Siân G. Lloyd
Director
Only Connect (2008)
Series 17
The fiendishly difficult quiz show in which two teams of three contestants have to find the connection between seemingly unrelated clues, where patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge.
Released Sept. 15, 2008
Episode 29 min
None+
Genres: Game Show
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Production Companies: Presentable, RDF Television, Parasol Media, BBC
Network: BBC Four
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S17E1 - Scrubs v Librarians
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Three NHS medics take on a team of Librarians in the first episode of the series.
July 12, 2021, midnight
S17E2 - Gamemakers v Animal Lovers
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of gaming enthusiasts take on three animal lovers in this opening heat.
July 19, 2021, midnight
S17E3 - Apollos v Jukeboxers
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Three space enthusiasts take on a team of music lovers in this opening heat.
July 26, 2021, midnight
S17E4 - Golfers v Wildlifers
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of golfers take on three wildlife lovers in this opening heat.
Aug. 2, 2021, midnight
S17E5 - Discotheques v Muppets
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of disco lovers take on three film fans in this opening heat.
Aug. 9, 2021, midnight
S17E6 - Debuggers v Steelers
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of computer programmers take on three former Sheffield housemates.
Aug. 16, 2021, midnight
S17E7 - Ramblers v Woolgatherers
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of walkers take on three knitters in this opening heat.
Aug. 23, 2021, midnight
S17E8 - Godyn Family v Data Wizards
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A family team takes on three data science workers in the last of the opening heats.
Aug. 30, 2021, midnight
S17E9 - Gamemakers v Scrubs
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who lost their opening heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
Sept. 6, 2021, midnight
S17E10 - Apollos v Wildlifers
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who lost their opening heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
Sept. 13, 2021, midnight
S17E11 - Debuggers v Discotheques
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who lost their opening heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
Sept. 20, 2021, midnight
S17E12 - Godyn Family v Woolgatherers
Two teams who lost their opening heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition. They’ll try to draw together the connections between things which seem utterly random at first glance.
Sept. 27, 2021, midnight
S17E13 - Librarians v Animal Lovers
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who won their opening heats return for the next stage of the competition.
Oct. 4, 2021, midnight
S17E14 - Golfers v Jukeboxers
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who won their opening heats return for the next stage of the competition.
Oct. 11, 2021, midnight
S17E15 - Muppets v Steelers
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who won their opening heats return for the next stage of the competition.
Oct. 18, 2021, midnight
S17E16 - Ramblers v Data Wizards
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who won their opening heats return for the next stage of the competition.
Oct. 25, 2021, midnight
S17E17 - Apollos v Jukeboxers
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who’ve won a game and lost a game return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
Nov. 1, 2021, midnight
S17E18 - Scrubs v Librarians
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who have won a game and lost a game return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
Nov. 8, 2021, midnight
S17E19 - Godyn Family v Ramblers
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who’ve won a game and lost a game return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
Nov. 15, 2021, midnight
S17E20 - Steelers v Discotheques
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Two teams who have won a game and lost a game return for a last chance to stay in the competition.
Nov. 22, 2021, midnight
S17E21 - Apollos v Animal Lovers
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of space enthusiasts take on three animal lovers in the first of the quarter-finals.
Nov. 29, 2021, midnight
S17E22 - Golfers v Scrubs
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of golfers face three NHS doctors in this quarter-final.
Dec. 6, 2021, midnight
S17E23 - Ramblers v Muppets
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of walkers take on three film fans in this quarter-final.
Dec. 13, 2021, midnight
S17E24 - Data Wizards v Discotheques
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. A team of computer science workers take on three disco fans in the last of the quarter-finals.
Dec. 20, 2021, midnight
S17E25 - Semi-Final 1
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. In the first of the semi-finals, two teams battle it out for a place in the series finale.
Jan. 3, 2022, midnight
S17E26 - Semi-Final 2
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. It’s the last of the semi-finals, with two teams are battling it out for a place in the series finale.
Jan. 10, 2022, midnight
S17E27 - Third-Place Play-Off
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the third-place play-off as two teams try to work out what comes next in this sequence: 12. Holbein | 13: Hat | 14: Paris.
Jan. 17, 2022, midnight
S17E28 - The Final
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. It’s the 400th episode and the series finale, with two teams battling it out to be named champions.
Jan. 24, 2022, midnight
Network: BBC Four
Episode Runtime: 29 min.
Season Runtime: 13775 min.
Released: Sept. 15, 2008
Last Air Date: Dec. 15, 2025, midnight
Next Air Date: Dec. 22, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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