The candidates lined up for series four include a barrister, a bank manager, a risk manager, and an ex-Army engineer. There is also a single mother, an international car trader, an artist, a former championship show jumper and an applicant with royal connections.

This new series raises the business bar, with more twists and turns than ever before. The demanding weekly challenges will see the teams sweat it out on rival projects.

Twenty thousand CVs were received from applicants around the UK, more than any other series before. The competition is stiff - after all, these ambitious business hopefuls are all successful in their chosen careers and everyone is hungry to reach the top! Rivalry is rampant, as all the candidates are desperate to walk away with the coveted prize of a six-figure salary and the opportunity to work for one of the most successful business moguls in the world.

The Telegraph has a lot of regularly-updated Apprentice UK content, including a column by Margaret Mountford and contestant blogs.

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