Mauled ITV boss says: I’m amazed
It was on so long
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THE Jeremy Kyle Show’s exploitation of guests has been likened by MPS to being thrown to the lions at the Roman Colosseum.
Julian Knight, chairman of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, slammed ITV chief executive Dame Carolyn Mccall for her “lack of contrition” over the death of guest Steve Dymond in May 2019. The controversial show was finally axed following his death and, during the Commons grilling of the telly boss, Mr Knight said that he was “just astounded that you don’t accept the premise that this programme itself, although it ran for 15 years and seemingly was highly popular, it involved the psychological, not torture, but the psychological exposure of very vulnerable people”.
He added that they were “people who were out there in the public domain who should have not been in the public domain. They were baited over a long period of time”.
When Dame Carolyn pointed out that the show was watched by more than a million people every day, the MP said: “The Roman Colosseum held 55,000, it doesn’t mean because it was popular it was right.”
He added: “My jaw is dropping at the lack of contrition here from ITV and from yourself as a chief executive.”
Confirming the series will never return to screens, Dame Carolyn said: “I think a lot has changed.
“I think if you look at the show today you wonder how it could have been on for so long – I agree with you – but a lot has changed in that intervening period.”
She added: “I’m proud of a range of things ITV does, I’m proud of ITV.
“That particular show did polarise opinion, everyone on that show knew what the show was, it was informed consent, it was adults, they went through a screening and vetting process, they went through quite a lot of hoops before they went on that show, but it was conflict resolution. It was not always comfortable to view, yet people viewed it.” ,