The BEST episodes of Only Connect season 6
Every episode of Only Connect season 6, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Only Connect season 6!
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. Patience and lateral thinking are also vital.
#1 - Joinees v Draughtsmen
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/27/2012
Three members of Danny Wallace's Join Me campaign pit their wits against three beer lovers. They compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. Connections include: Family planning, Nazi badge for political prisoners, England's oldest trademark and youth hostel.
#2 - TEFL Teachers v IT Specialists
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/3/2012
Three teachers square up to a team of IT specialists as they compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from Desert Attack to MI-5 to Clue to Murder in the Calais Coach.
#3 - Footballers v Second Violinists
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/10/2012
A trio of footballers pit their wits against three orchestral players as they compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from True Lies to Three Men and a Baby to Sommersby to The Birdcage.
#4 - Wordsmiths v Educators
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/17/2012
Three writers face three high school teachers as they compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random, from manufacturing gunpowder to Roman mouthwash to thickening wool to marking territory.
#5 - Trenchermen v Numerists
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/24/2012
Three friends who share hearty appetites take on a trio of young mathematicians, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria if you want to know what connects a heart, the Once and Future King, post-war Berlin and this question.
#6 - Wintonians v Quitters
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/1/2012
Three friends from Winchester pit their wits against a team who have all recently quit smoking, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren if you want to know what connects Estee Lauder, Frida Kahlo, Dorothy Parker and Elizabeth Taylor.
#7 - Scribes v Ciphers
Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/8/2012
Three professional writers take on a trio of friends united by their love of codes and puzzles, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria if you want to know what connects Holly Golightly's flatmate, avian resident of Hundred Acre Wood, Columbo's basset hound and knitted sidekick of Johnny Vegas.
#8 - Accountants v Cinephiles
Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/15/2012
Three colleagues in an accountancy firm pit their wits against a team of cinema lovers, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren if you want to know what connects Touched by Death, electrocuted by hospital generator, squashed by cartload of underpants and shot by Mr Garrison.
#9 - Draughtsmen v Numerists
Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/22/2012
Three beer drinkers take on a trio of mathematicians in the first of the quarter-finals, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren if you want to know what connects Chichester's round the world yacht, Nicholas Breakspear, Henry Bolingbroke and Star Wars: A New Hope.
#10 - Footballers v Cinephiles
Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/29/2012
A team of committed football fans encounters three film lovers in the second of the quarter-finals, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria if you want to know what connects sachertorte, valrhona chocolate, custard cream biscuits and polo mints.
#11 - Teachers v Scribes
Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/5/2012
Three teachers encounter a trio of writers in the third of the quarter-finals, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren if you want to know what connects Sara Lee, Brita, Wendy's and Lily O'Brien's.
#12 - Wintonians v Wordsmiths
Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/19/2012
Quiz show presented by Victoria Coren in which knowledge will only take you so far, as patience and lateral thinking are also vital. Three friends from Winchester square up to a team united by their passion for reading and writing in this quarter-final, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria if you want to know what connects the 69th Infantry Regiment, Münchner Kindl, Serjeant-at-Arms and the Greek Olympic team.
#13 - Footballers v Draughtsmen
Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/26/2012
In the first of the semi-finals three football fans take on a trio of beer enthusiasts, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren if you want to know what connects Hercule Poirot 06/08/1975, Tour de France 26/07/2007, Captain Birdseye 07/06/1971 and English cricket 02/09/1882.
#14 - Scribes v Wordsmiths
Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/3/2012
In the second of the semi-finals, a trio of scribes and three wordsmiths fight it out for a place in the series finale, competing to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren if you want to know what connects Yesterday, sewing machine, benzene ring and Kubla Khan.
#15 - Footballers v Wordsmiths
Season 6 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/10/2012
In the play-off for third place, a trio of football fans and three writers compete to draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren if you want to know what connects Jed Clampett: 9.5, Artemis Fowl II: 13.5, Scrooge McDuck: 44.1 and Rich Uncle Pennybags: 2.6.
#16 - Scribes v Draughtsmen
Season 6 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/17/2012
In the series final and the 100th episode, three writers square up to a trio of beer lovers for the right to be named Series 6 champions. They must draw together the connections between things which, at first glance, seem utterly random. So join Victoria Coren if you want to know what connects Marty Feldman's last film, captain of Queen Anne's Revenge, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick and wife-murdering Perrault character.