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ITV is urged to cancel Jeremy Kyle Show after apparent suicide of guest

ITV has been urged to end broadcasts of the Jeremy Kyle Show for good after the apparent suicide of a man who failed a lie-detector test on the programme.

The confrontational talk show was pulled off the air indefinitely by the broadcaster following the death of the guest a week after the programme was filmed.

He had taken a lie-detector test to convince his fiancee he had not been unfaithful but they split after he failed, according to The Sun.

ITV said staff at the broadcaster and the show's production team were "shocked and saddened" at the death, and the episode will be reviewed.

However, Tory MP Charles Walker, a vice-chairman of the all-party parliamentary group on suicide and self-harm prevention, told the Daily Mail he would be surprised if the show returned to screens.

He told the Mail: "On reflection, ITV would be best advised just to stop it. It's a very, very unattractive TV show and I'm surprised it's gone on so long."

Damian Collins, chairman of the Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, said TV companies "have a duty to care to the people who take part in their programmes", while Tory MP Simon Hart, who also sits on the committee, described the Jeremy Kyle Show as "car-crash TV which revels in people's terrible misfortune and sometimes their vulnerabilities".

Jeremy Kyle on the show (ITV)

The fiancee of the man who died said he had been "quietly struggling", but praised the show's team for their after-care efforts.

She told The Sun: "They were brilliant. They were there when he needed help. They were really persistent in offering him help."

She said that just before they went on the show, her partner had convinced her he had not cheated.

She told The Sun the pair split up after the show, and she last saw him four days later, before he was found dead last week.

Monday morning's episode of the Jeremy Kyle Show did not air, and ITV has now wiped all episodes of the programme from its on-demand service the ITV Hub. Episodes will also not air on ITV2.

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A celebrity edition of the show starring former X Factor contestant Christopher Maloney and ex-EastEnders actress Danniella Westbrook was due to air today, Tuesday, but will be rescheduled, according to both stars.

The broadcaster said the episode featuring the participant who died will be submitted for a review due to the "seriousness of this event".

Filming and broadcasting of the programme was suspended while the review is being conducted.

The tabloid talk show sees host Kyle and psychotherapist Graham Stanier help the guests talk through their personal issues in front of a studio audience.

The programme has had its regular daytime morning slot on ITV since 2005.

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* For confidential support, call the Samaritans on 116123, or visit a local Samaritans branch. See samaritans.org
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