Episode five of this year's The Apprentice series was back with all the drama we expect from the boardroom.

The fifth episode saw 11 candidates battle it out to win over Lord Alan Sugar and his aides, Baroness Karren Brady and first-ever The Apprentice winner Tim Campbell.

Here's everything that happened in this week's episode. 


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Who is on each team this week?

Team Infinity included Kathryn, Aaron, Akeem, Amy and Harpreet. 

On Team Diverse were Francesca, Akshay, Stephanie, Sophie, Brittany and Nick. 

What happened in episode five?

In the fifth episode, the candidates were asked to create a video game with a main character and convince clients to invest. 

Surrey Comet: Lord Sugar in a video game, Game Over (BBC/Naked)Lord Sugar in a video game, Game Over (BBC/Naked)

Team Infinity chose 'Time', a game about a wrongly convicted woman trying to escape jail. 

Team Diverse went for 'Artic Saviour', a game based on the ice caps melting. 

Team Diverse made a hilarious spelling blunder, writing 'artic' instead of 'arctic' on thier branding, which didn't impress the investors or Lord Sugar. 

No investments were made for Team Diverse, as their game was too simple. 

Team Infinity gained £20,000 of investment and £60,00 total for further developments in the game. 

The lucky winning team was sent to play Monopoly Lifesize in London. 

Who was fired?

Project manager Brittany chose to bring Francesca and Sophie into the board room to face Lord Sugar. 

Lord Sugar was not impressed with Francesca's spelling mistake in the game branding, especially as she was the sub-team leader. 

"Francesca you were responsible for the name, the character, the tease, none of them were any good," said Lord Sugar.

Surrey Comet: Francesca, Brittany and Sophie (BBC/Naked)Francesca, Brittany and Sophie (BBC/Naked)

"To use the words of your distant relative the things that I've seen I now can see n more. I once saw a bright future for you in the process but I can't see it no more. Francesca, you're fired."

"This is definitely not the end of Francesca Kennedy Wallbank," Francesca said in the taxi after being fired.

"I'm looking for an investor so if you're out there hit me up, guys."


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Who is still in the series? 

Here is who is left going into week five. 

  • Aaron
  • Akeem
  • Akshay
  • Amy
  • Brittany
  • Harpreet
  • Kathryn
  • Nick
  • Sophie
  • Stephanie 

The Apprentice airs on BBC One and iPlayer at 9pm on Thursdays.