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dad, Mick, and Arg finds out that Gemma is back with Rami. Joey and Sam see a psychic in order to find out if they should move in together, meanwhile Gemma discovers Mario has gone behind her back and given Rami a warning about her, and Lydia feels that Tom K is the one.
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clash once again, meanwhile Joey breaks down in tears after another argument with Sam. Elsewhere there’s trouble in paradise when Jess and Ricky meet to discuss where their relationship is going, and Gemma leaves a love confession on Arg’s phone.
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a relationship yet, Billie and Sam host trials for a girls netball team, and Arg and Tom K end up in a huge fist fight. Elsewhere Kirk gets a lesson in business from Mick, and Danni and Bobby’s discussion about
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Lauren when it becomes clear there’s still bad blood between them, and Arg becomes desperate to remain friends with Gemma for the sake of getting his PlayStation back. Elsewhere Danni and
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up on a dating website. Elsewhere Tom K seeks engagement advice from Cara, and Jess tells Lucy about Mario’s messages, only for her to confess that she already knows about them – but Lucy quickly realises that it’s a different girl.
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with Lucy, whilst Joey sets Arg up on a blind date with Jasmin. Kirk decides to make big changes in his life and seeks help from Mick, and Ricky returns home with a big gesture for Jess as he gives her a key to his new house.
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1273:Series list
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1064:TOWIE Live
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1024:Episode 10
657:"Episode 9"
622:"Episode 8"
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552:"Episode 6"
517:"Episode 5"
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363:UK viewers
301:Mark Wright
281:Lauren Pope
263:Jess Wright
234:Danny Walia
214:Cara Kilbey
191:PlayStation
171:Mark Wright
39:of episodes
1497:Categories
1131:References
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760:TOWIE Live
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703:2012-10-31
682:James Bond
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422:45 minutes
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387:45 minutes
381:2012-09-30
335:See also:
325:Tom Pearce
322:Tom Kilbey
318:Sam Faiers
271:Joey Essex
224:Chloe Sims
175:Tom Kilbey
79:2012-10-31
69:2012-09-30
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1050:1,319,000
1030:1,151,000
1010:1,366,000
990:1,164,000
970:1,362,000
950:1,196,000
930:1,217,000
910:1,247,000
890:1,472,000
870:1,111,000
850:1,168,000
812:Reception
805:1,153,000
778:1,291,000
747:1,564,000
712:1,308,000
673:1,527,000
638:1,341,000
603:1,606,000
568:1,444,000
533:1,457,000
495:1,388,000
460:1,672.000
425:1,271,000
390:1,397,000
360:Duration
1280:Series 1
1259:Episodes
824:Episode
331:Episodes
109:Series 8
99:Series 6
95:Previous
31:Season 7
1449:Related
1203:4 March
1118:196,000
1096:170,000
1076:203,000
1056:245,000
1036:157,000
1016:161,000
996:177,000
976:244,000
956:248,000
936:240,000
916:141,000
896:200,000
876:160,000
856:229,000
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354:Title
344:Series
1472:TOWIE
827:Date
179:McFly
1474:Live
1205:2012
1175:2012
1153:2012
351:No.
346:No.
197:Cast
154:and
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134:, a
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