Jeremy Kyle-style show about family feuds in works after ITV hit was cancelled over guest tragedy
IT’S been six years since The Jeremy Kyle Show was axed following the tragic death of a guest.
Steve Dymond took his own life after failing a lie detector test on the ITV1 daytime show after being accused of cheating on his partner.
But in September last year an inquest found no “clear and reliable causal connection” between the suicide and Dymond’s appearance on the series in 2019.
And now I can reveal a new show probing those same conflicts between partners, neighbours and loved ones is in the works.
Programme makers are looking for feuding couples, families and colleagues who want to come to a resolution — with experts helping the contributors unpack their problems on air.
Production firm Ty’r Ddraig asks hopefuls: “Had a fallout with a family member? Or a disagreement with someone you work with? Maybe you are at loggerheads with your neighbour?
“If this is you or anyone you know, and you want a resolution, a new development for a major UK broadcaster would love to hear from you.
“Ty’r Ddraig is looking to talk to those who would love expert help to resolve a disagreement. It could be anything from a grandparent being taken for granted as chief babysitter to a neighbourly dispute over a parking bay and everything in between.”
Dymond faced boos from the audience after failing a lie detector test on The Jeremy Kyle Show to determine whether he had cheated on his then-partner, Jane Callaghan.
A senior producer on the show admitted the tests had an accuracy rate of between 60 and 96 per cent.
But a coroner found “insufficient evidence” that the event led to him taking his life seven days later.
A telly source said: “I’m sure lessons have been learnt but it’s interesting to see that, five years on, a major broadcaster is looking to once again examine these areas of conflict.”
Can’t we leave all that to the showbiz scrappers on Celebrity Big Brother?
Strictly duo do the cha-ha-ha
THEY might look serious in the middle of a performance, but Karen Hauer and Gorka Marquez have admitted they often struggle to keep a straight face when dancing together.
The duo are currently travelling around the UK on their Speakeasy tour which features dances the duo are often seen performing on Strictly Come Dancing, including the samba, salsa and foxtrot.
Karen told me: “We’ve had many moments on stage where we’ve got the giggles. If we make mistakes, we both have to roll with it and only have a second to get back into the routine.
“I’m so happy to travel around the country with one of my closest friends, and dance.
“But Gorka is driving us from venue to venue, and he always misses the exits!”
Sheridan casino thriller
SHERIDAN SMITH and Michael Socha will star in a high-stakes crime show set in a Merseyside casino.
The Cage, written by the mastermind behind Emmy Award-winning The Responder, which starred Martin Freeman, follows Sheridan’s Leanne and Michael’s Matty as they discover they are both stealing from the safe at the casino where they work.
The pair become entwined with each other, the police and the local gangster they are ripping off.
Writer Tony Schumacher teased: “I’m hoping people will find it funny, dark but, most of all, full of love, life and entertainment.
“I can’t wait for the world to see it.”
The five-parter is due to start filming soon and will air on BBC One and iPlayer.
JOE LYCETT’s journey around the world as self-appointed ambassador for Birmingham will hit screens on April 7 on Sky.
In United States Of Birmingham, the comic travels to America and Canada to discover all of the towns named after the English city and explore their history.