Junior Apprentice finally made it on screen after the election, since somehow having Lord Sugar on TV might influence people's political opinions. Eh? Whatever. Junior Apprentice was surprisingly good, and at times, better than the real thing. This was down to the lack of bitching, back-biting and general childishness of the regular adult contestants. The young 16-17 year old contestants could genuinely be seen to learn as the weeks went by. Hair-straightening sheep-shearer Tim particularly went from being pretty shiftless in the first cheese-selling task, to a place in the final, just being (unfairly) pipped at the winning post by Arjun. I liked Arjun all the way through, but I thought Tim was a more deserving winner as he'd grown, thought I suppose Arjun was a bit more consistent from the beginning. Of the others no one really stood out as a winner, but Zoe stood out as the most annoying. Initially I liked her because she seemed more competent that the other girls in her team, but then she quickly became irritating, pretentious and plain rude. She thought she was more mature than the others and then flew into hideous sulks when she didn't get her own way. Luckily Lord Sugar (no longer Sir'Alan) picked up on this, yet somehow she survived to the final. The other contestants were fun to watch, and Karen Brady, the new Margaret, did a decent job, though Nick is always my favourite for a wry put down or classic expression.
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