Summary

  • Vana and Joseph went through to the Final

  • Charleine, Gary and Richard were fired at the last hurdle

  • Aide Claude resumed his legendary interview role to grill the candidates on their business plans

  1. That's all from us tonightpublished at 22:03

    Catch Charleine and Corporate G as they pay a visit to You're Fired on BBC Two now, or watch it in the live coverage tab above.

    Thanks for all your excellent interview notes - you can keep sending us your observations using the hashtag #TheApprentice.

    We'll be back on Sunday from 8pm to bring you coverage of the final, where we'll see both Vana and Joseph fight it out (although not to the death) for Lord Sugar's £250,000 investment - with a little help from Tricky Dicky, and the one and only Mergim.

    Since you've been such good sports, here's an EXCLUSIVE clip from the final. That's right, you saw it here first.

    Media caption,

    Mergim tries out his acting skills filming an advert for Joseph's plumbing business idea.

  2. Claude teases what we can expect from Sunday's finalpublished at 21:58

    Claude Littner
    Lord Sugar's trusted advisor & businessman

    As always, the final is tense. Having got so far in the process, the candidates know they are credible and need to be absolutely at their best. They must demonstrate that they have the skill and aptitude to be Lord Sugar’s business partner and to persuade Lord Sugar that they can execute their business plan with the focus of turning a £250,000 investment into a profitable and sustainable business.

  3. The final twopublished at 21:57

    So that's it! A shell shocked Joseph and Vana head back to the house with the plumber declaring it a 'fight to the death'.

    Someone had better tell Joseph he's got a little confused!

    Joseph and VanaImage source, Boundless / BBC
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  4. Goodbye Richard!published at 21:57

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  5. "Vana - you're in the final"published at 21:56

    "I want to commit myself 100 percent." Richard decides to give up his existing company to get through to the final, but it's too late for Lord Sugar, who barely takes note and sends Vana into the final instead.

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  6. "Yours is a business I can understand"published at 21:55

    "I can tell you right now, Joseph, that you are going to be in the final," Lord Sugar reveals to the plumber.

    "I won't let you down, I'm going to make you a lot of money," Joseph gushes.

    "Well, you've got to win first," says Lord Sugar, stating the terms and conditions of the hiring process.

  7. "I can bring this to fruition"published at 21:54

    Vana makes a focused pitch for a spot in the final, as does Lord Sugar's biggest fan, Joseph. "Imagine what I could do in ten years," he projects.

    "Richard, I'm going into business with somebody who's going to give 100 percent to the business we're going to make." Lord Sugar says, asking if Richard will give his shares in his existing company to his brother. Tricky Dicky's slippery behaviour comes back into the boardroom. Essentially no, he's not.

    But will being a silent partner in an existing business be enough for Lord Sugar? Or has Richard's luck run out?

  8. Lord Sugar loves to tease Tricky Dickypublished at 21:52

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  9. Are you gutted Gary's gone?published at 21:51

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    We KNOW, Justin - we wanted to be his first customers!

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  10. The candidates leave the roompublished at 21:50

    Lord Sugar asks for some quiet time with Karren and Claude, wherein the latter uses the metaphor of a hockey stick to describe what business risk Vana represents.

  11. Another Joseph lookalikepublished at 21:49

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  12. Gary gets his marching orderspublished at 21:49

    "Gary, I think your business plan is flawed. I can't go into business with you at all." Lord Sugar gives Corporate G his marching orders.

    (Gary, give us a call about your mobile disco - we're running one of these live blogs after the final on Sunday and fancy an afterparty.)

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  13. "The franchise thing is out the window"published at 21:48 GMT 16 December 2015

    Lord Sugar decides he's adjusting Joseph's business plan on the spot. Joseph is quick to react, sharing how in demand he is in the local plumbing industry.

    "How much money do you think we can make?" Lord Sugar says. Joseph reveals he signed a big deal before joining the process - but is it enough to convince his would-be investor?

  14. Charleine gets firedpublished at 21:46

    "I don't believe I can go into business with you at this time," Lord Sugar says, telling the hairdresser to follow Claude's advice.

    Charleine graciously leaves with her head held high and a suitcase full of socks worked off during previous tasks.

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  15. "You've got to be big, period"published at 21:46

    Charleine shares her plans to move to London and make it big.

    "You come to London and you'll be swallowed up" Karren says.

    "Why not stay in Plymouth?" Claude kindly suggests.

    Yet again, Charleine's ability to work her socks off is mentioned. She really, really needs to put some fresh pairs on her Christmas list.

  16. Lord Sugar pulls Richard's head out of the cloudspublished at 21:45

    "I've submitted a piece of gobbledegook," Richard confesses before putting his business plans into plan English. 

    However, there's a new problem - Lord Sugar thinks his business plan is the same as the agency he owns with his brother. "It's almost word-for-word the same as your business plan," Claude says of the existing company.

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  17. If only this was Week Eight...published at 21:44

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  18. Corporate G's million pound potpublished at 21:43

    Karren, Claude and Lord Sugar are still querying Gary's responsibilities for his former employer, and they're definitely not impressed by his 'better than Skype' virtual party app.

    "I don't get it," mutters Tinder expert Lord Sugar.

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  19. Maybe Joseph and Vana should team up?published at 21:43

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  20. Vana attempts to make science sexypublished at 21:42

    Despite promising to bring together couples through scintillating-sounding brainteaser games, Lord Sugar is questioning her figures. He's also proving his own dating credentials with his Tinder knowledge. The saucepot.

    Let us know if you'd swipe left for Lord Sugar using the hashtag #TheApprentice.