About this season
Players from all walks of life will compete to win up to £50,000. All living in one modern block but separately in individual apartments, the players will never come face-to.face, and can only interact with one another through an specially-designed app called The Circle.
Episodes (21)
1. Episode 1
Aired 16 March 2021 • 45 min
The game begins as nine new players enter their brand-new luxury apartments, but one won't be staying for long... or will they!? And Emma Willis delivers a huge twist.
2. Episode 2
Aired 17 March 2021 • 45 min
One player is 'cloned' and it's a race against the clock to prove their identity. The players break the ice and a party brings them all together.
3. Episode 3
Aired 18 March 2021 • 45 min
The players each give their second set of ratings - who will become an Influencer and who will be blocked from The Circle?
4. Episode 4
Aired 19 March 2021 • 45 min
Friendships are solidified and a player reveals an emotional story. Meanwhile, Emma Willis enters The Circle and the players must decide which Clone to block.
5. Episode 5
Aired 21 March 2021 • 45 min
As the players recover from the second blocking, two new catfish join The Circle. Emotions run high for one player, and love is in the air as the players get their flirt on.
6. Episode 6
Aired 22 March 2021 • 45 min
Suspicions run high and 'The Catfish Hunters' are formed. And as a result of losing a game, one player must become The Circle Assassin...
7. Episode 7
Aired 23 March 2021 • 45 min
The stakes have never been higher, is it mission accomplished for the Assassin?
8. Episode 8
Aired 24 March 2021 • 45 min
The Assassin's mission is revealed and one player's feelings for another grow stronger.
9. Episode 9
Aired 25 March 2021 • 45 min
Tensions rise as the painting challenge causes a stir, a friendship suffers a blow and it's ratings time for the players.
10. Episode 10
Aired 26 March 2021 • 45 min
Two players become agony aunts, Emma Willis delivers a major announcement, and the players decide who is next to be blocked from The Circle.
11. Episode 11
Aired 29 March 2021 • 45 min
There's a shock revelation as a catfish confesses. Meanwhile, two new players enter The Circle and have a big decision to make.
12. Episode 12
Aired 30 March 2021 • 45 min
One player ups their game plan, the new players pick an Influencer and it's the toughest Influencer chat yet, as the players decide where their allegiances lie...
13. Episode 13
Aired 31 March 2021 • 45 min
A shock block leads to a tense meet. Meanwhile, one catfish feels the guilt as they take their relationship with another player to the next level.
14. Episode 14
Aired 1 April 2021 • 45 min
It's all change in The Circle after a game makes everyone reconsider their allegiances. And it's ratings time, as one more player is blocked.
15. Episode 15
Aired 2 April 2021 • 45 min
Tensions are high and cracks begin to form. Players are treated to a game of bingo, and someone has a cunning plan...
16. Episode 16
Aired 4 April 2021 • 45 min
A player comes clean about their true thoughts during a game, and a shock twist means the Influencers are faced with a huge dilemma.
17. Episode 17
Aired 5 April 2021 • 45 min
Two new players join The Circle, on a mission to stir things up.
18. Episode 18
Aired 6 April 2021 • 45 min
The truth comes out in a game of 'Ask me Anything' and a relationship is tested, as the two Influencers make a tough decision.
19. Episode 19
Aired 7 April 2021 • 45 min
The players have winning on their minds, as the final is almost in their sights. And strategies and gameplay get taken to the next level.
20. Episode 20
Aired 8 April 2021 • 45 min
Tensions rise between two players, and a sole Influencer must block the final person from The Circle... face to face.
21. Episode 21
Aired 9 April 2021 • 45 min
The players' true identities are finally revealed at a tense dinner, and Emma Willis crowns the winner of The Circle.