An Idiot Abroad
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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Ricky Gervais | Self |
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Stephen Merchant | Self |
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Karl Pilkington | Self - Presenter |
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Richard Yee | Self |
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Luke Campbell | Self - Interviewer |
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Warwick Davis | Self |
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Sam Aaron | Self |
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Chas & Dave | Themselves |
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Marty Raney | Talent |
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Benjamin Green | Interviewer |
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Jamie Jay Johnson | Self - Interviewer |
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Ichirou Tamawashi | Self - sumo wrestler |
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Valerie Gill | Self - Cuddle Therapist |
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Gail Hart | Self - High School Vocal Coach |
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Frank Chinegwundoh | Self - Urologist |
| Edition | 2 Disc |
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| 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 |
| Purchased | On Jun 14, 2013 |
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| Quantity | 0 |
| Index | 2347 |
| Added Date | Mar 22, 2018 00:00:00 |
| Modified Date | Mar 03, 2025 21:41:56 |