The Only Way Is Essex: Season 4
The fourth series of the British semi-reality television programme The Only Way Is Essex began airing on 29 January 2012 on ITV2 and concluded on 29 February 2012 across ten episodes. The series featured new characters including property developer Georgina Dorsett, James Diags Bennewith, Tom Kilbey, and Ricky Rayment. Gemma Collins, Chloe Sims, Lauren Pope, Mario Falcone, and Lucy Mecklenburgh were promoted to the ma
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- The programme follows the lives, loves, and scandals of real-life Essex guys and girls participating in modified situations with unscripted lines handled in a structured way.
- Cameras capture actions filmed just a few days previously as the cast meets up in glamorous locations such as nail bars, nightclubs, and salons.
- Cast members from previous series include figures such as James Arg Argent, Lydia Bright, and Mick Norcross.
- Mark Wright, Kirk Norcross, and Harry Derbidge departed from the main cast prior to the start of this series.
Season overview
The fourth series of the British semi-reality television programme The Only Way Is Essex began airing on 29 January 2012 on ITV2 and concluded on 29 February 2012 across ten episodes. The series featured new characters including property developer Georgina Dorsett, James Diags Bennewith, Tom Kilbey, and Ricky Rayment. Gemma Collins, Chloe Sims, Lauren Pope, Mario Falcone, and Lucy Mecklenburgh were promoted to the main cast from the 2011 Christmas Special, replacing departing cast members Mark Wright, Kirk Norcross, and Harry Derbidge. Georgio and Dino Georgiades returned alongside Mick Norcross, who returned for the first time without his son Kirk. The narrative arc focused primarily on the relationships of Mario Falcone and Lucy Mecklenburgh, and James Arg Argent and Lydia Bright, while placing a strong focus on newcomers Georgina Dorsett and Ricky Rayment. The fourth series continued the established format of the programme, which follows the lives, loves, and scandals of real-life Essex individuals, and introduced a new opening sequence featuring silhouettes of the current cast members against the background themetune.
Episode Guide
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Episode 1
Jan 29, 2012 · 60 min
Lauren reveals she has PIP implants during a discussion about breast surgery with Frankie and Chloe. A new girl arrives, Joey enjoys a night out with his best friend Diags, and Nan
Episode 2
Feb 1, 2012 · 60 min
Mario turns to his dad for relationship advice, Jess and Gemma tap into their spiritual sides, and Lauren Pope spills the beans on a past royal relationship. Joey holds a poker nig
Episode 3
Feb 5, 2012 · 60 min
Following the previous episode's events, Cara visited Lucy to tell her about Mario's texts, which made Lucy even angrier with him. Mario, however, thinks he did nothing wrong and c
Episode 4
Feb 8, 2012 · 60 min
Joey and Diags persuade Lauren Pope and Georgina to go on a night out, and Diags receives a crash course in personal grooming from Chloe Sims, who reveals her secret weapon for bat
Episode 5
Feb 12, 2012 · 60 min
Arg hopes a skinny-dipping trip to Walton-on-the-Naze with Joey, Diags and Mario will help take his mind off Lydia, who wastes no time rekindling a friendship with new guy Ricky wh
Episode 6
Feb 15, 2012 · 60 min
Lydia and Arg's relationship takes another unexpected turn. Billie and Cara hold an `EsSex and the City'-themed Valentine's Day party - and Billie bags herself a Valentine's kiss.
Episode 7
Feb 19, 2012 · 60 min
Never before has the word "cocksure" been said so much on national television, but then along came episode seven of TOWIE and a cheeky chappie called Ricky..
Episode 8
Feb 22, 2012 · 60 min
Nanny Brighton comes to stay in a bid to help lift Arg's spirits. Chloe, Lauren Pope and Georgina make pancakes - Essex-style - Cara and Billie have an awkward chat about Billie's
Episode 9
Feb 26, 2012 · 60 min
Lucy and Mario have a photoshoot with new puppy Bentley, while Joey, Diags, Arg and Frankie enjoy an action-packed afternoon rope-swinging and grass-sledging. Dr Russo pays Lauren
Episode 10
Feb 29, 2012 · 60 min
Mario throws a fancy-dress party to celebrate his birthday - and during the evening, Jess and Lauren come face to face. Gemma waits to see whether her date will arrive at the bash.