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An Idiot Abroad

2010 • SKY

4.7

421 reviews

Rating

Eligible

Season 2 episodes (8)

1 Desert Island

9/22/11

Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant send Karl to the island paradise of Vanuatu. In this first episode we see Karl attempt two very different types of bunjee jump, spend some quality time with a tribe that worship Prince Philip, go sand boarding and wear some very exotic underwear.

2 Trans-Siberian Express

9/29/11

Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant send Karl off to travel on the Trans-Siberian Express. In this episode we see Karl go through Cosmonaut training, have a fight with a Mongolian wrestler, visit a Dwarf Village theme park and get buried alive.

3 Swim With Dolphins

10/6/11

Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant send Karl to Australia to swim with Dolphins. Along the way, Karl has an extended stop over in Thailand where he gets a make over by the local lady boys, takes part in a special Thai boxing match, spends time in a village inhabited by 100's of poisonous snakes and gets robbed by monkeys. Once in Oz, Karl discovers that, although he is diving with something, there's not a dolphin in site.

4 Whale Watching

10/13/11

Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant send Karl to Alaska to go whale watching. Karl takes a ride on a dog sled, stays with the local Inuit community, eats raw frozen meat and get very sick on a deep sea fishing trawler.

5 Meet a Gorilla

10/20/11

Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant send Karl to Uganda to meet and spend time with highly endangered Mountain Gorillas. Along the way Karl prepares a feast for an African tribal king, encounters a rhinoceros and comes across a hippo that lives in a house all before having to trek 10 hours in to the jungle.

6 Route 66

10/27/11

Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant send Karl to America to travel the length of one of the most famous roads in the world, Route 66. During his trip, Karl goes to a cuddle party, prospects for gold, spends time with an Amish family, joins a high school choir and has to choose between going wing-walking or taking part in a Mr. Leather contest.

7 Climb Mount Fuji

11/3/11

In the final 'Bucket List' adventure, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant send Karl to Japan to climb Mount Fuji. On the way Karl stays in a capsule hotel, visits a sumo stable where he takes on a wrestler, meets a Zen Master, and rides on the world's steepest rollercoaster.

8 Karl Comes Home

11/10/11

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

About this show

Ricky Gervais and longtime friend Stephen Merchant are sending their uncultured colleague, Karl Pilkington on various quests overseas. Not a man known for his taste or wisdom, Pilkington's journeys are the stuff of legend and have to be seen to be believed. Join the adventure and discover what happens when they send An Idiot Abroad.

Ratings and reviews

4.7

421 reviews

Shaun Mark Carney

December 13, 2015

Watch all 3 series so funny Karl pilkington is funny I've just watched the moaning of life 2 and that's even funnier also the moaning of life 1 was funny but the second ones even better Hope there's more from Karl like another idiot abroad

9 people found this review helpful

Karl Whitley

August 2, 2013

It's sold for the same price as you would pay for on sky anytime - just its available on Google play! I have noticed some bad reviews for this service but would like to point out that this show is now only available on sky not free on the BBC - also the BBC is not free you pay around £140 a year on TV licencing and you also pay £5 on sky anytime and virgin media TiVo box's on demand service for a complete season of a programme like this :-). Don't leave bad reviews because you have to pay?

Judy Knight

September 14, 2013

I have watched all of the 'Idiot Abroad' series twice each at least and it never fails to crack me up as it is a hoot! Great to watch if you are feeling fed up as Karl Pilkington is guaranteed to cheer you up and make you smile!

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