An Idiot Abroad (2010)

Adventure · Comedy · Documentary

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.

IMDb rating: 8.3 (35,919 votes)
Episode average: 7.9 -0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2010)

7.98 avg 9 episodes 8.0 → 8.0 42 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	The Preview Show	8.0	215
1	China	8.3	664
2	India	7.9	538
3	Jordan	7.9	495
4	Mexico	8.3	470
5	Egypt	7.8	439
6	Brazil	7.8	425
7	Peru	7.8	405
8	Karl Comes Home	8.0	388

Season 2 (2011)

7.91 avg 8 episodes 7.7 → 8.2 44 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Desert Island	7.7	408
2	Trans-Siberian Express	7.7	374
3	Swim with Dolphins	7.8	354
4	Whale Watching	7.6	338
5	Meet a Gorilla	8.2	334
6	Route 66	8.2	348
7	Climb Mount Fuji	7.9	320
8	Karl Comes Home	8.2	307

Season 3 (2012)

7.65 avg 4 episodes 7.5 → 7.8 45 min avg

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Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Short Way Around: Venice	7.5	307
2	The Short Way Around: India	7.5	278
3	The Short Way Around: China	7.8	268
4	A Commentary	7.8	104

An Idiot Abroad (2010)

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