The five nights each featured a particular artiste; Jonathan Goodwin, The Pain Men, Zamora The Torture King, Pyro Boy & The Cirque de Flambe.
The stunt went wrong when he failed to pick the lock and was seen kicking his legs before passing out and being dropped, unconscious, into cardboard boxes at which point the show went to intermission.
[6][11] The Times summarised the show, "Other extreme acts this week include 'animal attack' (tomorrow), featuring rats and jellyfish; a man on a bed of nails being run over by a truck (Wednesday); 'the human torch' (Thursday); and an escape from a buried coffin (Friday).
"[12] The Birmingham Mail said, "while Jonathan's family may think his stunts are no substitute for a glass of wine and a finger buffet, viewers will be gripped by this programme".
[13] Gabrielle Starkey of The Times criticised the show, writing, "So far, E4's Death Wish week has failed to live up to its name, despite some pretty hair-raising stunts.