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The Experiment
2002-05-11Ended1 seasons5 episodes~60 minUnited KingdomEnglishBBC Two
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". Presented the findings of what subsequently became known as The BBC Prison Study.
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- TTom McElroy
- DDr. Stephen Reicher
- GGlenn Fraser-Peyton
- BBrendan Grennan
- FFrankie Karowana
- JJohn Edwards
- BB.F.F Loe
- PPhillip Bimpson
- NNeal Perry
- TTom Quarry
- DDerek McCabe
- DDr. Alex Haslam
- AAïmed Boualaoui
- FFrank Clark
- IIan Burnett
- PPaul Petken