and family discuss the final five and reveal the true stories behind the egos.
Jun 3, 2009
Why I Fired Them
Season 5Episode 1360 min

Why I Fired Them

A chance to remember the candidates who didn't quite make it. Sir Alan reveals how he decided who would hear his famous phrase - 'You're fired'.
Jun 5, 2009
Chocolates
Season 5Episode 1460 min

Chocolates

The two finalists have just three days to create and brand a new box of chocolates with original flavours before launching them to an audience of industry experts.
Jun 7, 2009
You're Hired
Season 5Episode 1560 min

You're Hired

With Sir Alan's search at an end, Adrian Chiles and a panel of guests meet the winner, the runner-up and the boss himself as they look back over the job interview from hell.
Jun 7, 2009

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