I don't like teachers' pets and I don't like school bullies.

What I like is young people that have the potential to succeed in business.

From all over the country, Britain's youngest aspiring entrepreneurs

- have come to London. - Has everybody signed on

to the fact that this task was all about making money?

- You're acting like an idiot. You kept shouting over him. - Guys, let it go!

- Let it go, seriously. - Stop shouting, Amy.

Aged 16 and 17, all have a burning passion for business.

- Are you going to listen to me? - We're not doing this now, OK?

Don't dodge the question. Did you lose control of the task?

- Listen. - We did listen. - There you go, not even listening again.

They'll battle it out for a prize worth £25,000...

- Fabulous! - ..the ultimate kick-start to a career in business.

Oh, I'm sweating like a pig at the butcher's!

But to succeed, they'll have to impress the boss - Lord Sugar.

You tried to be too clever, and I'm afraid that it's backfired.

In charge of a vast business empire, Lord Sugar started his career

while still at school.

Now he's on the hunt for his next Young Apprentice.

Bottom line is - you totally went off the rails here.

To win, they have to work as a team...

- No, no. It's poor management. - It was bad management.

- ..but shine as individuals. - 650, cash in hand now.

GIRL SHRIEKS

Because, in the end, there can only be one Young Apprentice.

With regret, you're fired.

You're fired.

You're fired.

Previously on Young Apprentice....

Now, your task today is that you are going to have to produce a cookery book.

..Lucy's team served up recipes for students.

Six teaspoons of peanut butter, four tablespoons of sweet chilli sauce.

But in the race to meet the deadline...

- When are we getting pictures through? - Are they having a laugh?

..things boiled over.

Those sorts of comments are poor from a project manager.

- Are you all right? Don't worry about it. - I'm just really angry.

Sean's team launched a cook book for the professional women...

Ooh, that looks really good.

..against the advice of its focus group.

They didn't like just girls.

They wanted busy, professional men and women.

You never listen to absolutely everything from your market research.

And Patrick's pitch...

It's really not meant to be, er...

Erm...

It's not, it's really not meant...

..was thin pickings.

That pitch was an absolute disaster.

In the boardroom, the student cook book was the best seller.

Supermarket, Nick?

5,000 copies.

5,000. Wow.

David was brought to book.

The fatal error was the market.

But it was young publisher Sean proved the author of his own downfall.

Your mistake today was taking your eye off the ball.

Sean, it is with regret, you're fired.

Now just ten remain in the fight to become Lord Sugar's

next Young Apprentice.

6am.

PHONE TINKLES

- Good morning. - 'This is Lord Sugar's office.

'He would like you to meet him at the Coliseum.

- 'The cars will be ready in 20 minutes.' - OK, thank you. Bye.

Guys, in 20 minutes the car's coming to pick us up.

HE GROANS

Ow.

20 minutes, guys! 20 minutes! 20 minutes. Get up.

- Do you know where the Coliseum is? - I think it's a stadium or something.

I think it's going to be a manic day.

I think this 20 minutes is a start of what's to come.

I got a slap on my hand for being too quiet,

- so this week I have to put up my volume a bit. - Yeah.

Game on.

The London Coliseum.

Purpose-built as a world-class theatre, now famous for its opera.

First, an overture from the boss.

- Good morning. - Good morning, Lord Sugar.

Welcome to the London Coliseum.

This is the home of the English National Opera.

And in order to put on these great operas, obviously they need

the singers, the musicians, the actors and, of course, the set.

And your task today has got a lot to do with that.

You're going to go out and procure ten items

that are going to be used in an opera.

So this task is all about the art of negotiation -

you're going to have to get the right price

and you're going to have to do it in the right amount of time.

Now, I'm going to mix the teams up.

David, I'd like you to move across to Team Platinum.

And Navdeep and Alice, you move over here to Team Odyssey.

- Everything clear? - Yes, Lord Sugar. - Well, very good luck.

I'll see you back in the boardroom tomorrow morning. OK? Off you go.

With over 200 performances each year,

the producers need plenty of props.

From antiques to animals,

from the stylish to the sinister.

The teams have eight hours and a list of ten items to find and buy

for some of the world's most famous opera productions.

But first, they need leaders.

- Project manager. - I would like to put myself forward this week.

I feel I've been in the boardroom twice and both times

it was probably because I wasn't leading the team.

Does anyone else want to put themselves...?

- I was going to. - I actually think Steven's really good at organising.

- Shall we just take a vote? - You guys go for it then.

- Steven. - Steven. - Sorry. - That's fine.

'When I'm in a team, I like to know what role I'm doing,'

when I'm doing it, how I'm doing it.

I make sure people know what they're doing, when, and how.

- Are you three OK with being on one team? - That's fine. - OK.

- Lucy, I'm going to put you as leader. - That's fine.

Actually, reconsidering, as you wanted to be project manager,

- do you want to lead the sub-team? - I'd love to. - Yeah?

When you manage men you have to treat them like dogs,

then they'll know who the leader is.

When managing women, you must flatter them,

you have to be kind, smile, show your softer side.

OK, so, David, I'm going to put you as project manager for the sub-team.

OK. Lead the ladies.

Into the spotlight to lead the other team, catering entrepreneur Andrew.

I would like to put myself forward as project manager.

- I'm good with money management and I'd like to win so bad. - THEY LAUGH

- I think I can lead yous to a win, definitely. - Who votes for Andrew?

OK, let's get going. Right, shall we go through each item?

Alice, have a look for the human hair.

Nav, keep looking for the red velvet. Get a few numbers together.

I'll have a look for the car.

Maria, have a look for the cash register.

Patrick, look for the boots. Right, have they all got your items? Start looking.

I was just wondering whether you sell real hair?

- Do you know what votives are? - 'No, I don't know.'

'The strategy is definitely just try and find shops

'which have the items in.'

We can't leave if we haven't got leads.

I was just wondering, would you know anything about taxidermy?

- 'About what, sorry - taxi driving?' - No, taxidermy.

Do you know what votives are?

'Bald heads?'

What I was thinking, we've got ten items. If we do two items each...

I'm perfectly happy with the car and the fabric.

I sort of want to do the car. The black plastic link chain...

We'd need to look for, like, an independent DIY shop.

- There's two items that I have no idea what they are. - Me too.

- OK, are we all talking about the same two items? - Votive.

- And caddle-a-brum. - Yeah.

I don't have a clue what these are either.

Can-del-a-brum.

- Yeah, candelabrum. - Candelabrum. - Candelabrum.

Maybe it's something that goes in a car or in a washing machine.

- MUMBLED: - Candelabrum...

- Ca-da-le-brum. Cadalebrum? Candelabrum. - Can-del-a-brum.

- Candelabrum. - Candelabrum.

What's the majority saying? Do we reckon that's a drum?

Maybe it might be good if we separated now.

We need to start going to places, so have you got your items?

- Are you clear on what you've got to do? - We'll see you guys in a bit.

- Remember, the cheapest that you can go. - Yeah.

- Got it. Bye, guys. - See you later, good luck.

While Andrew's team stays put, Steven and his team split,

hit the road...

and carry on calling.

Do you have army boots?

- 'What type do you want?' - I want ten pairs of size nines.

Do you have a 30-metre black plastic chain?

- 'I'm sorry. This is a pet shop. We don't sell that.' - OK, thanks.

C-A-N

D-E-L-A-B

RUM. Candelabrum.