by The Guardian
Big Brother broke a small patch of ground when it featured a token person with mental illness – Pete Bennett, who had Tourette’s syndrome. But Horizon has been far bolder, and screened an experiment with far more illuminating results. Taking over Hever Castle in Kent for a week were 10 participants; five had been diagnosed with a mental health condition, five had not.
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Kyle Reynolds 22 Oct 2009 @ 2:18 pm
I think that is a bold step forward for TV a step in the right direction. I always wondered when they would have someone with some type of mental health issue on a tv show especially reality or so called reality tv. I still think society could not accept someone with my illness schizophrenia to be on a tv show