The Apprentice

The Apprentice Season 3

TV Show

Season 3 Plot

Series Three of The Apprentice was a television series which aired in the UK on BBC One. The series began on 28 March 2007 and finished on 13 June 2007, with Simon Ambrose as the winner. Ambrose's prize was to work on a project to develop a hotel and golfing complex near Stansted Airport, whilst training as a chartered surveyor. Kristina Grimes, the runner-up, has received many job offers from separate companies and is now working as an investment sales director. Sir Alan Sugar reprised his role as the boss with Nick Hewer and Margaret Mountford as his advisors. Moving from BBC Two, this series attracted 10,000 applicants and promised "tougher tasks and better people" than before, however Sir Alan believed that the show was morphing into "Big Brother". Sugar also criticised the US version for making the error of "trying to change things just for the sake of it", causing it to backfire. Two 90-minute specials were aired during the series run. The first programme was titled The Apprentice: Beyond the Boardroom and featured information about the personal lives of each of the semi-finalists. The second, The Apprentice: Why I Fired Them, featured Sugar revealing why he chose to remove each candidate from the programme.

The Apprentice Season 3 aired on March 28th, 2007.

Season 3 Episodes

1. Coffee

March 28th, 20071 hr

The Apprentice returns with 16 brand new contestants, who will battle it out week-by-week for the chance to win a six-figure salary as Sir Alan Sugar's new apprentice.

2. Doggy Designs

April 4th, 20071 hr

With one candidate fired last week, the remaining 15 are given the task to design products for dogs. These ideas must then be presented to three pet stores.

3. Start-up Service

April 11th, 20071 hr

As usual, this week, the candidates need to make as much money as possible. However, in a test of entrepreneurial skills, the candidates are free to do whatever they want from a small starting fund given to them by Sir Alan.

4. Sugar Rush

April 18th, 20071 hr

It's time to see if the teams have a sweet tooth, with this weeks task involving the manufacturing and selling of sweets at London Zoo. The teams must decide which target market to aim for - parents or children - as well as integrating within the zoo and it's main animal attractions.

5. Fish, Lips and Horses

April 25th, 20071 hr

The candidates get a chance to earn thousands of pounds for Sir Alan by choosing and selling art photographs.

6. The Sausage Saga

May 2nd, 20071 hr

The remaining ten candidates get a special treat from Sir Alan, as they take a trip across the Channel. However, this will be no holiday, as the two teams are set the task to make as large a profit as possible by selling British food to the French.

7. The 97 Pence Victory

May 9th, 20071 hr

It's time to see how well the candidates can negotiate, as they have to buy ten items for the lowest amount of money. It may seem to be a relatively simple task, but Sir Alan has asked for one particular item that the teams may have to look extremely hard for.

8. Trainers

May 16th, 20071 hr

The candidates have to create their own brand of trainer.

9. Brand-a-trainer

May 23rd, 20071 hr

The candidates have to choose from a selection of innovative products which have never been seen before in the UK market. They are then required to sell as many of the three products they have chosen to retailers.

10. Selling on TV

May 30th, 20071 hr

It's time for the candidates to practice their sales technique once more, as they have to sell live on TV to the public. However, this task is not as simple as it may seem, as the teams are also required to choose which specific products they want to sell.

11. Interviews

June 6th, 20071 hr

It's time for the five remaining candidates to face the interview process. Three candidates are set to face the chop, as Sir Alan looks to choose the best of the best from the final five.

12. The Final

June 13th, 20071 hr

The final week and only two candidates remain in the compitition. With former colleagues coming back to help, or possibly hinder, the final task of the season is to plan and present ideas of what to do with a £120 million site that Sir Alan has recently bought. This time however, the final boardroom will reveal who has been hired.

All Seasons

Season 18

Season 18

Feb 1, 2024
Season 17

Season 17

Jan 5, 2023
Season 16

Season 16

Jan 6, 2022
Season 15

Season 15

Oct 2, 2019
Season 14

Season 14

Oct 3, 2018
Season 13

Season 13

Oct 4, 2017
Season 12

Season 12

Oct 6, 2016
Season 11

Season 11

Oct 14, 2015
Season 10

Season 10

Oct 14, 2014
Season 9

Season 9

May 7, 2013
Season 8

Season 8

Mar 21, 2012
Season 7

Season 7

May 10, 2011
Season 6

Season 6

Oct 6, 2010
Season 5

Season 5

Mar 25, 2009
Season 4

Season 4

Mar 26, 2008
Season 3

Season 3

Mar 28, 2007
Season 2

Season 2

Feb 22, 2006
Season 1

Season 1

Feb 16, 2005
Specials

Specials

Mar 15, 2007