Will the show return to the spring early summer schedule for 2015

DUNDEEBOY

21-12-2014

If they are advertising for candidates now I am guessing no, but I may be wrong but the late March to summer run has happened most years, apart from election and World Cup years.

Although the first few years I think the series started in January on bbc2

thenetworkbabe

21-12-2014

Originally Posted by DUNDEEBOY:
“If they are advertising for candidates now I am guessing no, but I may be wrong but the late March to summer run has happened most years, apart from election and World Cup years.

Although the first few years I think the series started in January on bbc2”

Next year is an election year- and they now have, at least, 2 members of the House of Lords on the boardroom panel.

BigDaveX

21-12-2014

Yeah, next year's almost certainly going to be another autumn series. We may get a Series 12 in Spring 2016, though it wouldn't surprise me if the BBC just decided to permanently move the show's timeslot to the autumn.

DUNDEEBOY

21-12-2014

Originally Posted by thenetworkbabe:
“Next year is an election year- and they now have, at least, 2 members of the House of Lords on the boardroom panel.”

Of course it's another election year again where have the last 5 years gone

So October to December again then

george.millman

21-12-2014

They can't do the normal time next year, because they won't have time to make the show.

In Series 7 they managed it by filming whilst Series 6 was broadcasting, but they haven't done that here. I don't think they've even finished choosing the candidates yet.

hownwbrowncow

21-12-2014

No they haven't George - applications don't even close until next month. That is the same time as for Series 10, so it must be October to December again.

I think they'll move it back to Spring for Series 12 though.

Wallasey Saint

21-12-2014

Originally Posted by george.millman:
“They can't do the normal time next year, because they won't have time to make the show.

In Series 7 they managed it by filming whilst Series 6 was broadcasting, but they haven't done that here. I don't think they've even finished choosing the candidates yet.”

Due to Lord Sugars links with the Labour Party The Apprentice can't do the normal time next year because of the General Election, which will be held on 7th May, series 11 most likely be aired October-December next year

thenetworkbabe

22-12-2014

Originally Posted by Wallasey Saint:
“Due to Lord Sugars links with the Labour Party The Apprentice can't do the normal time next year because of the General Election, which will be held on 7th May, series 11 most likely be aired October-December next year”

Did I read that Karen sits on the Conservative benches too?

Of course the unknown problem is what happens if the election is hung, and there's a big decisive SNP bloc that no one wants in a coalition. We could then have another election - in October ........

Wallasey Saint

22-12-2014

Originally Posted by thenetworkbabe:
“Did I read that Karen sits on the Conservative benches too?

Of course the unknown problem is what happens if the election is hung, and there's a big decisive SNP bloc that no one wants in a coalition. We could then have another election - in October ........”

Could well be same as now with a coalition government, if it's a hung parliament, rather than a fresh GE next Autumn.

george.millman

22-12-2014

What I don't understand was that last election year, the main series was postponed until the autumn, but the first series of Junior Apprentice was broadcast slap bang in the middle of the election. Surely Sugar's connections with the Labour Party would be just as much of a problem there?