The Apprentice: What is tonight's challenge? Week 2 task revealed - plus who was fired last week?

Last week’s series 20 launch saw the boys and girls’ teams go bargain hunting acros Hong Kong, looking for a list of items in a fan-favourite task on the show.

However, Lord Alan Sugar was left less than impressed when both teams were left chasing their tails and returned to the boardroom with a pitiful amount of items, wrong items, or even two hours after the deadline for one unfortunate team.

But what lies in store for the remaining candidates this week? Here’s everything you need to know about tonight’s episode.

What is the task in tonight’s episode of The Apprentice?

This week, the remaining candidates will be tasked with creating a children’s story book for kids aged four-to-seven years old.

The teams will be instructed to create their own story, book and even audio narration for the product before pitching their tale to retailers.

Who was fired in last week’s episode of The Apprentice?

Last week’s disastrous start to the process saw Lord Sugar fire two candidates straight off the bat. This marked the first time that Lord Sugar has taken such extreme measures during the premiere episode, but the business mogul felt he had no option after the dismal failure.

The girls ended up losing the challenge, with one half of the team turning up to the finishing line two hours after the deadline. They had also only collected two out of nine items on the list supplied by Lord Sugar, leaving the boardroom boss with his head in his hands.

Eventually, heads had to roll and it was Project Manager Nikki Jetha who was given the chop first after the disastrous organisation of her team. Following her exit, Lord Sugar told sub-PM Georgina Newton that she didn’t appear to be tough enough for the process after she admitted she struggled to bring people back to the boardroom to face a grilling.

Following her exit, Georgina said: “I was devastated. I spent two weeks feeling sorry for myself but then I picked myself back up, put myself back together and then cracked on ready for the next thing. I probably contributed more than anybody on my team, and I think for the show, the person that contributes the least should go home. I thought a had a few more weeks at least left in me.”

Nikki added: “There were some people who weren’t team players, and they didn’t contribute. You know, they spent more time complaining and moaning, as opposed to giving ideas and working out how we can push forward.”

It did mark a win for the boys’ team, but they didn’t have much to celebrate as Lord Sugar admonished them for their performance. The boys were only able to procure one more item than the girls, but this item was incorrect. The win only came after fines for wrong items and late arrivals were taken into account, with the boys pipping the girls in the total spent.

The Apprentice continues tonight at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. You can catch up on the series so far on BBC iPlayer.