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| picture_format = 1080i [[HDTV]]
| picture_format = 1080i [[HDTV]]
| runtime = 60 minutes
| runtime = 60 minutes
| starring = Lord Sugar<br /> [[Nick Hewer]]<br /> [[Karren Brady]]
| starring = Alan Sugar<br /> [[Nick Hewer]]<br /> [[Karren Brady]]
| narrated = Mark Halliley
| narrated = Mark Halliley
| creator = [[Mark Burnett]] <small>(original format)</small><br />[[Alan Sugar|Lord Sugar]]
| creator = [[Mark Burnett]] <small>(original format)</small><br />[[Alan Sugar|Lord Sugar]]
| producer = [[Talkback Thames]]<br />Mark Burnett Productions
| distributor = [[Talkback Thames]]
| company = Mark Burnett Productions
| composer = [[Dru Masters]]
| composer = [[Dru Masters]]
| theme_music_composer = [[Sergei Prokofiev|Prokofiev]]
| theme_music_composer = [[Sergei Prokofiev|Prokofiev]]
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| network = [[BBC One]]
| network = [[BBC One]]
| first_aired = 12 May 2010
| first_aired = 12 May 2010
| last_aired = 10 June 2010
| last_aired =<br/>Present
| status = Returning<ref>http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/3116717/Alan-Sugars-Junior-Apprentice-to-return.html</ref>
| num_series = 1
| num_series = 1
| num_episodes = 6
| num_episodes = 6
| runtime = 58-59 minutes
| runtime = 58–59 Mins
| executive_producer = Mark Burnett<br />C. Scot Cru <small>(for Mark Burnett Productions)</small><br />Sue Davidson<br />
| executive_producer ='''for Mark Burnett Production:'''<br>Mark Burnett<br />C. Scot Cru<br /><br />'''for Talkback<br/>Thames:'''<br>Sue Davidson<br/>Michele Kurland<br /><br />'''for the BBC:'''<br/>Jo Wallace
| related = ''[[The Apprentice (UK TV series)|The Apprentice]]''<br/><small>(Regular version)<br/>(2005–present)</small>
Michele Kurland <small>(for Talkback Thames)</small><br />Jo Wallace (for the BBC)
| related = ''[[The Apprentice (UK TV series)|The Apprentice]]'' <small>(Regular version)</small>
| website = http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice
| website = http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice
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'''''Junior Apprentice''''' is a British [[reality television series|reality television programme]] in which a group of ten young people, between the ages of 16 and 17, compete to win a £25,000 prize from the British business magnate [[Lord Sugar]]. The six-part series began on [[BBC One]] and [[BBC HD]] on Wednesday, 12 May 2010, concluding on Thursday, 10 June of the same year, and also featured [[Nick Hewer]] and [[Karren Brady]] as Sugar's advisors. The programme concluded with Sugar awarding the prize fund to 17-year-old Arjun Rajyagor and Tim Ankers finished in second place.
'''''Junior Apprentice''''' is a British [[reality television series|reality television programme]] in which a group of ten young people, between the ages of 16 and 17, compete to win a £25,000 prize from the British business magnate [[Lord Sugar]]. The six-part series began on [[BBC One]] and [[BBC HD]] on Wednesday, 12 May 2010, concluding on Thursday, 10 June of the same year, and also featured [[Nick Hewer]] and [[Karren Brady]] as Sugar's advisors. The programme concluded with Sugar awarding the prize fund to 17-year-old Arjun Rajyagor and Tim Ankers finished in second place.



Revision as of 10:59, 9 September 2010

Young Apprentice
File:JuniorApprentice.jpg
Junior Apprentice's intertitle
GenreReality television series
Created byMark Burnett (original format)
Lord Sugar
StarringAlan Sugar
Nick Hewer
Karren Brady
Narrated byMark Halliley
Theme music composerProkofiev
Opening themeDance of the Knights
ComposerDru Masters
Country of originVereinigtes Königreich
Original languageEnglisch
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producersfor Mark Burnett Production:
Mark Burnett
C. Scot Cru

for Talkback
Thames:

Sue Davidson
Michele Kurland

for the BBC:
Jo Wallace
Running time58–59 Mins
Production companyMark Burnett Productions
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release12 May 2010 –

Present
Related
The Apprentice
(Regular version)
(2005–present)

Junior Apprentice is a British reality television programme in which a group of ten young people, between the ages of 16 and 17, compete to win a £25,000 prize from the British business magnate Lord Sugar. The six-part series began on BBC One and BBC HD on Wednesday, 12 May 2010, concluding on Thursday, 10 June of the same year, and also featured Nick Hewer and Karren Brady as Sugar's advisors. The programme concluded with Sugar awarding the prize fund to 17-year-old Arjun Rajyagor and Tim Ankers finished in second place.

Originally suggested in March 2008 and announced in June 2009, Junior Apprentice received mostly positive reviews from critics. The programme is a spin-off from the series The Apprentice, which was in turn spawned from an American series of the same name, which stars the entrepreneur Donald Trump. Sugar's role under Gordon Brown's government sparked a debate over the BBC's political impartiality regulations in the run-up to the UK 2010 election, resulting in both Junior Apprentice and the sixth regular edition of The Apprentice being delayed.

Background

On 8 January 2004, the first series of The Apprentice began airing on NBC in America, featuring Donald Trump with production by Mark Burnett Productions and Trump Productions LLC.[2] Rumours of a UK version of The Apprentice were confirmed in March of the same year by FremantleMedia.[3] Both the BBC and Channel 4 bid for the programme’s rights; the former was eventually successful.[4][5] On 18 May 2004, Sir Alan Sugar was confirmed to take Trump's role after names such as Michael O'Leary, Sir Philip Green, Greg Dyke and Sir Richard Branson were suggested.[5][6][7] Up until the airing of Junior Apprentice, five main series and three celebrity editions had been broadcast.[8]

Production and broadcast

In March 2008, Sir Alan Sugar announced that he had proposed a teenage version of The Apprentice to the BBC to be broadcast around "the six, seven o'clock timeslot featuring 12 to 15-year-old kids"; however, he claimed that "nobody took any notice" of his suggestions.[9] Twelve months later, Sugar said that he was in negotiations regarding the programme and it was officially announced by the BBC and Talkback Thames on the 20 May 2009 episode of The Apprentice: You're Fired!.[10][11] Applicants, of ages 16 and 17 and from a variety of social and educational backgrounds, were encouraged to apply via The Apprentice website in what was originally announced as a five-part series, with Sugar seeking to "promote enterprise amongst young people, as the future of our economy relies on them".[12] In all, 28,000 people applied and ten of these were selected for the programme.[13]

On 5 June 2009, Sugar was hired as the Labour Party Enterprise Tsar under Gordon Brown's government and assumed the title Lord Sugar.[14] Despite debates regarding whether Sugar could continue with his role due to the corporation's political impartiality, the BBC decreed that he was able to continue to feature on The Apprentice and its related programming.[15] However, due to this conflict of interest, both Junior Apprentice and the sixth series of The Apprentice were delayed until after the 2010 general election on 6 May 2010.[16]

The BBC announced on 3 May 2010 that Junior Apprentice was to begin on Wednesday, 12 May 2010 at 9 p.m. on BBC One and BBC HD.[17][18] Karren Brady, replacing Margaret Mountford, and Nick Hewer assisted Sugar and oversaw the actions of the ten participants throughout the series.[19] The final instalment of the six episode series was broadcast on Thursday, 10 June 2010.[8] The series was executive produced by Jo Wallace for the BBC, Mark Burnett and C. Scot Cru for Mark Burnett Productions and Sue Davidson and Michele Kurland for Talkback Thames.[8][20]

Format

Karren Brady observes the candidates throughout the series.

The format of the programme is very similar to that of the regular series, but Sugar, Brady and Hewer are more gentle with the younger participants.[21] Aiming to win a prize of £25,000, ten candidates participate in a series of tasks over a six week period. Each week, the group is divided into two teams and must compete in a task relating to business. Each team then selects a project manager, who is responsible for the leadership of the team throughout that task, and the groups are observed by either Brady or Hewer. When the task is over, the teams return to the boardroom and Lord Sugar announces the winner of the task. Whilst the winning team are treated to a reward, Lord Sugar, Brady and Hewer discuss the failings with the team that lost. The project manager of this losing team must then select two of their colleagues to return to the boardroom and face the possibility of being fired; from the fourth week onwards, all members of the losing team automatically return to the boardroom. A further discussion is held and Lord Sugar decides which one of the three he will fire from the competition.

This process was followed until the end of the fifth week, then there were four candidates remaining. The final task saw the four equally divided into two teams and they were accompanied by previously fired candidates. On the tasks's conclusion, Sugar immediately fired the losing team and went onto decide which of the winning candidates to reward with the prize fund. Throughout the series, the candidates reside at a Georgian townhouse in Islington.[21]

Candidates

Name Age Nationality Source
Tim Ankers 17 Englisch [22]
Hibah Ansary 16 Englisch
Hannah Cherry 17 Englisch
Kirsty Cleaver 17 Scottish
Jordan De Courcy 16 Irish
Adam Eliaz 17 Englisch
Zoe Plummer 16 Englisch
Arjun Rajyagor 17 Englisch
Rhys Rosser 17 Welsh
Emma Walker 16 Englisch

Episode summary

Revolution sold cheese in Covent Garden in the first task.

In the first week, the candidates, segregated into teams by gender, were instructed to sell £500 of cheese to consumers from a London market.[21][23] The groups decided upon their project managers and team names; the boys chose Jordan to run Instinct and Hibah led the girls' Revolution.[24] Revolution set up their pitch in Covent Garden whilst Instinct sold from Whitecross Street Market.[25] Despite the fact that both teams sold all of their cheese, the task concluded with Instinct making a loss of £210.01 and Revolution earning a £143.88 profit, resulting in Instinct losing the task.[24][26] The members of the winning team were rewarded with a meal prepared by Tom Aikens, the youngest British chef to hold two Michelin stars.[23] Jordan decided to call Tim and Rhys back to the boardroom and Lord Sugar fired Jordan because he "couldn't control" his team.[26]

The second task saw the teams having to invent a new camping product and pitching it to the retailers Argos, Millets and Marshmallow.[27] Hannah and Adam volunteered as project managers and Lord Sugar made them switch teams; this resulted in Hannah heading Instinct and Adam leading Revolution.[28] Revolution created a multi-purpose storage unit called "Flex N Store", whereas Instinct invented a trolley aimed at festival-goers called "Slide Stuff".[29] Revolution failed to sell any units to the three retailers but Instinct won the task by selling 3,100 and they were rewarded with a fireworks display at Kew Gardens.[27] Adam brought Zoe and Hibah back to the boardroom and Hibah was fired as Lord Sugar believed that her personality did not suit "the cut-throat nature of business".[27]

Week three saw the candidates icing, decorating and selling cupcakes in London's Selfridges.[30][20] The task started with a change in the teams; Arjun moved onto Revolution and Kirsty joined Instinct.[20] Under the leadership of Rhys, Instinct chose a fashion theme for their cakes and Revolution, managed by Zoe, chose an "I heart..." theme.[31] Before the task had concluded, Lord Sugar instructed Adam to depart from the programme after he fell ill.[32] In all, Revolution won the task with a profit of £15.15 and Instinct made a £89.74 loss.[31] Rhys selected Tim and Hannah to return to the boardroom whilst the members of the winning team were rewarded with a meeting with the entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson.[32] Despite describing him as "a very special person", Lord Sugar chose to fire Rhys.[30]

Emma was appointed as leader of Revolution and Tim lead Instinct in the fourth week.[33] The task saw each group having to negotiation deals with six artists; the teams would then select two of these artists to sell in their respective exhibitions. Revolution selected the works of Tom Lewis and Mark Melvin for their exhibition on Pall Mall and Instinct, stationed on Brick Lane, opted for pieces by Lewis and Sarah Kate Wilson; Lewis opted to work with Revolution, resulting in Instinct substituting him with photography by Andy Taylor Smith.[34] Instinct earned £2247.30 from five pieces of art and Revolution, selling twelve items, profited £6,005.[35] This resulted in Revolution winning and they were rewarded with a visit to the tailor Timothy Everest.[34] Tim, Kirsty and Hannah returned to the boardroom and Lord Sugar, claiming that she was someone who had no practical skills despite being "brilliant on paper", decided to fire Hannah.[33]

Some of the fifth task was based in Amsterdam.

Amsterdam, the capital city of The Netherlands, was the setting of the penultimate task in which both teams met six young designers, selected some of their products and returned to the UK to sell them.[36][37] Project manager Arjun was joined by Zoe and Emma in Revolution and Instinct consisted of Kirsty, the project manager, and Tim.[36] After some negotiations between the two teams, Revolution decided to pitch some baby comforters and candle lamps with cutlery sets whilst Instinct had bicycles and dog transportation accessories to pitch to companies such as House of Fraser and Liberty & Co.[38] The task ended with Revolution gaining £10,171.45 and Instinct earning £39,785.09; the highest amount that any team had profited since The Apprentice began.[39] Revolution returned to the boardroom and, after sending Arjun through to the final, Lord Sugar fired Emma "with a heavy heart and much regret".[39]

Arjun and Tim competed against Kirsty and Zoe in the final task, in which the teams had to develop a new brand of bottled water and its accompanying advertising campaign before presenting the product to a group of industry professionals.[40] All of the candidates from the preceding weeks returned to help in the final task; Arjun and Tim were assisted by Adam, Emma and Rhys whilst Hannah, Hibah and Jordan worked for Kirsty and Zoe.[41] Deciding on the name "Drip Drop", Kirsty and Zoe targeted the teenage market, whereas Arjun and Tim aimed their product, "A Bottle of Water", at people in their twenties.[41] The teams returned to the boardroom and Lord Sugar decided that Arjun and Tim won the task; this resulted in Kirsty and Zoe being fired.[42] Sugar then decided to hire Arjun in what he called "a tough choice", thus awarding him the £25,000 prize fund.[42]

Results table

Week One Week Two Week Three Week Four Week Five The Final
Arjun
Rajyagor
Losing team
Safe
Winning team Winning team Winning team Losing team
Project manager
Winner
Tim
Ankers
Losing team
Brought to the boardroom
Winning team Losing team
Brought to the boardroom
Losing team
Project manager
Winning team Runner up
Kirsty
Cleaver
Winning team Losing team
Safe
Losing team
Safe
Losing team
Brought to the boardroom
Winning team
Project manager
Losing team
Zoe
Plummer
Winning team Losing team
Brought to the boardroom
Winning team
Project manager
Winning team Losing team
Brought to the boardroom
Losing team
Emma
Walker
Winning team Losing team
Safe
Winning team Winning team
Project manager
Losing team
Brought to the boardroom
Fired
(Week Five)
Hannah
Cherry
Winning team Winning team
Project manager
Losing team
Brought to the boardroom
Losing team
Brought to the boardroom
Fired
(Week Four)
Rhys
Rosser
Losing team
Brought to the boardroom
Winning team Losing team
Project manager
Fired
(Week Three)
Adam
Eliaz
Losing team
Safe
Losing team
Project manager
Winning team Departed due to illness
(Week Three)
Hibah
Ansary
Winning team
Project manager
Losing team
Brought to the boardroom
Fired
(Week Two)
Jordan
De Courcy
Losing team
Project manager
Fired
(Week One)

Key:

  – Member of Instinct
  – Member of Revolution
Elimination Chart
Candidate 1 2 3 4 5 6
Arjun IN IN IN IN LOSE JA
Tim BR IN BR LOSE IN FIRED
Kirsty IN IN IN BR WIN FIRED
Zoe IN BR WIN IN BR FIRED
Emma IN IN IN WIN FIRED
Hannah IN WIN BR FIRED
Rhys BR IN FIRED
Adam IN LOSE FIRED
Hibah WIN FIRED
Jordanien FIRED
  The contestant won the competition and was named the Junior Apprentice.
  The contestant won as project manager on his/her team.
  The contestant lost as project manager on his/her team.
  The contestant was brought to the final boardroom.
  The contestant was fired.
  The contestant lost as project manager and was fired.
  The contestant left the show due to illness.


Reception

One critic argued that Sugar's soft approach towards the younger participants was "unnatural".

Critical response

Junior Apprentice received a generally positive response from critics. Writing for The Guardian, Tim Lusher was complimentary of the programme's tone by claiming that "for once, even the losers look as if they could be winners one day" and Alex Fletcher of Digital Spy said that from the opening minutes of the first episode it was clear that "this spinoff series isn't going to be any softer or less entertaining than the original".[21][24] The Daily Telegraph's Benji Wilson also praised the series and argued that it "had all of the staggering self-regard and dim-witted hilarity we have come to expect from the contestants on the grown-up Apprentice".[43] The online version of Heat magazine, heatworld.com, praised the series and said that it was "amazing...might just be the best show we’ve seen all year", whilst The Guardian's Johnny Dee claimed that the programme was of better quality than its adult counterpart and proved that reality television "doesn't have to be nasty to be entertaining".[44][45]

Despite branding it as "compelling", John Crace of The Guardian claimed that the programme "gave us a first glimpse of the nightmare possibilities of Cameron Youth" and claimed that Sugar's softer approach to the young candidates came across as "unnatural".[46] In The Independent, Tom Sutcliffe suggested that the sight of crying teenagers would leave the audience feeling uncomfortable.[47] Shortly before the programme started, both the National Federation of Enterprise Agencies and the Institute of Directors criticised the programme's lack of relevancy to business; the former argued that the BBC should instead be focusing on some of Britain's four million small businesses and the latter claimed that the programme should be more informative instead of "entertainment masquerading as business".[48]

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