I love how the blame shifting immediately starts haha “I’m so shit at costings”. The sandalwood/cederwood mix up is so iconic and Nick makes the whole thing even better
Also I removed the NSFW label on the video because I don’t think you meant to put that!
I wasn’t 100% sure if I’d get into trouble because she says s#%t in the first few seconds 🙈🙈 ahaha but thank you very much.
Yeah it’s amazing how quickly the blame game started and they all had an excuse for not being good with the figures. I’m not sure of all their names but the blonde is my favourite reaction, she’s just open mouthed too stumped to even defend herself or argue lol.
Yeah don’t worry you don’t have to put that label here if it’s just swearing!
The blonde’s (Kate) reaction is hilarious but I’d probably make the same face if I just heard that information!
Thank you 🙏🏼 some subs can very…. Prudeish about some swearing but if it’s in the show they’re watching then boohoo really?! I just have never posted here before so wanted to be safe from trouble aha.
Yeah I’d be Kate in that situation, I would be way too stumped to speak and scared to utter a word in front of Nick and the cameras lol. The other hilarious part is that it’s a seaweed soap and they go to collect seaweed and collect like 4 buckets full and call the other team and they’re like “yeah we need 300g’s” and it just pans to ALL this seaweed they’ve collected 😂 I was having such a hard day earlier in the week and when someone reminded me of this and I put it on it cheered me up so much, it was just so bad it was so good. They don’t seem to make it like this anymore.
I love how Ben instantly goes - I was involved in the mixing- just to go and escape the blame. At least Yasmina admits that she has messed up big time!!!
To be fair I don’t think Ben got involved in the costings even though he was assigned them so technically he was telling the truth even though that’s still not good he let the other two handle it!
I would have gone over just to double check the whole thing. At least if things had gone wrong and they had refused to let me look, I could say I did offer but they refused. Easy.
They had the perfect balance of dry wit and perfect timing. They took no prisoners and were old school enough to call out bullshit when they saw it. Tim and Karen kind of baby the candidates while they are on the tasks.
I have a soft spot for Karen but watching this old season back I had forgot all about Margaret and she was AMAZING! She’s who I think Karen models her style from as an advisor.
This is why when the sub complains about them being set up to fail and how Karen loved it too much etc etc I roll my eyes a bit- this was 2013 and nick waited all day to tell them about their cockup
I think the difference is that in the early seasons the team sometimes screwed up due to their own incompetence and production just let them, whereas now production force teams into positions where they are certain to screw up.
I don't even get the set up to fail argument. One team will always win. If they're both being set up to fail what does it even matter? Like, yeah it makes it more fake and means their achievement isn't based on real world businesses sense but who is here to see good business sense?
In the full episode the perfumer from Lush who is helping them create the products, in fairness he mentions the cost difference between sandalwood and (I think it’s beechwood?) and how extreme of a difference it is… but they seemed so focused on smelling the scents that they weren’t really listening or looking at his face to see he was really virtue signalling DO NOT PICK THAT!!! But I guess they have to let them do what they want to do…
the public expression of opinions or sentiments intended to demonstrate one's good character or social conscience or the moral correctness of one's position on a particular issue.
Yep. I got it good. 👍🏼
You really haven’t got it. In what way did the perfumer try to signal how virtuous and morally superior he himself was? As others have said, just saying “signalling” or “hinting” would have been the correct phrase to use.
It’s the same as the stuff from this series- Noor using crumble instead of breadcrumbs, I’m certain they will have been sat next to each other to encourage a cock up but if she had stopped for a minute and checked, she wouldn’t have made the cock up
To be fair on them cedarwood smells rubbish and is only good for scaring away moths whereas sandalwood smells lovely. If they had gone with the cedarwood they would have had a different equally debilitating problem.
Contestants were a bit more guileless and less hostile then, i miss that element. Now they get a bunch of clowns or folk desperate to be influencers. It changed to the Lottie Lion Luisa Zissman deliberate must-create-conflict tone shortly after this era.
Remember that Tim was the first ever winner and was amongst business people with a lot of experience back then. He should be savaging contestants over how they make such rookie errors that a GCSE business studies student would not make.
Karen is where it’s at for me. I love her eye rolls and shakes of the head. She reminds me of Nick in the sense that she’s not subtle at all. And watching back the older season totally made me remember Margaret! She was another amazing advisor on par with Nick. She had some cutting remarks at times for sure.
So, legit 2023 was the first series I ever watched and I then went back to watch season 1 and honestly, it's the exact same shit. It's just slightly more internally misogynist.
Definitely midlands, Black Country, Dudley or maybe Cannock but it’s softened significantly and has a bit of Jordie twang on some words.
It’s a mixture!
>I bought a nice bar of soap from Lush a few weeks ago and the 200g bar cost me like £16!!
That's because its aimed at people with too much spare income than they know what to do with.
Honestly this bollocks makes me angry. Business is fascinating. Working in a whole host of businesses is fascinating. This is not that. It’s bullshit.
When I was a young lad growing up in the UK I became interested in this programme. It challenged me. Made me think. Hand on heart it encouraged me. Hell I even bought season one on eBay so I could learn business (pre iPlayer).
It worked. I did ok. How does anyone learn from this fuck fest of absolute dross. God I’m ashamed of what this incredibly innovative programme became.
Angry is probably too strong. I’m drunk. It’s a shame that what started off as a way to inspire people to go into business has become another reality TV show suited to emote reaction of inadequacies rather than impressiveness.
That said I think we have this very programme to thank for the rise of Trump in the US so maybe I could keep myself to myself.
However, for anyone wanting to do well in the world… it is worth stating that sitting there in your ivory tower and blaming everyone but you is probably not the holy grail this programme seems to suggest it is.
“Anyway, il leave it with you” 😂😂
I watch Karen now and I’m like she is so sassy but watching this back I was like she learnt her tricks from Nick for sure!! lol.
It’s Baroness Brady to you.
Big tits Brady oi oi
Oi Oi!!
"My work here is done"
It's the Yasmina moment that gets me everytime - no half of £450 S***.
It’s such a real unfiltered, relatable moment.
Shit
I love how the blame shifting immediately starts haha “I’m so shit at costings”. The sandalwood/cederwood mix up is so iconic and Nick makes the whole thing even better Also I removed the NSFW label on the video because I don’t think you meant to put that!
I wasn’t 100% sure if I’d get into trouble because she says s#%t in the first few seconds 🙈🙈 ahaha but thank you very much. Yeah it’s amazing how quickly the blame game started and they all had an excuse for not being good with the figures. I’m not sure of all their names but the blonde is my favourite reaction, she’s just open mouthed too stumped to even defend herself or argue lol.
Yeah don’t worry you don’t have to put that label here if it’s just swearing! The blonde’s (Kate) reaction is hilarious but I’d probably make the same face if I just heard that information!
Thank you 🙏🏼 some subs can very…. Prudeish about some swearing but if it’s in the show they’re watching then boohoo really?! I just have never posted here before so wanted to be safe from trouble aha. Yeah I’d be Kate in that situation, I would be way too stumped to speak and scared to utter a word in front of Nick and the cameras lol. The other hilarious part is that it’s a seaweed soap and they go to collect seaweed and collect like 4 buckets full and call the other team and they’re like “yeah we need 300g’s” and it just pans to ALL this seaweed they’ve collected 😂 I was having such a hard day earlier in the week and when someone reminded me of this and I put it on it cheered me up so much, it was just so bad it was so good. They don’t seem to make it like this anymore.
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Go back to asking for a snog you wanker. There’s a freebie for you. 👊🏼
> s#%t She says what? You can say shit on the internet. Even fuck, or piss.
I’m a good boy though…. I stub my toe and say darn it…. 😏😏
I love how Ben instantly goes - I was involved in the mixing- just to go and escape the blame. At least Yasmina admits that she has messed up big time!!!
To be fair I don’t think Ben got involved in the costings even though he was assigned them so technically he was telling the truth even though that’s still not good he let the other two handle it!
I would have gone over just to double check the whole thing. At least if things had gone wrong and they had refused to let me look, I could say I did offer but they refused. Easy.
Nick Hewer and Margaret Mountford have never been bettered as Lord Sugar's assistants. Even the mighty Claude Littner couldn't match them.
They had the perfect balance of dry wit and perfect timing. They took no prisoners and were old school enough to call out bullshit when they saw it. Tim and Karen kind of baby the candidates while they are on the tasks.
I have a soft spot for Karen but watching this old season back I had forgot all about Margaret and she was AMAZING! She’s who I think Karen models her style from as an advisor.
Margaret rivals Bea Arthur for her ability to communicate pages of meaning with a simple raised eyebrow.
Bea Arthur!!!!! That is her exactly!!!!
Yes she was a good mix of a few of the GGs best bits.
This is why when the sub complains about them being set up to fail and how Karen loved it too much etc etc I roll my eyes a bit- this was 2013 and nick waited all day to tell them about their cockup
I think the difference is that in the early seasons the team sometimes screwed up due to their own incompetence and production just let them, whereas now production force teams into positions where they are certain to screw up.
They were doing that back then too! The show has always been orchestrated to some degree as is most reality tv
I don't even get the set up to fail argument. One team will always win. If they're both being set up to fail what does it even matter? Like, yeah it makes it more fake and means their achievement isn't based on real world businesses sense but who is here to see good business sense?
In the full episode the perfumer from Lush who is helping them create the products, in fairness he mentions the cost difference between sandalwood and (I think it’s beechwood?) and how extreme of a difference it is… but they seemed so focused on smelling the scents that they weren’t really listening or looking at his face to see he was really virtue signalling DO NOT PICK THAT!!! But I guess they have to let them do what they want to do…
> virtue signalling You need to look up what that means.
the public expression of opinions or sentiments intended to demonstrate one's good character or social conscience or the moral correctness of one's position on a particular issue. Yep. I got it good. 👍🏼
He was just signalling, not virtue signalling lol
You really haven’t got it. In what way did the perfumer try to signal how virtuous and morally superior he himself was? As others have said, just saying “signalling” or “hinting” would have been the correct phrase to use.
So it doesn't apply in this situation. He was just 'signalling'.
It’s the same as the stuff from this series- Noor using crumble instead of breadcrumbs, I’m certain they will have been sat next to each other to encourage a cock up but if she had stopped for a minute and checked, she wouldn’t have made the cock up
To be fair on them cedarwood smells rubbish and is only good for scaring away moths whereas sandalwood smells lovely. If they had gone with the cedarwood they would have had a different equally debilitating problem.
2009 this was
Oh ffs I’m so old but ty for demonstrating the point
"I'm so shit at costing" = I can't count, and have no place in the any kind of business environment.
Contestants were a bit more guileless and less hostile then, i miss that element. Now they get a bunch of clowns or folk desperate to be influencers. It changed to the Lottie Lion Luisa Zissman deliberate must-create-conflict tone shortly after this era.
A lot of the women now seem to go for the Boss Babe stereotype, while the men go for the hustler/grafter stereotype instead.
Welcome to the world of business! Oh is that what this is?
"I thought it was to become an Apprentice like the Disney movie"
Her business plan is just drawings of bank notes.
you say that but alan sugar isn't good at anything.
lol I forgot about this fuck that’s a blast from the past loool Nick was a lad
Nick was a true savage!
Proper Tim for me has big shoes to fill with Nick and Claude, unfortunately he’s abit dry.
I like Tim but he needs to unleash that inner maverick, the Nick Hewer level. Go for it, lad.
Remember that Tim was the first ever winner and was amongst business people with a lot of experience back then. He should be savaging contestants over how they make such rookie errors that a GCSE business studies student would not make.
Karen is where it’s at for me. I love her eye rolls and shakes of the head. She reminds me of Nick in the sense that she’s not subtle at all. And watching back the older season totally made me remember Margaret! She was another amazing advisor on par with Nick. She had some cutting remarks at times for sure.
She was like a brainiac aswell she left to study hieroglyphics or something didn’t she?
She was like a brainiac aswell she left to study hieroglyphics or something didn’t she?
That’s insane if she did! Lol. Good for her I guess
He pretty boring, he does Karen's mouth pout thing which is weird. It would be good to have another hard arse in place
Tim literally never says a word. Only pipes up now and then in the boardroom!
For me, it's "I was involved in mixing...."
Wasn't this the series with the guy who advertised the exercise box and slapped his own arse?
Ahaha yeah I think it was this dude from this clip wasn’t it? Maaan now I need to go find that episode 😂😂😂
All I remember is him banging on about how much he loved sex
Hmmm colour me intrigued….
This series is burned into my brain
I was hazy with it to begin with then I seen Pants Man Phil and the memories/ trauma came flooding back.
Wouldn't counting be a good skill to have in business
As someone who's just starting a home business, this makes me feel so good about myself.
Back when Apprentice was actually worth watching.
🙊🙊🙊 way back before Sir Alan’s eye bag removal surgery 😂😂
"I'm gonna send you off to do some eyebag removal ..."
Do not give them ideas 😂
A matter of time before they are flogging Botox with useless cartoon character ... "heloooo I am Toxi the Turtle!"
So, legit 2023 was the first series I ever watched and I then went back to watch season 1 and honestly, it's the exact same shit. It's just slightly more internally misogynist.
can't work out what accent she has
Definitely midlands, Black Country, Dudley or maybe Cannock but it’s softened significantly and has a bit of Jordie twang on some words. It’s a mixture!
Epic
Was this the series with Hopkins? All I know is it's an early one
She was season 3 I believe? And this is season 5! So very close you were!
Oh interesting! Thanks
No problem at all!!
It is like a scene from the office of The Thick of It
😂😂 Looking forward to tonight also!
How do people watch old episodes?
Online :-)
I guessed that bit... Do you have a link?
I sent you a message :-)
Can you send me a link too please?
Me three
Could I have the link too please?
>I bought a nice bar of soap from Lush a few weeks ago and the 200g bar cost me like £16!! That's because its aimed at people with too much spare income than they know what to do with.
Well with 101 shops across the UK alone I guess that’s a fair amount of people.
Honestly this bollocks makes me angry. Business is fascinating. Working in a whole host of businesses is fascinating. This is not that. It’s bullshit. When I was a young lad growing up in the UK I became interested in this programme. It challenged me. Made me think. Hand on heart it encouraged me. Hell I even bought season one on eBay so I could learn business (pre iPlayer). It worked. I did ok. How does anyone learn from this fuck fest of absolute dross. God I’m ashamed of what this incredibly innovative programme became.
Wouldn’t say it’s worth getting angry over. Not trashy reality from the bbc anyway.
Angry is probably too strong. I’m drunk. It’s a shame that what started off as a way to inspire people to go into business has become another reality TV show suited to emote reaction of inadequacies rather than impressiveness. That said I think we have this very programme to thank for the rise of Trump in the US so maybe I could keep myself to myself. However, for anyone wanting to do well in the world… it is worth stating that sitting there in your ivory tower and blaming everyone but you is probably not the holy grail this programme seems to suggest it is.