David Dawson
The Experiment (2002)
Season 1
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
Released May 11, 2002
Episode 60 min
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S1E1 - The Stanford Prison Experiment
The story of the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment, a psychological exercise designed to examine the nature of good and evil. In the summer of 1971, a group of American students volunteered to adopt the roles of prisoners and guards in a specially controlled environment - the experiment was terminated after less than a week when it became clear that the participants were being adversely affected.
May 11, 2002, midnight
S1E2 - Conflict
The prisoners start to pick off weak guards, the most powerful prisoner is sentenced to solitary confinement, and the guards rumble an attempted break-out.
May 14, 2002, midnight
S1E3 - Order
A new prisoner arrives, a master set of keys is stolen, and the two most forceful prisoners come head-to-head in a showdown for leadership.
May 15, 2002, midnight
S1E4 - Rebellion
The oppressive conditions are wearing down the patience of some of the prisoners, whilst the anxiety of the guards is mounting. A reformed crack addict and an Evangelical christian form an unlikely alliance. And the guards find themselves taken by surprise when three prisoners launch a nighttime revolt.
May 21, 2002, midnight
S1E5 - Tyranny
Twelve prisoners and guards join together to form a new and just society but after only a few hours four of them launch a bid for power that shocks and appalls their fellow inmates.
May 22, 2002, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: May 11, 2002
Last Air Date: May 22, 2002, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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