THE APPRENTICE RETURNS FOR LANDMARK 20th SERIES ON BBC ONE, FIRST LOOK TRAILER RELEASED

The BAFTA award-winning business show, The Apprentice, fronted by business tycoon Lord Sugar alongside his trusted advisors Baroness Karren Brady and Tim Campbell MBE, returns for its 20th series next year.

18 brand new candidates are set to battle it out for the opportunity of a lifetime and win Lord Sugar’s £250,000 investment and mentorship. For the candidates who survive the first boardroom with Lord Sugar, an array of challenging tasks lie ahead.

Meanwhile, the BBC will air the first ever full-length series of The Celebrity Apprentice in 2026. The six-part series will see a new line-up of famous faces take on weekly business challenges set by Lord Sugar, competing to avoid the words “you’re fired” and ultimately be crowned The Celebrity Apprentice winner.

Lord Sugar says: “We’ve had some great celebrity names walk into my boardroom over the years, but they’ve only ever had a small taster of what it’s like to be a candidate. It’ll be interesting to see how our future celebrities fare across a full series, removing their PAs, PRs, agents and all the other assistance they have in their day-to-day lives to fully immerse themselves into The Apprentice world.”

Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment at the BBC says: “The Apprentice is a much-loved part of the BBC’s entertainment offering and we can’t wait to see how the celebrity candidates rise to the challenge when the series launches later in 2026.”

The Apprentice returns early 2026 on BBC One and iPlayer.