The ExperimentTV Show
The Experiment was a documentary series broadcast on BBC television in 2002 produced by Steve Reicher and Alex Haslam in which 15 men are randomly selected to be either "prisoner" or guard, contained in a simulated prison over an eight-day period. “The BBC Prison Study explores the social and psychological consequences of putting people in groups of unequal power. It examines when people accept inequality and when they challenge it”. The documentary presented the findings of what subsequently became known as The BBC Prison Study
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The Experiment first aired in 2002 and is listed as a documentary series.
The series information currently records 1 season, 5 episodes, status: Ended, network information for BBC Two.
Top-billed cast members include David Dawson, John Edwards. The synopsis above provides the available premise, while the season section shows the published season and episode structure.
