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

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.

ic1male · 13 Mar 2012 at 09:50

Added the group shots to the OP now.

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.

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.)

ic1male · 21 Mar 2012 at 21:46

I think this will be a good series. There are plenty of annoying people to amuse us.

Probably Katie to go. Biryani should stay for the bitchy entertainment factor.

ic1male · 28 Mar 2012 at 21:54

Irish mouth will be gone soon enough. Lord Sugar doesn't like career women with babies.

ic1male · 2 May 2012 at 22:00

Yes, Azhar has been a bit useless. But I think she should have got Laura in with her instead of Tom.

ic1male · 3 May 2012 at 15:09

Basher said:
That said, previous years have been entertaining, but I've found this year to be utter drivel.

It's never been as good since Margaret left.

ic1male · 16 May 2012 at 21:21

I did like Adam but he's just being a complete willy now.

ic1male · 16 May 2012 at 21:51

Jenna to go purely due to her voice.

ic1male · 16 May 2012 at 21:59

Well they're actually going to do another series! I thought this might be the end.

ic1male · 17 May 2012 at 13:36

krooton said:
Actually watched this week, and it looks 2010 was the high point of this show, with Stuart Baggs getting slaughtered in the final and Liz Locke's amazing tatas.

Series 4 was my favourite with Michael Sophocles and the kosher chicken incident in Morocco plus Lucinda and her fabulous dress-sense.

ic1male · 18 May 2012 at 11:22

He probably uses Ricky for his wrestling so it just stuck?

ic1male · 19 May 2012 at 08:51

I don't know if any of you listen to the weekend breakfast show on LBC 97.3 with James Max but I just twigged he's a candidate from series one of The Apprentice. I think he made it to the final with Saira Khan.

ic1male · 23 May 2012 at 21:08

iPlayer is your friend.

ic1male · 23 May 2012 at 21:26

Is it me or is this episode a bit boring?

ic1male · 23 May 2012 at 21:41

Vonhelmet said:
St. Pancreas.

LOL, I thought that's what she said.

ic1male · 23 May 2012 at 21:53

Stephen needs to go. What a ****.

ic1male · 23 May 2012 at 21:55

LOL! Well that was unexpected.