Season 18

Season 18 (2024)






Episodes List

Ep.1 Highlands Corporate Away Day

Air Date: 2024-02-01

Week One. Lord Sugar’s candidates host a corporate away day in the Scottish Highlands. Back in the boardroom, one candidate is sent packing.

Ep.2 Cheesecakes

Air Date: 2024-02-08

It's week two and the candidates manufacture miniature cheesecakes to sell to the public and corporate clients. But crumbling cakes and maths meltdowns lead to a firing in the boardroom.

Ep.3 Virtual Escape Rooms

Air Date: 2024-02-15

It's week three, and the teams create a new virtual escape room to pitch to industry experts. Boring branding and confusing concepts lead to one candidate being fired.

Ep.4 Discount Buying

Air Date: 2024-02-22

It's week four, and the candidates are sent to Jersey to secure nine items synonymous with the area. After a race to the finish, it’s au revoir for another candidate in the boardroom.

Ep.5 Formula E

Air Date: 2024-02-29

Lord Sugar's candidates launch a new Formula E team before pitching for sponsorship, but questionable designs jeopardise multi-million-pound negotiations.

Ep.6 Cereal

Air Date: 2024-03-07

The candidates must design and create a brand new breakfast cereal to sell to industry buyers. Bland recipes and boring boxes result in another candidate being fired.

Ep.7 Budapest Tourism

Air Date: 2024-03-14

Lord Sugar’s candidates touch down in the Hungarian capital of Budapest to sell and run bespoke tours. Back in Blighty, one candidate is sent packing.

Ep.8 XBUS Advertising

Air Date: 2024-03-21

Lord Sugar’s candidates brand and create an advertising campaign for a new electric vehicle. Boring branding and confusing adverts mean one candidate hits the brakes.

Ep.9 TV Selling

Air Date: 2024-03-28

The teams are tasked with choosing a selection of products to sell live to the nation on one of the UK's leading TV shopping channels.

Ep.10 Vegan Alternative to Cheese

Air Date: 2024-04-04

Lord Sugar's candidates are tasked with creating a new vegan alternative to cheese to pitch to major retailers. But unusual recipes and bland brands result in another candidate being fired.

Ep.11 Interviews

Air Date: 2024-04-11

Some familiar faces are back to interrogate the business plans of the final five, and with £250,000 in touching distance, there’s tears, tension and tough love.

Ep.12 The Final & You’re Hired!

Air Date: 2024-04-18

Two finalists will be tasked with launching a new business and pitching it to Lord Sugar for the chance to win his £250,000 investment and become his next business partner.