• 2010
  • TV-14
  • 43m
An Idiot Abroad

Summary British comedy duo Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant send their simple and closed-minded friend Karl Pilkington on a trip around the world to experience a variety of people and cultures. View more details

  • 2010
  • TV-14
  • 43m

An Idiot Abroad

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Ricky Gervais Stephen Merchant Karl Pilkington Richard Yee

All cast & crew

8.3

Details

Genres : Adventure Comedy Documentary Reality-TV

Release date : Sep 4, 2010

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Science Channel Sky 1

Language : English

Production companies : Sky Me + You Productions RiSK Productions

Summary British comedy duo Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant send their simple and closed-minded friend Karl Pilkington on a trip around the world to experience a variety of people and cultures. View more details

Details

Genres : Adventure Comedy Documentary Reality-TV

Release date : Sep 4, 2010

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Science Channel Sky 1

Language : English

Production companies : Sky Me + You Productions RiSK Productions

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Episodes

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Sep 04, 2010
The Preview Show
A man, who sees the world as a photograph, is forced by his friends Ricky and Steve to go out to see the seven wonders of the world. What he does not know, is that he will be getting pranked the whole time.
Episode 1 • Sep 23, 2010
China
Ricky and Steve send Karl to China to visit the iconic Great Wall but he struggles to fit in with the locals and adjust to the Chinese culture, in particular the local cuisine.
Episode 2 • Sep 30, 2010
India
Karl is sent to India to see the Taj Mahal but he gets an unexpected surprise when it turns out he's visiting during the Hindu festival of Holi, and he struggles to adapt to the Indian lifestyle.
Episode 3 • Oct 07, 2010
Jordan
Karl is somewhat excited at the prospect of visiting Petra, Jordan but first Ricky and Steve decide to send him on a detour to Israel, a place he's less excited about visiting.
Episode 4 • Oct 14, 2010
Mexico
Karl is sent to Mexico for what he expects to be a peaceful visit to Chichén Itzá but he soon finds himself in a number of dangerous situations on his way to the ancient city.
Episode 5 • Oct 21, 2010
Egypt
Ricky and Steve send Karl to Egypt to see the Pyramids of Giza, a wonder he has little interest in visiting. His trip is made even worse when he discovers that he's staying in budget accommodation.
Episode 6 • Oct 28, 2010
Brazil
Karl is sent to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to see the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue. However, he finds himself increasingly infuriated by the intense heat and Ricky and Steve's attempts to have him interact with the noisy locals.
Episode 7 • Nov 04, 2010
Peru
Karl is relieved that this trip is his last, but is worried that Ricky and Stephen will do something monumentally outrageous to end the series on a high note. Karl has never heard of the monument he is to visit next: Machu Picchu. He is also not aware of the potential of altitude sickness due to lack of oxygen. But he is not concerned about the eleven hour trek to get to Machu Picchu, as he likes camping, and even makes preparations for a makeshift toilet. When he gets to his Peruvian lakeside location to start his trek, he learns that Ricky and Stephen are making him trek through the jungle along the Amazon instead. Of his Amazon accommodations, Karl is unsure of what's worse: the first couple of nights staying deep in the jungle in a tent among all the nocturnal creatures, many which are deadly, or the last few nights staying with a native tribe who used to be cannibals. When he reaches his destination of Machu Picchu, where he does feel the effects of lack of oxygen, Karl makes a surprise announcement to Ricky and Stephen. They in turn talk to him about a potential second season of the series. Will Karl agree to such?
Episode 8 • Nov 10, 2010
Karl Comes Home
Karl, now back in Britain after his "seven wonders" trips, sits down with Ricky and Stephen to discuss the experience. Stephen is confused by Karl's seemingly contradictory statements about not wanting to miss the many sights and sounds on his travels, but also being overly annoyed by them. Many of those sights center on food. Many of the situations Karl experienced he classifies as false fun, which he does not like in principle. They talk about the people Karl met. Karl tells them about what he thinks he's learned from these travels. They discuss the fact that many viewers believe Karl is an actor playing a buffoon and that the show is scripted, or that Stephen and especially Ricky are bullies to Karl. Stephen and Ricky talk about their favorite moment: the Israeli terrorist training, which Karl did not know was going to occur. Beyond that situation, Karl talks about what was perhaps his most difficult experience. Despite Karl's assertions that he won't do another, they talk concepts for a second series. Karl gives his thoughts on his general impression of the world. And he compares these recent travels to his favorite travels, those when he was a child to a holiday park in Wales, those travels which he recently recreated.

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