The Apprentice Interviews 2026: When is episode 11 of Lord Sugar's reality show, what are the remaining candidates' business plans, prize money, who has been fired?

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A fresh batch of candidates are competing to win a £250,000 investment from Lord Sugar in the 20th series of the long-running BBC show The Apprentice.

First broadcast in the UK in February 2005, following the success of the American version featuring a certain Donald J. Trump, The Apprentice is one of the Beeb’s most successful shows.

Originally aired on BBC Two, it soon made the transition to BBC One as viewers became hooked on the tasks set by Amstrad founder Lord Sugar.

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Season 20 of the show launched on Thursday, January 29, at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

The first episode saw the boardroom held in Hong Kong - with Baroness Karren Brady and former winner Tim Campbell advising Lord Sugar on the suitability of the candidates.

Week two seek saw them attempt to create a children’s story book...with mixed results, while they were challenged to create a canapé based on either chicken or egg and sell it to a corporate client in week three.

Weeks four and five saw them challenged to advertise bottled water and sell flowers repectively.

Designing corporate away days in Egypt was the episode six challenge, with the next week seeing them invent a fitness virtual reality game.

In week eight they returned to the discount buying they made such a mess of in the first episode, this time on the Isle of Wight with slightly better results.

Week nine saw the always-hilarious television selling task deliver more laughs than actual sales, while last week the business wannabes designed a pet product - coming up with hi-tech dog bed and a frankly enormous (losing) ‘cat tree’.

The last entrepreneur standing will receive a cool quarter-of-a-million pound investment, along with mentorship from Lord Sugar himself.

Here’s everything you need to know about the next episode.

When is the next episode of The Apprentice?

Episode 11 of Season 20 of the show will be shown on BBC One and the BBC iPlayer on Thursday, April 9, at 9pm.

What is the episode 11 challenge?

It's week 11, and the final five candidates must pass a gruelling round of interviews with some of Britain’s toughest interviewers. Only two can make it through to the grand final.

Who has been fired so far?

Here are all the candidates you have heard the dreaded ‘you’re fired’ so far.

Episode one: Nikki Jetha and Georgina Newton

Episode two: Marcus Donkoh

Episode three: Tanmay Hingorani

Episode four: Roxanne Hamedi

Episode five: Vanessa Tetteh-Squire

Episode six: Andrea Cooper, Carrington Saunders and Megan Ruiter (the first ever triple firing)

Episode seven: Rajan Gill

Episode eight: Harry Clough

Episode nine: Levi Hague and Conor Galvin

Episide ten: Kieran McCartney and Rothna Akhtar

Which candidates remain in the process after episode 10?

Here’s who is still in with a chance of winning - with seven candidates remaining:

• Dan Miller - Student recruitment company owner
• Karishma Vijay - Beauty brand owner
• Lawrence Rosenberg - Public relations specialist
• Pascha Myhill - Recruitment consultant
• Priyesh Bathia - Global account manager

What are the final five candidates’ business plans?

Here’s what the final five want Lord Sugar to invest his hard-earned cash in:

Dan Miller

Dan is the owner of a student recruitment company from London. He would use the investment to "take his business to the next level"

Karishma Vijay

Karishma is the owner of a beauty brand from Surrey. She would use the cash to invest in her current skincare business.

Lawrence Rosenberg

Lawrence is a public relations specialist from Watford. He wants the cash to invest in a business to reinvent the public relations industry "through intelligent automation, without losing the human touch that drives meaningful media outcomes"

Pascha Myhill

Pascha is a recruitment consultant from Berkshire. She needs money for her recruitment company that specialises in private healthcare including care homes, supported living services, domiciliary care providers and nurseries.

Priyesh Bathia

Priyesh is a global account manager from London. He's hoping Lord Sugar's cash could transform his small mobile cocktail bar business.

What prize does the winner of The Apprentice 2026 get?

The last candidate standing will receive a £250,000 investment in their business, along with valuable mentorship from Lord Sugar himself.

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