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28 episodes

Only Connect - Series 21

First aired Jul 21, 2025Season 21

Browse all 28 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

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Episode 1

Whitley Baes v Caraxians

NR
Jul 21, 202529 min

A husband-wife-friend combo take on three fans of the films of Leos Carax.

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Episode 2

Oh No They Didn't v Pear Trees

NR
Jul 28, 202529 min

Fans of Pantomime and Partridge battle it out.

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Episode 3

Metrophiles v Grapevines

NR
Aug 4, 202529 min

Metro systems fascinate one team, while wine does it for the others.

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Episode 4

5ks v Showstoppers

NR
Aug 11, 202529 min

One team regularly run five kilometres, while the other team prefer a short stroll to singalong nights in Cardiff pubs.

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Episode 5

Scanners v Worker Bees

NR
Aug 18, 202529 min

One team is medical, while the other is Mancunian.

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Episode 6

Pitchers v Benchwarmers

7.0
Aug 25, 202529 min1 votes

TMDB has not published a written overview for this episode yet.

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Episode 7

Jive Bunnies v Sorcerers

NR
Sep 1, 202529 min

Three keen ballroom dancers face a team of devoted Dungeons and Dragons players.

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Episode 8

Doctors Matthews v Keyboard Worriers

NR
Sep 8, 202529 min

A family team of doctors takes on three keen pianists.

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Episode 9

Pear Trees v Caraxians

NR
Sep 15, 202529 min

Two teams who lost their first-round match return – only one of them can go through to the next round.

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Episode 10

5ks v Grapevines

NR
Sep 22, 202529 min

One of the contestants still bears a tortoise-related scar, while another was runner-up in a scarecrow competition.

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Episode 11

Scanners v Benchwarmers

6.0
Sep 29, 202529 min1 votes

TMDB has not published a written overview for this episode yet.

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Episode 12

Jive Bunnies v Keyboard Worriers

NR
Oct 6, 202529 min

One of the returning teams faced a tie-break in their previous match.

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Episode 13

Whitley Baes v Oh No They Didn't

NR
Oct 14, 202529 min

Neither team has lost a match so far – but that’s about to change.

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Episode 14

Metrophiles v Showstoppers

7.0
Oct 20, 202529 min1 votes

Both teams won their opening heats, which means nobody goes home.

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Episode 15

Pitchers v Worker Bees

NR
Oct 27, 202529 min

No elimination this time: the winners go through, but the losing team gets to play again later in the series.

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Episode 16

Doctors Matthews v Sorcerers

NR
Nov 3, 202529 min

TMDB has not published a written overview for this episode yet.

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Episode 17

5ks v Showstoppers

NR
Nov 10, 202529 min

TMDB has not published a written overview for this episode yet.

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Episode 18

Pear Trees v Whitley Baes

NR
Nov 17, 202529 min

TMDB has not published a written overview for this episode yet.

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Episode 19

Keyboard Worriers v Sorcerers

NR
Nov 24, 202529 min

A place in the quarter-finals is at stake – one of the teams will have to leave the competition.

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Episode 20

Benchwarmers v Worker Bees

NR
Dec 1, 202529 min

Another quarter-final place is on offer.

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Episode 21

5Ks v Oh No They Didn't

NR
Dec 8, 202529 min

The semi-finals loom, and the questions are getting trickier.

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Episode 22

Metrophiles v Whitley Baes

NR
Dec 15, 202529 min

Another place in the semi-finals is decided, and the questions are as demanding as ever.

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Episode 23

Pitchers v Sorcerers

NR
Dec 22, 202529 min

Once again there’s a place in the semi-finals on offer, with two teams facing ever more testing questions.

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Episode 24

Doctors Matthews v Worker Bees

NR
Dec 29, 202529 min

It’s nip and tuck and touch and go as another place in the semi-finals is decided.

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Episode 25

Metrophiles v 5Ks

NR
Jan 5, 202629 min

It’s the first of the semi-finals – the questions are tough, but so are the teams.

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Episode 26

Pitchers v Worker Bees

NR
Jan 12, 202629 min

These teams have met before, and revenge is in the air in this semi-final.

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Episode 27

Third Place Play-Off

NR
Jan 19, 202628 min

It’s the third place play-off.

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Episode 28

The Final

NR
Jan 26, 202629 min

After 28 weeks of brain-to-brain combat, it's the final at last.

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