In the first episode of series three, we saw the teams selling coffee in the London borough of Islington. The boys team were led to victory by financial advisor Jadine Johnson and the girls team suffered a defeat under thirty six year old Andy Jackson.

Was Andy really responsible for the poor performance of the team or should Alan have held Sophie more accountable? Who do you think is to blame?

Watch Highlights of Episode one

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Who are the Contestants?

Here are the 16 hopefuls who are aiming to win The Apprentice:

The 8 women are:

Jadine Johnson (27) - Financial adviser; Harrow Middlesex.

Sophie Kain (32) - Quantum physicist (PhD); Llanellen, Wales.

Natalie Wood (29) - Housewife (MBA); Upminster, Essex.

Katie Hopkins (31) - Global brand consultant (MBA); Exeter.

Ghazal Asif (23) - Business development manager; Glasgow.

Kristina Grimes (36) - Pharm Sales manager (BSc Maths); Harrogate.

Naomi Lay (26) - Advertising sales manager (BA Languages); London.

Gerri Blackwood - (33) Transport manager (BA Tourism); Woking, Surrey.

The 8 Men are:

Tre Azam (27) - Marketing and design consultant; Loughton, Essex.

Rory Laing (27) - Bankrupt entrepreneur (BA Product Design); Bristol.

Andy Jackson (36) - Car sales manager; Leeds

Simon Ambrose (27) - Internet entrepreneur (MA Economics); London.

Paul Callaghan (27) - Ex-Army Lieutenant (BSc Eng. Physics); Southampton.

Ifti Chaudhri (33) - Company director (BSc Product Design); Egham, Surrey.

Adam Hosker (27) - Car sales manager (BA Sports Management); Blackburn.

Lohit Kalburgi (25) - telecoms manager (Batchelor of Commerce); London.

Hey did anyone see the Comic Relief red nose day celebrity “The Apprentice”?

I’m really pleased to see that girls team won - they were really quick off the mark to get selling whereas the guys spent too long planning. It’s been the same before, those with the fastest action often win in this race.

Was big Al right to fire Piers Morgan? or should it have been Alistair Campbell? …. maybe he should have just banged their heads together before asking them to leave the building by the fastest route. The window as they were on the 21st floor!

So … when is it all going to begin?

Series 3 of that great series “The Apprentice” with big Al (Sir Alan Sugar of Amstrad to you) is due to start anytime now. Previous series have been run on BBC2 but now it’s going to go big time on BBC1 at peak viewing time. Big, big audience figures are expected.

The dear old BBC have been keeping the start date a big secret but it’s going to start on Wednesday 28th March 2007 at 9.00 am.

The series will run on the usual format over 14 weeks, but it is rumoured that there may be even more programs on-the-side about it, probably on BBC2 or BBC3. There is also going to be an official magazine to accompany the series.

Want to find out more…. then watch this space.

Who do you think will win the third series of the apprentice? You can have your vote! Click on the vote for the winner link on the left of the page to have your say.