Only Connect: Series 18
Season 18 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 Only Connect Season 17.
- 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.
Episode Guide
Season 18 Progress Shield
Statisticals v Morporkians
Aug 29, 2022
Three data-lovers take on a team of Terry Pratchett fans in the opening heat of the series.
Jillies v Road Runners
Sep 5, 2022
Three Jilly Cooper fans face a team of road runners in another opening heat.
Peacocks v Mothers Ruined
Sep 12, 2022
Three followers of fashion take on a team comprising a mother, a daughter, the daughter’s cousin and the mother’s niece. No, the format hasn’t changed: that’s still only a team of
Cryptics v Strigiformes
Sep 19, 2022
Three puzzle fans compete against a team of mature students.
Cunning Planners v Seagulls
Sep 26, 2022
Three teachers from Brighton take on three Blackadder addicts in another opening heat.
Scrummagers v Crustaceans
Oct 10, 2022
One team are rugby supporters, and their opponents are admirers of crustaceans.
Croot Family v Irregulars
Oct 17, 2022
A family team take on three Sherlock Holmes aficionados.
Peacocks v Strigiformes
Nov 1, 2022
Two bird-named teams take part in an avian stand-off to establish a pecking order.
Scrummagers v Irregulars
Nov 15, 2022
In another knockout match, one of the teams works out what connects four clues after only seeing two of them: Narnian donkey and Edinburgh-based detective.
Morporkians vs Jillies
Nov 21, 2022
Three Pratchett people take on a team of Jilly Cooper aficionados.
Cunning Planners v Harlequins
Dec 5, 2022
Three sitcom fans take on a team with a passion for the performing arts.
Croot Family v Crustaceans
Dec 12, 2022
It could be covered with duct tape, rubbed with raw meat, have dandelion milk dripped on it, or be frozen. But why would anyone want to? Victoria is on hand to explain.
Strigiformes v Cryptics
Dec 19, 2022
Two returning teams fight for a place in the next round.
Statisticals v Morporkians
Jan 2, 2023
A rematch between two teams who met in a previous round.
Scrummagers v Croot Family
Jan 9, 2023
Two family teams battle it out to stay in the competition.
Jugadores v Cunning Planners
Jan 16, 2023 · 28 min
There’s a place in the next round on offer.
Jillies v Strigiformes
Jan 23, 2023 · 28 min
A semi-final place awaits one of the two returning teams.
Cunning Planners v Crustaceans
Feb 13, 2023
Six contestants in search of a semi-final place must deal with a series of tricky questions.
Strigiformes v Morporkians
Feb 20, 2023
It’s the first of the semi-finals, and the pressure is on.
Scrummagers v Crustaceans
Feb 27, 2023 · 28 min
It’s the second semi-final, but the series structure means the teams have met before.
Third Place Play-Off
Mar 6, 2023 · 28 min
The final can wait, because this episode is the third place play-off.
The Final
Mar 13, 2023
It’s the grand final, and Victoria and the teams are joined in the studio by two sparkling guests.