The eighteenth series of British

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series '' The Apprentice'' (UK) premiered on 1 February 2024 in the UK on

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. Karren Brady and Tim Campbell returned as

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's aides. The eighteen candidates competing in the series were revealed on 23 January 2024. The series concluded on 18 April 2024, with Rachel Woolford emerging as the overall winner, finishing over runner-up Phil Turner.

Production

In January 2023, whilst the previous series was airing, the

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announced applications were open for the eighteenth series. The applications closed on 29 January 2023. In November 2023, it was confirmed that the series would be pushed back to February 2024 instead of the usual slot due to the second series of ''

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'' launching in January. The first teaser for the new series was revealed on 17 January 2024. Before the series, Lord Sugar spoke during an interview with ''

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'' announcing his plans to "tone down" the penultimate "interviews" episode for this series, following the controversy surrounding the interrogations from the interviewers in the previous series, which Sugar himself said he found "hard to watch." His aide Karren Brady defended the segment of the process however, insisting that she was not trying to upset the candidates, uring the interviewshowever added that "resilience" was critical for running a successful business.

Series overview

The two teams are named Supream and Nexus.

Candidates

Performance chart

: The candidate won this series of ''The Apprentice''. : The candidate was the runner-up. : The candidate won as project manager on their team, for this task. : The candidate lost as project manager on their team, for this task. : The candidate was on the winning team for this task / passed the Interviews stage. : The candidate was on the losing team for this task. : The candidate was brought to the final boardroom for this task. : The candidate was fired in this task. : The candidate lost as project manager for this task and was fired.

Episodes

References

External links

''The Apprentice'' series 18
at BBC Online {{DEFAULTSORT:Apprentice (British series eighteen), The 18 2024 British television seasons