Dragons' Den: Series 22
Dragons' Den is a reality television business programme featuring budding entrepreneurs who get three minutes to pitch their business ideas to a panel of five wealthy investors, known as the Dragons, who are willing to invest their own cash. For season 22, the series features one of the largest deals ever in the Den, which is two hundred and fifty thousand pounds for one percent. Budding entrepreneurs continue to fac
Season 22 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Budding entrepreneurs get three minutes to pitch their business ideas.
- Entrepreneurs pitch to a panel of five wealthy investors known as the Dragons.
- The Dragons are multi-millionaires willing to invest their own cash.
- The series is a reality television business programme presented by Evan Davis.
Season overview
Dragons' Den is a reality television business programme featuring budding entrepreneurs who get three minutes to pitch their business ideas to a panel of five wealthy investors, known as the Dragons, who are willing to invest their own cash. For season 22, the series features one of the largest deals ever in the Den, which is two hundred and fifty thousand pounds for one percent. Budding entrepreneurs continue to face make or break time as they present their varying business ideas to the multi-millionaires, seeking finance from the five investors in the Den.
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.