The Apprentice (British TV series) series 16
The sixteenth series of British reality television series The Apprentice
was broadcast in the UK on BBC One, between 6 January to 24 March 2022. Production of the series had originally been planned for Spring 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but was postponed by a year by the BBC, who aired six special compilation episodes, featuring highlights from previous series, between 1 October to 5 November 2020. Due to a serious bicycle accident, Claude Littner was replaced by Tim Campbell, the winner of the first series, as Lord Sugar's aide.
Sixteen candidates took part in the sixteenth series, with Harpreet Kaur becoming the overall winner. Excluding specials, the series averaged around 7.08 million viewers during its broadcast.
Series overview
Applications for the sixteenth series began in late 2019, towards the end of the fifteenth series. Finalization of the 16 candidates to take part, along with filming, was not conducted until 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic pushed back production by two years. The broadcast schedule for the series was set for the beginning of 2022, airing between January and February rather than during an Autumn schedule. During production, Lord Sugar was forced to find a replacement for Claude Littner, after he was involved a bicycle accident that left him seriously injured and requiring multiple surgeries. As a result, Tim Campbell, the winner of the first series, was brought in to stand-in for him; he was later given the role permanently following this series' conclusion. Campbell had to self-isolate prior to the tenth task, upon testing positive for Covid-19, and so Mike Soutar, a regular of the Interviews stage, filled in for him. Of those who took part, Harpreet Kaur would become the eventual winner, going on to use her prize to set up a dessert parlour she would rename Oh So Yum.Candidates
| Candidate | Background | Age | Result |
| Harpreet Kaur | Dessert Shop Owner | 30 | Winner |
| Kathryn Louise Burn | Online pyjama store owner | 29 | Runner-Up |
| Stephanie Affleck | Online children's store owner | 28 | Fired after the interviews stage |
| Brittany Carter | Hotel front of house manager | 25 | Fired after the interviews stage |
| Akeem Bundu-Kamara | Financial firm strategy manager | 29 | Fired after the tenth task |
| Aaron Willis | Flight operations instructor | 38 | Fired after the tenth task |
| Akshay Thakrar | Digital marketing agency owner | 28 | Fired after the ninth task |
| Nick Showering | Finance manager | 31 | Fired after the eighth task |
| Sophie Wilding | Boutique cocktail bar owner | 32 | Fired after the seventh task |
| Amy Anzel | Beauty brand owner | 48 | Fired after the sixth task |
| Francesca Kennedy Wallbank | Sustainability company owner | 26 | Fired after the fifth task |
| Alex Short | Commercial cleaning company owner | 27 | Fired after the fourth task |
| Navid Sole | Pharmacist | 27 | Fired after the third task |
| Shama Amin | Children's day nursery owner | 41 | Quit before the third task |
| Conor Gilsenan | Sales executive | 29 | Fired after the second task |
| Harry Mahmood | Regional operations manager | 35 | Fired after the first task |