''Educating Joey Essex'' is a British television programme which began airing on

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on 16 March 2014. The show features former ''

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'' star

Joey Essex Joey Don Essex (born 29 July 1990) is an English television personality. From 2011 to 2013, he made appearances on the ITV reality series ''The Only Way Is Essex''. In 2013 he participated in the first series of '' Splash!'' and the thirteenth ...

and is narrated by

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. The show title is a similarity to the 2011

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reality show

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. The first programme aired in March 2014 and was originally planned to be a one-off special. On 5 June 2014, a full series was announced. In 2016 it was announced that ''Educating Joey Essex'' would return for a second series filming started in April. Series 2 premiered 12 June 2016. Essex announced whilst on ITV This Morning on 28 June 2017 that he would like to do another series of ''Educating Joey Essex'' or a one-off special. Joey also said that there needs to be a reason to do another episode or series and at the moment there isn't but the series is still on his mind for a return.

Series overview

Series One

Series Two

Notes * There is also going to be a US election special, starring

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and

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. *For episode 3 in series 2, filming also took place on 25 August 2016 before transmission later that day where Joey Essex receives his GCSE results. *Episode 4,5, and 6 was a three parter.

Releases

Three episodes of series one have been made available on

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References

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External links

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