TV An Idiot Abroad An Idiot Abroad 7.74/10 by 244 users 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. Details Casts Posters Images Title An Idiot Abroad Alternative Titles First Air Date 2010-09-23 Last Air Date 2012-12-14 Number of Episodes 19 Number of Seasons 3 Genres Comedy, Documentary, Networks Sky One, Casts Karl Pilkington, Ricky Gervais, Warwick Davis Plot Keywords , Self Karl Pilkington Self Ricky Gervais Self Warwick Davis