Episode
Dragons' Den: Episode 5
Overview
Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman, Jenny Campbell and Tej Lalvani assess the profit-making potential of three more business plans, including a brand of gourmet cheesecakes, a company offering drones for hire and a blend of alcohol and beauty products involving collagen-infused gin. Presented by Evan Davis.
Details
- Series
- Dragons' Den
- Season
- Season 16
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2018-09-09
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Episode 5 is Episode 5 in Season 16 of Dragons' Den. It aired on 2018-09-09. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 4
Self-made millionaires Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman, Jenny Campbell and Tej Lalvani assess the profit-making potential of more would-be entrepreneurs' ideas, including a doctor who has invented a range of convertible clothing, a team of university friends with an online art platform, and a pair of hairdressers with a colour wash shampoo business.
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