Blackadder the Third Baldrick sometimes calls Blackadder "Mr. B."). There are three main sets: the Prince's quarters, which are large and lavish, the below-stairs kitchen hangout of Blackadder and Baldrick, which is dark and squalid (though in fairness, very large and with a very high ceiling), and finally Mrs. Miggins' coffeehouse. Mrs. Miggins' pie shop was a never-seen running gag in "Blackadder II"; she — or at least, a descendant of hers — is now finally shown, played by Helen Atkinson-Wood. The plots of the series feature a number of then-contemporary issues and personalities, such as rotten boroughs, Dr. Samuel Johnson (played by
The Apprentice (UK series 8) for the tenth series. Nick Holzherr, who would lose out in the final, would later go on to raise £1 million to invest in a new online business, "Whisk", and become a success story with what he learned from their participation in the programme. Key: <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Official episode viewing figures are from BARB. The Apprentice (UK series 8) Series eight of "The Apprentice" (UK), a British reality television series, was broadcast in the UK during 2012, from 21 March to 3 June on BBC One. It is the last series to be produced by Talkback Thames, before FremantleMedia assigned production