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{{Apprentice Candidates
| canpage = List of The Apprentice UK candidates
| seriesname = [[The Apprentice (UK)|''The Apprentice UK'']]
| series = Series Seven
| previous = The Apprentice (UK series six)
| next =
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| caption = The Candidates
| col1 = Name
| col2 = Left Show
| can1 = Leon Doyle
| can1-week =
| can1-stat =
| can2 = Alex Britez Cabral
| can2-week =
| can2-stat =
| can3 = Melody Hossaini
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| can4 = Felicity Jackson
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| can5 = Edna Agbarha
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| can6 = Susan Ma
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| can7 = Ellie Reed
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| can8 = Helen Louise Milligan
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| can9 = Natasha Scribbins
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| can10 = Vincent Disneur
| can10-week =
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| can11 = Jim Eastwood
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| can12 = Zoe Beresford
| can12-week =
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| can13 = Gavin Winstanley
| can13-week =
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| can14 = Tom Pellereau
| can14-week =
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| can15= Glenn Ward
| can15-week =
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| can16 = Edward Hunter
| can16-week = Week 1
| can16-stat = Fired
| legendhired = Hired
| legendrunner = Runner-up
| legendfired = Fired
| legendresigned = Resigned
}}
'''The Apprentice (UK Series Seven)''' is '''Series Seven of''' '''''[[The Apprentice (UK)|The Apprentice]]''''' is a British [[Reality television|reality]] [[television series]]. The series started on [[BBC One]] on 10 May 2011, and will run for 12 hour-long episodes, as in all previous years, except that the series will run for 11 weeks.
There are sixteen participants and the board consists of [[Alan Sugar|Lord Alan Sugar]], [[Nick Hewer]] and [[Karren Brady]], who is reprising her role from the previous series.

Though all series usually begin in March, this series was postponed till the May by the [[BBC]], as the previous series had ended in December, only four months before. There has been a change in prize too. Instead of the £ 100,000 salary, the winner will be given £ 250,000 to start his or her own business, with Lord Sugar being the joint owner.

The first task was shown on 10 May 2011, and the candidates were given £250 to invest in fresh fruit and vegetables, making juices, fruit salads and soups, and pasta to tempt London's hungry workforce. The second task aired on the very next day, and then all episodes will be shown every Wednesday.

==Candidates==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name !! Age !! Career !! Result
|-
| Leon Doyle || 26 || Fast Food Marketing Entrepreneur ||
|-
| Alex Britez Cabral || 28 || Estate Agent Manager ||
|-
| Melody Hossaini || 26 || Founder & Director – Global Youth Consultancy Business ||
|-
| Felicity Jackson || 23 || Entrepreneur Creative Arts ||
|-
| Edna Agbarha || 36 || Business Psychologist ||
|-
| Susan Ma || 21 || Natural Skincare Entrepreneur ||
|-
| Ellie Reed || 33 || Managing Director ||
|-
| Helen Louise Milligan || 30 || Executive Assistant to CEO ||
|-
| Natasha Scribbins || 31 || Divisional Manager – Recruitment ||
|-
| Vincent Disneur || 29 || Sales Manager – Telecoms Software ||
|-
| Jim Eastwood || 32 || Sales and Marketing Manager ||
|-
| Edward Hunter || 25 || Accountant || Fired - Week 1
|-
| Gavin Winstanley || 27 || Managing Director - Opticians ||
|-
| Tom Pellereau || 31 || Inventor ||
|-
| Glenn Ward || 28 || Senior Design Engineer ||
|-
| Zoe Beresford || 26 || Project Manager – Drinks Manufacturer ||
|}


== Challenges ==

===Week 1: £250 Business Start Up===
*'''Air Date:''' May 10, 2011
*'''Project managers:''' Melody (Venture) and Edward (Logic)
*'''Task:''' The candidates were given £250 to invest in Fruits and Vegetables in order to feed London's work force and earn profit.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0113fwd</ref>
*'''Result:''' Venture decided to sell fruits for breakfast, and vegetable pasta for lunch. Logic decided on Tomato soup and orange juice. Venture decided not to spend all of their money, while Logic spent all of the money given. Venture started well in time for breakfast, while Logic had to start selling from Lunch because of being late. Pasta sales for Venture fell, as they were not delivered on time, but Logic's soup and juice sale went well. However, Logic lost the task, earning a total profit of £432.1, while Venture made a profit of £592.
*'''Winner:''' Venture
*'''Reward:''' Champagne at the candidates' house.
*'''Brought into the boardroom:''' Edward, Leon and Gavin
*'''Fired:''' Edward, for not doing what he was best at, being an Accountant, and trying to sort out expenses and profit.

===Week 2: Mobile Phone Application===
*'''Air Date:''' May 11, 2011
*'''Project Managers:''' TBC
*'''Task:''' The candidates develop a mobile phone app, and pitch it in front of three distributors to promote it as 'App of the Day'. With their apps downloadable for 24 hours, they also attempt to convince a huge crowd of bloggers and software experts at a major gaming fair to support their application in order to increase downloads further.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0113gnj</ref>
*'''Result:''' TBC
*'''Winner:''' TBC
*'''Reward:''' TBC
*'''Brought into the boardroom:''' TBC
*'''Fired:''' TBC

===Week 3: Discount Buying for the Savoy===
*'''Air Date:''' May 18, 2011
*'''Project Managers:''' TBC
*'''Task:''' The candidates have nine hours to source ten last minute items at the lowest possible price prior to the Savoys' grand reopening however missing or incorrect items are subject to penalty fines. The task cumulates with both teams dashing to the Savoy to have their purchases inspected by the scrupulous eye of the hotel's general manager. <ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b011ddzy</ref>
*'''Result:''' TBC
*'''Winner:''' TBC
*'''Reward:''' TBC
*'''Brought into the boardroom:''' TBC
*'''Fired:''' TBC

==Elimination History==

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Candidate
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
!8
!9
!10
!11
!12
|-
!Melody
| bgcolor="cornflowerblue"|'''WIN''' || colspan="11" bgcolor=darkgray|
|-
!Felicity
| bgcolor="#F0F8FF"| '''IN''' || colspan="11" bgcolor=darkgray|
|-
!Edna
| bgcolor="#F0F8FF"| '''IN''' || colspan="11" bgcolor=darkgray|
|-
!Susan
| bgcolor="#F0F8FF"| '''IN''' || colspan="11" bgcolor=darkgray|
|-
!Ellie
| bgcolor="#F0F8FF"| '''IN''' || colspan="11" bgcolor=darkgray|
|-
!Helen
| bgcolor="#F0F8FF"| '''IN''' || colspan="11" bgcolor=darkgray|
|-
!Natasha
| bgcolor="#F0F8FF"| '''IN''' || colspan="11" bgcolor=darkgray|
|-
!Zoe
| bgcolor="#F0F8FF"| '''IN''' || colspan="11" bgcolor=darkgray|
|-
!Alex
| bgcolor="#FFE5B4"| '''IN''' || colspan="11" bgcolor=darkgray|
|-
!Jim
| bgcolor="#FFE5B4"| '''IN''' || colspan="11" bgcolor=darkgray|
|-
!Tom
| bgcolor="#FFE5B4"| '''IN''' || colspan="11" bgcolor=darkgray|
|-
!Glenn
| bgcolor="#FFE5B4"| '''IN''' || colspan="11" bgcolor=darkgray|
|-
!Vincent
| bgcolor="#FFE5B4"| '''IN''' || colspan="11" bgcolor=darkgray|
|-
!Gavin
| bgcolor="pink"| '''BR''' || colspan="11" bgcolor=darkgray|
|-
!Leon
| bgcolor="pink"| '''BR''' || colspan="11" bgcolor=darkgray|
|-
!Edward
| bgcolor="magenta"|'''FIRED''' || colspan="11" bgcolor=darkgray|
|}

:{{colorbox|limegreen}} The contestant was hired and won the apprentice.
:{{colorbox|turquoise}} The contestant was the runner up.
:{{colorbox|cornflowerblue}} The contestant won as project manager on his/her team.
:{{colorbox|orange}} The contestant lost as project manager on his/her team.
:{{colorbox|#F0F8FF}} The contestant was on the winning team or managed to avoid firing (Episode 11)
:{{colorbox|#FFE5B4}} The contestant was on the losing team.
:{{colorbox|pink}} The contestant was brought to the final boardroom.
:{{colorbox|tomato}} The contestant was fired.
:{{colorbox|magenta}} The contestant lost as project manager and was fired.
:{{colorbox|gray}} The contestant left the competition.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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