The BEST episodes of Only Connect season 5
Every episode of Only Connect season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Only Connect season 5!
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Patience and lateral thinking are also vital.
#1 - Social Networkers v Vegetarians
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/15/2011
A trio of social networkers who met online take on three committed vegetarians. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from the Barghest of Yorkshire to the Mail on Sunday's political column to Winston Churchill's depression to Gnasher.
#2 - Edwards Family v Inorganic Chemists
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/22/2011
A father, son and daughter-in-law square up to three postgraduate chemistry students from Oxford University. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from French nuclear tests in 1960 to the Krzysztof Kieslowski film trilogy to the Luxembourg flag to the Minis in The Italian Job.
#3 - Analysts v Editors
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/29/2011
A team of professional analysts with degrees in modern languages, English and maths pit their wits against a trio of editors who delight in their meticulous attention to detail. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from Ho to Beetlejuice to I Divorce You to White Rabbits.
#4 - Joggers v Technologists
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/5/2011
Three running enthusiasts play three colleagues from a creative engineering company
#5 - Fantasy Footballers v Antiquarians
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/12/2011
Three online football team managers take on a team who love historical things.
#6 - Listeners v Steel City Singers
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/19/2011
Three Listener crossword fans play a trio of choristers from Sheffield University.
#7 - Rowers v Linguists
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/26/2011
Three rowers play a trio of linguists.
#8 - Rock 'n' rollers v Trade Unionists
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/3/2011
Three aficionados of the Scottish rock music scene pit their wits against three members of an executive council trade union group. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from Isabelle Dinoire to Tycho Brahe to the Maid in the Garden to the Sphinx.
#9 - Social Networkers v Antiquarians
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/10/2011
Three online pals take on a trio of history buffs in the first of the quarter-finals. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from elephant to hippopotamus to Mississippi to one thousand
#10 - Rowers v Listeners
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/17/2011
A team of rowers encounter three fans of the Listener crossword in the second of the quarter-finals. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from Steiff to Veuve Clicquot to Deutsche Grammophon to Boddingtons.
#11 - Edwards Family v Trade Unionists
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/24/2011
A father, son and daughter-in-law pit their wits against three members of an executive council trade union group in the third of the quarter-finals. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from Little Venice to Silver to Christopher Columbus to The Equator.
#12 - Analysts v Technologists
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/31/2011
Three professional analysts square up to three colleagues at a creative engineering firm in the last of the quarter-finals. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from Private Wilhelm to Jelly Babies to Mandrakes to David Sutch.
#13 - Listeners v Antiquarians
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/7/2011
#14 - Analysts v Trade Unionists
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/21/2011
#15 - Listeners v Trade Unionists
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/28/2011