
An Idiot Abroad
Season 1
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.
Synopsis
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.
Title | An Idiot Abroad |
Writer | N/A |
Director | N/A |
Created by | Ricky Gervais |
Productions | Sky |
Network | Sky One |

China
Sep 23, 2010
India
Sep 30, 2010
Jordan
Oct 07, 2010
Mexico
Oct 14, 2010
Egypt
Oct 21, 2010
Brazil
Oct 28, 2010
Peru
Nov 04, 2010
Karl Comes Home: The Debrief
Nov 11, 2010
Karl Pilkington
Self
Ricky Gervais
Self