Specials
1 episodes- Episode 1Understanding Psychology
The Experiment
TV & Cartoons
2002
- Premiere
- May 11, 2002
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Genres
- Documentary, Reality
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 6
Overview
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.
Companies
- Network
- BBC Two
Seasons and Episodes
6 episodesSeason 1
5 episodes | Premiered May 22, 2002- Episode 1The Stanford Prison ExperimentMay 11, 2002
- Episode 2ConflictMay 14, 2002
- Episode 3OrderMay 15, 2002
- Episode 4RebellionMay 21, 2002
- Episode 5TyrannyMay 22, 2002
Artwork Gallery
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Source Information
- TheTVDBseries metadata | verified Sep 22, 2026