The Apprentice return date confirmed for January 2022 after three-year hiatus
The Apprentice is finally back for the first time since 2019 as contestants battle to win Lord Sugar's £250,000 investment
"You don't get furloughed, you get fired."
Well, Lord Sugar's catchphrase has received an update in the nearly three years since the show's been off-air.
The Apprentice drought is finally over and Lord Alan Sugar will be back snarling his trademark phrase and pointing an angry finger at inept contestants next month.
The hit BBC show will be returning on January 6 2022 with Lord Sugar back at the helm alongside trusted advisor Baroness Karren Brady.
But there will be a bit of a change to the line-up as Apprentice favourite Claude Littner won't be appearing on this year's series.
Claude has been forced to take a break after suffering a serious accident that happened about a mile away from his home in Mill Hill.
He has had to learn to walk again after injuring his right leg so badly during the accident while riding an electric bike.
The businessman will be replaced by the winner of the first ever series, Tim Campbell MBE.
In January, 16 candidates will compete to win a £250,000 investment in their business, with the series launching aboard a brand-new cruise ship.
The very first challenge will see the candidates split into two teams as they're tasked with designing an advertising campaign for a destination cruise.
Over the following weeks, candidates will be forced to tackle a number of various challenges, from children's oral care to Welsh tourism.
Lord Sugar says in the first episode: "I must say, we are glad to be back in the boardroom again. But don’t for one minute think I’ve gone soft. Due to the pandemic, the world of business is tougher than ever before and the same goes for this process. In this boardroom you don’t get furloughed, you get fired.”
*The Apprentice returns January 6 2022 on BBC One
