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The Apprentice finale date confirmed – with latest BBC winner just weeks away from claiming victory
The Sun exclusively revealed how Lord Sugar is working on a TV drama.
THE Apprentice finale date has been confirmed - with the latest BBC winner just weeks away from claiming victory.
The BBC One series started on February 1 and saw 18 new candidates begin competing for a £250,000 investment from Lord Sugar.
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So far over the nine weeks, the candidates have had to do a multitude of tasks including selling and running tours in Budapest, creating an advertising campaign for a new electric vehicle and developing a virtual escape room.
In one task, which involved creating a new cereal for children aged 6-8, team Nexus landed a record-breaking deal with a supermarket.
But now the candidates are getting to the business end of the competition, and TV schedules have now confirmed that the finale will air on Thursday, April 18 at 9pm.
Immediately afterwards, spin-off show The Apprentice: You're Hired will see host Tom Allen speak to the winner and Lord Sugar.
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The news comes as The Sun exclusively revealed how Lord Sugar is working on a TV drama.
At the age of 77, the business legend turned media star is looking to his own life story for inspiration for the project.
A TV source said: “From the days selling computers out of the back of a van to leading his colossal Amstrad business empire, Lord Sugar’s trajectory in the business world alone is inspiring. “Then add to the mix his work within politics, football and beyond — plus the showbiz sparkle since he became the face of the BBC’s Apprentice — and you’ve got a very rich tapestry for an amazing story. “Talks are under way for the project, with ideas on the table spanning from a straight biopic through to a drama inspired by real-life events.
“Either way, as Lord Sugar approaches his 80th, he’s as keen as ever to stay ahead of the curve and sees the project as an interesting way to update his life story beyond everything covered in his 2010 autobiography.”
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Lord Sugar was born in Hackney, East London, and founded electronics company Amstrad in 1968 at the age of 21, selling audio and computer equipment.
Business boomed and he became a household name.
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Then in the Nineties, he teamed up with Terry Venables to buy Tottenham Hotspur football club.
The Noughties sparked his TV career when he took on The Apprentice — with the 18th series currently on air — then in 2009 he joined the House of Lords as Baron Sugar.
The Apprentice airs Thursdays at 9pm on BBC One.
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