The economy may have contracted but the same can't be said for the Dragons' business portfolios as they pledge more money than ever before to cash-strapped entrepreneurs. We also trace some of his most memorable den investments and find out what happened once the deal was done - from the all-singing, all-dancing Razzmatazz franchises, through to the successful logistics company Igloo and the electrical wiring connector that is selling in the millions and has turned its inventor Peter Moule into a mini-dragon in his own right. We are with Bannatyne's family as they holiday in their luxurious villa in the Cote D'Azure, track his business career to find out where he made his millions, but also discover that his straight talking manner is unsuprisingly not confined to the den. We see a very different side to the tough-talking, plain-speaking dragon as he explains how his unconventional CV is ideal for anyone who wants to be a successful entrepreneur. Having grown up in the shadow of the shipyards of Clydebank, he makes an emotional visit to the local pub where he used to play dominoes with his father and talks about some of the events that shaped his life. ![]() ![]() In the final programme of the series, it is Duncan Bannatyne's turn to open the door into his multi-millionaire world. Deborah's killer heels don't get in the way as she climbs aboard an HGV truck with another den investment, JPM Logistics, as they ferry topiary elephants around London and we're with recycling company ProWaste in the first few weeks and months of dealing with a dragon outside the Den. One of Deborah's most memorable investments, Sarah Lu and her You Doo Doll, has developed into a full range of products including a You Doo Dog. We also catch up with some of Deborah's Den investments and discover how the businesses are developing with a dragon on board. We find out from her husband Paul what he thinks of being married to a dragon discover what it's like being the only female dragon in an otherwise testosterone-fuelled den and hear from a former employee about how tough she was to work for. Having made her fortune in the leisure industry, Deborah's back at Butlins, the home of her first venture into entrepreneurialism: a bingo concession. How did they make their millions? And what are they really like?ĭeborah Meaden is next up in this five-part series profiling each of the current dragons. Series revealing the lives of the Dragons' Den dragons. ![]() Will his doggie treadmill earn him another fortune? How has Laban Roomes and his gold-plating business coped with James' attention to detail? And just four months on since shaking hands on the deal, has life changed for glamorous events company, D4M? We discover why his daughters cringe at some of his appearances in the Den and get a glimpse into the jet-setting lifestyle of a multimillionaire businessman as he breakfasts with his wife in Cannes, checks up on some business investments in Lahore and gets an update on his latest venture aboard his own luxury superyacht, specially designed to meet James's meticulous demands.Īs a private equity investor, James is a dragon both inside and outside the den and so as well as getting an insight into how he spends his millions, we also discover some of the secrets about how he made them, why he chose not to go into the family leather business and why he changed his name.įinally we discover what his rival dragon investors really think of him and how difficult it has been being the new boy also, we catch up with some of his most memorable investments. ![]() In this episode, we gain unprecedented access into the life of James Caan.
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