Only Connect

- Season 17

(2021)

The seventeenth series of the fiendishly tricky game show kicks-off with a trio of National Health Service medics taking on a team of current and former employees of the City University of London Library.

A team of gaming enthusiasts take on three animal lovers in this the second heat of the opening round of this year's competition.

A team of space enthusiasts take on a trio of music lovers in this opening round contest of the fiendishly difficult game show that is all about finding the connections between things that seem random.

A team of golfers take on three wildlife lovers in the fourth of the opening heats of this year's competition.

A team of disco lovers take on three film fans in the fifth of the opening heats of the challenging game show.

In the sixth of the first round heats, a team of computer programmers take on three former Sheffield housemates.

The seventh of the first round heats sees a team of walkers take on a trio of knitters.

In the last of the opening heats, a family team take on a trio of data science workers for the chance to progress to the second round of competition.

These two teams lost their opening matches, now they face each other for a final chance to remain in the competition.

Two teams that lost their opening round contest return to face each other for a chance to remain in the competition as a team of space enthusiasts take on a trio of wildlife lovers.

The Debuggers, a team of computer programmers, lost their opening heat by the narrowest of margins - here they return to face a trio of disco lovers who also lost their opening match.

A family team take on a trio of knitters as two teams who lost their opening heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition.

Two teams who won their opening heats return to face each other in the first of the second round contests of the competition, as a team of librarians take on a trio of animal lovers.

A trio of golf players take on three music lovers, as two teams who won their opening matches meet in the second round of the competition.

Three film fans take on a team of former Sheffield housemates in this second round encounter, both these teams advanced to this stage by winning their opening matches.

Two teams who won their opening matches face each other in the second round as a team of walkers take on a trio of data science workers.

Two teams who've won a game and lost a game return for a last chance to stay in the competition as three space enthusiasts take on a trio of music lovers in a rematch from their earlier meeting.

Three NHS medics take on a team of Librarians as two teams who have won a game and lost a game return for a last chance to stay in the competition. This match is a repeat of the very first tie from this year's competition.

A family team take on a team of walkers as two teams who have won one and lost one match face each other in a final bid to stay in the competition.

Two teams who have each won a match and lost a match face each other as three former Sheffield housemates take on a trio of disco lovers for the chance to stay in the competition.

The first of this year's quarter-finals sees a team of space enthusiasts take on three animal lovers.

The second quarter-final tie sees a team of golfers take on a trio of National Health Service doctors.

The third quarter-final contest sees a team of walkers face three film fans for a place in the semi-finals.

The fourth and final quarter-final tie sees a team of computer science workers take on three disco fans for a place in the semi-finals.

Victoria Coren Mitchell is back in the host's chair for a one-off special as two favourite teams from previous series return for an evening of cheese, wine and Christmas quizzing as the Turophiles take on the Corkscrews.

Victoria Coren Mitchell is back in the host's chair for a one-off special as two teams from previous series - the Birdwatchers and the Beekeepers - return to go head to head.

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Series 15's champions, the 007s, take on Series 16's champions, the Puzzle Hunters, in a competition to be named Only Connect Champions of Champions.

Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the first of this series' semi-finals. A trio of golfers take on a team of animal lovers for a place in the series 17 finale.

Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the second semi-final of the game show. The Data Wizards take on The Ramblers for a place in the series final.

The two losing semi-finalists go head to head in the third place play-off as The Ramblers take on the Animal Lovers.

The Golfers and The Data Wizards have battled their way through to the final of the challenging game show, who will go on to lift the champions trophy?