An Idiot Abroad (2010)
- Genre
- travel documentary, humor
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 3 seasons, 19 episodes
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Rating
- 7.7 of 10 from 256 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Karl Pilkington is sent on trips around the world against his will. His friends Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant watch from home as Karl complains and gets into awkward situations.
funnycynicalgrudginglighthearteddeadpanobservationalfrustratedcomic
What happens
An Idiot Abroad is a British travel documentary comedy television series broadcast on Sky One, as well as a series of companion 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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