The Apprentice - Series 8

ic1male · 9 Mar 2012 at 12:47

Starts Wednesday 21st March at 9pm on BBC One

1/12. New series. Alan Sugar begins another search for a candidate worthy of setting up in business with him - with a £250,000 investment to help get their idea off the ground. The first task, as usual, sees boys versus girls, with each team buying blank goods, adding their own designs, then selling them on the streets of London in a test of creativity, marketing and salesmanship. While one team opts for cute kids' clothes, the other plays it safe with Union Jacks for tourists. But before long, the pressure of their tight deadline grows and the back-biting begins.

The gents -

1. Azhar Siddique
2. Tom Gearing
3. Adam Corbally
4. Ricky Martin
5. Michael Copp
6. Nick Holzherr
7. Duane Bryan
8. Stephen Brady

The ladies -

1. Maria O'Connor
2. Jenna Whittingham
3. Bilyana Apostolova
4. Katie Wright
5. Jade Nash
6. Laura Hogg
7. Jane McEvoy
8. Gabrielle Omar

Paul11 · 9 Mar 2012 at 12:49

excellent, looking forward to this.

an investment instead of a job is a much better option

Cosimo · 9 Mar 2012 at 12:53

Nice to see some good mid-week entertainment back again.

Wizzfizz · 9 Mar 2012 at 12:53

simulatorman said:
Nice to see some good mid-week entertainment back again.

You're easily pleased

Feek · 9 Mar 2012 at 13:32

Wonder what the candy will be like this year.

Vonhelmet · 9 Mar 2012 at 13:35

Feek said:
Wonder what the candy will be like this year.

Scandalous.

Although I thought the same thing...

ic1male · 9 Mar 2012 at 13:38

I always think of the hot totty too but they always prove to be invariably annoying. The best characters are the less sexy ones like Lucinda, Debra, Lorraine, etc.

Cosimo · 9 Mar 2012 at 13:41

Wizzfizz said:
You're easily pleased

It's difficult not be when watching this one.

ic1male · 13 Mar 2012 at 09:50

Added the group shots to the OP now.

antijoke · 13 Mar 2012 at 10:07

Will look forward to this. Such tragic TV.

krooton · 13 Mar 2012 at 12:15

Ricky Martin? Lulz!

Laura Hogg seems to be the most attractive, and that isn't saying much.

Will anyone ever top Liz Locke?

ic1male · 13 Mar 2012 at 12:19

These official photos never seem to do them justice. I'm reserving judgement until I've seen the first ep.

Efour · 13 Mar 2012 at 12:33

Delicious TV! Cant wait Which bloke will be the complete douchebag ( my money is on 5) and who is the hotty (Bilyana Apostolova 3 yum?)

Vonhelmet · 13 Mar 2012 at 12:49

Stephen Brady's suit appears to be made of tin foil.

Ladywise... Laura or Jane, I say.

ic1male · 13 Mar 2012 at 12:50

Vonhelmet said:
Stephen Brady's suit appears to be made of tin foil.

Or teflon. I think he's going to be this year's Irish charmer. (Not sure if he even is Irish.)

Cocky-Roach · 13 Mar 2012 at 12:55

A bit more about each person here http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00pj01n/candidates

fozzybear · 13 Mar 2012 at 12:56

Looking forward to this. I'm thinking Jade Nash might be my Apprentice pin-up this year!

Early lookalike - Jenna Whittingham = Carol McGiffin.

krooton · 13 Mar 2012 at 13:18

fozzybear said:
Looking forward to this. I'm thinking Jade Nash might be my Apprentice pin-up this year!

She is boss-eyed and has a five-head, way to keep that threshold high

Participant · 13 Mar 2012 at 16:10

Ricky Martin hahaha

Psycho Sonny · 14 Mar 2012 at 04:56

i knew the inventor would win the last one right from the start, even though he was possibly the worst at everything out of the lot, because it was all to do with investing in a business.

invest in a smart person, possibility of making very small amount of money.

invest in an inventor, possibility of making billions.

the whole show was a sham.