Episodes
1. Whitley Baes v Caraxians
21 Jul 2025 · 29 min
A husband-wife-friend combo take on three fans of the films of Leos Carax.
2. Oh No They Didn't v Pear Trees
28 Jul 2025 · 29 min
Fans of Pantomime and Partridge battle it out.
3. Metrophiles v Grapevines
4 Aug 2025 · 29 min
Metro systems fascinate one team, while wine does it for the others.
4. 5ks v Showstoppers
11 Aug 2025 · 29 min
One team regularly run five kilometres, while the other team prefer a short stroll to singalong nights in Cardiff pubs.
5. Scanners v Worker Bees
18 Aug 2025 · 29 min
One team is medical, while the other is Mancunian.
6. Pitchers v Benchwarmers
25 Aug 2025 · 29 min · 7.0/10
7. Jive Bunnies v Sorcerers
1 Sept 2025 · 29 min
Three keen ballroom dancers face a team of devoted Dungeons and Dragons players.
8. Doctors Matthews v Keyboard Worriers
8 Sept 2025 · 29 min
A family team of doctors takes on three keen pianists.
9. Pear Trees v Caraxians
15 Sept 2025 · 29 min
Two teams who lost their first-round match return – only one of them can go through to the next round.
10. 5ks v Grapevines
22 Sept 2025 · 29 min
One of the contestants still bears a tortoise-related scar, while another was runner-up in a scarecrow competition.
11. Scanners v Benchwarmers
29 Sept 2025 · 29 min · 6.0/10
12. Jive Bunnies v Keyboard Worriers
6 Oct 2025 · 29 min
One of the returning teams faced a tie-break in their previous match.
13. Whitley Baes v Oh No They Didn't
14 Oct 2025 · 29 min
Neither team has lost a match so far – but that’s about to change.
14. Metrophiles v Showstoppers
20 Oct 2025 · 29 min · 7.0/10
Both teams won their opening heats, which means nobody goes home.
15. Pitchers v Worker Bees
27 Oct 2025 · 29 min
No elimination this time: the winners go through, but the losing team gets to play again later in the series.
16. Doctors Matthews v Sorcerers
3 Nov 2025 · 29 min
17. 5ks v Showstoppers
10 Nov 2025 · 29 min
18. Pear Trees v Whitley Baes
17 Nov 2025 · 29 min
19. Keyboard Worriers v Sorcerers
24 Nov 2025 · 29 min
A place in the quarter-finals is at stake – one of the teams will have to leave the competition.
20. Benchwarmers v Worker Bees
1 Dec 2025 · 29 min
Another quarter-final place is on offer.
21. 5Ks v Oh No They Didn't
8 Dec 2025 · 29 min
The semi-finals loom, and the questions are getting trickier.
22. Metrophiles v Whitley Baes
15 Dec 2025 · 29 min
Another place in the semi-finals is decided, and the questions are as demanding as ever.
23. Pitchers v Sorcerers
22 Dec 2025 · 29 min
Once again there’s a place in the semi-finals on offer, with two teams facing ever more testing questions.
24. Doctors Matthews v Worker Bees
29 Dec 2025 · 29 min
It’s nip and tuck and touch and go as another place in the semi-finals is decided.
25. Metrophiles v 5Ks
5 Jan 2026 · 29 min
It’s the first of the semi-finals – the questions are tough, but so are the teams.
26. Pitchers v Worker Bees
12 Jan 2026 · 29 min
These teams have met before, and revenge is in the air in this semi-final.
27. Third Place Play-Off
19 Jan 2026 · 28 min
It’s the third place play-off.
28. The Final
26 Jan 2026 · 29 min
After 28 weeks of brain-to-brain combat, it's the final at last.
Only Connect Series 21: quick answers
How many episodes are in Only Connect Series 21?
Series 21 of Only Connect has 28 episodes, about 14 hours in total.
When did Only Connect Series 21 come out?
Series 21 premiered on 21 Jul 2025.