I don't like teacher's pets and I don't like school bullies.

What I like is young people that have the potential

to succeed in business.

From all over the country,

Britain's youngest aspiring entrepreneurs have come to London.

Has everybody signed onto the fact that this task was about making money?

- You're acting like an idiot! You kept shouting over him. - Guys, let it go!

- Let it go! - Stop shouting, Amy.

Aged 16 and 17, all have a burning passion for business.

- Are you going to listen to me? - We're not doing this now.

Don't dodge the question. Did you lose control of the task?

- Listen for a second. - We did listen! - You're not listening again!

They'll battle it out for a prize worth £25,000 -

the ultimate kick-start to a career in business.

Oh, I'm sweating like a pig at the butcher's!

But to succeed, they'll have to impress the boss - Lord Sugar.

You tried to be too clever, and I'm afraid that it's backfired.

In charge of a vast business empire,

Lord Sugar started his career while still at school.

Now he's on the hunt for his next Young Apprentice.

Bottom line is, you totally went off the rails here.

To win, they have to work as a team...

- No, no, no. - It's poor management. - It was bad management.

..but shine as individuals...

650, cash in hand now.

SHE SHRIEKS

..because, in the end, there can only be one Young Apprentice.

With regret, you're fired.

You're fired.

You're fired.

Previously on Young Apprentice...

Your task today is to go out

and procure items that are going to be used in an opera.

Eight hours to find ten props on a list from a London opera house.

Can-del-a-brum.

I reckon that's a drum.

Steven's team started pitch perfect.

- £6. Come on. Thank you. - Thank you.

Andrew's failed to take direction.

- You've only found one job so far. - Yeah, and what have you found?

- I've got a number here and I've already called him. - I have an address.

You're so immature sometimes.

In the boardroom, it was Andrew's team that hit the high note...

We've won.

..while David sang for his survival.

Every single week, I come back and I fight, and I fight harder.

But for Amy, it was curtains.

Amy, you're fired.

Now just ten remain in the battle to become the Young Apprentice.

6am.

PHONE RINGS

- Hello. - 'This is Lord Sugar's office.

'He would like you to meet him at the Cutty Sark.

- 'The cars will be leaving in 15 minutes.' - OK, thank you.

Cutty Sark?

- Cutty Sark? Are you sure you're pronouncing it right? - Yeah!

- Cutty Sark? - Cutty Sark?

What do you think it means?

Three tasks completed, and for private tutor David,

three times on the losing side.

I've had a 100% track record of being in the boardroom, so...

I would like to break that mould and this time actually go on a treat.

This will be my fourth week, and I've won every week so far.

- I just don't want to lose. - Yeah.

- We just need to work together as a team. - Yes.

- Teamwork will make us win. - Yeah.

The Cutty Sark, a major tourist attraction.

Based in Greenwich,

it's one of the fastest sail-powered trading ships ever built.

- Good morning. - ALL: Good morning, Lord Sugar.

Well, we're standing under the famous Cutty Sark.

This ship was constructed in the 19th century

to race tea from China to London in record time.

Now, this place has just had a £50 million revamp,

and what I want you to do

is to revamp the very traditional British afternoon tea.

Your task is to create a themed afternoon tea experience

and sell it to customers at one of Britain's greatest stately homes.

The rules are very simple.

The team that makes the most profit will win,

and in the losing team, regretfully, one of you will be fired.

David, you're going to be project manager of Team Platinum,

and, Alice, you're going to be project manager of Team Odyssey.

- OK, everything clear? - ALL: Yes, Lord Sugar.

Well, good luck, and off you go.

Afternoon tea.

Pouring back into fashion across the country, cakes, sandwiches

and a cuppa can be a nice little earner.

But before they can cut themselves a slice of this market,

both teams need a teatime theme.

OK, then, team, I'm going to kick this off with themes.

Down in the hold with her team, project manager Alice.

Looking at where we're doing it,

I think we should stick with British, and, like, target the tourists.

People are in Britain for our heritage, and our history,

and 1940s, so I think if we go for a vintage tea party...

I don't know. Vintage sort of seems cool to me, but I'm 17.

In a stately home, the people that go there, 70% of them are over 35.

- Is vintage cool to them? - Do you think people over 35 don't like vintage?

- I don't know, cos it's sort of their day, so... - Not over 35, it's not!

So, does anyone have any names that are bursting into their head?

Well, what's something that's famous for being British?

Tea with Elizabeth.

Tea with Lizzie! Who was...?

1940, was the Queen the Queen in 1940?

Up on deck, taking charge, team captain David.

We should give them a twist

and something that could possibly excite them.

At first, in my mind,

- I had the Mad Hatter's tea party idea. - I quite like the idea of the Mad Hatter.

So are we going to go for a high-end product, or cheap and fun?

I think quality is a key issue, but we need to keep the cost down,

cos it is a task that you win on profit.

Why don't we go to the cash and carry for the tea

- and just the supermarket for the sandwich fillings? - Yeah.

The afternoon tea theme seems to be centred around buying

quite cheap ingredients for the cake, very cheap tea.

People want quality when they go to these stately homes, they want

an experience, and I hope the food they're going to buy and make

will live up to that experience.

With a theme based on the 1940s, next for Alice, plan the research.

All right, so what are the main points you want us to ask?

You want to know what people think is inherently British.

Do you mean food or landmarks or what?

Drinks, food, things like that.

I really can trust you guys. You've got your heads switched on.

Would you like us to find out what our market will be?

Yeah, and pricing. I think we can go high-end.

As regards to working as a team, I know I don't need to say it,

but I want to say, if we work together, we will nail this.

'I think I definitely can take hold of strong personalities.'

There have been a few spats the last couple of weeks,

but everyone's really keen to get on and just crack on with this task.

10am.

Both teams split up - one half to taste some teas,

the rest to test the market.

Do you mind if I ask you a few quick questions?

What I was thinking is, you know bright-coloured food and stuff,

is that the kind of thing you would stay clear of

or you would like to eat?

- Oh, yes, I would like that. - You like bright-coloured food. Is that fine, not a problem? - No problem.

OK. Cool. Great.

Researching Alice's 1940s theme, Maria, Andrew and Navdeep.

What shall we try to achieve from this market research?

I think generally we know what to do,

but I don't know if Alice really led us in that direction.

She told us that she wanted...

What questions did she tell us to ask?

- I think we know how to ask questions. - Yeah. - We're not four.

Hi, guys, can I borrow your time for a second?

What would you say is iconically British?

The red phone box, the red post-box.

Right. So red's quite British. That's lovely.

- How much would you expect to pay? - I wouldn't know. - You wouldn't know.

- And what sandwich fillings would you be expecting? - I wouldn't be expecting anything.

If you were going for a high-class afternoon tea,

- what would you be expecting to pay? - £25 each. - £25, nice one.

- How much would you expect to pay for a high-class afternoon tea? - I'd expect to pay £30.

- What would you expect the price to be? - £5 maximum.

Price-wise, what are you thinking?

I've got a lot of tens and one 25 and one 30.

- Depends on what people are there. - It also depends on what we're actually serving.

I think the market research was a bit of a disorganised confusion.

We didn't really have clear direction.

Well done.

For Patrick and Alice, something more civilised...

- We're here for afternoon tea. - May I show you to your table? - Of course.

..the way it's done at London's top tables.

You get a range of teas, finger sandwiches,

and then French pastries and specialist mini cakes.

We start our afternoon tea with a lemon elderflower posset