It\u2019s been three years since The Jeremy Kyle Show was cancelled, following the death of one of its former participants, Steve Dymond, who died of a morphine overdose and a heart problem in a suspected suicide just 10 days after filming an episode for the show, which was never aired.<\/p>\n

In a new Channel 4 documentary, titled Jeremy Kyle Show: Death on Daytime, four former employees have come forward to talk about their experience working on the show.<\/p>\n

And in episode 1, which will air on Sunday 13th March, one employee alleges that participants were misled by staff to believe they had to compete for a spot at a rehab centre, so that they would act up for the cameras and produce more \u201cemotional\u201d scenes.<\/p>\n

The former employees agreed to tell their stories, but only if their names were kept anonymous and their words were delivered by an actor.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the camera, the actor stated: \u201cThe lie came when you were in the studio. You would go into the corridor with them, and that\u2019s when the lie would come.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019d tell the addicts and their families that there\u2019s three other families going on the stage, it\u2019s a fight for that one bed \u2013 Jeremy is going to pick who he wants, so you need to get out there and say what you need to say. It was to get more emotion on the stage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked whether their bosses knew about these lies, the actor replied: \u201cYeah.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another former staff member added: \u201cWe were always acting, and you were always winding people up. You were wound up yourselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was insane and what was awful is when you would have a more normal family, you would always s**t yourself because you\u2019d be under this impression that the working class people weren\u2019t as clever and they wouldn\u2019t question you.\u201d<\/p>

In another scene, Dominique, the mother of Kristie Bishop \u2013\u00a0 who took part in the show in 2018 and died from a drug overdose the year later \u2013\u00a0 shared her experience, saying: \u201cTo think that we had to compete with another family, it was soul-destroying.\u201d<\/p>\n

The documentary will air across two nights on Channel 4, and includes interviews from former staff members, participants and family members of people who appeared on the show.<\/p>\n

In response to the claims in the documentary, ITV said in a statement: \u201cThe 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 resolve personal problems.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Jeremy Kyle Show had extensive and detailed duty of care processes in place for contributors built up over 14 years. It had a dedicated guest welfare team of mental healthcare professionals with decades of experience in NHS mental healthcare, who were focused on the welfare of guests throughout the production process.<\/p>\n

\u201cGuests were supported by the programme and welfare teams prior to filming, throughout filming and after filming. Should they require ongoing help then appropriate solutions were found for them, which could include residential rehabilitation, counselling, anger management, family mediation, child access mediation or couples counselling.<\/p>\n