Give It a Year
Businesswoman and star of The Apprentice UK (2005) Baroness Karren Brady meets people who have decided to go it alone and set up a new business. She meets them as they are just starting out and then again one year later.
- 2018-2018
- 1 season
- Documentary
Businesswoman and star of The Apprentice UK (2005) Baroness Karren Brady meets people who have decided to go it alone and set up a new business. She meets them as they are just starting out and then again one year later.
Season 1 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 2018
Episode 1
Little Big Things and Glowstone
22 mins
Karren meets a young woman whose lack of confidence has led her to seek business advice from a psychic. She also meets an inventor who thinks he has solved a very British problem.
Episode 2
Hidden Valley and Saint Aymes
22 mins
Karren meets a former Royal Marine who has overcome PTSD to start a woodland adventure business. She also meets two sisters who have started a high-end business making edible art out of chocolate.
Episode 3
Shooting Stars and Welsh Motoring
22 mins
Karren meets an ex-Manchester United trainee who quit football to become a solicitor, but has now given that up to embark on a new venture. She meets a man hit by redundancy who may have found an answer behind the wheel of a car.
Episode 4
Busy Bins and Claude & Co.
22 mins
Karren meets a young man looking to establish his private bin collection service - but will people pay for a service their taxes have already paid for? She also meets a risk averse children's clothing business owner.
Episode 5
Episode #1.5
22 mins
Karren meets two men who tired of advising other businesses and started their own company. She also meets an executive couple escaping the rat run for a life in the country.
Episode 6
Episode #1.6
22 mins
Karren meets a woman who overcame breast cancer and now wants to set up a beauty salon and spa. She also meets a hipster brewing up a new drink and an injured sportsman who's developed an innovative method for teaching tennis.
Episode 7
Episode #1.7
22 mins
Karren meets a married couple who are worried that working together on setting up their new cycling business might put too much strain on their relationship. She also meets a Geordie herbalist hoping to revolutionise the milkshake market.
Episode 8
Episode #1.8
22 mins
Karren meets a young man who has not allowed his hard start in life hold him back. She also meets the couple hoping to raise the pampering of pet pooches to a new level.
Episode 9
Episode #1.9
22 mins
Karren meets a man who finds a new lease on life after he finds a way to indulge his passion for cooking. She also meets a manager, who is sure he's onto a winner with his new app.
Episode 10
Episode #1.10
22 mins
Karren meets two entrepreneurs who have launched a business launching cremation ashes into the upper atmosphere, a husband and wife creating a new pickle and a salami maker.
Episode 11
Episode #1.11
22 mins
In the penultimate episode of the show Karren meets a man who thinks he has solved the problem of spilled drinks and a couple gambling on an anti-nausea kit for pregnant women.
Episode 12
Episode #1.12
22 mins
Karren meets the working mum who is struggling with a new business and a new baby. She also meets a young man who hopes his electric skateboard means he can finally leave his parents home.