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The Worst Episodes of Only Connect

Every episode of Only Connect ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Only Connect!

Worst episode
S3E10 Brasenose Postgrads v Hitchhikers
6.27 votes
Best episode
S3E1 Archers Admirers v Music Lovers
8.99 votes
Top season
Season 22
8.0avg
Binge time
9d 13h
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Only Connect Season 3 Episode 10 - Brasenose Postgrads v Hitchhikers
    6.2/10(7 votes)

    S3:E10

    In the second of the quarter-finals, three postgraduate students from Brasenose College, Oxford, pit their wits against a trio of Douglas Adams fans who call themselves the Hitchhikers, in honour of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Only Connect Season 15 Episode 2 - Gladiators v Lexplorers
    6.2/10(6 votes)

    S15:E2

    Three friends who holiday in Rome take on a trio of wordsmiths.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Only Connect Season 3 Episode 15 - Gamblers v Strategists
    6.4/10(7 votes)

    S3:E15

    In the series final, cunning and tactics combine with logic, recall, and tangential inspiration, as three committed Gamblers resist the temptation to take too many risks and the Strategists fight the impulse to err on the side of caution.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Only Connect Season 3 Episode 4 - Philosophers v Hitchhikers
    6.7/10(9 votes)

    S3:E4

    Three philosophy students pit their wisdom against a trio of Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy fans.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Only Connect Season 20 Episode 7 - Third Agers v Introverts
    6.9/10(11 votes)

    S20:E7

    Three self-professed introverts take on three representatives of the University of the Third Age.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 28 - The Final
    6.7/10(7 votes)

    S19:E28

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Only Connect Season 17 Episode 11 - Debuggers v Discotheques
    6.6/10(6 votes)

    S17:E11

    Two teams who lost their opening heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Only Connect Season 3 Episode 14 - Hitchhikers v Strategists
    6.8/10(8 votes)

    S3:E14

    In the second semi-final, three fans of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy lock horns with the cunning of the Strategists, a team bound by their love of obscure European board games.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 13 - Stitchers v Gunners
    7.0/10(10 votes)

    S19:E13

    It’s a ‘winner-winner’ game, so everyone survives to quiz another day.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Only Connect Season 18 Episode 2 - Jillies v Road Runners
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    S18:E2

    Three Jilly Cooper fans face a team of road runners in another opening heat.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Only Connect Season 18 Episode 3 - Peacocks v Mothers Ruined
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    S18:E3

    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 three.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 14 - Antiphons v Thrifters
    7.0/10(8 votes)

    S19:E14

    It's another ‘winner-winner’ heat, which means one team motors straight through to the next round, while the other has to take a more scenic route.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 1 - Cribbagers v Gunners
    7.1/10(10 votes)

    S19:E1

    In the opening heat, three keen cribbage players face a team of Arsenal supporters.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Only Connect Season 1 Episode 6 - Urban Cyclists v Country Walkers
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    S1:E6

    Three London-based cycling friends pit their wits against a team of Welsh ramblers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 7 - Mercians v Volunteers
    7.1/10(8 votes)

    S19:E7

    Three willing volunteers take on a team from the Midlands.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Only Connect Season 1 Episode 2 - Crossworders v Birkbeck Alumni
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    S1:E2

    Three crossword enthusiasts pits their wits against a team of alumni from Birkbeck College, London.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Only Connect Season 14 Episode 10 - Motorheads v Cartoonists
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    S14:E10

    Two teams of first-round losers return.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 23 - Also Rans v Video Nasties
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    S19:E23

    It’s a quarter-final, and the questions are getting trickier.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 16 - Mercians v Video Nasties
    7.2/10(9 votes)

    S19:E16

    The Mercians became the second highest scorers in the programme’s history in their last appearance: they finished with 36 points. But how will they do against the Video Nasties?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Only Connect Season 20 Episode 26 - Semi-Final - Tea Totallers v Crunchers
    7.2/10(9 votes)

    S20:E26

    The second semi-final.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Only Connect Season 21 Episode 28 - The Final
    7.0/10(5 votes)

    S21:E28

    After 28 weeks of brain-to-brain combat, it's the final at last.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Only Connect Season 1 Episode 1 - Lapsed Psychologists v Knitters
    7.2/10(8 votes)

    S1:E1

    A team of ex-psychology students take on three knitting enthusiasts.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 2 - Roadies v Stitchers
    7.3/10(11 votes)

    S19:E2

    Three rock music fans face a team of enthusiastic embroiderers in another first-round heat.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Only Connect Season 1 Episode 5 - Edinburgh Scrabblers v Solent Scrabblers
    7.2/10(7 votes)

    S1:E5

    Teams of scrabble enthusiasts from Scotland and the south of England take on each other.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Only Connect Season 17 Episode 14 - Golfers v Jukeboxers
    7.2/10(7 votes)

    S17:E14

    Two teams who won their opening heats return for the next stage of the competition.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Brasenose Postgrads v Hitchhikers" is the worst rated episode of Only Connect. It scored 6.2/10 from 7 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on March 8, 2010.

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