A new two-part documentary on the downfall of The Jeremy Kyle Show begins tonight.
Death on Daytime explores the history of the ITV programme, which ran for 17 seasons from 2005 - 2019.
The programme would see the presenter confront people about their family issues such as drug and alcohol problems, infidelity and lies.
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The programme was axed after Steve Dymond was found dead just days after filming an episode of The Jeremy Kyle Show.
The 63-year-old took a lie-detector test on the show to convince fiancée Jane Callaghan he had not been unfaithful, but was told he had failed.
Mr Dymond died of a morphine overdose and a heart problem at his home in Portsmouth - and Coroner Jason Pegg said Mr Kyle is someone "who may have caused or contributed to the death" at the pre-inquest review in 2020.
He added: "It might seem ludicrous not to have Mr Kyle to give evidence to give his take on the situation."
Counsel for Mr Dymond's family Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC told the Winchester hearing that Mr Dymond became "distressed" after he failed the lie detector test.
She said Mr Dymond had gone on the show to "prove his fidelity" and had said: "I pushed and pushed but it all went wrong."
Ms Gallagher said after the result was announced during filming, the audience "booed and jeered" at him and he was "called a failure by the presenter".
She said Mr Kyle was "in his face" and even when he was "at the point of collapsing, he was still being heckled".
She said Mr Dymond sought to leave through a side door but found it locked, and added: "He couldn't escape the heckling. He was on his hands and knees because he thought he was going to pass out from the stress."
Ms Gallagher said his state of mind was known by the crew on the show, with a message sent on a WhatsApp group stating: "Just so you know, he's still crying, he has just said he wishes he was dead. Just giving you the heads up."
Ms Gallagher added: "While he was still on the programme, within minutes, he was talking about wishing he was dead."
The hearing was told Mr Dymond was originally turned down to appear on the show but was accepted as a guest after gaining a letter from his doctor.
At a pre inquest hearing in 2019, Ms Gallagher said Mr Dymond was "exceptionally vulnerable" and had stopped taking prescribed anti-depressants in order to take the show's polygraph test.
She said: "After his cruel shaming he did not get the appropriate support from the aftercare team."
Ms Gallagher said the amount of time between the suggestion of Mr Dymond appearing on the show and the filming was a "very short" 72-hour period.
She said: "For a decision so potentially life-changing, there is no equivalent. There is no cooling off. You are jumped on very quickly."
Ms Gallagher said that following the recording, Mr Dymond was "put in a homeward-bound taxi within two hours of telling a researcher that he was really upset and that 'life was nothing without Jane' and said 'I wish I was dead', or words to that effect".
She claimed the family had seen "no evidence" that Mr Dymond was given any welfare checks by any qualified mental health staff.
Ms Gallagher said: "We presume this was left to a medically unqualified researcher."
ITV cancelled the show after Mr Dymond's death - and CEO Carolyn McCall said it was "the right time for the show to end".
She said: "Given the gravity of the recent events we have decided to end production of The Jeremy Kyle Show.
"The Jeremy Kyle Show has had a loyal audience and has been made by a dedicated production team for 14 years, but now is the right time for the show to end.
"Everyone at ITV's thoughts and sympathies are with the family and friend of Steve Dymond."
Jeremy Kyle Show: Death on Daytime airs at 9pm on Channel 4
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