A task involving cleaning cars is a washout for someone whose dreams of becoming Sir Alan's apprentice are expunged at the first hurdle. Panellists including multimillionaire businesswoman Gill Fielding, comedian Rufus Hound and TV presenter Carol Vorderman endeavour to find out what went wrong, and cast their eyes over the rest who are left to fight it out for the top job.

Meet the candidate who, in a task involving selling products on a TV shopping channel, failed to impress the boss. Counting the cost of what went wrong are Sir Alan's aide Margaret Mountford, comedian Rufus Hound and shopping channel owner Hasfa Abubacker.