The Only Way Is Essex
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The Only Way Is Essex

4.4 /10 24 votes
October 10, 2010 36 Seasons 429 Episodes 60 min Returning Series TV-MA

Overview

Part soap opera, part reality show, TOWIE follows the lives, loves and scandals of a group of real-life Essex guys and girls. Cameras capture the happenings at all kinds of glamorous locations as the cast meet up in nail bars, nightclubs and salons. Each episode features action filmed just a few days previously.

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

Season 1

2010 12 Episodes

The first series of The Only Way Is Essex, a British semi-reality television programme, began airing on 10 October 2010 on ITV2. The series concluded on 10 November 2010 after 10 episodes. A Christmas special aired on 24 December 2010 and is included on the Series 1 DVD.

Season 2

Season 2

2011 14 Episodes

The second series of The Only Way Is Essex, a British semi-reality television programme, began airing on 20 March 2011 on ITV2. The series concluded on 4 May 2011 and consisted of 14 episodes. This was the final series to feature Amy Childs.

Season 3

Season 3

2011 14 Episodes

The third series of The Only Way Is Essex, a British semi-reality television programme, began airing on 25 September 2011 on ITV2. The series concluded on 9 November 2011 after 14 episodes. A Christmas Special aired on 20 December 2011 and is included on the Series 3 DVD. This series marked the departures original cast members Kirk Norcross, Mark Wright, Harry Derbridge and Maria Fowler.

Season 4

2012 10 Episodes

The fourth series of The Only Way Is Essex, a British semi-reality television programme, began airing on 29 January 2012 on ITV2. also new characters are: Property Developer Georgina Dorsett, James ' Diags' Bennewith, Tom Kilbey and Ricky Rayment. Gemma Collins, Chloe Sims, Lauren Pope, Mario Falcone and Lucy Mecklenburgh were all promoted to the main cast from the 2011 Christmas Special, replacing Mark Wright, Kirk Norcross and Harry Derbidge. Georgio and Dino Georgiades returned for the fourth series after speculation they had been axed alongside Mick Norcross who will return for the first time without his son Kirk Norcross. The fourth series only consisted of 10 episodes concluding on 29 February. The series focused primarily on the relationships of Mario Falcone and Lucy Mecklenburgh, James "Arg" Argent and Lydia Bright, and focused greatly on newcomers Georgina Dorsett and Ricky Rayment, while continuing the format of the previous series. This was also the first series where the opening scenes changed to include silhouettes of the current characters, with the themetune playing on the background.

Season 5

2012 10 Episodes

The fifth series of The Only Way Is Essex, a British semi-reality television programme, began airing on 15 April 2012 on ITV2. Lauren Goodger appeared in the first 5 episodes before being suspended from the show, she returned in episode 9. The series concluded on 27 May 2012 after 10 episodes. An hour long special following the cast in Marbella aired on 13 June.

Season 6

2012 10 Episodes

The sixth series of The Only Way Is Essex, a British semi-reality television programme, began airing on 22 July 2012 on ITV2. The series concluded on 22 August 2012 after 10 episodes. This series marks the departure of original cast member Lauren Goodger, making her final appearance in the series finale. Former cast member Mark Wright, who last appeared in Series 3, made a cameo in this series eighth episode, but did not have a speaking part in the episode.

Season 7

2012 10 Episodes

The seventh series of The Only Way Is Essex, a British semi-reality television programme, began airing on 30 September 2012 on ITV2. The series concluded after 10 episodes. Series 7 marked the first series not to feature original cast member Lauren Goodger, after her departure from the series in August 2012. It was confirmed that for the first time the entire cast from the previous series would all be returning. In the first episode original cast member Kirk Norcross who appeared in the first three series made a return. Tom Fletcher from the band McFly appeared in episode 4. The series concluded on 31 October and was the fourth and final series to air in 2012. It was announced on 13 November 2012 that three festive specials would air in December 2012, with one episode being broadcast live. The festive specials concluded on 19 December. On 14 December it was confirmed that Mark Wright would make a cameo appearance in the 2012 Christmas special, making it his second return to the show briefly appearing in one episode in series 6. On 19 December Lydia Bright confirmed she would be departing from the series and made her final appearance in the Christmas special. Episode 11 and the TOWIE Live episodes do not appear on the series 7 DVD for unknown reasons although the 2012 Christmas special appears.

Season 8

2013 12 Episodes

The eighth series of The Only Way Is Essex, a British semi-reality television programme, began airing on 24 February 2013 on ITV2. The series consisted of 12 episodes. Series 8 marked the first series not to feature Lydia Bright, after her departure from the series in December 2012. The series also saw the departure of numerous supporting cast members and introduced new supporting cast members. On 7 March 2013, Mecklenburgh confirmed via her Twitter account that Amy and Sally Broadbent had been used by the show and had been dropped from the cast.On 8 March 2013 Mick Norcross who has appeared from the second series announced his departure from the show. This series also saw the departure of Kirk Norcross for the second time after announcing on Twitter that he had quit the show on 21 March 2013. Cast member Debbie Douglas also announced her departure from the show via Twitter on 29 March 2013.

Season 9

2013 12 Episodes

Season 10

2013 12 Episodes

Season 11

2014 12 Episodes

Season 12

2014 12 Episodes

Season 13

2014 11 Episodes

Season 14

2015 13 Episodes

Season 15

2015 12 Episodes

Season 16

2015 12 Episodes

Season 17

2016 14 Episodes
Season 18

Season 18

2016 10 Episodes

Season 19

2016 12 Episodes
Season 20

Season 20

2017 18 Episodes

Season 21

2017 18 Episodes

Season 22

2018 10 Episodes

Season 23

2018 11 Episodes

Season 24

2019 11 Episodes

Season 25

2019 11 Episodes

The Only Way Is Essex is a reality series which follows some people living in Essex, including a club promoter, a would-be model, a member of a girl band and two bar workers. Each episode features action filmed just a few days previously.

Season 26

2020 18 Episodes

Season 27

2021 11 Episodes

Season 28

2021 10 Episodes

Season 29

2022 11 Episodes

Season 30

2023 10 Episodes

Season 31

2023 11 Episodes

Season 32

2024 11 Episodes
Season 33

Season 33

2024 12 Episodes
Season 34

Season 34

2025 11 Episodes

Season 35

2025 13 Episodes

Season 36

2026 12 Episodes

Key Information

Created By Ruth Wrigley, Tony Wood
Network ITV2
Type Reality
Rating 4.4/10
Language EN
Country United Kingdom

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Cast & Crew

Denise Van Outen

Denise Van Outen

Voiceover

James Bennewith

Self (as Diags)

Chloe Sims

Self

Bobby Cole Norris

Bobby Cole Norris

Self

Gemma Collins

Gemma Collins

Self

James Lock

James Lock

Self (as Lockie)

James Argent

James Argent

Self (as Arg)

Dan Edgar

Self

Carol Wright

Self

Lauren Pope

Self

Georgia Kousoulou

Self

Courtney Green

Self

Frequently Asked Questions

Part soap opera, part reality show, TOWIE follows the lives, loves and scandals of a group of real-life Essex guys and girls. Cameras capture the happenings at all kinds of...

The Only Way Is Essex has 36 seasons with 429 episodes.

The Only Way Is Essex premiered on October 10, 2010.

Yes, The Only Way Is Essex is currently ongoing with new episodes.

The Only Way Is Essex originally aired on ITV2. Check your local streaming services for availability.

The Only Way Is Essex was created by Ruth Wrigley.

The Only Way Is Essex has a rating of 4.4/10 based on user reviews.

The Only Way Is Essex is classified as Reality.