Who was fired from The Apprentice? Sales executive Oliver Medforth is the first candidate to get the sack after the men suffer disastrous £500 loss

Sales executive Oliver Medforth was the first candidate to be fired from the new series of The Apprentice on Thursday night. Sales executive Oliver Medforth was the first candidate to be fired from the new series of The Apprentice on Thursday night The Yorkshire businessman was sacked by Lord Alan Sugar after the men's team suffered a disastrous £506.40 loss Seeking advice from his trusted aids, Karren told Lord Sugar of Ollie: 'When all of your colleagues are asking "what did you do? It has been a fantastic experience and I wish everyone every bit of luck' Project manager Virdi Singh Mazaria nominated Ollie and Management Consultant Steve Darken to come back into the boardroom It was Oliver who faced the chop after aid Tim Campbell, 46, revealed clients had requested a 52% refund, bringing the total loss to £506.40 The sales exec appeared to shock himself after forgetting to include the flour while making a batch of brownies for dessert – having to start over again After whittling down thousands of applications and holding countrywide auditions, the mogul was horrified to discover that his latest recruits had made him a financial loss The 18 candidates were challenged with hosting a luxury away day in the Scottish Highlands but the paying customers are left far from satisfied An embarrassing cockup in the kitchen resulted in one team garnishing fish cakes in sweet crumble instead of breadcrumbs During the challenge, an embarrassing cockup in the kitchen resulted in one team garnishing fish cakes in sweet crumble instead of breadcrumbs as the rival group served up cold food 45 minutes after it had left the oven. Karren said seeing the candidates make mistakes is one of the reasons viewers love to watch the show and entrepreneurs even learn what to avoid when running their own businesses Contestants including yoga company owner Onyeka Nweze, Maura Rath, Noor Bouziane, Raj Chohan and Sam Saadet are competing for Lord Sugar's £250,000 investment The most mortifying moment of the show's first episode came from recruitment director Jack Davies who had the audacity to ask disgruntled guests for a 'tip', which went down like a lead balloon.