The BEST episodes of Only Connect season 17

Every episode of Only Connect season 17, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Only Connect season 17!

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Patience and lateral thinking are also vital.

Last Updated: 10/8/2024Network: BBC TwoStatus: Continuing
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Data Wizards v Discotheques
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9.00
3 votes

#1 - Data Wizards v Discotheques

Season 17 - Episode 24 - Aired 12/20/2021

A team of computer science workers take on three disco fans in the last of the quarter-finals.

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9.00
4 votes

#2 - The Final

Season 17 - Episode 28 - Aired 1/24/2022

It’s the 400th episode and the series finale, with two teams battling it out to be named champions.

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Steelers v Discotheques
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9.00
2 votes

#3 - Steelers v Discotheques

Season 17 - Episode 20 - Aired 11/22/2021

Two teams who have won a game and lost a game return for a last chance to stay in the competition.

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Debuggers v Steelers
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8.67
3 votes

#4 - Debuggers v Steelers

Season 17 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/16/2021

A team of computer programmers take on three former Sheffield housemates.

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Ramblers v Woolgatherers
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8.67
3 votes

#5 - Ramblers v Woolgatherers

Season 17 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/23/2021

A team of walkers take on three knitters in this opening heat.

Debuggers v Discotheques
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8.67
3 votes

#6 - Debuggers v Discotheques

Season 17 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/20/2021

Godyn Family v Ramblers
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8.33
3 votes

#7 - Godyn Family v Ramblers

Season 17 - Episode 19 - Aired 11/15/2021

Two teams who’ve won a game and lost a game return for a last chance to stay in the competition.

Ramblers v Muppets
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8.33
3 votes

#8 - Ramblers v Muppets

Season 17 - Episode 23 - Aired 12/13/2021

A team of walkers take on three film fans in this quarter-final.

Scrubs v Librarians
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8.33
3 votes

#9 - Scrubs v Librarians

Season 17 - Episode 18 - Aired 11/8/2021

Two teams who have won a game and lost a game return for a last chance to stay in the competition.

Apollos v Jukeboxers
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8.33
3 votes

#10 - Apollos v Jukeboxers

Season 17 - Episode 17 - Aired 11/1/2021

Two teams who’ve won a game and lost a game return for a last chance to stay in the competition.

Ramblers v Data Wizards
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8.33
3 votes

#11 - Ramblers v Data Wizards

Season 17 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/25/2021

Golfers v Jukeboxers
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8.33
3 votes

#12 - Golfers v Jukeboxers

Season 17 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/11/2021

Librarians v Animal Lovers
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8.33
3 votes

#13 - Librarians v Animal Lovers

Season 17 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/4/2021

Godyn Family v Woolgatherers
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8.33
3 votes

#14 - Godyn Family v Woolgatherers

Season 17 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/27/2021

Two teams who lost their opening heats return for a last chance to stay in the competition. They’ll try to draw together the connections between things which seem utterly random at first glance.

Discotheques v Muppets
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8.33
3 votes

#15 - Discotheques v Muppets

Season 17 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/9/2021

A team of disco lovers take on three film fans in this opening heat.

Muppets v Steelers
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8.33
3 votes

#16 - Muppets v Steelers

Season 17 - Episode 15 - Aired 10/18/2021

Apollos v Animal Lovers
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8.00
1 votes

#17 - Apollos v Animal Lovers

Season 17 - Episode 21 - Aired 11/29/2021

A team of space enthusiasts take on three animal lovers in the first of the quarter-finals.

Semi-Final 1
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8.00
3 votes

#18 - Semi-Final 1

Season 17 - Episode 25 - Aired 1/3/2022

In the first of the semi-finals, two teams battle it out for a place in the series finale.

Godyn Family v Data Wizards
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8.00
3 votes

#19 - Godyn Family v Data Wizards

Season 17 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/30/2021

A family team takes on three data science workers in the last of the opening heats.

Golfers v Wildlifers
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8.00
3 votes

#20 - Golfers v Wildlifers

Season 17 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/2/2021

A team of golfers take on three wildlife lovers in this opening heat.

Scrubs v Librarians
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8.00
4 votes

#21 - Scrubs v Librarians

Season 17 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/12/2021

Three NHS medics take on a team of Librarians in the first episode of the series.

Third-Place Play-Off
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7.75
4 votes

#22 - Third-Place Play-Off

Season 17 - Episode 27 - Aired 1/17/2022

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the third-place play-off as two teams try to work out what comes next in this sequence: 12. Holbein, 13: Hat and 14: Paris.

Apollos v Jukeboxers
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7.50
2 votes

#23 - Apollos v Jukeboxers

Season 17 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/26/2021

Three space enthusiasts take on a team of music lovers in this opening heat.

Gamemakers v Scrubs
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7.50
2 votes

#24 - Gamemakers v Scrubs

Season 17 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/6/2021

Golfers v Scrubs
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7.50
4 votes

#25 - Golfers v Scrubs

Season 17 - Episode 22 - Aired 12/6/2021

A team of golfers face three NHS doctors in this quarter-final.