Once again, 18 ambitious candidates from across the UK ... through series 15 and then once more in seris 17 before Tim eventually took his place. But why did Claude Littner leave The Apprentice?

BBC Apprentice star Claude Littner ... later stepping into Nick Hewer's role as an adviser. Claude then stayed by Lord Sugar's side from series 11 through series 15 and then once more in series ...

Claude first appeared on the Apprentice as one of the interviewers in the debut series in 2004. He's continued to appear in that role since then and, alongside it, was one of Lord Sugar's aides on ...

Claude Littner ... as Alan Sugar's most intimidating interviewer on The Apprentice, took over from Nick Hewer as one of the aides on the series in 2015. Alongside Karren Brady, he would mentor ...

Claude, you’ve been really missed this series. How are you feeling? I’m feeling absolutely fantastic. I’m raring to go and really looking forward to being back for the interview stage of the ...