Synopsis
Series Five of The Apprentice was a British reality television series. The series began airing on BBC One on 25 March 2009 and ran for twelve weekly hour-long episodes, as in all previous years. Auditions and interviews took place during July 2008 in London, Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham. There were fifteen participants; one more dropped out prior to the first boardroom briefing. Sir Alan Sugar, Nick Hewer and Margaret Mountford made appearances, as in all previous series. Spin-off show The Apprentice: You're Fired! also returned, airing on BBC Two immediately after the main show.
Season 5 aired between 25 Mar 2009 and 07 Jun 2009, 12 episodes.
Episodes
E01
Scrubbing Up
25 Mar 2009
E02
A Hungry Business
01 Apr 2009
E03
Survival of the Fittest
08 Apr 2009
E04
A Soap Opera
15 Apr 2009
E05
The Advertising Challenge
22 Apr 2009
E06
Bric-a-Brac Race
29 Apr 2009
E07
Heading North
06 May 2009
E08
Cool Margate
13 May 2009
E09
Baby Love
20 May 2009
E10
Car Crash TV
27 May 2009
E11
Interviews
03 Jun 2009
E12
The Final
07 Jun 2009