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The Apprentice: Season 14

14 episodes Premiered Oct 3, 2018 Updated Sep 26, 2026
Previously on The Apprentice

Season 14 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Apprentice Season 13.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 14 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 14: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (4): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (10): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S14·E1 Mytharc

Malta

Oct 3, 2018 · 60 min

The business-based reality show returns, with 16 candidates hoping to scoop a £250,000 investment from Alan Sugar. The multimillionaire sends the fresh batch of hopefuls to Vallett

S14·E2 Mytharc

Comics

Oct 10, 2018 · 60 min

The candidates are challenged to create a brand-new comic aimed at children, before pitching their ideas to leading industry figures to secure orders. The task balances creative fl

S14·E3 Core

Doughnuts

Oct 17, 2018 · 60 min

Lord Sugar summons the candidates to an 18th-century tidal mill in the heart of London's East End. For the third task, the candidates must manufacture and sell upmarket doughnuts t

S14·E4 Core

Bodybuilding Expo

Oct 24, 2018 · 60 min

The candidates are challenged to sell high-end products and services at one of the world's largest bodybuilding expos based at the NEC in Birmingham. The contestants clash over whi

S14·E5 Core

Shoe Design

Oct 31, 2018 · 60 min

The candidates congregate at London’s Adelphi Theatre, home to hit musical Kinky Boots. Hot on their heels is Lord Sugar with a challenge for them to put their best foot forward in

S14·E6 Core

Airline Advertising

Nov 7, 2018 · 60 min

The candidates are summoned to London City Airport, where Lord Sugar sets them the task of devising a marketing campaign for a brand new budget airline. They need to come up with a

S14·E7 Core

Urban Gardening

Nov 14, 2018 · 60 min

Lord Sugar summons the candidates to Crossrail’s leafy roof garden, nestled above the new Elizabeth Line station in Canary Wharf, where he sets them a gardening task. The teams mus

S14·E8 Core

Glasgow Art

Nov 21, 2018 · 60 min

Lord Sugar instructs the candidates to head north to Scotland, meeting at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, where they are tasked with becoming art dealers, selecting

S14·E9 Core

TV Selling

Nov 28, 2018 · 60 min

Lord Sugar summons the remaining candidates to TV Centre in west London, the iconic former headquarters of the BBC. On arrival, the teams are tasked with their most pressurised cha

S14·E10 Core

Christmas Chocolate

Dec 5, 2018 · 60 min

Lord Sugar pays the six remaining candidates a flying visit, challenging them to cash in on the lucrative Christmas market.

S14·E11 Core

The Final Five

Dec 11, 2018 · 60 min

An in-depth look at the final five candadiates, featuring interviews from family, friends and loved ones, as well as Lord Sugar’s trusted aides Baroness Brady and Claude Littner.

S14·E12 Core

Interviews

Dec 12, 2018 · 60 min

The final five candidates face the scrutiny of Lord Sugar’s most trusted advisors, who are primed to put each of their business plans under the microscope.

S14·E13 Mytharc

Why I Fired Them

Dec 13, 2018 · 60 min

Lord Sugar looks back at the candidates who fell before the final hurdle and the tasks that took them to the brink, with the help of some previously unseen boardroom moments.

S14·E14 Mytharc

The Final

Dec 16, 2018 · 60 min

Lord Sugar summons the finalists to the heart of London’s financial district to set them their final challenge in their attempt to win his £250,000 investment. For their last chanc

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