That's what I am talking about

I WAS surprised when Sir Alan Sugar voted Lee McQueen as his Apprentice.

Throughout the series Lee was probably one of the best salesman, along with Alex, although you would have to question if he merited a £100,000 salary.

It seemed, from the way Wednesday’s programme was being slanted, that Claire was going to win. But as usual Sir Alan kept the audience guessing until the very last minute.

The fact Lee had lied on his CV to get on the programme seemed to be conveniently brushed under the carpet, a fact that was spotted in the penultimate programme. Not only that he had also submitted an application littered with spelling mistakes.

Perhaps viewers should have guessed Lee was to be picked when, at the start of the show, he told Sir Alan he was a Tottenham Hotspur fan.

The result may have been a shock, however the programme was again compulsive viewing.

It was interesting to see how the contestants reacted under pressure. There was some noticeable friction between Helene and Alex, while Lee and Claire seemed to gel.

I didn’t get the concept put forward by Helene and Alex, but thought Claire and Lee’s idea good, although it did glamorise gambling.

Both groups were helped by contestants, who had been voted off. I’m not sure I would be too willing to help if Sir Alan had got rid of me.

Anyway The Apprentice is over for another year, I will have to think of something else to watch on a Wednesday night now.