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00:00This is not a game. This is a 12-week job interview. It's a dog-eat-dog situation.
00:14Fourteen people have come to London in search of a job.
00:18There is no phoning here. There is no text number. There is no panel of judges.
00:24I'm the one that decides who gets fired and I'm going to be the one ultimately who decides who gets hired.
00:31They've come to battle it out for a job with Sir Alan Sugar.
00:36I am the most belligerent person that you could ever come across.
00:39Tough and straight-talking, Sir Alan's built a business empire worth 800 million pounds.
00:46Business is not about coming, piss my money up the wall.
00:50He's offering one job with a six-figure salary.
00:54To get it, they're going to have to live and work together.
00:59Don't fucking dick me around. I'm getting pissed off with it.
01:01Quite frankly, I'd like to get rid of the bleeding three of you.
01:04This is the ultimate job interview.
01:07You're fired. You are fired. You are lightweight. You're fired.
01:11You are fired. You're fired. You're fired. You are fired. I'mFire Open.
01:13.
01:20Today's task is all about letting flats.
01:25Once then Dhun and Michel done project-managed, but team spirit soon evaporated.
01:31That's all about the team for me, don't get me wrong.
01:34But I don't want to be getting to this.
01:36Paul thought Michel was blocking him.
01:38She's blatantly just gone out there, tried to get some sales and tried to be the top performer.
01:42What's the problem?
01:43That there's people here that haven't been called yet.
01:45We're going to have an attitude about it, dear. We can call them in the morning.
01:47All right, Michelle.
01:49In Dunn's team, Ruth was the only one making deals.
01:53Two, four, five.
01:55All right, OK.
01:57Saeed lost keys.
02:00Nicholas? Nicholas?
02:02His client.
02:03I thought that might be Nicholas.
02:06And then more keys.
02:08Bizarre.
02:09Project manager Dunn tried to stay positive.
02:12Tomorrow's a new day. Hopefully, it'll be OK.
02:15But it wasn't.
02:17Yay, you're a superstar.
02:19Michelle's team outsold their rivals.
02:21Stop pointing your finger at me. Keep this professional.
02:23The bottom line here is, mate, you couldn't close a barn door even if you tripped over it.
02:26In the boardroom, a fight for survival between Dunn and Saeed.
02:31You turned up with the wrong set of keys, Saeed, didn't you?
02:33Basically, it was a misunderstanding between me and Dunn, OK?
02:36I hear you were panicking.
02:38You were shitting yourself.
02:39I'm a human being and this situation, yes, sometimes I do feel a bit of panic.
02:42Dunn, why didn't you sell anything?
02:44I sold those flats.
02:46You mean you tried to sell those flats?
02:48Ruth sold five.
02:49Saeed scraped in with one.
02:51In isolation, if they weren't there, how many would you have sold?
02:55Dunn, you didn't perform on this particular task.
02:58You're fired.
02:59Dunn became the ninth casualty of the boardroom.
03:06Now five remain to fight for the chance to become the apprentice.
03:10At the house, the candidates wait to find out who survived the boardroom.
03:22Without a shadow of a doubt, Dunn's been fired.
03:24Saeed and Ruth are stronger.
03:26Dunn has a chance last time and he missed it.
03:28This was his opportunity to step up to the mark and he hasn't done so, so he's definitely gone.
03:34I couldn't care less if Dunn gets fired.
03:35I think it's quite nondescript.
03:46It's the badge.
03:47Yeah, we knew you'd be back.
03:49That was obvious.
03:50Hey, darling.
03:51Of course.
03:52Hiya.
03:53Where's number two?
03:55I'm gone.
03:57Dunn?
03:58What?
03:58Oh, yeah.
03:59What did you do?
04:01All right, mate.
04:02What did you do?
04:03Go, I told you.
04:05I think the right people are here.
04:08I think after a couple of weeks, if we'd said, write your name down of five people, I definitely
04:14think that the people around here would have had the same names here.
04:18And then there were five.
04:24Hello?
04:25Hi, this is Jenny calling from Sir Alan's office.
04:27The cars are going to pick you up at 3.45 in the morning to take you to Heathrow Airport.
04:33You'll need to pack your bags for one week away.
04:35You'll need formal wear as well as warm weather wear because the weather's going to be changeable
04:40where you're going.
04:41And you must pick a project manager tonight.
04:43The rollercoaster continues.
04:47Hang on a minute.
04:48Well, we're not going to get a chance to sleep, so we must be going somewhere where there's
04:50a long flight so we can sleep.
04:52It's a task abroad.
04:54Jesus, where are we going?
04:55I reckon it's 3.45 in the morning.
04:57A week.
04:58That means long.
04:59Hang on.
04:593.45 from Heathrow.
05:01No, hold on a second.
05:02Because if the weather is changeable, that means you're moving.
05:05The cars are picking us up at 3.45.
05:16Tomorrow afternoon?
05:16No, this morning.
05:18We're going to Heathrow Airport.
05:20What?
05:20Yes.
05:21I'm not joking.
05:24Holidays!
05:24Happy holidays!
05:27A week!
05:29A week!
05:30A week!
05:32Project manager.
05:33Yeah.
05:34What are we going to do?
05:35Not properly, do you?
05:36No, mate.
05:37Shall we just toss for it?
05:40Heads.
05:42Cheers.
05:42Fine.
05:42Cool.
05:43Alright?
05:43Yeah.
05:44I'll do it.
05:45Shall I do it?
05:46Right.
05:47Bring it on, motherfuckers.
05:48Let's go and tell Michelle.
05:50Yeah.
06:05Let's go and try.
06:18Bye.
06:30I've met you, £1,000 right now, we're not off to America, alright, well, where?
06:53We're going to Istanbul at 6.55. Right, yeah, Istanbul, TK982's own seat.
07:01OK. Let's go.
07:12The teams have one-way tickets to Istanbul. So far, there are no clues to what's in store.
07:19Basically, very confused in the dark with what's going on, to be honest.
07:24Nick's not here, Margaret's not here, Saran's not here, so just wait and see, really.
07:30We can speculate all night long, and at the end of the day, it'll be something completely different, so I've got no idea.
07:35Nick and Margaret are in Istanbul to greet them. As usual, they'll be Sir Alan's eyes and ears.
07:54Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the grounds of the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.
08:01Sir Alan can't be with us this afternoon, but he has sent a message.
08:06Pay attention. Here I am on a beautiful yacht in the Med. I've taken a few days off.
08:13Now, your next task is that you're going on a beautiful ship. Now, this ship has got two and a half thousand passengers.
08:22Now, what you're going to be asked to do is to come up with a service that you're going to offer them over and above those that are already available on the boat.
08:30The team that comes up with the most successful service will win, and the team that doesn't, one of you, will get fired.
08:40Right. Look behind you. It's the very, very big one. Yes!
08:50The ship's passengers, mainly American and British, have paid handsomely for top-class service.
08:56Sir Alan will take account of customer satisfaction in his final decision.
09:02Ladies and gentlemen, a very warm welcome to Grand Princess.
09:05My name is Peter Hollinson. I am the ship's passenger services director.
09:09Any feedback that I will be giving to Sir Alan's office will be based upon the amount of revenue that you can generate from your idea.
09:17It will be based upon the creativity of your idea, and additionally, it will be based upon the amount of customer satisfaction that is generated.
09:26Any complaints that we do receive or that I hear from my colleagues around the ship will be reported back to Sir Alan's office.
09:33Very good luck to you.
09:36Bye.
09:38Cheeky little room.
09:40Cheeky little room.
09:41Nice.
09:42Oh, yeah.
09:43Ah, two doubles.
09:45Two singles.
09:46Two singles, sorry.
09:48This is awesome.
09:50Fantastic.
09:51Awesome.
09:52The teams can use any part of the ship and her staff.
09:58But on a luxury liner like this, every passenger's whim is already catered for.
10:06Existing services include everything from a 750-seat theatre to a wedding chapel.
10:14Creating a service that passengers are willing to pay for will take real ingenuity.
10:21The teams have a $500 budget, and rules state that anything they spend will be deducted from their profits.
10:28Next morning, Saeed is up early, searching for inspiration.
10:42Golf.
10:43We could set up an area of the ship, okay, where they could come and take a swig, you know, with a proper golf club and stuff, and just get it into the ocean, get the ball into the ocean, because that's a big statement.
11:05That's a big statement, I mean, I know in Dubai, what's his name, what's the golfer, the, um, the world champion, yeah, the young guy.
11:14Tiger Woods?
11:15Yes, Tiger Woods.
11:16Where he whacked the rules.
11:17So he either hasn't read the rules, or interpreted them.
11:19He's coming out with a lot of ideas, and it actually stipulates in there what we can and can't do.
11:24Olympics, do mini-lympics.
11:26Is that a service, or is that just a competition?
11:29It's a competition, and it's a service.
11:30What service is it?
11:31The service that we provide them is, it's a health service, okay, it's looking after your health.
11:36If we're going to go with that idea, we need to utilise exactly what's on the cruise, what's available to us, so you've got tennis courts, you've got table tennis, build round it.
11:45So you can run the marathon, I'll do table tennis, you do that, I'll do that.
11:48Let's just make a list of what we can, and then we can do a mini-Olympics.
11:52Here we go.
11:54Below decks, Paul spots a crowd puller.
11:58He thinks it's got potential.
12:01He thinks it's got potential.
12:02He thinks it's got potential.
12:03He thinks it's got potential.
12:04He thinks it's got potential.
12:05He thinks it's got potential.
12:06What we could have is dance instruction, and then a show at the end, like you come dancing.
12:10Yeah, and it could be a group thing.
12:11So then in your two-hour session, you learn a few moves, you learn a routine, and then at, say, three till four, grand finale, everyone comes back.
12:19We have a dance, and you could have a number on your back, and the instructor could then tap people out, and then we have a winner.
12:23I quite like that idea.
12:24It's completely interactive.
12:25It's like nothing they do.
12:26Customer service would be great.
12:27Passage and satisfaction.
12:28They'll buzz off it.
12:29One base.
12:30Two base.
12:31Convinced he's onto something, he approaches the ship's dance instructor.
12:36Convinced he's onto something, he approaches the ship's dance instructor.
12:39It's going to be like a come dancing type event at the end of the day.
12:42We're going to have numbers on the back, put lessons throughout the day, learn a step, learn a dance, and then you guys can judge it at the end.
12:47We'll have lots of spectators, loads of people at the bar.
12:50It's going to be a real good fun event.
12:52And seizing the moment, he sells the idea to some would-be customers.
12:56Let me introduce myself.
12:57My name's Paul.
12:58This is Ansel.
12:59This is Michelle.
13:00What we're doing tomorrow is organising a huge event, try and get you guys dancing, moving about, but we're going to have a competition at the end.
13:05Today, when we land, we're going to go to Mykonos, we're going to pick up some prizes.
13:09So we're going to have a first, second, and third, and maybe a booby prize, depending on whose toes are still intact by the end of the day.
13:15Now, I guarantee you'll be getting your value for money.
13:18Us guys are going to be dancing with you as well, and that's priceless.
13:21I think Paul's doing a good job.
13:23He's just presented tomorrow's event.
13:26But the only problem, and it's very presumptuous of him, is that he hasn't agreed the whole concept, the idea, with the passenger services director.
13:34I must be honest, I was having a very good morning, but then all of a sudden I got a little cross.
13:44I had calls to speak to a few of our passengers.
13:47They told me that you'd basically announced to a large room of passengers about your intentions for tomorrow.
13:52Now, I'd like to make it clear, if any of the crew members on board have done that, they'd be in a lot of trouble.
13:57It was us that did it. It wasn't your crew people. We did it.
14:00OK. So how does our initial idea sound?
14:02It's a very good concept. There's nothing that you've come up with there that isn't doable from a ship's point of view.
14:07Well, I'm really glad that you like the initial idea, and I'm sure that we can pull this off.
14:12So we've got a lot of work to do, so we'll go and get cracked on.
14:22Central to Saeed's Mini Olympics is a golf tournament.
14:26But driving golf balls into the sea has been ruled out by Peter Hollinson.
14:31Saeed's answer is to stop the balls with the tennis nets.
14:35I'm terrible when it comes to golf.
14:44So no, I reckon what's better? Let me chuck it with my hands.
14:51Shit.
15:05Hello.
15:06Bruce, hi, Bruce. Now, we've got a problem here.
15:08I mean, the balls go straight through.
15:09Do they?
15:10Yeah.
15:11Shit.
15:12I mean, if we're going to, if it's just going to be based on the swing, OK, practice your swing, we can use tennis balls.
15:18All right, cheers.
15:21The balls go straight through the net.
15:23Saeed wants to use tennis balls with the golf club.
15:26You see?
15:27Ah.
15:28OK.
15:29Bed sheets.
15:30How you doing?
15:31You all right?
15:32No.
15:33No.
15:34No.
15:35No.
15:36No.
15:37No.
15:38No.
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15:41No.
15:42No.
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15:53No.
15:54No.
15:55No.
15:56Then this is blowing out all over the place, isn't it?
15:58Yeah, but have we got any clips?
16:00That's what we need to find.
16:01We need to find clips where we can clip these together.
16:04Do you have any clips, any sort of clips?
16:19Do you want the good news?
16:21What?
16:22When you hit it, it does stop it.
16:23But flapping sheets aren't Peter Hollinson's idea of a tight ship.
16:27This, obviously, aesthetically is not going to do at all.
16:30I mean, it's a good day for hanging up your washing, but that wouldn't do at all.
16:33Are you asking me for my opinion on whether you should do the golf at all or not?
16:37Yes, yes.
16:37Right, OK, you shouldn't do it.
16:39The holes are too big. It was a good idea.
16:41You've researched it, so good for you.
16:42But unfortunately, it's just not going to work.
16:44Life's full of disappointment. It's not going to happen.
16:46With golf vetoed, Saeed turns his mini-Olympics into a fun day by adding a quiz and a raffle.
16:54You need to buy the champagne. I'm going to give you some money.
16:57I've bought all the... Obviously, you've got all the...
16:59First prize, champagne.
17:01Where do we get the champagne from, Saeed?
17:03Champagne from the shops.
17:06Does the money we don't spend get included in our budget?
17:09No, it doesn't. It's got no reference, but we'll sell out anyway.
17:12Mid-afternoon, the princess arrives at Mykonos.
17:17The shops here should be cheaper than on board.
17:20Even so, aware that spending on prizes will be deducted from his profits, Paul cuts back.
17:26Just go to a tourist shop and buy something classic for $50, and then buy something for $25.
17:30OK, that's it.
17:31So $50 and $25, we're not doing $175, $50?
17:33100's boutique here, innit?
17:35Yeah, but then I thought the next prize down was $75, and then the next one down was $50.
17:38No, I think you'll be surprised at what you can get for $50 anyway.
17:40OK, because then it looks fine, because they're not going to know the value of that.
17:44It doesn't have to be a monetary value, so $150, $25, OK?
17:48You have just changed it, because it was $100, $75 and $50.
17:51We can't spend too much, because we've got... It comes out of our budget.
17:53OK.
17:54The thing is about the actual dance event is worth it anyway. $15 or less, and it's cheap.
17:59OK.
18:01I don't agree at all.
18:03The whole point of this competition is that we're marketing it on the prizes, and we just
18:07said we're going to spend 11 quid on the prize. I just think it's weird. Very weird.
18:16Do you want me to tell you what I've been doing?
18:17With so many last-minute additions to the fun day, Ruth calls a meeting to force team leader
18:22Saeed to fix a schedule.
18:2410 o'clock to water aerobics, 11 o'clock to the fun run, 2 o'clock. Definitely, definitely
18:31go back with the quiz.
18:32Let's keep it simple, OK? We don't want to get caught up with doing too many things, OK?
18:35Can I just suggest something? Everything that we're both saying is identical.
18:39Yeah.
18:39So let's not over-obsess on it, let's...
18:41No, what I'm saying is...
18:42Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on. What I'm saying is...
18:43We're just going to waste time if we keep re-disgusting. Let's get a plan.
18:46The whole fun day idea I came up with, you've completely taken that off me now.
18:49The Olympics I came up with, you've taken that off me.
18:51What I'm trying to say is, let's concentrate on this first thing.
18:53Stop, otherwise we're not going to work at all.
18:55Ruth, what I'm saying is...
18:56Saeed, listen to me at a pay time.
18:57I want to work together, and that's exactly what we're doing.
18:59But we literally... I'm saying one thing, you're saying the same thing.
19:02Whoever come up with the ideas, if you want to sit there and say,
19:04well, that was mine, that was mine, that was mine, go and do it.
19:06What I'm saying is, listen.
19:07Right, we're just going off on stage. We need to know what we...
19:10That's exactly... If we decide on...
19:12Where we're going to do it, what we need to do it, and then the man-hours.
19:15Ruth, listen, there's no massive rush here.
19:16All we need to do now is decide what we're going to do and choose the teams,
19:20and that's all we need to do now.
19:22He has no idea how to deal with me.
19:25When I disagree with him, I think he's not sure whether he should argue back
19:29or stop or what he's meant to do.
19:33It's a team at the end of the day. It's myself and Ruth.
19:35There's no-one else here.
19:36So, of course, I have to take everything she says in considerations,
19:39but ultimately the decision is mine.
19:42And that's how I'm running the whole task.
19:43For the teams, getting their events publicised will be key.
19:47The ship's newspaper, delivered to all 2,500 cabins,
19:52looks like a perfect marketing tool.
19:54What do we want? We want something that's going to grip people when they sit.
19:57Obviously, we want it to look very good. We don't want it to look cheap and tacky.
20:00After giving the editor his big idea for an ad plus inserted flyer,
20:04he leaves Ruth in charge of detail.
20:07We're meeting staff for a call pass, by the way, yeah?
20:09Yeah.
20:09So I'll be back down there for that sort of time.
20:11Yeah.
20:12All right, see you in a minute.
20:13Basically, at 10 a.m., we've got the water aerobics.
20:21Oh, shit. I just want to tell Bruce something quickly. Sorry.
20:26What?
20:26The aerobics, we can have it from 10 till 12 now.
20:28Okay, so we've got 10 till 12 aerobics. That's fine.
20:3211 a.m., we've got...
20:33Shall I write it down for you again?
20:34Yeah, sure.
20:37Hello?
20:38Ruth?
20:39Hi, it's me again.
20:39The prices that we're going with are $10, yeah?
20:42Okay, cheers.
20:42All right, cheers.
20:42Is there any way you can put all activities happening on deck 16?
20:48All right, and can I quickly use your phone?
20:52Hello?
20:53The other thing is, just very quickly, we're doing a voucher.
20:57Okay, you know the prices that we're putting on the other flight?
21:00Yeah.
21:01Ruth?
21:02Hi, my friend.
21:02Okay, the aerobics is fine.
21:05Cheers.
21:06All right, bye.
21:06Once Saeed stops making changes, it takes Ruth less than an hour to get it done.
21:13As you look at it, the first thing you see is our schedule.
21:17Can I just point out, it's the other team's.
21:19Not only that, I've asked if our insert, with the gender on the back, can be inserted, which
21:26means we haven't got to walk around 2,500 rooms.
21:29Without a doubt, we're ahead of the game in the marketing department.
21:31If you actually look at the publicity that's going out in the morning, we've got a block
21:35about that size, and they've got about four lines.
21:38And you wouldn't even look at theirs.
21:40You'd look at ours, and that's the whole key to marketing.
21:42You know, you can have the best product, but if you don't look at it, you'll never sell it.
21:47Well, good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome back to the morning show.
21:50Paul thinks he's found a trump card.
21:52Look who's back.
21:53Good morning.
21:54It's Marla's Mandy.
21:56Thank God she's an early...
21:58This pre-recorded TV show will be beamed into every cabin tomorrow morning, and Paul has
22:03blagged a guest slot.
22:05Tell you what, Mandy, why don't you take a little break?
22:06I'll get them from the green room.
22:08Yes.
22:09Our very own green room, which is about the size of a tuna fish can.
22:14And we're going to welcome a special guest star.
22:16I'm sure you've seen him walking around the ship over here.
22:19Paul, good morning.
22:20Hi there, Frank.
22:21How are you doing?
22:21We got you up bright and early today, didn't we?
22:23Yeah, it's fantastic to be here.
22:24We are really looking forward to it.
22:25Yeah, but you're looking sharp.
22:26He's got the jacket going, the hair's gel.
22:28You're looking great.
22:28We'll try our best.
22:30You're succeeding so far.
22:32So you want to tell everybody why you're here and what you're up to?
22:34Certainly.
22:35We are hosting today a Latin American Chance to Dance.
22:38It really is a fun-filled day.
22:40So I'm looking forward to it as well.
22:41I think it's going to be fun.
22:42And then now for the grand finals and everything, we're going to have a live band playing as well.
22:46Yeah, we've got Oasis, the live band, coming on.
22:48They're absolutely fantastic.
22:50We've got so much going on.
22:52It's just so exciting.
22:53Oh, look, he's all excited about this as well.
22:54I can't wait.
22:55I just tried to go in there and be like him, but I don't know how it's going to come across.
22:58Honestly, it's just...
23:00Oh, we've got everything that we needed to be said.
23:02I've known Jackie and Jamie for years and years, and I can tell you right now, there are no...
23:05I was so close to getting the giggles.
23:07I just didn't know where to look.
23:08I just couldn't understand.
23:09Oh, my God.
23:10See you later on.
23:11I'll see you in the Explorer's Lounge.
23:13Hello, Mandy, darling.
23:14Welcome back.
23:15Let's start a record place here.
23:17She got all excited.
23:18Jesus Christ.
23:20Oh, God, they're wired them to, aren't they?
23:22I can't pronounce that.
23:25The ship's portals glitter in the darkness.
23:28The following day, the sun hangs low in the sky, silhouetting a life ring that's hanging on some railings.
23:35Well, good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome back to the morning show.
23:38Breakfast time.
23:40While Ruth checks the paper, the morning show hits the airwaves.
23:44And we're going to welcome a special guest.
23:46I'm sure you've seen him walking around the ship all over here.
23:48Paul, good morning.
23:49Hi there, Frank.
23:50How are you doing?
23:50Paul, we got you up bright and early today, didn't we?
23:52Yeah, it's fantastic to be here.
23:53We are really looking forward to it.
23:54Yeah, but you're looking sharp.
23:55He's got the jacket going, the hair's gelling.
23:57Looking great.
23:58We'll try our best.
23:59You're succeeding so far.
24:01We are hosting today a Latin American chance to dance.
24:04It really is a fun-filled day.
24:06We've got three different levels of dance classes.
24:09We've got 10 till 11.
24:10Very good.
24:1011 till half 12.
24:11I like it.
24:12It's just a strong marketing tool, you know, in the media.
24:17So...
24:17Throughout the day, a chance to show up and get judged by a world...
24:20Good decision, really.
24:22Just come along and have fun.
24:23That's what it's all about.
24:24And we just hope that it's a great day.
24:25And we're looking forward to it.
24:26And let's hope the sun's shining inside and out.
24:28So that was good, mate.
24:29Apparently it's a bomb showing there.
24:30No, it's not.
24:32It's 9 o'clock, 9.15.
24:33Now it's 9, 9.45.
24:36Saeed's writing something down.
24:38Saeed decides to hit back, loud and clear, through the ship's passenger address system.
24:44I'll be there at 10am.
24:46No, we hope to see you there.
24:48OK.
24:49Lost for words for once, Saeed seeks coaching from the expert.
24:54Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
24:56My name is Saeed, and I'd like...
24:57Ah, OK.
24:58At 11am, we have a theme fun run, followed by a theme...
25:03No, sorry.
25:03To kick things off, we have...
25:06You're old.
25:08Yeah.
25:08On deck 16, forward.
25:12OK.
25:12I have no problems.
25:13Let's do this.
25:17Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
25:18My name is Saeed.
25:19I'll be hosting the open deck, fun day, and rapidly strap it out with my body group.
25:24To kick things off, we have the water aerobics, which takes place at the spa pool, deck 16, forward.
25:31At 11am, we have a themed fun run, with a surprise theme on the jogging track.
25:37And then, this afternoon, we have a lot more fun...
25:39OK.
25:40And then, this afternoon, we have a lot more fun activities for you.
25:43We hope to see you at the...
25:45At 10am, at the spa pool, for water aerobics.
25:48Have a lovely day.
25:49That was crap.
25:50I'm happy with that.
25:51That was rubbish.
25:53How are we getting on?
25:55Passengers can only buy tickets for the events at the purser's desk.
25:58How are the other guys doing?
26:00We should.
26:01Yeah, we can.
26:02Five.
26:02So, the other guys have got five at the first...
26:04They've done six bookings.
26:05We've done 30.
26:06Right, OK.
26:08The good news is, so far, we've got 32 bookings now.
26:11And the other guys are doing well.
26:12They've got five.
26:14Paul's TV promotion has done the trick.
26:17The first lesson in his dance extravaganza is packed.
26:22OK.
26:22Just slightly to the left as we move.
26:25OK.
26:25Push away.
26:27That's it.
26:28Just take a seat.
26:29And if you fancy it after the first lesson, we'll sign you up for 11.30, 12.30.
26:35Take a seat and watch, or enjoy the music.
26:38Nick Hewitt, Sir Alan's aide.
26:42It's marvellous, isn't it?
26:43This is class one.
26:45And if they carry on, class two and three like this, I think they've got really...
26:49You know, they're on to something.
26:51The ship gliding along.
26:55Above decks, Saeed's fun day is spread throughout the ship.
26:59Has anyone turned up for a fun log?
27:01Not yet.
27:01No.
27:01OK.
27:02Can I take you to the center?
27:03Is that OK?
27:03With so many separate events to organise, he's enlisted the help of the ship's staff.
27:08Is that OK?
27:09And just I'll position you near the pool.
27:11The plan is to kick off with water aerobics.
27:15But there are no takers.
27:17You know, life is full of ups and downs, and you've got to deal with it.
27:20So I'm not going to moan, I'm just going to deal with it.
27:24With an hour to kill, he turns their attention to the raffle.
27:28Champagne.
27:29You know, we're just going all out, really.
27:31Hoping it will be a money spinner.
27:34Five dollars for one ticket.
27:35We have a raffle that we are running as well.
27:37Do you want two, or do you want more?
27:39Two.
27:42If you could just put your name and your room address on there, and write your name and
27:47your room number on there for me.
27:49I'm selling the tickets for five dollars.
27:52Would you like to buy one?
27:54Er, no.
27:57Ah.
27:58Just time to tot up.
28:00I've just been...
28:01I've just picked up some more.
28:03I've run out of all my...
28:04Well, they're selling, like, hotcakes.
28:06What?
28:08What, no, this is all here.
28:10Which ticket's which?
28:12What do you mean?
28:12No, that's it.
28:13Would you read out these tickets here?
28:14Yeah, but how are you going to tally up that to that?
28:16You're meant to put the names and addresses on the back.
28:19Am I?
28:20What, every receipt one?
28:24Hold on.
28:25With the receipts, I've got their...
28:27The room number.
28:28Yeah.
28:28Yeah.
28:29Okay, so how do you know...
28:30Whose ticket was 884091?
28:35Fuck.
28:35So, basically, he sold raffle tickets with numbers on, but the backs are blank.
28:39He wasn't sure what he was going to do, but if we didn't put them in, then nobody would
28:43know.
28:44Well, in my opinion, that's fraud, because if people have actually paid money, they should
28:47be entered into the competition, so after, in about five minutes, I'm going to meet up
28:51with him, and I'm going to tell him that he needs to put them in.
28:53These are the only ones without the name and number.
28:55Right, but you are...
28:55You're going to put them in?
28:56Yeah, of course.
28:57And what I'm going to say is, I'm waiting for this number here.
28:59So, you confirmed to me you definitely put them in, because otherwise, it could be conceded as
29:03fraud.
29:03Ruth, I'm telling you that I'm putting it in, darling.
29:04So, what else do you want?
29:05There's all mine.
29:06Just break them up.
29:06Have you told Margaret that this is what's happened?
29:08No.
29:09All right.
29:09All right.
29:09I don't give a fuck if they find out, because we'll just wait for the tickets.
29:11Hang on.
29:13Yeah, they put them all in.
29:14They need to go in here.
29:15These are all my tickets.
29:17Go!
29:19Just before lunch, Saeed's fun day staggers into action.
29:23Come on, today.
29:24Watch your train, here.
29:26Come on, baby.
29:28Come on, baby.
29:30People are playing tennis.
29:33Good play.
29:34Good play.
29:34See you for Zen.
29:38Five dollars at a raffle.
29:40By concentrating on the raffle, no one's been caring for the customers.
29:44Saeed, have you got a minute?
29:46I just need to have a quick word.
29:47I've been up to the tennis court.
29:50What is not good, and what I'm not happy with at all, is that there's neither yourself nor
29:54Ruth there to make sure from a customer satisfaction point of view that the people are happy.
29:58Yeah.
29:58We've got somebody running the event, but it's not his responsibility to make sure that people are happy per se.
30:03Yes, absolutely.
30:04If you're instructing him as somebody that you've employed, then I think you have to make it work, and you have to make sure that my passengers are happy.
30:10And one step forward, and wiggle those buttons as much as you can, and wiggle...
30:26There's not a lot of atmosphere in here.
30:28It's obviously a working class, which is good.
30:30It was billed as a class, but I thought there might have been a bit more of a buzz, and I expected to see rather more people here.
30:36This has gone on a big screen, so it has to be brilliant.
30:38Paul decides on another star appearance.
30:41Maybe something like that is great.
30:43Action.
30:44Hi there, guys.
30:45Welcome to Latin American Chance to Dance.
30:48Here's our professional dancers, world-class champion dancers...
30:51But this time, it's the big screen, and it's slap in the centre of Saeed's event.
30:56If you've never danced before, this is your biggest opportunity to learn.
31:00It's a chance to dance.
31:01Solos welcome, mixed groups welcome.
31:03It's only $15, and there's a prize of $100 for the top prize winner.
31:08So, come join us, guys, Explorers Lounge.
31:10Woo!
31:11Paul does a ludicrous dance.
31:13A caption on screen, Chance to Dance, Explorers Lounge.
31:17Having been ticked off for his absence, Saeed feels it's Ruth who should concentrate on customer service.
31:24That's where Jim Bowen's from.
31:25That's it.
31:26Well, we don't recommend that.
31:30Ruth, did you get that?
31:31That's okay.
31:33Okay, so, in the raffle then, the first prize is a bottle of moe.
31:37Ruth, I'm going to the tennis court.
31:40Let me know whether or not you've got that.
31:44Unable to raise Ruth, Saeed is forced to go it alone.
31:50Have you had a few games, or...?
31:52No.
31:53Have you had a few?
31:53Oh, you are?
31:54Okay.
31:57Excellent.
31:58Okay.
32:01Ruth, can you hear me?
32:02Backward, backward, try it, gentlemen, run!
32:09A lot of these things are starting to tick off.
32:10We're generating a lot of interest for the tennis.
32:13Okay.
32:14Yes, we're just going to move out of the way.
32:15Who have you actually got up there?
32:16Woo!
32:16After several circuits of the ship's deck, Saeed's final stop is the quiz.
32:24The letters HRT, stand forward.
32:28Thank you very much for, obviously, participating in the quiz.
32:33We have got a lovely bottle of champagne for the winners.
32:38I'm very pleasantly surprised.
32:40I always thought the concept was good, which is why I allowed it to go ahead.
32:43There's always a genuine concern about whether the weather will be perfect or not.
32:47They've been very fortunate there, but that's good risk assessment.
32:49And to be perfectly honest with you, they've got more numbers than I thought they would attract to this kind of event.
32:54I'm just waiting for the crew to say it's okay, and then I'll start.
32:57Ruth finally arrives with raffle prizes.
33:00Now on to the raffle that's been running all day today.
33:03I'll ask Captain Andy to pick the first, the winner.
33:10Right, here we go.
33:12Tee King.
33:13And the champagne.
33:14That's Moe Chandel champagne.
33:15Thank you very much.
33:16But Ruth has blown the budget on too many bottles.
33:20Let's give one to them, too.
33:21All right, no problem.
33:21Okay.
33:22Okay, cool.
33:23She slips the leftovers to the ship's staff.
33:26Enjoy that champagne, then.
33:27Thank you for all your help.
33:29There you go, young man.
33:30Good luck.
33:31Turnout's looking good at Paul's ballroom finale.
33:34Is everyone ready to dance on the dance floor?
33:38Sorry.
33:38We're ready.
33:40The instructors judge the heats, whittling down the dancers to find the lucky couple.
33:59Really well done, guys.
34:06Big effort.
34:07Fantastic.
34:07And here's Michelle with $100.
34:09Hope it's been worth it.
34:11Fantastic.
34:13Well executed.
34:14Great fun.
34:15Everybody loved it.
34:16But the numbers weren't big enough.
34:19That's my feeling.
34:20They could have had more people.
34:22Next morning, the Grand Princess slips into the Bay of Naples.
34:39Time to call Sir Alan.
34:41Hello.
34:41Good morning, Sir Alan.
34:42It's Peter Hollinson here from the Grand Princess.
34:44Oh, hello, Peter.
34:45Very good morning.
34:46What was Velocity's event, then?
34:48Velocity decided to offer dance instruction classes over three separate sessions and culminate
34:56in a dance competition in the afternoon.
34:58Ah, they came in three different sessions, yeah.
35:02OK.
35:03How did Invicta do?
35:05It was called the Open Deck Fun Day.
35:07Fun Day.
35:08Oh, right.
35:09OK.
35:10What I'm looking for is the kind of various elements to judge this by.
35:15Were the customers satisfied?
35:17Oh, yeah.
35:18The customer satisfaction was very high.
35:20The teams are summoned to the bridge.
35:23And Sir Alan's back on the phone.
35:26He wants the results from Margaret and Nick.
35:29Nick, what's Velocity's numbers?
35:31Well, Velocity generated for the ship, $1,014.16.
35:39OK.
35:40And Margaret?
35:41Invicta, the same figure.
35:43Well, on the same basis, Invicta raised $383.09.
35:51Right.
35:52OK.
35:54My rules were that money is not just the only issue.
35:58What I'm looking for here is marketing, originality, customer satisfaction, creativity and all that stuff.
36:09Having listened to Peter and Nick, I really have to say that Invicta, whilst Peter thinks that some of your stuff was very original,
36:19it seemed to me that it was a kind of a little bit of a shambles, whereas Velocity seemed to be very contained in one area.
36:28Their customers seemed to be very, very happy.
36:31So on the basis of that, Velocity, I'm going to say that you are the winners today.
36:36You're in Italy at the moment, Velocity, and so what I'm going to do is take the opportunity
36:46of sending you off to the beautiful city of Rome for the next couple of days.
36:51You'll be staying in one of the best departments there.
36:54Have a great time.
36:55Well done.
36:56Thanks very much.
36:57Losers, I've got you booked on a flight this afternoon.
37:01I'll see you tomorrow in the boardroom.
37:03One of you...
37:04We'll get fired.
37:21I was surprised with the results, yes.
37:24I thought we'd done enough to win it.
37:25Obviously not.
37:26So I was shocked, yes.
37:30For me, I'm really good at it because it took a lot for me to do the tagline.
37:34I think the parts that I played, I did well.
37:38I did all I could have done under the circumstances.
37:41I don't think I could have given any more than I did, so I'm disappointed.
37:45I will do anything I have to in this job interview to make sure that I'm successful, because
37:51I believe that I am the apprentice, and of everybody that's left, I'm definitely the
37:55strongest.
37:57I mean, Ruth is tough competition.
37:59My strategy for the boardroom is to keep it simple, be direct, defend myself, and let
38:03so Alan know that I really am.
38:05You know, I've got the energy and the dynamics to be the apprentice, so we'll see.
38:13Right, that's it.
38:14Yeah, we're off to Rome, man.
38:14Fucking hell.
38:15Fucking hell.
38:16We absolutely smashed them to pieces.
38:19Boom.
38:19Fucking annihilated them.
38:21Absolutely smashed them out of the park.
38:22Woke up in Laples today.
38:24We're off to fucking Rome, man.
38:26And we're off to, well, I think it's just Rome, but fucking Rome, yeah, yeah.
38:30You've never been to Rome before?
38:31Never been to Italy at all.
38:33Oh, my God, it's amazing.
38:34You've got Coliseum, where Gladiator's filmed.
38:37Cool.
38:37You've got fucking...
38:40There's just shit there.
38:45It's amazing.
38:46Now that's what I'm talking about.
39:10Shit, is this the bedroom?
39:12What's that?
39:13It's a different room.
39:15Oh, it's like a secret little...
39:18Oh, my God.
39:19Oh, mate, I'm sweating.
39:21Oh, wow, no, it's not.
39:22It's like a kitchen.
39:23Is it?
39:24Oh.
39:26Yeah.
39:28I'm going to sleep.
39:41To the final four, and whoever's left back at the house.
39:45Cheers, guys.
39:46Cheers, everyone.
39:46Cheers.
39:47It's been brilliant, hasn't it?
39:48Yeah.
39:48It's a beautiful way to...
39:49For Ruth and Saeed, a dawn flight to London.
40:01In the city streets below, Sir Alan is on his way to meet them at the boardroom.
40:07It's called a Häagen.
40:09It's called a
40:24I'm going through to the boardroom now.
40:54Let's take it from the top.
41:07Saeed, I think you were the team leader, right?
41:09I was, yes.
41:11How did you go about it, do you think?
41:12It was a question of sitting down and seeing how much, you know, we can push the boundaries of creativity.
41:18Ruth suggested a few ideas, I suggested a few ideas, and then we sort of agreed on a fun day.
41:23Okay, I personally, Sir Alan, think that my idea was, our idea was creative, and would I do that same idea again?
41:29Yes, I would.
41:30Yeah.
41:30Definitely.
41:31At the end of the day, you didn't win.
41:32Yeah.
41:33Right?
41:33And one's got to look at why you didn't win.
41:36Yes.
41:36And Saeed said you did the marketing.
41:38Yeah.
41:39Now, marketing was this leaflet here.
41:42You also got yourself nicely positioned in this book here.
41:45It's actually the biggest, as you open it.
41:47Yeah, I can see it's the biggest, but the trouble is, I understand the other team, the night before,
41:52already had some bookings for their event.
41:54Because when you turned up at 10 o'clock at the Walter event, you had the sum total of zero.
42:00I got out there the moment I could at 8 o'clock.
42:02If I put my adverts out, and it's on the boat's radar, if you like, I'd be wondering if I've got anybody.
42:09Give me a feeling of whether I've got any biters.
42:12And if I hadn't, I'd start to worry, and I'd think to myself, right, I'm going to do something else.
42:16Yeah.
42:16What about the TV and the big screens?
42:19Did you go on that?
42:19No.
42:20Why not?
42:21Every single person on that ship reads the newsletter, because it's got information about the venue the next day.
42:27Their advert was actually shown early in the morning on television, on a sea day,
42:30when the majority of people were sleeping in, and on the big screen.
42:33Now, that was not where we wanted.
42:35The marketing tap that I took is to hit as many people as you physically can.
42:39Every single person on that cruise ship had that information.
42:42But no one turned up?
42:43We wanted to ensure that our time was used more efficiently, and I hit more people.
42:47We succeeded in that.
42:50You succeeded in that?
42:51Are you talking yourself into this, Ruth?
42:53No.
42:53How can you succeed in something if no one bloody turns up?
42:56We had.
42:57You haven't succeeded in anything.
42:58You succeeded in getting an advert in, right?
43:00If you actually look at the people.
43:01And producing a leaflet.
43:02Yeah.
43:02But if no one bleeding turns up, you haven't succeeded, have you?
43:06From what I can understand, you said we're going to have a tennis tournament.
43:10People turned up.
43:11Who's not there?
43:12You.
43:13So, if you're looking for someone to organise tennis competitions, okay, you're looking at the wrong guy.
43:17If you want someone to market your product and sell and make money, I can do that.
43:21That's my strong area.
43:22Now, yes, you are right.
43:22Don't you think, as the organiser of the event, that you should have at least been there in the beginning?
43:26The answer to that from me is yes.
43:28Don't you think you should have just been there, said, thank you for turning up, ladies and gentlemen.
43:32I'm going to hand you over to the tennis professional.
43:35Have a nice time.
43:37Be back soon.
43:38It all sounds really nice, but I wasn't.
43:40No, it sounds normal to me.
43:43Well, my perception was that it all sounded and looked a little bit chaotic.
43:47And you thought, hello, I'm off with my raffle board.
43:50No, that's completely right.
43:51And I'm just going to sell and sell and sell.
43:53Okay.
43:53And not get involved with the chaos of the other race.
43:56I was going to say a question, do you want to say, okay, this task, hold on, Ruth, hold on, this task.
44:00Don't ruin fancy that.
44:02I went one end to ensure that was generating people.
44:05At the end of the day, there was at least 100 people that I'd sent there.
44:09People playing tennis, people in the pool, people at the quiz who had bought.
44:12So it wasn't the fact that I'm all right, Jack, I'm going to leave you to sort it out.
44:16My organisation skills are fantastic, which is why every single thing I take on from beginning to end is organised well, it's calculated, and it works within the time frame.
44:25Okay, just, okay, this is not about boat trips, because I don't do boat trips.
44:33This is all about skills of organising, marketing, PR, selling.
44:39That's what it's all about.
44:40So what was the key out of that, Sarela?
44:41I'm just going to ask you a question.
44:41What was the key out of all this, everything you've just mentioned, to test all these different areas?
44:44Well, the key was, when I spoke to the professional on board the boat, he came down and he kind of ticked some boxes for me.
44:51So first box was customer satisfaction, loved it.
44:55The marketing on the face of it, the piece of paper looked quite good, the actual flyer was quite good, but there seemed to be no organisation at the events.
45:05You seemed to be running around like a headless chicken.
45:08Someone described you, Saeed, as a magpie.
45:10A magpie that sticks up in the tree and sees something glistening, shoots down to think to solve, and shoots over there to solve another problem, then shoots over there to solve another problem.
45:20His area of expertise, Peter Hollinson, is again, hospitality and catering.
45:24So, Alan, I would have preferred you to be there to make that decision on me.
45:26And I think you would have said, you would have ticked the boxes where I took the sales.
45:29Yes, he gave it the ability to organise, because at the end of the day...
45:32If you'd have taken three grand, if you'd have taken three grand, I would have said, you're right, because all of this adds up to a row of beans.
45:39Because all this, were the customers satisfied?
45:42Was the marketing any good?
45:43Would you do it again?
45:45All goes in one direction.
45:47It's yes to all of them.
45:48If you're going to continue to do it, to do what?
45:50Make money.
45:51Did you make money?
45:52No.
45:53If you'd have come in with three grand, I'd agree with you.
45:56Yes, you are right.
45:57And I was shocked when you announced who won and who'd lost.
45:59I was gobsmacked, because I was actually stunned that we'd made...
46:03You didn't know much money you had taken.
46:04Yes, I did.
46:05We did.
46:05We knew exactly what to do.
46:06We took £780 on the...
46:08That's what we...
46:09You didn't seem to grasp at all that the amount that you spent out of your $500 flat would be deducted.
46:16That was very clearly stated in the rules.
46:18When we were looking at what prizes to buy, so you'd said, go and buy as much champagne as you can.
46:23We wasted the money that we spent, without a doubt we did.
46:26Why didn't you tell me, then?
46:27Hang on.
46:27I did.
46:28I did.
46:28I said to you, Saeed, I'm not going to start buying the staff champagne if that's going to come out of our budget.
46:33But we weren't involved all those goodies.
46:34Me?
46:35But I was instructed...
46:36Hang on.
46:36You're not going to...
46:37Hang on.
46:38That's the funniest thing I've heard all day today.
46:40I said to you, and if you...
46:42So, give me one time of the day that you said to me, Saeed, we are being accountable, the budget's accountable, one time.
46:48Can I actually finish with that?
46:49You interrupted me, otherwise we're never going to get anywhere.
46:52Twice.
46:53Why are you so worked up?
46:54What's the matter with you?
46:54Are we professionals or are you just going to lose the plot now?
46:56No, I don't need to lose the plot, mate.
46:56Talk to me nicely, I'll talk to you.
46:57If you're talking to me like that, I won't address you.
46:59It's as simple as that.
47:00You are just looking for an exit plan again.
47:02Did you read these bloody rules or not?
47:05Can I actually get my pointer press now?
47:06I'll tell you what happened.
47:07I'm responsible for not knowing.
47:08Yeah.
47:09I'm responsible for the budget.
47:10No one picked it up.
47:11I didn't pick it up, nor did you.
47:12I actually said to you...
47:13I mean, it's not exactly the bloody...
47:14It's attention to detail.
47:15It says it there.
47:16I've underlined it there.
47:17Yeah, read it.
47:18Just read the bloody thing.
47:19You're the project manager.
47:20So how come you didn't say it?
47:20I said to you...
47:21So you let me dig mine in grave?
47:21We do not.
47:22No.
47:23No, what I'm saying to you is, Saeed, I said I did not want...
47:25I said I don't want to buy the stuff of champagne.
47:27At the end of the day, you went and bought it there.
47:30If you were so conscious of this point, why did you just...
47:32I asked him.
47:33I said to him, are you sure in the rules it doesn't say anywhere...
47:35I know what you've spent.
47:38Saeed, we give champagne to the staff.
47:39Ruth, why don't you say that you overlooked it as well?
47:41We didn't use it in the task.
47:42We give it to the staff.
47:42Ruth, why don't you just say that you overlooked it as well?
47:44No.
47:45You...
47:45Oh, yeah, did I overlook it?
47:46I actually pointed it out and you said no.
47:48So why did you let me go and buy them then?
47:50Well, I can't understand this, Ruth.
47:51Can I have my rules back, please?
47:52Yeah, sorry.
47:53I mean, well, I can't understand.
47:54This is a one-page document.
47:56Yeah.
47:56It's clear as clear can be.
47:58Any cash spent will be deducted from the total revenue.
48:01Yeah, yeah.
48:01You say you've spotted that.
48:03No.
48:03Saeed was meant to go and look at the prizes.
48:05We're both...
48:06Truth, truth, truth.
48:07Very simple.
48:08Imagine we're doing text messaging with each other now, okay?
48:11You want me to...
48:11I'm sending you a text.
48:13You had these rules here.
48:14Yeah.
48:15Did you read them, yes or no?
48:17I'm going to answer it as shortly as I can.
48:19I read the rules, but I was 70% certain...
48:20Did you point that...
48:21Did you pick that point up or not?
48:22I was 70% certain that that was in there.
48:25I checked with Saeed and he said no, it wasn't.
48:27You know what?
48:27I'm not going to argue with you.
48:28I'm surprised.
48:29I'm actually sitting there shocked to that.
48:30I looked after you so well...
48:31I can name exactly where we were.
48:32...throughout this task as a PM.
48:33Saeed, I do not need looking after him in the business.
48:36Why did you not tell me about this then?
48:37I did.
48:38I brought it up and you said no.
48:39Saeed, I was standing at this time.
48:40So you were seeing us sinking in a ship and you didn't say anything because you thought
48:44I was at the end.
48:44No, no, no.
48:44I checked back with you and you actually said...
48:46So let's sinking on a ship we were now.
48:47Yeah, there's so many points in that.
48:48Hands on deck, overboard, all the puns are coming out now.
48:50But the bottom line is...
48:51Saeed, I said to you, are you sure?
48:52And you said no.
48:53Do you know what?
48:53I'd much rather sit here and say I haven't done something.
48:57No, I'm not going to deny it because I actually physically said it to you and you said...
49:01No, you're blushing.
49:01You know that.
49:01I'm not blushing, I'm getting mad with you because you won't let me finish talking.
49:05Calm down.
49:06Your attention to detail is appalling.
49:08Your organisations are appalling.
49:10Hold on a minute, let's have a time out here.
49:12Now, Saeed, did you, yes or no, simple text message coming to you, did you read these
49:18rules, yes or no?
49:19I'm sending you a text so I didn't know.
49:21You didn't?
49:22I didn't.
49:22I overlooked that line.
49:23That's what I overlooked.
49:24Taking us ten minutes to get to the situation.
49:27Well, it's taking me two seconds to give you an answer, Ruth's been in the restaurant
49:30to look for a solution to something which she clearly didn't do.
49:34Now, the other thing is, when this all unfolds, you will see, Saeed, I did.
49:39We are being accountable for this money.
49:40I don't lie, mate, I don't need to.
49:41And this is what's going to happen because that's what it's saying to me is, and I'll
49:44give you the analogy again, is walking into a burning house.
49:47Why would I do that?
49:47No, I checked back with you, you're project manager.
49:50We both read the rules.
49:51We spent ten minutes on the first day in the cabin reading the rules.
49:53Now, I'll tell you what, folks, time out, time out.
49:59Do me a favour, will you?
50:00Kindly go out to the reception out there.
50:02I'm going to call you back in a little while.
50:05God forbid that he should win this thing.
50:22You'll have endless trouble.
50:24You know I like trouble, mate.
50:25You don't want any more courtroom drama?
50:27You've got to hand it to him.
50:29He's a character, isn't he?
50:30He is a character, but I tell you what, he's got a train lead of trouble.
50:33She didn't do very well on this task either.
50:35I don't think either of them themselves.
50:36The thing about Ruth is that she's, to me, I'm worried that she's just a one-trick pony.
50:40I get the feeling that she kind of just, all right, I'm going to just deal with sales, sales, sales, sales, sales, hope sales are going to win through.
50:49Looking back, I think she's a much more credible person.
50:52The only thing is, sometimes you need people with a little bit of spirit in them, you know?
50:56Let's call them back in.
51:09Jenny, send them to a very in, please.
51:10Sorry.
51:11Sorry.
51:12Ruth, are you a one-trick pony?
51:25Is it just sales?
51:26Oh, God, my, no.
51:27No way, shape or form.
51:28Not only have I proven that in my career, but I've proven that through this.
51:32I can negotiate, I can communicate, I can work as part of a team.
51:35Yes, I always, always go after the money.
51:38I can't help it.
51:39It's in my nature.
51:39You didn't get much this time, though, were you?
51:41Well, if I look, if I can make money, I will.
51:43I've proven that in my career.
51:44You say I'm a one-trick pony, I haven't sold for two and a half years.
51:48I've been a senior manager, I've established departments, put in procedures, generated.
51:53I've bought to a profit line £10 million.
51:56There's not many people that you've got in this boardroom that have been a fundamental part of that.
52:00Was that down to you?
52:02Fundamentally, I was a huge part.
52:03I was the head of sales and operations.
52:05That's it, sales again?
52:06Are you just a one-trick pony?
52:07No, no, no, operations and sales.
52:09I literally can fit into different roles.
52:11The only weakness that I've got is creativity.
52:14I'm a doer, not necessarily so much to think of.
52:17And, Saeed, would you say the same thing in your case?
52:19Sir Alan, just to let you know, I'm in a unique position now.
52:22I'm the only person here that has actually learnt a lot by starting my own business.
52:27Now, as you know, running a business, you can't just do it based on sales.
52:31You need creativity, you need marketing, you need PR, you need planning, you need organisation.
52:35What are you doing here?
52:36If you've got your own business, what do you want to come work for me for?
52:39Because this is an opportunity for me to really expand and work with the best and be with the best, okay?
52:44I've looked at your past, I've looked into it, not in a massive amount.
52:48I personally think that we've got a lot in common in regards to my sort of ethos.
52:51I mean, I learnt everything the hard way.
52:53I was chucked in at the deep end.
52:54The way I recruit, the way I do business is old-fashioned, and that is, you work hard, you play hard, you make money.
52:59That's where I'm coming from.
53:00So am I a one-trick pony, so I don't know, and I've proved it.
53:03So you're still batting for this job?
53:05Absolutely, absolutely.
53:06Listen, Saeed, I've observed you on this task and over the past ten weeks.
53:12I have said that there are some very good points that you have.
53:16I like the fact that you're very determined, that you're never going to give up.
53:20The side of you that I'm not getting my head around is this kind of what I call grasshopper brain mentality
53:29of just jumping and flipping from one thing to the other.
53:33Then there's this kind of credibility issue.
53:35It's whether what you're actually saying is kind of like bears any resemblance with the facts.
53:42For example, we had a raffle where people had to write their names on the back of the tickets.
53:46The raffle was my idea, by the way.
53:48Yeah, I'm sure it was your idea. I'm sure it was your idea.
53:50Now, from my understanding of the raffle, is that you chuck all the names in the hat.
53:56Yes.
53:56And I think that halfway through the day, you'd realise you hadn't written the people's names on the back of the raffle ticket.
54:01It doesn't mean that we could...
54:03The winner could still be tracked down.
54:05I mean, it was just basically a quicker way to get to the winner, yes.
54:08And I did not pay attention to that, and you're right.
54:10Was there a suggestion from you, any way or form, that perhaps the ones that didn't have anything written on the back,
54:16you'll kind of just conveniently lose them?
54:19No, sir, and I suggested to Ruth, I said to her, listen, this is what the situation is.
54:23All I want is a simple yes or no.
54:25Was there a suggestion?
54:26No, absolutely not. I made the suggestion of saying...
54:29Ruth, Ruth, you didn't read the rules.
54:39I find that totally unacceptable.
54:42Every time I've set a task, I've said, read the rules.
54:47Read them very, very carefully.
54:50And what I don't like, Ruth, is people who try and ring it afterwards and make it someone else's fault.
54:54Yeah, that's not what I did.
54:55Well, yeah, I think you did.
54:56It came across like that to me, is you made someone else's fault, right?
55:00Let's put it this way.
55:01He was the team leader, and you made it his fault, and I don't like that.
55:05I don't like that when people do that.
55:07And, Ruth, I'm sorry to say, I really don't like that.
55:14But I'm also sorry to say, Saeed, despite some flashes of genius, you're too much of a risk for me.
55:22Saeed, you're fired.
55:24Ruth, off you go, back to the house.
55:33Off you go.
55:33Saeed, you're fired.
55:43Tough when you start getting down to the last few.
56:07That we really have to make these decisions.
56:10So, there we go.
56:11Good.
56:12Done.
56:12Ruth was a tough opponent, but I saw sides to her.
56:26That made me sort of think less of her professional outlook.
56:29I thought she lost the plot a few times.
56:31I thought she was blushing.
56:33She was trying to cover up a mistake.
56:34She clearly overlooked what I overlooked as well.
56:36And she came across a bit silly, you know, and stupid.
56:39Hopefully, she'll learn from that.
56:41But it's Ruth, a tough opponent.
56:42Yes, of course she is, definitely.
56:43If there was anyone else in that boardroom there, I would have run.
56:45One job, now four candidates remain.
56:55Sir Alan's search for an apprentice continues.
56:57Next week, no team audits.
57:03The candidates go head to head.
57:06Today, you're going to go through an interviewing process.
57:09I've got three people who I trust that are going to interview you.
57:14You've done very well to get down to the last four, haven't you?
57:16Particularly seeing as it appears you're simply a salesman.
57:19When I saw his CV, I'd have put it in the bin.
57:22I'm just a likeable person who can get on with anyone.
57:24You're not getting on with me.
57:24It's the worst interview by far.
57:27Everybody stretches the truth.
57:29So you would lie to them to achieve what you want.
57:31Have I lied in my career?
57:33Of course I have.
57:33I've got a gut feeling and I know whether or not something feels right.
57:36You can't just say, I've got a feeling, I've got a good feeling in my water.
57:40It's ridiculous.
57:40He's made me feel like I'm about this big.
57:45Here's the big difference.
57:47Two of you are going to get fired.
57:49Do stay tuned to BBC Two, as in a couple of moments I meet Saeed,
57:57the latest would-be apprentice to be booted out by Sir Alan.
58:00That's your Fired in a Minute.
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