Siân G. Lloyd
Director
Only Connect (2008)
Series 6
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 30 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
S6E1 - Joinees v Draughtsmen
Members of Danny Wallace's Join Me campaign pit their wits against three beer lovers.
Aug. 27, 2012, midnight
S6E2 - TEFL Teachers v IT Specialists
Teams try to connect Desert Attack to MI-5 to Clue to Murder in the Calais Coach.
Sept. 3, 2012, midnight
S6E3 - Footballers v Second Violinists
A trio of footballers pit their wits against three orchestral players.
Sept. 10, 2012, midnight
S6E4 - Wordsmiths v Educators
A trio of writers pit their wits against three high school teachers.
Sept. 17, 2012, midnight
S6E5 - Trenchermen v Numerists
Three friends who share hearty appetites take on a trio of young mathematicians.
Sept. 24, 2012, midnight
S6E6 - Wintonians v Quitters
Three Winchester friends pit their wits against a team who have all recently quit smoking.
Oct. 1, 2012, midnight
S6E7 - Scribes v Ciphers
Three professional writers compete against on a trio of friends united by their love of codes and puzzles this week.
Oct. 8, 2012, midnight
S6E8 - Accountants v Cinephiles
Three colleagues in an accountancy firm pit their wits against a team of cinema lovers, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren if you want to know what connects Touched by Death, electrocuted by hospital generator, squashed by cartload of underpants and shot by Mr Garrison.
Oct. 15, 2012, midnight
S6E9 - Draughtsmen v Numerists
Three beer drinkers take on a trio of mathematicians in the first of the quarter-finals, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren if you want to know what connects Chichester's round the world yacht, Nicholas Breakspear, Henry Bolingbroke and Star Wars: A New Hope.
Oct. 22, 2012, midnight
S6E10 - Footballers v Cinephiles
A team of committed football fans encounters three film lovers in the second of the quarter-finals, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria if you want to know what connects sachertorte, valrhona chocolate, custard cream biscuits and polo mints.
Oct. 29, 2012, midnight
S6E11 - Teachers v Scribes
Three teachers encounter a trio of writers in the third of the quarter-finals, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren if you want to know what connects Sara Lee, Brita, Wendy's and Lily O'Brien's.
Nov. 5, 2012, midnight
S6E12 - Wintonians v Wordsmiths
Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital. Three friends from Winchester square up to a team united by their passion for reading and writing in this quarter-final, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria if you want to know what connects the 69th Infantry Regiment, Münchner Kindl, Serjeant-at-Arms and the Greek Olympic team.
Nov. 19, 2012, midnight
S6E13 - Footballers v Draughtsmen
In the first of the semi-finals three football fans take on a trio of beer enthusiasts, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren if you want to know what connects Hercule Poirot 06/08/1975, Tour de France 26/07/2007, Captain Birdseye 07/06/1971 and English cricket 02/09/1882.
Nov. 26, 2012, midnight
S6E14 - Scribes v Wordsmiths
In the second of the semi-finals, a trio of scribes and three wordsmiths fight it out for a place in the series finale, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren if you want to know what connects Yesterday, sewing machine, benzene ring and Kubla Khan.
Dec. 3, 2012, midnight
S6E15 - Footballers v Wordsmiths
In the play-off for third place, a trio of football fans and three writers compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren if you want to know what connects Jed Clampett: 9.5, Artemis Fowl II: 13.5, Scrooge McDuck: 44.1 and Rich Uncle Pennybags: 2.6.
Dec. 10, 2012, midnight
S6E16 - Scribes v Draughtsmen
In the series final and the 100th episode, three writers square up to a trio of beer lovers for the right to be named Series 6 champions. They must draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren if you want to know what connects Marty Feldman's last film, captain of Queen Anne's Revenge, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick and wife-murdering Perrault character.
Dec. 17, 2012, midnight
Network: BBC Four
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 13890 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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