Then why was it that after being picked to be Alans business partner, a lot of it on the back of his already existing nail file ........ he went away for a year and came back with .......... a nail file.

Correct me if Im wrong but doesnt that mean he's had a whole year and come up with precisely .uc. all???

Worst contestant ever.

He's a business partner with a workable commercial idea. He's not supposed to be tinkering away in his shed coming up with a new invention.

If he based his business plan around this nail file, and Alan Sugar wanted it, then fair enough!

He hasn't just continued with the nail file - he's been involved in other projects and inventions as well:

http://www.tompellereau.com/projects.php

He added to the file collection and got it picked up for mass distribution in Sainsburys (it was only online ordering before). The fact he had an existing good product with a proven sales record was a bonus, I imagine it took some time to ensure it could be more widely produced and sold as well as moving to an international market. That's no easy feat. And, he is working on several other projects at the moment. He was a great winner. Just because you don't see him everyday doesn't mean he is not performing.