Channel 4 premiered the second installment of Jeremy Kyle: Death on Daytime and following the shocking claims, viewers have put ITV on blast.
The detailed documentary featured former employees – played by actors – and guests discussing their harrowing experiences on the hit show, which was axed in May 2019.
The two-parter also looked into guest Steve Dymond, who died by suicide aged 63, after ‘failing’ a lie detector test which suggested he had cheated on his ex-partner.
One of the shocking allegations made in the tell-all claimed that the producers weren’t allowed food until guests were booked.
‘Let’s say you were working and it’s like 10 o’clock at night and you’ve got nothing on your board,’ one actor told the camera in the footage.
‘It doesn’t matter if you’ve not had a break, because they would have to order your tea from one of the restaurants nearby.’
‘If you said can we have tea we’re starving, the producer would say, “no”.’
When the documentary’s director clarified if they weren’t allowed to eat until guests were confirmed, they said: ‘Yeah.’
While viewers expressed how ‘horrified’ they were after hearing the statements in Sunday’s episode, many have now condemned ITV for allowing the ‘damaging’ behaviour to continue during the show’s time on-air.
‘The Jeremy Kyle documentary was uncomfortable and upsetting viewing tonight,’ one viewer tweeted.
‘To think, when I was off sick from work in the 2000s, I took comfort in being able to watch it…. Shame on society, ITV and ME for not recognising how damaging it was….’
Another weighed in: ‘I think to be honest ITV itself needs to get a real long look to the mirror and be held to account #DeathOnDaytime.’
Before the programme concluded, Channel 4 shared a statement from ITV that read: ‘The Jeremy Kyle Show was broadcast for 14 years. In that time, more than 20,000 people took part in the show seeking help to resolve relationship issues or to address drug or alcohol related problems.
‘The central purpose of the show was conflict resolution, and the show achieved many positive outcomes where people were able to solve personal problems.’
In response to the Channel 4 documentary, ITV said it does not ‘accept the central allegation of this programme of a “bad culture” within the production team’.
‘ITV would never condone any of its production staff misleading or lying to guests.’
Kyle addressed the claims made in the two-part series and promised viewers he will share his side of the story once Dymond’s legal inquest is over.
Metro.co.uk has reached out to ITV for comment.
Jeremy Kyle: Death on Daytime is available to watch on All4.
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