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An Idiot Abroad: Season 2

An Idiot Abroad

An Idiot Abroad: Season 2

BBC (2011)
Blu-ray
15
5051561001734
TV Series | Adventure | Comedy | Documentary
UK | English | Color | 05:45

An Idiot Abroad is a 2010 light entertainment travel documentary television series broadcast on Sky 1, and a spin-off book published by Canongate Books, featuring Karl Pilkington, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.
The central premise of both the television series and the book is that Pilkington has no interest in global travel and so Merchant and Gervais make him travel, for education and comedy purposes respectively, while themselves staying in London and monitoring his progress. The series has 7 episodes covering China, India, Jordan, Mexico, Egypt, Brazil and Peru.


Episodes View details

1 Desert Island 45 min | Jan 21, 2012

Karl is sent to spend time on a desert island in the South Pacific. Along the way, he attempts bungee jumping, land-diving, and arseboarding, and he meets a tribe that worships Prince Philip.

2 Trans-Siberian Express 44 min | Jan 28, 2012

Karl takes the Trans-Siberian Express from Moscow to China. On the trip, he experiences a Russian steam room, undergoes Cosmonaut training, meets a magnetic man, gets buried alive, competes in a wrestling match, and visits a dwarf village.

3 Swim with Dolphins 44 min | Feb 04, 2012

Karl travels to Australia to swim with dolphins, but the trip doesn't turn out as expected. On the way, he stops in Thailand, where he meets some ladyboys and gets attacked by monkeys. In Australia, he swims with sharks instead of dolphins.

4 Whale Watching 44 min | Feb 11, 2012

Karl sets off to Alaska to go on a whale-watching cruise. Before heading out to sea, he journeys across a frozen landscape on foot, by snowmobile, and by dog sled. The cruise aboard a working deep-sea fishing boat proves difficult for Karl.

5 Meet a Gorilla 45 min | Feb 18, 2012

Karl travels to Africa to see wild gorillas. Prior to visiting the gorillas, Ricky and Steve send Karl to teach at a school, rebuild a hut, go bungee jumping, visit a domesticated hippo, cook for a king, and go animal tracking.

6 Route 66 43 min | Feb 25, 2012

Karl travels U.S. Route 66. Along the way, he participates in a high school production, a "snuggle party", gold mining, monster truck driving, Amish farming, and wing walking.

7 Climb Mount Fuji 44 min | Mar 03, 2012

Karl visits Japan where he trains to be a sumo wrestler, stays in a capsule hotel, decides to invent something, eats fermented Japanese fish, studies with a Zen Buddhist master, participates in a Japanese tea ceremony, and climbs Mt. Fuji.

8 Karl Comes Home 44 min | Mar 10, 2012

Karl returns home from the 'Bucket List' of adventures Ricky and Stephen have sent him on and the guys discuss the highs and lows of his trip

Cast View all

Ricky Gervais Self
Stephen Merchant Self
Karl Pilkington Self - Presenter
Richard Yee Self
Luke Campbell Self - Interviewer
Warwick Davis Self
Sam Aaron Self
Chas & Dave Themselves
Marty Raney Talent
Benjamin Green Interviewer
Jamie Jay Johnson Self - Interviewer
Ichirou Tamawashi Self - sumo wrestler
Valerie Gill Self - Cuddle Therapist
Gail Hart Self - High School Vocal Coach
Frank Chinegwundoh Self - Urologist

Edition details

Edition 2 Disc
Packaging Keep Case
Nr Discs 2
Screen Ratios Widescreen (1.78:1)
Audio Tracks DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 [English]
Extras Deleted Scenes Pilko's Pump Pants featurette Ain't No Pleasing You
Layers Single side, Dual layer
Edition Release Date Nov 21, 2011
Regions Region Free

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