Taking inspiration from real life situations, this series, part reality show and part soap opera, showcases the lives of a glamorous group of young people and puts the home county of Essex on the map. The show's main cast, who have jobs in various lines of work, enjoy the local nightlife and bars as well as travelling abroad to summer destination favourites like Tenerife, Marbella and Barcelona to soak up the sun. The trials and tribulations of the lives, loves and scandals of this real-life group of Essex guys and gals are captured as the drama unfolds.