Episode 1
Millionaire investor James Caan joins Deborah Meaden, Duncan Bannatyne, Theo Paphitis and Peter Jones in the line up. They have the power to make or break the business dreams of entrepreneurs, all in need of cash backing to get their businesses off the ground.
Opportunities facing the fearsome Dragons include a while-u-wait gold plating service, a Cornish music festival, dried fruit and meat snacks, a celebrity look-a-like business for hen parties and many more.
Episode 2
Hair colour technician, Shaun Pulfrey, pitches for investment in his Tangle Teezer, a unique device to de-tangle wet or dry hair. Polly Marsh and Helen Wooldridge pitch their Cuddledry apron-style bath towel which is designed to make bath times easier for parents with little babies.Episode 3
Opportunities facing the fearsome Dragons in this episode include a brush specifically designed to take the tangle out of knotted hair, a portable shower head holder for travellers and a cushion-and-shade device that helps sunbathers keep their face out of the sun.
But who will get an investment and who will leave the den with their business dreams in tatters?Episode 4
The Dragons meets a female fantasy writer, with dreams of turning her debut goblin adventure novel into a blockbuster movie. But do they think she has a Hollywood hit on her hands? Also, a young entrepreneur, who makes furniture from abandoned shopping trolleys and other recycled goods, brings in a novel idea for helping to recycle plastic bags.Episode 5
A first in the den, the dragons are faced with a high tech 3D-animated creature pitching for investment in his new entertainment technology company. Plus, a serial drinks inventor has concocted a new cream liqueur but is it sweet enough to tempt the taste buds of our dragons?Episode 6
The Dragons meets a high flying investment banker who's given it all up to create a new range of clothes designed to stimulate babies. Other pitches include a revolutionary shower system for preventing legionnaires' disease in hospitals and other public places and a new movie-inspired musical extravaganza.Episode 7
Up for consideration this time are a jogging machine for dogs, an opportunity to invest in an underwater theme park and a female only company offering DIY help in the home.Episode 8
The dragons are offered the chance to invest in a jewellery range exclusively designed for singletons to wear to signal to others that they're looking for love.
Plus, a revolutionary new light bulb fitting that replaces screw threads and bayonets with magnets and an innovative Olympic saddle pad to provide extra comfort to both rider and horse.Episode 9
Will the Dragons invest in the Tidy Tree Sack - a sack with string-ties at both ends to help you dispose of your Christmas tree without making a mess?
Or how about a selection of board games - from the risqué 'love unzipped' game for grown-up, to a new general knowledge quiz who's inventors hope to rival Trivial Pursuits?
Let the pitches begin.Episode 10
Never mind how you would survive Christmas, how would you survive the Den?
This Christmas special revels in the very best of all five series of Dragons' Den. Evan Davis provides the 10 Rules for Success as the show re-lives the very best and the very worst moments in the Den.