An Idiot Abroad - Complete Series 1 & 2 - 4-DVD Box Set ( An Idiot Abroad - Complete Series One and Two ) ( Karl Pilkington's Seven Wonders )

An Idiot Abroad - Complete Series 1 & 2 - 4-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: An Idiot Abroad - Complete Series One and Two
Alternate Title: Karl Pilkington's Seven Wonders
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2&4 )

Running Time:
692 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Box Set
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2010 - 2011 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Krishnendu Majumdar
Luke Campbell

Written By:
Ricky Gervais
Stephen Merchant

Actors:
Karl Pilkington ..... Himself - Presenter (18 episodes, 2010-2012)
Ricky Gervais ..... Himself (17 episodes, 2010-2011)
Stephen Merchant ..... Himself (17 episodes, 2010-2011)
Luke Campbell ..... Himself - Interviewer (4 episodes, 2010-2011)
Warwick Davis ..... Himself (2 episodes, 2011-2012)

Synopsis:

Join everyone's favourite reluctant traveller, Karl Pilkington as he is sent around the globe by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.... Twice. First off Karl is sent to the far reaches of our planet to witness the awe-inspiring 7 wonders of the world. Will he find them awe-inspiring or just awful. In series 2 Karl is dispatched to explore the best things you can possibly do before you die. Features every episode from both series of this smash hit show.
Season 1
The Preview Show S1, Ep0 Sep. 5, 2010
China S1, Ep1 Sep. 24, 2010
India S1, Ep2 Oct. 1, 2010
Jordan S1, Ep3 Oct. 8, 2010
Mexico S1, Ep4 Oct. 15, 2010
Egypt S1, Ep5 Oct. 22, 2010
Brazil S1, Ep6 Oct. 29, 2010
Peru S1, Ep7 Nov. 5, 2010
Karl Comes Home: The Debrief S1, Ep8 Nov. 11, 2010
Season 2
Desert Island S2, Ep1 Sep. 23, 2011
Trans-Siberian Express S2, Ep2 Sep. 30, 2011
Swim with Dolphins S2, Ep3 Oct. 7, 2011
Whale Watching S2, Ep4 Oct. 14, 2011
Meet a Gorilla S2, Ep5 Oct. 21, 2011
Route 66 S2, Ep6 Oct. 28, 2011
Climb Mount Fuji S2, Ep7 Nov. 4, 2011
Karl Comes Home S2, Ep8 Nov. 11, 2011

An Idiot Abroad documents Karl Pilkington's journeys to foreign countries under the guide of visiting the New Seven Wonders of the World. Though the New Seven Wonders of the World include the Colosseum in Rome, this is not one of Pilkington's destinations because Ricky and Stephen thought that he might feel too comfortable in Rome; instead he visits the Great Pyramids in Egypt (which is the last of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World to remain intact). Despite the stated focus of visiting the wonders, most of each episode focuses on Karl's reactions to cultural differences and idiosyncrasies in the countries he visits. To make things more interesting, Ricky and Stephen call Karl during each trip to assign tasks highlighting local culture or geography, including training as a luchador, traveling the desert on a camel, and dancing with a samba school in a Carnival parade. It was stated by the show's producers that Pilkington has no prior warning about these situations. Gervais commented: "This is a [more real] documentary than most others you'll ever see on television. We don't plan it, he doesn't know what's going to happen." The show was supposedly going to be called Karl Pilkington's Seven Wonders, but Ricky informs Karl of the new title at the end of his last trip; given Ricky's love of harassing Karl, he may never have intended to use the purported original title. The second series shows Karl performing activities from his "bucket list". Pilkington agreed to do a second series on the condition that he was to choose what he would do and that he got to use proper toilets. To keep the series interesting, Ricky and Stephen went behind Karl's back and arranged surprises for him to make him hate it even more than the first. He ends up visiting more places than he did in the first series, suffering through a number of detours.

An Idiot Abroad is a travel documentary television series broadcast on Sky1, as well as a spin-off book published by Canongate Books, created by and featuring Karl Pilkington and his former radio show colleagues Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. The ongoing theme 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 while they themselves stay in London and monitor his progress.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 25 February, 2012.

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