Is The Apprentice British or American?

The Apprentice is a British business-styled reality game show created by Mark Burnett, distributed by Fremantle and broadcast by the BBC since 16 February 2005.

Who won series 2 of The Apprentice UK?

Michelle Dewberry
The Apprentice Season 2/Winners

Did the apprentice start in UK?

The Apprentice began on BBC Two on 16 February 2005. The reality documentary was modelled after the US version, which starred property tycoon Donald Trump. However the BBC’s take on the show was unmistakably British, fronted as it was by Sir Alan Sugar, founder of Amstrad.

Did Alan Sugar do The Apprentice first?

Margaret Mountford, Sir Alan Sugar and Nick Hewer in the fifth series of The Apprentice. The Apprentice began on BBC Two on 16 February 2005. However the BBC’s take on the show was unmistakably British, fronted as it was by Sir Alan Sugar, founder of Amstrad. …

What does Alan Sugar own?

Alan also owns an advertising company called Amscreen, a jet charter business, Amsair, and an IT firm, Viglen. He has also had interests in the Labour Party.

Who invented the apprentice?

Mark Burnett
Created by U.S.-based British producer Mark Burnett, the show depicts contestants from around the country with various professional backgrounds in an elimination-style competition to become an apprentice to a businessman….The Apprentice (franchise)

The Apprentice
Created by Mark Burnett
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What came first British or American apprentice?

The Apprentice launched in the US in 2004, a year before the first series of the BBC version. As ratings tailed off the format was changed to admit celebrity contestants only. The latest series of Celebrity Apprentice aired in January and February this year.

Is there going to be an apprentice 2020?

Programme makers previously paused production of the next series in March 2020. Instead of the usual series airing last autumn, a six-episode run of Best Bits was broadcast in its place. Producers said at the time: “Sadly we have decided to postpone The Apprentice for 2020.

Is there going to be an apprentice this year?

Lord Sugar recently confirmed that The Apprentice will not broadcast this year, and will instead return in 2022.