Jeremy Kyle Show Faces Fresh Misconduct Allegations In Channel 4 Dispatches Investigation

ITV has hit back at both of these claims, with a spokesperson labelling the marijuana allegation “untrue” and stating: “ITV would never condone illegal drug taking.”

Addressing the alcohol claims, they say “alcohol is banned in the studio” adding that “the only exception is in relation to a small number of guests who are going on to a residential rehabilitation programme after their appearance on the show”.

“In these cases, an appropriate level of alcohol is dispensed by staff professionally qualified in alcohol misuse, purely in order to prevent alcohol withdrawal symptoms,” they say. “All guests, including alcohol dependant ones, are monitored throughout their time in the studio.”

Dispatches will also explore the show’s use of lie detector tests, which were questioned by Ofcom and a TV expert earlier this week, and see guests discuss their experiences of appearing on the show.

Earlier this month, two previous participants – one celebrity and one member of the public – told HuffPost UK how they felt “railroaded” into appearing, slamming the programme for “preying on people’s insecurities”.

“There was absolutely no aftercare for us,” Bronwyn Driver, now 40, said. “The only time we heard something was when we’d get a letter to say, ‘your show is due to go on air again, please let us know if there are any criminal convictions’.

“We were fortunate in the way we were on the show. I was undergoing counselling at work so I was supported from another angle but someone else might not be in the same place, or have the same support.”

Jeremy Kyle: TV on Trial is on Channel 4 tonight (Monday, May 27) at 8pm.