TV presenter Michael Barrymore has responded to the Channel 4 documentary that explored the unsolved death of Stuart Lubbock found dead in his swimming pool.

The 67-year-old told ITV's Good Morning Britain that nobody who was at his house in Roydon on the night of the incident knows what happened.

Mr Lubbock was pronounced dead at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow at 8.20 am the morning after the incident on March 31, 2001.

Mr Barrymore wants another investigation into the 31-year-old's death by a new police force and called the documentary, Barrymore: The Body In The Pool which aired last February as "vile and vicious".

The entertainer said of the other people at his house on the night Mr Lubbock died: "I've never seen them since that day ... I haven't got a number (for them), nothing.

"I don't know any of them.

"The wall of silence is because they don't know (what happened). I do believe that."

Asked if he had anything fresh to offer the police, he said: "I honestly wish I did", adding that he had been "through 20 years of hell".

"I haven't got another (story). I've only got the one story," he said.

Essex Police and Crimestoppers joined forces ahead of the documentary to offer a £20,000 reward for anyone who can provide information connecting to the unsolved crime.

It is the first time any reward has been offered in connection with the case as Essex Police remains determined to secure justice for Mr Lubbock and his family.

The Channel 4 show hoped to encourage new witnesses to come forward, with the cause of Mr Stuart’s death recorded as an open verdict following an inquest in 2002.

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31-year-old Stuart Lubbock was found dead in Michael Barrymore's swimming pool in Roydon almost 19 years ago

Mr Barrymorre added: "I've got nothing to hide. I've never had anything to hide. I've got every right to go out and be employed.

"I've got every right to go out and to be employed and work in the business I've worked in without ... being kicked in the teeth just because I'm back on the telly."

He said Mr Lubbock's father Terry's torment "comes before me and everybody" but added: "I can't live my life. I can't get on with my life."

Mr Barrymore said he has been a victim of "innuendo" and added: "Why would I hide or keep anything and put myself through this pain and agony every time that this comes up?"

Breaking down, he said: "The only reason I got through the last 19, 20 years is the massive support from fans and my close mates ... They know I'm not a wrong 'un."

He went on: "How many times am I supposed to be kicked? How many times am I supposed to take it?" but added: "I'm not looking for sympathy."

Mr Barrymore also accused Essex Police of being "hell-bent on 'This is how it is...'"

His solicitor told the show: "Two years before the (Channel 4) documentary started, they approached Michael and said they want it to be 'a celebration of your life' and 'Can you come and meet us?'" and that he would receive a fee."

Mr Barrymore said he did not want to be involved and then the documentary was made, the solicitor said.