Another candidate was fired from The Apprentice after a tense boardroom showdown on Thursday night.
Tensions reached a fever pitch in the boardroom this week on The Apprentice as another hopeful said their goodbyes to the BBC programme.
This week, BBC audiences watched the remaining candidates attempt to redeem themselves with a second go at the discount buying task, which launched this series in Hong Kong.
However, this time they were on the Isle of Wight, tasked with securing nine items at the best possible price.
Ultimately, it was project manager Kieran who found himself in the hot seat as his team fell short this week. Opting to bring Conor and Harry back into the boardroom, the trio had the challenge of persuading Lord Alan Sugar to retain them in the contest.
In the end, Harry Clough was dismissed due to his purchase of the SUP (stand-up paddleboard), which was priced too high compared to the victorious team, reports the Mirror.
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Before firing the sales manager, Lord Alan Sugar delivered his verdict: “Kieran, I gave you two cracks at the whip, and you failed on both occasions.
“For that reason, you’ve kind of given me a dilemma. Do I like your character? Do I like your spirit? Yes. Conor, I like your spirit also. It is regretful when I say that my gut feeling is telling me, Harry, you’re fired.”
When questioned about how it felt to be the latest candidate to be fired, Harry admitted it wasn’t a massive surprise.
He remarked: “It was extraordinary. I mean, seeing Lord Sugar’s finger point and then saying ‘you’re fired’ was such a weird experience, it was pretty surreal.
“I kind of felt it coming because I was in the boardroom with Kieran and Conor, who are the biggest characters on the show. So, I thought I didn’t stand a chance against those guys.
“But then I was just really sad. I loved the whole process, filming was insane and everything was awesome. But then you just leave and you didn’t see them again and then it is just back to normal life. I was happy with how far I got, but I was definitely gutted to go.”
When questioned whether he believed it was the correct decision to dismiss him, Harry responded: “I don’t think that was all on me and I think there were other things that happened, but everyone did so well in that task, so it was always going to come down to the smallest thing. Someone had to be fired at the end of the day.”
Next week, the remaining candidates will be challenged with selling products on a television shopping channel. Within their teams, they’ll need to choose the products they believe will appeal to the nation in an effort to generate the greatest profit.
The Apprentice is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
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