When is The Apprentice 2016 final and who could Lord Alan Sugar go into business with?

Lord Sugar is getting ready to pick his business partner as the series comes to an end
Final stretch: who will impress Karren, Lord Sugar, and Claude enough to win The Apprentice?
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Ben Travis15 December 2016

After eleven gruelling weeks of tasks and trials, The Apprentice 2016 is nearly at an end.

Only two candidates will make it through to the final – and fans won’t have to wait long to find out the winner, as the final episode airs on Sunday, December 18.

Lord Sugar’s search for a new business partner has been a rocky one – with some of the most outlandish candidates the show has ever seen.

There was the second week task where neither team won, last week’s gin-influenced missed-call debacle, and one participant who just upped and left.

The Apprentice 2016 - who's been fired?

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But somewhere in there, Lord Sugar has found five remaining candidates who could be worthy of getting his £250,000 investment.

The final five will be facing the most dreaded round in the show this week - getting grilled by business heavyweights over their business proposals.

The two finalists who survive will then have to pitch and present their businesses to a room full of experts at London’s City Hall – with the help of the fired contestants.

The one who impresses Lord Sugar the most will go into business with him – so it’s time to pull out all the stops.

Immediately after the final at 10pm, BBC One will be showing an hour-long edition of The Apprentice: You’re Hired with Rhod Gilbert – featuring interviews with this year’s winner and runner-up.

BBC One, Sunday, 9pm

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