Sir Alan says k'nackers to Apprentice detractors

The Jewish Chronicle bagged an hour with Sir Alan Sugar this week, in which the Apprentice star suggested a new spin-off for the business show that would test the mettle of its harshest critics. The 61-year-old entrepreneur admitted to Monkey he likes the idea of a one-off show called K'nackers - named after the Yiddish term for "big-shot". It would challenge all those who think they can do better than the show's contestants, and certain TV journalists are said to be on his wish list. "I would do it but the BBC may not understand it will make good TV," said Sir Alan. "The problem is the k'nackers I'm thinking about would bottle it. They would step up and say 'I wouldn't lower myself.'" The BBC has received no formal proposal to date.