THE APPRENTICE: MEET THE INTERVIEWERS AS BBC SERIES REACHES FINAL STAGES

As series 18 of The Apprentice heads towards the finish line, the remaining candidates face the scrutiny of Lord Sugar’s most trusted advisors, in the fan favourite ‘Interviews Episode’.

The team of business experts are primed and ready to pick apart business proposals and dig deep to find out who’s really got what it takes to become Lord Sugar’s next business partner.

Only two candidates can proceed to the final and secure the life-changing £250,000 investment in their business. Over the years, Lord Sugar has invested close to a staggering £3million into winning pitches, and this year’s ambitious entrepreneurs will be doing their utmost to prove they mean business as they fight it out for the life-changing investment opportunity.

Lord Sugar’s team of gruelling interviewers include Claude Littner, the notoriously tricky questioner and Lord Sugar’s longest serving business colleague, who returns to put the candidates to the test.

Joining Claude is businesswoman, Claudine Collins, Chief Client Officer of MediaCom UK and corporate board member at Cancer Research UK; co-founder of Shortlist Media, Mike Soutar, and one of the first women to head a fashion company flotation on the London Stock Market Linda Plant.

The Apprentice airs Thursdays at 9pm on BBC One.