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Dragons' Den: Series 18: Episode 1

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BBC One - Dragons' Den, Series 18, Episode 1

Will the Dragons back a skin-care business focusing on the needs of NHS workers?

A husband-and-wife team put the needs of NHS workers at the heart of their skin-care business, but will their altruistic approach go down well?

Dragons’ Den returns with a new set of eager entrepreneurs hoping to strike a life-changing deal with the toughest titans of industry.

A pair of tea entrepreneurs find themselves in hot water when their numbers are interrogated. The Dragons’ discover hidden artistic talents when a mindfulness art business is pitched. An optical inventor hopes to have investment in sight with his anti-glare eyewear and a husband-and-wife team put the needs of NHS workers at the heart of their skin-care business, but will their altruistic approach go down well?

Dragons' Den: Series 18

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