The Apprentice 2026 - starts tonight - first stop Hong Kong!

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Anyone else looking forward to the new series?

First task is the classic buying task, but it's taking place in Hong Kong.

There's also a new companion show - 'Unfinished Business' - let's hope it's a return to form after several years of the 'All About Tom Allen' show 😆

It is a bit boring.

They've only got one chair for the firees.

Yeah I’m not liking this cosy chit chat comfy sofa set up. Prefer the audience and boardroom type vibe

Who is the man who is on as a superfan?

The after show is dire. What a mess compared to previous series.

Jeez dead boring

This had to be the easiest scavenger hunt task ever.

3 food/drink items - shrimp paste, baby corn, tea cake - go to market
3 artsy items - calligraphy brush, ding ding illustration and pineapple - look up the arts/ cultural/tourist market/area of town from directory.
3 cultural items - ask for specialist vendors.

Hong Kong looks fab, lovely vendors! The contestants look as crap as ever. Kieran has to go soon (please!).

I don't think I'll bother with You're Fired next week.

Me neither. It’s pure shite

You’re right! But was totally shocked to find out she was only 46!! I thought she was pushing sixty with overdone aesthetics.

Ritchie Anderson Radio 2 traffic reporter. Has dreams of being more and sort of succeeding. Was on strictly a couple of years back

Hong Kong is a fabulous city. If you ever get the opportunity to go.

This format is boring but Tom Allen was dreadful. I don't know which is worse. I suppose they're doing it like that so that they can have the after show as a podcast.

I feel nostalgic for when it started as business programme instead of just light entertainment with candidates who want careers on the telly. I miss the days of Ruth Badger and Adrian Chiles.

I needed a good laugh this evening, The Apprentice made sure I got one 🤣

I would so love to go 🙌🙌🙌

Thanks.

I watch Strictly but have absolutely no memory of him. He's so irritating that I must have wiped him out of my mind.

It’s on the list! 💭

@ScarletLipstick yes I thought she looked much older than 46! She got her degree in Midwifery at 40 so I guess that's what six years of delivering babies does to you. 😂😆

The fired contestants don’t even get a you’re fired frame thing. And I liked it when the audience said when they voted who was fired or hired

He danced with Giovanni. It was not a happy pairing.

Turned it off as soon as I saw the trailer with Richie’s face. Awful.

Just catching up and you’ve probably already discussed it earlier but which one is the one who’s done something dodgy that I can’t remember who was in the news a few weeks back? One of the blokes.

The BBC clearly want the Apprentice to come to a close.

It’s bloody awful isn’t it

Even Ed Gamble would have been better. …. But this format for the after show is rubbish. The candidates leave a lot to be desired. The BBC want the show ditched.