Only Connect
Series 21
202528 episodes
Episode 1
Whitley Baes v Caraxians
Jul 21, 202529m
A husband-wife-friend combo take on three fans of the films of Leos Carax.
Episode 2
Oh No They Didn't v Pear Trees
Jul 28, 202529m
Fans of Pantomime and Partridge battle it out.
Episode 3
Metrophiles v Grapevines
Aug 4, 202529m
Metro systems fascinate one team, while wine does it for the others.
Episode 4
5ks v Showstoppers
Aug 11, 202529m
One team regularly run five kilometres, while the other team prefer a short stroll to singalong nights in Cardiff pubs.
Episode 5
Scanners v Worker Bees
Aug 18, 202529m
One team is medical, while the other is Mancunian.
Episode 6
Pitchers v Benchwarmers
Aug 25, 202529m
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Episode 7
Jive Bunnies v Sorcerers
Sep 1, 202529m
Three keen ballroom dancers face a team of devoted Dungeons and Dragons players.
Episode 8
Doctors Matthews v Keyboard Worriers
Sep 8, 202529m
A family team of doctors takes on three keen pianists.
Episode 9
Pear Trees v Caraxians
Sep 15, 202529m
Two teams who lost their first-round match return – only one of them can go through to the next round.
Episode 10
5ks v Grapevines
Sep 22, 202529m
One of the contestants still bears a tortoise-related scar, while another was runner-up in a scarecrow competition.
Episode 11
Scanners v Benchwarmers
Sep 29, 202529m
TMDB rating 6.0TMDB
Episode 12
Jive Bunnies v Keyboard Worriers
Oct 6, 202529m
One of the returning teams faced a tie-break in their previous match.
Episode 13
Whitley Baes v Oh No They Didn't
Oct 14, 202529m
Neither team has lost a match so far – but that’s about to change.
Episode 14
Metrophiles v Showstoppers
Oct 20, 202529m
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Both teams won their opening heats, which means nobody goes home.
Episode 15
Pitchers v Worker Bees
Oct 27, 202529m
No elimination this time: the winners go through, but the losing team gets to play again later in the series.
Episode 16
Doctors Matthews v Sorcerers
Nov 3, 202529m
Episode 17
5ks v Showstoppers
Nov 10, 202529m
Episode 18
Pear Trees v Whitley Baes
Nov 17, 202529m
Episode 19
Keyboard Worriers v Sorcerers
Nov 24, 202529m
A place in the quarter-finals is at stake – one of the teams will have to leave the competition.
Episode 20
Benchwarmers v Worker Bees
Dec 1, 202529m
Another quarter-final place is on offer.
Episode 21
5Ks v Oh No They Didn't
Dec 8, 202529m
The semi-finals loom, and the questions are getting trickier.
Episode 22
Metrophiles v Whitley Baes
Dec 15, 202529m
Another place in the semi-finals is decided, and the questions are as demanding as ever.
Episode 23
Pitchers v Sorcerers
Dec 22, 202529m
Once again there’s a place in the semi-finals on offer, with two teams facing ever more testing questions.
Episode 24
Doctors Matthews v Worker Bees
Dec 29, 202529m
It’s nip and tuck and touch and go as another place in the semi-finals is decided.
Episode 25
Metrophiles v 5Ks
Jan 5, 202629m
It’s the first of the semi-finals – the questions are tough, but so are the teams.
Episode 26
Pitchers v Worker Bees
Jan 12, 202629m
These teams have met before, and revenge is in the air in this semi-final.
Episode 27
Third Place Play-Off
Jan 19, 202628m
It’s the third place play-off.
Episode 28
The Final
Jan 26, 202629m
After 28 weeks of brain-to-brain combat, it's the final at last.