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When Lord Sugar leaves....
sausagesandwich
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TA is not dependent on Sugar. It's not a native UK format anyway. So let's say the BBC go for series 11, as some people are currently speculating about in another thread, but LS decides to hang up his coronet. Who could replace him?
For my money, Peter Jones would be outstanding. He's got the energy and the enthusiasm, he is much more in tune with young people than Sugar and he makes the same kind of quirky judgements about people that Sugar does. He's got the wealth and the businesses he invests in are much more interesting than the husk of the Amstrad empire.
What do you think, guys?
For my money, Peter Jones would be outstanding. He's got the energy and the enthusiasm, he is much more in tune with young people than Sugar and he makes the same kind of quirky judgements about people that Sugar does. He's got the wealth and the businesses he invests in are much more interesting than the husk of the Amstrad empire.
What do you think, guys?
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Perhaps a few years break might help but I would say that as the facts stand atm when Lord Sugar does leave (and there has been no word or hint of a word that such will happen any time soon) that will be the end of the series in the UK. I would agree that Peter Jones would make a pretty interesting replacement but since I don't see him leaving Dragon's Den anytime soon I cannot see him even considering taking over the series as he is busy enough as it is with Dragon's Den and all his other business ventures without having to worry about The Apprentice as well.
As for hypothetically who could replace him, if anyone was going to - I can kind of see Peter Jones doing it. I'd actually really like Karren Brady to step up as I think she could handle that power really well. However, I'm sure that that is never going to happen as she is very loyal to Lord Sugar. She has said in interviews that this has already been discussed, and that when Lord Sugar goes she and Nick are going with him.
Ah, I didn't know that. But then, if a new boss comes in, why shouldn't he/she bring in his own henchpeople just as LS did?
More than likely that would be what they would do but this is the theoretical scenario that Nick or Karen took over but as both have said they wouldn't want to makes this irrelevant. I think I remember George mentioning it in another post. :cool: