The Apprentice: You're Fired!
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| The Apprentice: You're Fired! | |
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| Format | Reality TV Spin-off |
| Created by | Mark Burnett |
| Starring | Adrian Chiles |
| Theme music composer | Dru Masters Prokofiev |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) | Darina Healy talkbackTHAMES Mark Burnett Productions |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Original channel | Series 1 (2006) BBC Three Series 2 (2007) BBC Two |
| Original run | February 22, 2006 – Present |
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| Related shows | The Apprentice |
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The Apprentice: You're Fired!, sometimes named You're Fired!, The Apprentice: You're Hired! or You're Hired!, is a British television show made by the BBC as a spin-off from the reality TV hit The Apprentice. It is hosted by Adrian Chiles and airs in a 30 minute slot after each episode of The Apprentice finishes. It was originally shown on BBC Three, but moved to BBC Two in 2007. Its format is similar to that of Big Brother's Little Brother and Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two.[1] The final episode of each series is renamed "The Apprentice: You're Hired!" and involves interviews with the winner, the runner-up and Sir Alan Sugar himself, and a reunion with all of the former candidates.[2] YOU'RE HIRED!
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[edit] History
You're Fired! was initially announced on December 10, 2005,[3] and its first run, accompanying the second series of The Apprentice, began on February 22, 2006 on BBC Three. After the conclusion of this series it was announced that You're Fired! would move from BBC Three to BBC Two, and The Apprentice itself would move from BBC Two to BBC One.[4] The second run of You're Fired, accompanying the third series of The Apprentice, accordingly began on BBC Two on March 28, 2007.
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Each episode begins with host Adrian Chiles addressing the camera from the middle of the audience, where he explains the content of the upcoming programme and shows a video clip of the highlights[5]. He then goes on to introduce the guests,[6] who are often minor television celebrities or famous people associated with business. Sometimes Sir Alan's aides Nick Hewer and Margaret Mountford are present. A video of the moment that the candidate is fired is then shown, and that person is introduced onto the stage. An interview then takes place between Chiles and the candidate, with the celebrity guests airing their views in between "never before seen" footage. Often, the family of the fired candidate are also interviewed[7] and Sir Alan Sugar reveals why that person had to leave.
In the current series, a new regular feature has been introduced called "The One That Got Away", recapping the contribution of a candidate who appeared to be a likely prospect for firing that week, but who survived into the next round.
The evicted contestant, Chiles and the celebrity guests then discuss their favourite moments from the night's show, and also who impressed them and why. At the end, the guests are asked whether they agree with Sir Alan's decision, and the studio audience are asked to vote on whether the candidate should have been fired, by holding up the appropriate card (a red "FIRED" card or a green "HIRED" card). The evicted candidate is shown their "best bits" — a montage of video clips that reflects their time in the competition. This is usually accompanied by a popular music track, in the style of Big Brother Live Eviction. Chiles then often presents the fired candidate with a parting gift, which is something appropriate to one of the candidate's memorable moments on the show. A preview of next week's episode is then shown before the end credits.
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