- Sir Alan Sugar was the boss on the show for the princely sum of £0.00.
- Sir Alan's Secretary is actually an actress.
- The boardroom is actually on one of the BBC stages.
- The opening music is from 'Sergei Prokofiev''s "Romeo and Juliet".
- The walk of shame scenes are filmed in advance.
- The taxi ride only takes the fired candidate round the block for an interview then takes them to a hotel to stay the night

