The Experiment
| The Experiment | |
|---|---|
Opening title for the BBC series | |
| Starring | Steve Reicher, Alex Haslam |
| Narrated by | David Suchet |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Nick Mirsky |
| Producers | Kuldip Dhadda, Stephanie Harvie, Gary Hunter |
| Production locations | St Andrews, United Kingdom |
| Running time | Hour long episodes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC |
| Release | 1 May – 22 May 2002 |
The Experiment is a 2002 BBC documentary series in which 15 men are randomly selected to be either "prisoner" or guard, contained in a simulated prison over an eight-day period. Produced by Steve Reicher and Alex Haslam, it presents the findings of what has subsequently become known as the BBC Prison Study. These findings centered around "the social and psychological consequences of putting people in groups of unequal power" and "when people accept inequality and when they challenge it".