Maybe because Katie is using her feminine allure to what she possibly sees as her advantage both in the boardroom and when dealing with business people and the public, maybe they felt justified in asking if the audience believe her methods are working?

Adam's.

I think that's the key to Tre- a lot of what he says is not meant to be too serious. He has a real poker face. He does talk sense too. It was not down to him that they lost. Jadine let them all down quite badly. I understand why and don't blame her for it but it's still a fact. Getting those appointments was crucial.

There should have been one of the two people who saw the actual product presentation in each pair rather than putting Jadine and Lohit together, neither who had been to the original presentation.

Just a shame Adrian was treated so badly by those has been comedians and third rate magazine editors on Have I got news for you the other week.

Oh, and Karren Brady - who criticized her most - never has I suppose?

My favourite was the one following the French episode.

Footygirl - don't post spoilers without hiding them. I know you offered to send the name of the person who goes by PM, but you still heavily hint which team loses. Why? And how do you know anyway?

Also, why do you think anybody who follows and enjoys the show would want to know who goes beforehand? Totally pointless.

There's another thread running on this issue and I agree with the vast majority - unhidden spoilers are unacceptable so you and others should STOP doing it.

I was only repeating what had already been broadcast during the the show last week

That's not what he asked the audience.
He asked the audience whether they fancied Katie or not.

And I'm saying this as somebody who doesn't even like Katie, and who normally likes Adrian Chiles.

It was particularly vicious and unpleasant, which is maybe okay for people who want 'You're Fired' to be like that, but it also reduced women to being about whether they were visually pleasing to men or not.
I don't like Katie but she doesn't deserve to be physically scrutinised in such a manner.

Hands up who fancies Katie? What sort of question is that? What's the purpose other than to judge a woman's worth on how she looks?
This isn't some tacky cable channel.
I didn't see Adrian ask the studio audience whether they thought a male contestent was attractive enough for them.

It's called 'You're Fired', not 'You're Hired'.

That is what annoys me too. e.g. Her simpering at the chemist in the buying task.. (no vomit smiley) Her coy looks at SAS in the BR, she knows what a vain ole boy he is.

Nobody asked me about Karren Brady, I don't know enough about her and her methods of doing business to comment - and it so annoying when people end a sentence with a rolleyes smiley as if to say game set and match. It is the pictorial equivalent of 'end of'.

I think he only asked that because Katie more than any other candidate flirts and makes eyes with every person of the opposite sex she is dealing with. I tend to agree, that Adrian Chiles only asked this to see if it would work (given what we also know about Katie's duplicity) on the men in the audience. If anything the joke was on the men who didn't put their hands down (and indeed the men around Katie in the programme who fall for it), for it showed that they were gullible to a few puppy dog eyes when the person is actually pretty horrid.
If there had been a "charmer" of a man on the show, I think Adrian may ask the same question of the women. Indeed he made the point, that he didn't think many women would want to work with or for Tre.

The smiley was directed at Karren Brady, who I thought was overly harsh and slightly hypocritical in her comments about Katie. Sorry that you were annoyed or offended.

Tre and Adam could act like sullen schoolboys when things weren't going their way. Katie was being upbeat and fun even when getting a telling off from Sir Alan. I think it is a good attitude to have, as long as she can be serious when necessary - which I think she can. When something has gone wrong, you need to be able to get into the details of who screwed up where without people getting offended or sulking. Sir Alan can call her a loser without her getting upset.

As a West Bromwich Albion fan I have heard some very Katiesque rumours about Ms Brady......hmmmmm....I wonder if Adrian will be in mourning about our loss at Wembley tonight?

That was Ray Mears! AC has commented on people getting him and Ray Mears mixed up before (on Have I Got News For You, if my memory serves me right).

You're Fired! is quite similar to Match of the Day 2 in many respects (apart from the lack of football), including the spotting of odd things that happen that you might not normally spot.

Another fan of Adrian Chiles here. He's fantastically professional and very funny and down to earth.

true. graeme le saux doesn't look quite as comfortable as a presenter, though I hope he finds his feet as he seems a real gentleman.

p.s. I thought highly of AC while he was on this show, but since YF I grown to dislike him. The comments made about natilie's accent and the constant vitirol about katie and tre is quite unnecessary and uncalled for.

He loves Tre. It's his love of Tre that puts me off. His mocking of Katie's appearance bothers me too.

If Katie was a civil person then I'd agree with you. However, Katie has insulted and alienated so many people, I think she's made herself fair game. If she can't take it, she shouldn't dish it.
I think Tre's a funny guy too. Maybe not the best candidate for the job, but he does make me laugh and for entertainment value can at times makes the show.

I see a lot of humour in Katies insults.

How much humour is there in a comment like "you know what women are like"?

None, I agree. The same as there is in "Bl**dy men!" which I'm sure a lot of women have said at some point.

Once Katie talked about Mavis knitting in a disparaging way that was it - Adrian Chiles can say whatever he wants about her now with my blessing. People who categorise knitting with being old and not having a life deserve all that's coming to them.