The Apprentice: You're Fired!: Season 4
Season 4 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: You're Fired! Season 3.
- 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.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Series 4, Episode 1
Mar 25, 2009
A task involving cleaning cars is a washout for someone whose dreams of becoming Sir Alan's apprentice are expunged at the first hurdle. Panellists including multimillionaire busin
Series 4, Episode 2
Apr 1, 2009
Meet the one who bit off more than they could chew when the candidates had to cater for city clients. The panel includes Masterchef's Gregg Wallace and Sir Alan's aide Nick Hewer,
Series 4, Episode 3
Apr 8, 2009
Meet the latest person to encounter problems in Sir Alan's boardroom. Bra millionaire Michelle Mone, DJ Trevor Nelson and journalist Carole Malone pick over the bones of what went
Series 4, Episode 4
Apr 15, 2009
The week's task involved creating and selling an innovative beauty product - as it turned out, not an easy feat for the wannabe apprentices. For a full postmortem of their performa
Series 4, Episode 5
Apr 22, 2009
The week's task of creating a new character and advert for a children's cereal proved crunch time for yet another candidate. They join comedian Jenny Eclair, retail guru Mary Porta
Series 4, Episode 6
Apr 29, 2009
It is time to meet the candidate who is counting the cost of failure after being tasked with pricing and selling ten disparate items. Comedian Al Murray, Antiques Roadshow expert H
Series 4, Episode 7
May 6, 2009
Meet the latest unlucky candidate to fall foul of Sir Alan, by selling themselves short in a task to select and sell new innovative products to retailers. Dissecting this week's Ap
Series 4, Episode 8
May 13, 2009
Meet the candidate for whom a task to rebrand Margate proved to be their Waterloo. Delving into what went wrong are broadcaster Clare Balding, comedian Jason Manford and Visit Lond
Series 4, Episode 9
May 20, 2009
Meet the candidate who, in a task to select products at The Baby Show, fell on the nursery slopes. Counting the cost of what went wrong are comedian Hugh Dennis, singer and perform
Series 4, Episode 10
May 27, 2009
Meet the candidate who, in a task involving selling products on a TV shopping channel, failed to impress the boss. Counting the cost of what went wrong are Sir Alan's aide Margaret
Series 4, Episode 11
Jun 3, 2009
Meet the candidate who was grilled to a crisp by Sir Alan's associates and will rue the day they got so near, yet so far. Getting to the bottom of what went wrong are multi-million
You're Hired
Jun 7, 2009
Adrian Chiles is joined by this year's winner, runner-up and a panel including Jonathan Ross, Ruby Wax and lingerie tycoon Michelle Mone to discuss his final decision. The fired ca