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The Only Way Is Essex: Season 28

10 episodes Premiered Sep 12, 2021 Updated Sep 27, 2026
Previously on The Only Way Is Essex

Season 28 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Only Way Is Essex Season 27.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 28 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 28: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (7): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S28·E1 Mytharc

Episode 1

Sep 12, 2021 · 60 min

The gang returns with a bang and no shortage of glam, gossip or drama. Chloe B and Lockie are the talk of the town when news of their secret tryst spreads.

S28·E2 Core

Episode 2

Sep 19, 2021 · 60 min

Lockie is in a pickle and Chloe Brockett wants answers. A singles night introduces the boys and girls to some new faces and a familiar face returns when Yaz reunites with her pals.

S28·E3 Core

Episode 3

Sep 26, 2021 · 60 min

Demi offers Dan and Amber an olive branch in the form of a birthday invite, but will Chloe Sims be able to be in the same room as them? Meanwhile, Gatsby has a big question for Dan

S28·E4 Core

Episode 4

Oct 3, 2021 · 60 min

Demi decides it is time for some soul searching with the help of her sisters. Dan and Amber enter a new phase of their relationship when they welcome a puppy into their lives.

S28·E5 Core

Episode 5

Oct 10, 2021 · 60 min

Dani and Gatsby are finally official and all loved up, while the 'Dogfather' is putting his business plans into full swing as he breaks the news of his new venture to his pals.

S28·E6 Core

Episode 6

Oct 17, 2021 · 60 min

S28·E7 Core

Episode 7

Oct 24, 2021 · 60 min

It's Breast Cancer Awareness month, and with the subject close to Saff's heart she is encouraging her friends to get their tops off in the name of charity. Just when everyone thoug

S28·E8 Core

Episode 8

Oct 31, 2021 · 60 min

Dan and Amber throw a huge Halloween bash. Meanwhile, Brockett struggles to put her past differences with Frankie behind her.

S28·E9 Mytharc

Episode 9

Nov 7, 2021 · 60 min

S28·E10 Mytharc

Episode 10

Nov 14, 2021 · 60 min

The gang are going out with a bang as Chloe Sims, TOWIE's Queen of Essex, is turning 40, and Chloe is throwing a birthday gala to celebrate.

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