TV series
The Experiment
2002 · 1 season
A tense, clinical social experiment where ordinary men settle into roles of power and submission, and you watch uneasily as the group dynamic curdles.
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- David Dawson, John Edwards
- Overview
- 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
- How it feels
- Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Power, identity, isolation, morality
- Content
- Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- David Dawson, John Edwards
