Only Connect: Series 22
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 Only Connect 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.
Episode Guide
Season 22 Progress Shield
Culture Club v Makeweights
Jul 13, 2026 · 28 min
Three rowers take on a team of microbiologists.
Two Hearts v Ad Astra
Jul 20, 2026 · 29 min
A team keen on science fiction take on three fans of science fact.
Sinistrals v Merseyside Eyes
Jul 27, 2026 · 28 min
It's Scotland versus Southport, with the teams clashing over fiendish questions.
Frenemies v Marvins
Aug 3, 2026 · 28 min
A line-up formed from the members of rival quiz teams takes on three Douglas Adams fans.
Double Features v Colonial Geese
Aug 10, 2026 · 28 min
Three Rocky Horror fans take on a team of New Zealanders.
Accrual World v Knitwits
Aug 17, 2026 · 28 min
Expect questions such as: what connects Gladiator Kim Betts, David Bowie, Pikachu and The Flash?
Six Sevens v Meat and Two Veg
Aug 24, 2026 · 28 min
Two vegans and a carnivore take on three teachers who are hoping to kill off an annoying classroom meme.
Creepy Crawleys v Risk Takers
Aug 31, 2026 · 28 min
There’s an EastEnders-style revelation as a family team face three former work colleagues.
Culture Club v Ad Astra
Sep 7, 2026 · 28 min
The microbiologists are back, this time facing a returning family of stargazers.
Marvins v Merseyside Eyes
Sep 14, 2026 · 28 min
Three fans of a paranoid android take on a team of Merseysiders.
Double Features v Accrual World
Sep 21, 2026 · 28 min
Six people return to battle it out for a place in the next round – and three of them are going home.
Six Sevens v Risk Takers
Sep 28, 2026 · 28 min
It's another knock-out round: two teams return to take on the task of finding the connection between such clues as rain in Botswana, lion in Romania, weight in Mexico and royal in
Two Hearts v Makeweights
Oct 5, 2026 · 29 min
Neither team is eliminated this time, and there’s some quality quizzing on display.