Episode guide
Only Connect: Series 18
28 episodes · premiered Aug 29, 2022
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- Episode 1: Statisticals v Morporkians Aug 29, 2022 Three data-lovers take on a team of Terry Pratchett fans in the opening heat of the series.
- Episode 2: Jillies v Road Runners Sep 5, 2022 Three Jilly Cooper fans face a team of road runners in another opening heat.
- Episode 3: Peacocks v Mothers Ruined Sep 12, 2022 Three followers of fashion take on a team comprising a mother, a daughter, the daughter’s cousin and the mother’s niece. No, the format hasn’t changed: that’s still only a team of three.
- Episode 4: Cryptics v Strigiformes Sep 19, 2022 Three puzzle fans compete against a team of mature students.
- Episode 5: Cunning Planners v Seagulls Sep 26, 2022 Three teachers from Brighton take on three Blackadder addicts in another opening heat.
- Episode 6: Jugadores v Harlequins Oct 3, 2022 · 28m There’s a former MP on one of the teams.
- Episode 7: Scrummagers v Crustaceans Oct 10, 2022 One team are rugby supporters, and their opponents are admirers of crustaceans.
- Episode 8: Croot Family v Irregulars Oct 17, 2022 A family team take on three Sherlock Holmes aficionados.
- Episode 9: Statisticals v Road Runners Oct 25, 2022 The series reaches the knock-out stage.
- Episode 10: Peacocks v Strigiformes Nov 1, 2022 Two bird-named teams take part in an avian stand-off to establish a pecking order.
- Episode 11: Jugadores v Seagulls Nov 8, 2022
- Episode 12: Scrummagers v Irregulars Nov 15, 2022 In another knockout match, one of the teams works out what connects four clues after only seeing two of them: Narnian donkey and Edinburgh-based detective.
- Episode 13: Morporkians vs Jillies Nov 21, 2022 Three Pratchett people take on a team of Jilly Cooper aficionados.
- Episode 14: Mothers Ruined v Cryptics Nov 28, 2022
- Episode 15: Cunning Planners v Harlequins Dec 5, 2022 Three sitcom fans take on a team with a passion for the performing arts.
- Episode 16: Croot Family v Crustaceans Dec 12, 2022 It could be covered with duct tape, rubbed with raw meat, have dandelion milk dripped on it, or be frozen. But why would anyone want to? Victoria is on hand to explain.
- Episode 17: Strigiformes v Cryptics Dec 19, 2022 Two returning teams fight for a place in the next round.
- Episode 18: Statisticals v Morporkians Jan 2, 2023 A rematch between two teams who met in a previous round.
- Episode 19: Scrummagers v Croot Family Jan 9, 2023 Two family teams battle it out to stay in the competition.
- Episode 20: Jugadores v Cunning Planners Jan 16, 2023 · 28m There’s a place in the next round on offer.
- Episode 21: Jillies v Strigiformes Jan 23, 2023 · 28m A semi-final place awaits one of the two returning teams.
- Episode 22: Mothers Ruined v Morporkians Jan 30, 2023
- Episode 23: Scrummagers v Harlequins Feb 6, 2023
- Episode 24: Cunning Planners v Crustaceans Feb 13, 2023 Six contestants in search of a semi-final place must deal with a series of tricky questions.
- Episode 25: Strigiformes v Morporkians Feb 20, 2023 It’s the first of the semi-finals, and the pressure is on.
- Episode 26: Scrummagers v Crustaceans Feb 27, 2023 · 28m It’s the second semi-final, but the series structure means the teams have met before.
- Episode 27: Third Place Play-Off Mar 6, 2023 · 28m The final can wait, because this episode is the third place play-off.
- Episode 28: The Final Mar 13, 2023 It’s the grand final, and Victoria and the teams are joined in the studio by two sparkling guests.