Episode Guide
The first episode of the new season of “Game of Thrones” was met with mixed reactions from fans. Some found the new characters and plotlines intriguing, while others were disappointed with the lack of continuity from the previous seasons. The second episode continued to explore some of these new storylines, but also brought back some familiar faces from earlier seasons. ..
The Jeremy Kyle Show was popular with many viewers of daytime television for its 14 years on air.
The show was a platform for Jeremy Kyle to resolve conflicts, but his privileged upbringing and lack of experience in therapy meant that many of the guests on his show were not able to resolve their conflicts.
The Jeremy Kyle Show attracted 1 million viewers each week because its hosts, Kyle and his guests, were passionate about their work and had a strong sense of humor. However, the showrunners decided that Kyle’s ‘shouty’ style was not what they were looking for.
Since its inception, the show has brought together guests from all walks of life, many of whom have faced difficult challenges. In 2019, one guest killed himself after his relationship fell apart following his appearance on the show.
The documentary, “Steve Dymond: The Final Chapter” looks at the reasons behind the cancellation of Steve Dymond’s show and how it could have been prevented.
The main fault of this show was that Kyle regularly shouted at his guests and made them do one. But the studio audience, who laughed and jeered along with Kyle, can also be held to blame, as can the show’s producers who allegedly cared less about the support these people needed and more about viewing figures.
The documentary shows footage of a reality show enquiry in which one of the Jeremy Kyle bosses is called to account for the show’s failings. He tries, unconvincingly, to excuse the nature of the show by talking about the ‘positive’ help guests received before, during and after their appearances, but in the end, much like Jeremy Kyle’s sneering comments of contempt, it’s mostly just empty talk.
The documentary reveals that guests were not given the care they needed and that production team members were left with mental scars from their experiences. One cameraman took their own life after experiencing the same type of treatment as many of the guests.
The documentary exposes Jeremy Kyle and the people who validate him. Previous guests are interviewed and they reveal the lies they were fed to get them to appear on the programme. These are real people with real problems who were manipulated for the sake of ‘good television.’ It’s heartbreaking, as they needed kindness and care, and not the brutishness of Kyle’s vile and arrogant behaviour.
The documentary “Who Killed Steve Dymond?” reveals that the lie detector tests used on “The Steve Dymond Show” were not as accurate as claimed, and this raises serious questions about the fairness of the show’s justice system. Steve Dymond was one of many people who were falsely accused on the show, and his death as a result is a tragic reminder of the dangers of false accusations. ..
The documentary is a harrowing watch because it captures the contempt and violence that Kyle exhibited towards his guests. We see the devastation the show caused through interviews with those whose lives were damaged. Footage of a young woman who was addicted to heroin is shown being yelled at by Kyle while the clips of her grave reveal her fate. It’s enough to stir up the anger in any of us, which is ironic, as its the kind of anger that TV bosses exploited for the sake of ratings.
The cancellation of the Jeremy Kyle show should remind us that this type of programme should not be repeated. It was a modern-day ‘freak show’ featuring people who weren’t freaks but who were victims of a society and government that failed to support their incredibly complicated needs.
ITV’s claim to offer “conflict resolution” when they could do nothing but stick plasters over the gaping emotional wounds these people suffered is false. The show mostly succeeded in opening up these wounds rather than healing them.
