The Apprentice viewers rip into ‘worst cast in BBC show’s history’

The Apprentice viewers have ripped into the ‘worst cast in the BBC show’s history’ after an ‘absolutely shocking’ episode on Thursday – and raged ‘there’s not a single person you can root for!’ 

The latest instalment of the programme saw the two teams create their own children’s book and audio version for 4-6 year old kids, as well as pitch their idea to retailers in the industry.

Marcus Donkoh’s team made a stinky story about a astronaut who needed to go to the toilet in space, while Andrea Cooper’s team focused their novel on a zebra called Zebory. 

As the episode went on, those watching were shocked by what was playing out on their screens, as neither of the teams could decide on how their stories were going to be written. 

One wrote on X: ‘This year’s #Apprentice cohort is so bad, the programme is unwatchable. Absolute dross.’

’20 series in and by far the worst set of candidates, it’s actually painful to watch.’

‘This must be the worst lineup on apprentice we’ve ever seen.’

‘I usually really enjoy these series but this year is absolutely shocking.’ 

‘This is an utter shambles right now #TheApprentice.’ 

Meanwhile others took to the platform to share how much they laughed after watching the instalment.

‘Another hilarious episode.’

‘This episode is funny.’

‘This show is just too funny.’

‘Sorry but this episode has been really funny.’

On Thursday it was revealed that Marcus was the third entrepreneur to be fired by Lord Alan Sugar. 

The barbershop owner from south London was the third person to be booted off the programme, following on from the double elimination on episode one. 

Last week events manager Georgina Newton and mortgage broker Nikki Jetha waved goodbye to a 50/50 partnership with Lord Sugar himself and a £250,000 investment for their business plan. 

But unfortunately Marcus’ team lost on the latest episode and failed to get enough sales to win the competition. 

Marcus, who was project manager, originally decided to bring Kieran McCartney and Dan Miller to the boardroom, but quickly asked Lord Sugar if he could swap Dan for Priyesh Bathia.    

Speaking about his departure, Marcus said: ‘I was absolutely gutted.

‘I had so much more to give to the show.  

‘I feel as though I didn’t really get to showcase my business acumen and my business skills, considering I’ve been running a business for five years and a successful one at that.

‘And I was mostly upset at the fact that I couldn’t see the other candidates. They were amazing people, absolutely class individuals. 

‘I think the production team did an amazing job gathering the candidates together. 

‘We all fit together really well. 

‘So yeah, I think missing them was probably the biggest part.’

When asked if he deserved it, he added: ‘No. I definitely did not deserve to go. I feel as though, in the real business world, you have a lot of information – you do have to make quick decisions, but you have a time to think.

‘It was really intense in the boardroom, I had to make a decision very quickly on who to bring back.

‘So, changing my mind didn’t help, but I feel as though there were other candidates that performed a lot worse than I did, didn’t do what they were supposed to do, and I feel as though they deserved to get kicked off rather than myself.’

Marcus had a plan to scale his business Mavade into a global grooming and lifestyle conglomerate. 

But unfortunately he’s now missed out on the chance to do that with Lord Sugar.

Last week Lord Sugar sacked TWO Apprentice candidates after a pretty disastrous performance – and both axed stars furiously hit back at his decision. 

Lord Sugar, Baroness Karren Brady and Tim Campbell put the 20 new candidates through their paces as they were tasked with trying to find nine items for the lowest price possible in Hong Kong.

The girls and boys went head to head to locate and purchase them – and the boys managed to come out on top.  

Nikki Jetha, who was project manager for the task, and Georgina Newton were fired after failing the task miserably by only managing to bring back TWO of the nine items. 

Not only that, half of Nikki’s team were nearly two hours late to cross the finish line. 

When asked if she deserved the boot, Nikki said: ‘No, definitely not. I was brave enough to stand up and take on a challenge during the first task. 

‘It was, you know, unfamiliar territory. 

‘Not knowing the process, let alone the country, and not having internet and things like that. 

‘But I did the best I could do under the pressure, with limited information, and I’d rather be fired for stepping up than staying safe in the background. 

‘There’s a saying that ships are safest in the harbour, but that’s not what they’re built for. ‘

When Georgina was asked the same thing, said: ‘No, I didn’t. I think in the first episode, I probably contributed more than anybody on my team, and I think for the show, the person that contributes the least should go home.

‘I thought a had a few more weeks at least left in me.’ 

When asked if she would do anything differently, Nikki said: ‘Yeah, definitely.

‘In hindsight, I would do a lot differently, but that’s just the luxury you don’t get, unfortunately. 

‘But I trusted my instincts, I made decisive calls, and I’ll do that again. 

‘I guess I did something that many people think about, but they don’t actually stand up and do.’ 

The Apprentice continues on BBC One and iPlayer on Thursdays at 9pm, with The Apprentice: Unfinished Business airing straight after on BBC Two.