Dragons' Den: Series 22
Features one of the largest deals ever in the Den; £250,000 for 1%
Season 22 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Dragons' Den Season 21.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season overview
Features one of the largest deals ever in the Den; £250,000 for 1%
Episode Guide
Season 22 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Jan 9, 2025 · 59 min
Dragons’ Den returns with an exciting new line-up of celebrity guests. Joe Wicks joins Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Sara Davies, Steven Bartlett and Touker Suleyman.
Episode 2
Jan 16, 2025 · 58 min
The pitches include an accessibility app and a pizza business. A couple hope their AI video-editing software makes the cut, and a football fan hopes to score with his subscription
Episode 3
Jan 23, 2025 · 59 min
A Ukrainian entrepreneur presents her fashion business, cafe owners serve up bubble tea, an entrepreneur pitches a doggie swimming franchise, and a designer demonstrates his bathro
Episode 4
Jan 30, 2025 · 60 min
Fashion expert, TV presenter and entrepreneur Trinny Woodall aims to add new investments to her portfolio as she joins the ferocious five.
Episode 5
Feb 6, 2025 · 60 min
A dog-loving duo with their plant-based pet food, an instant coffee entrepreneur, a bee-loving business and a husband and wife with a bidet innovation hope to secure investments fr
Episode 6
Feb 13, 2025 · 58 min
The pitches to the Dragons in this episode include a new way to buy crisps, pre-packaged flowerbeds, a solution to our umbrella dilemmas and a dessert-inspired cocktail bar.
Episode 7
Feb 20, 2025 · 58 min
Brothers hope their range of sauces won’t rub the Dragons the wrong way, a graduate brings her automatic cooling device, and a Welsh entrepreneur pitches his innovative bike storag
Episode 8
Feb 27, 2025 · 59 min
The pitches in the Den in this episode are hair towels, an eco-conscious soap dispenser innovation, anaphylaxis kits and an inclusive make-up range.
Episode 9
Jul 31, 2025 · 60 min
The business idea aiming for investment from the Dragons are reusable tins inspired by India, neurodivergent T-shirts, luxury skincare without the high price tag, and a virtual gif
Episode 10
Oct 2, 2025 · 60 min
Dragons’ Den continues as a new group of entrepreneurs attempt to impress five of the brightest business brains in the country - Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman, Sara
Episode 11
Oct 9, 2025 · 59 min
A prehistoric pitch for educational dinosaurs, business partners with nutritional yeast, an outdoor fitness venture and an app to empower women returning to work.
Episode 12
Oct 16, 2025 · 59 min
The ideas seeking the Dragons' investment are a headwear brand that trades brollies for bonnets, food-and-drink hampers for every occasion, a mobile grave-tending service and salon
Episode 13
Oct 23, 2025 · 59 min
The pitches are a high-impact events business, natural tattoo aftercare, a platform that turns screen time into learning time and a safety-first flat-sharing app.
Episode 14
Oct 30, 2025 · 60 min
The pitches for the Dragons' investment are a range of inclusive dancewear, a clever fix for lost tape, a purpose-driven mobile network and an accessibility-focused app.