JERSEY is set to feature in the new season of the popular BBC show The Apprentice.
Returning on 1 February for its 18th series, the award-winning business show fronted by Lord Alan Sugar is one of BBC’s most-viewed programmes and is watched by millions.
Over the series, 18 hopeful business candidates will battle it out for the opportunity of a lifetime and Lord Sugar’s £250,000 investment and mentorship.
According to the BBC, contestants still remaining in the show after several episodes will “hop over the channel to Jersey for the classic discount buying task”.
Candidates will be given a set number of items to buy from Island shops at the best price, with the team which spent the least winning and avoiding a return to the dreaded boardroom.
This will comes after episodes in the Scottish Highlands for the corporate hospitality challenge and a trip to Budapest for a tourism challenge.
The Apprentice is a co-production with Naked (a Fremantle label) and MGM Alternative UK and is available to watch on BBC One and stream on BBC iPlayer.
