Episode guide
Only Connect: Series 18
28 episodes · first aired Aug 29, 2022
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- 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.
- 2 Jillies v Road Runners Sep 5, 2022 Three Jilly Cooper fans face a team of road runners in another opening heat.
- 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.
- 4 Cryptics v Strigiformes Sep 19, 2022 Three puzzle fans compete against a team of mature students.
- 5 Cunning Planners v Seagulls Sep 26, 2022 Three teachers from Brighton take on three Blackadder addicts in another opening heat.
- 6 Jugadores v Harlequins Oct 3, 2022 · 28m There’s a former MP on one of the teams.
- 7 Scrummagers v Crustaceans Oct 10, 2022 One team are rugby supporters, and their opponents are admirers of crustaceans.
- 8 Croot Family v Irregulars Oct 17, 2022 A family team take on three Sherlock Holmes aficionados.
- 9 Statisticals v Road Runners Oct 25, 2022 The series reaches the knock-out stage.
- 10 Peacocks v Strigiformes Nov 1, 2022 Two bird-named teams take part in an avian stand-off to establish a pecking order.
- 11 Jugadores v Seagulls Nov 8, 2022
- 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.
- 13 Morporkians vs Jillies Nov 21, 2022 Three Pratchett people take on a team of Jilly Cooper aficionados.
- 14 Mothers Ruined v Cryptics Nov 28, 2022
- 15 Cunning Planners v Harlequins Dec 5, 2022 Three sitcom fans take on a team with a passion for the performing arts.
- 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.
- 17 Strigiformes v Cryptics Dec 19, 2022 Two returning teams fight for a place in the next round.
- 18 Statisticals v Morporkians Jan 2, 2023 A rematch between two teams who met in a previous round.
- 19 Scrummagers v Croot Family Jan 9, 2023 Two family teams battle it out to stay in the competition.
- 20 Jugadores v Cunning Planners Jan 16, 2023 · 28m There’s a place in the next round on offer.
- 21 Jillies v Strigiformes Jan 23, 2023 · 28m A semi-final place awaits one of the two returning teams.
- 22 Mothers Ruined v Morporkians Jan 30, 2023
- 23 Scrummagers v Harlequins Feb 6, 2023
- 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.
- 25 Strigiformes v Morporkians Feb 20, 2023 It’s the first of the semi-finals, and the pressure is on.
- 26 Scrummagers v Crustaceans Feb 27, 2023 · 28m It’s the second semi-final, but the series structure means the teams have met before.
- 27 Third Place Play-Off Mar 6, 2023 · 28m The final can wait, because this episode is the third place play-off.
- 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.