
An Idiot Abroad
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2010-09-23
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.
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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.
First Aired
2010-09-23
Last Aired
2012-12-14
Seasons
3
Episodes
19
Director
Ricky Gervais
Status
Ended
Genres
Comedy
Documentary
Language
English
Network
Sky One
Production
Sky
Me + You Productions
RiSK Productions
Sky One Productions