An Idiot Abroad
An Idiot Abroad is a British travel documentary television series broadcast on Sky1 and Science, as well as spin-off books published by Canongate Books, created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant and starring Karl Pilkington. The ongoing theme of both the television series and the books is that Pilkington has no interest in global travel, so Merchant and Gervais make him travel while they stay in the United Kingdom and monitor his progress.
- Created By
Ricky Gervais
- First Aired on
Sep 23, 2010
- Popularity: 44.49
- 236 votes
- Networks
- (GB)
- Production
Sky (IT)Me + You Productions (GB)RiSK ProductionsSky One Productions (GB)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
3 seaons till Dec 14, 2012
Last episode: The Short Way Round: China
Seasons & episodes
Total 3 seasons, 19 episodes
Specials
Aired
Episode 1The Preview Show23 min
Alongside exclusive footage, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant quiz their perfectly round headed best mate Karl Pilkington about his forthcoming travels around the world.
Episode 2Unseen Karl - China60 min
Karl Pilkington struggles through a Chinese lunch break featuring heavy suction and a platter of Chicken feet.
Episode 3Unseen Karl - India60 min
Karl gets a gift from the production team to assist him on his travels and makes an amazing admission about one of his favourite pastimes.
Episode 4Unseen Karl - Jordan60 min
Stephen sends Karl to meet a man who says he's Jesus and a man who has the strangest accent ever. Although they're not the same person.
Episode 5Unseen Karl - Mexico60 min
Karl meets some ugly plants, and spends an evening in Mexico doing exactly what he'd be doing at home.
Crew & Team
Executive Producer
Producer
Producer
