The twenty-ninth series of the British reality television programme The Only Way Is Essex began airing on 21 August 2022.[1] Filming for the series commenced in June 2022 and was set to begin months prior, but due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television, it was postponed. For the first time in the show's history, the series was filmed entirely before the series had begun airing, as opposed to filming days prior to transmission. The series will consist of 11 episodes, with two episodes filmed in the Dominican Republic.[2] Filming ended on 18 August 2022 with an episode filmed in Hythe, Kent, that focused on a party for the cast members. Lime Pictures, the show's production company, recruited extras to appear in the background of the episode.[3]
| The Only Way Is Essex | |
|---|---|
| Series 29 | |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITVBe |
| Original release | 21 August – 30 October 2022 |
| Series chronology | |
Liam ‘Gatsby’ Blackwell quit TOWIE at the end of this series to pursue a career in Real Estate in Los Angeles and be closer to his Mother. Elma Pazar, Hannah Voyan, Junaid Ahmed and Mia Sully were cast on The Only Way Is Essex for the series. Jordan Brook also returned during the series, having previously appeared in 2017.[4] Nine of the cast members who had appeared in the Dominican Republic episodes were thrown off their flight back to the UK and met by police officers, since they had refused to wear masks and were vaping on board. An insider for the series said that the involved cast members were set to receive "short shrift from ITV bosses".[5] The series was the first since 2011 not to feature mainstay Chloe Sims, who quit prior to filming began. Her sisters, Demi and Frankie, quit alongside her.[6]
Cast
edit- Amber Turner
- Amy Childs
- Bill Delbosq
- Chloe Brockett
- Chloe Meadows
- Clare Brockett
- Courtney Green
- Dan Edgar
- Dani Imbert
- Ella Wise
- Elma Pazar
- Hannah Voyan
- Harry Derbidge
- James "Diags" Bennewith
- James "Lockie" Lock
- Jordan Brook
- Junaid Ahmed
- Liam "Gatsby" Blackwell
- Mia Sully
- Pete Wicks
- Polly Childs-Wright
- Roman Hackett
- Saffron Lempriere
- Yaz Oukhellou
Episodes
edit| Series no. |
Episode no. |
Title | Original air date | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 354 | 1 | "Episode 1" | 21 August 2022 | 60 minutes |
| 355 | 2 | "Episode 2" | 28 August 2022 | 60 minutes |
| 356 | 3 | "Episode 3" | 4 September 2022 | 60 minutes |
| 357 | 4 | "Episode 4" | 11 September 2022 | 60 minutes |
| 358 | 5 | "Episode 5" | 18 September 2022 | 60 minutes |
| 359 | 6 | "Episode 6" | 25 September 2022 | 60 minutes |
| 360 | 7 | "Episode 7" | 2 October 2022 | 60 minutes |
| 361 | 8 | "Episode 8" | 9 October 2022 | 60 minutes |
| 362 | 9 | "Episode 9" | 16 October 2022 | 60 minutes |
| 363 | 10 | "Episode 10" | 23 October 2022 | 60 minutes |
| 364 | 11 | "Episode 11" | 30 October 2022 | 60 minutes |
References
edit- ^ "TOWIE: When does The Only Way Is Essex 2022 series start?". Essex Live. 15 August 2022. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "TOWIE bosses FINALLY confirm return date". Closer. 11 August 2021. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "ITVBe's The Only Way is Essex to film season finale in Hythe". Kent Online. 16 August 2021. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Six new faces join Towie as filming for new season wraps up in the Dominican Republic". Essex Live. 14 June 2022. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "TOWIE's Diags and Mia Sully speak out as nine cast mates met by police after filming". Closer. 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ Warner, Sam (15 July 2022). "TOWIE's Chloe Sims has quit after 11 years with shock exit". Digital Spy. (Hearst Communications). Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.