An Idiot Abroad
2010 to 2012 Comedy, Documentary 3 seasons
TMDB rating 7.7/10 Ended
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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Karl PilkingtonSelf
Ricky GervaisSelf
Stephen MerchantSelf
Warwick DavisSelf
Chas HodgesSelf
Dave PeacockSelf
- Created by
- Ricky Gervais
- Network
- Sky One
- First aired
- Sep 23, 2010
- Latest episode
- Dec 14, 2012
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