The Apprentice - catch up: Contestants head to Malta and first candidate gets fired by Lord Sugar
New series kicks off with fan-favourite shopping challenge
The Apprentice returned with another crop of 16 candidates hoping to become Lord Sugar’s next business partner.
The first episode of series 14 saw the newcomers travel to Malta for the fan favourite shopping task, something we usually have to wait until later in the series for.
As ever our main host was Lord Alan Sugar, with ever-faithful Karren Brady and Claude Littner by his side.
Follow along with the first episode as it happened.
Flick through all the new candidates below.
The Apprentice will air every Wednesday at 9pm on BBC One from 3 October.
Hello and welcome to The Independent's Apprentice live-blog, following along with all the action as Lord Sugar attempts to whittle out the weak and find his new business partner.
We spoke to Claude last week about the new series. Here's what he had to say...
Just a few hours to go until the new series kicks off! It will be on at 9pm on BBC One.
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So what can you expect from tonight's first episode? Well we know the first challenge is a trip to Malta and the contestants will have to get nine items for the lowest price possible.
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