When was mick philpott on jeremy kyle

His antics at the press conference fooled few observers, least of all the police. But then Philpott is a profoundly stupid man as well as a depraved one. Bolstered by his TV appearances, he thought he had the power to control not just his media image but everyone around him, too. Idiotically, he even extended that to a belief in his ability to control fire — with all the catastrophic consequences that followed.

The Left-wing commentator Johann Hari, who later had to leave journalism after being exposed for serious plagiarism, once wrote an article lavishly praising The Jeremy Kyle Show for holding up immoral conduct to public ridicule. Neglectful parents. Exactly the people who deserve to have an audience booing them.

Reality TV gave him a taste for performing. A drawing of Philpott breaking down in the witness box as he gives evidence during the trial. Such shows seem throwbacks to darker eras, such as 18th- century London when the public paid to mock and sneer at the mentally ill inmates of Bedlam.

Far from raising the level of public discourse, these shows coarsen it. In the aftermath of the Philpott case, their producers should face up to their responsibilities — instead of treating degeneracy and rank amorality as entertainment.

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Six of his children - Duwayne, 13, his sister Jade, ten, and brothers, John, nine, Jack, eight, Jesse, six and Jayden, five - perished inside. Leading criminologist and criminal profiler Paul Harrison said ITV had 'empowered' the violent criminal and inflated his ego in a way which could have led to him committing more offences.

He said: "There is one episode of the Jeremy Kyle show which stands out as what was, in my opinion, reckless.

He was also known to have mental health problems. That in itself should have alerted programme producers. That in itself should have alerted programme producers that he had issues that were not conducive to the programme's format. But after two series, the New York-produced version of the show was canned in February because of low ratings. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later?

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