The Apprentice’s return has been confirmed as the BBC dropped a first look picture of season 19 featuring Lord Sugar, Karren Brady and Tim Campbell.

A new cohort of 18 aspiring entrepreneurs will join Lord Sugar and his trusted advisors, business executive and Member of the House of Lords, Baroness Karren Brady, and businessman and winner of season one, Tim Campbell.

The contestants will battle it out for the chance to win Lord Sugar’s £250,000 investment and mentorship.

Kicking off the first episode in the frosty Austrian Alps, the hopeful new candidates will be split into mixed teams and tasked with selling tour packages.

After that an array of challenging tasks lie ahead for those who survive the first brutal boardroom with Lord Sugar.

They will be creating a virtual popstar, turning a ton of potatoes and tomatoes into cash, designing and marketing Easter Eggs, jetting off to Turkey for a corporate hospitality challenge and taking on the classic discount buying task in historic Stratford-upon-Avon.

The Apprentice’s return has been confirmed as the BBC dropped a first look picture of season 19 featuring Lord Sugar, Karren Brady and Tim Campbell

Tim Campbell, 47, appeared as a contestant in series one of The Apprentice in 2005 and was hired by Lord Sugar in the final episode

Karren Brady, 55, is vice-chairman of West Ham United and a Conservative member of the House of Lords

The final five will then face Interviews Week, which will see them face an intense grilling from some of Lord Sugar’s trusted business ᴀssociates.

Karren Brady, 55, is a former managing director of Birmingham City F.C. and current vice-chairman of West Ham United. 

She is also a Conservative member of the House of Lords and has been a Small Business Ambᴀssador for the government. 

Tim Campbell, 47, appeared as a contestant in series one of The Apprentice in 2005 and was hired by Lord Sugar in the final episode.

After his victory, he joined Lord Sugar’s company Amstrad on a £100,00 salary and has since ventured into the property industry and co-founded a digital marketing agency. 

Comedian, writer, and actor Tom Allen will return as host of The Apprentice: You’re Fired, which will air each week on BBC Two and iPlayer, straight after the main show. 

Casting a wry eye over each week’s events, Tom will be joined by a host of celebrity fans and business professionals to dissect and debate the candidates’ progress through each task.

The Apprentice airs on BBC One and iPlayer.