An Idiot Abroad (2010 – 2012)

2010 • 3 seasons • Comedy, Documentary • TV-14

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Episode 5 — Meet a Gorilla

Name: Episode 5 — Meet a Gorilla
Released: 2011-10-21
Duration: 43 min
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Karl Pilkington, Ricky Gervais, Warwick Davis

Season 2 • An Idiot Abroad

Released: 2011-10-21 • Comedy/Documentary

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Karl heads of to Africa to go meet a Gorilla. Before he travels to Uganda, Karl agreed to start in South Africa as he’s been there on holiday he heard it was alright. Ricky and Steve want Karl to have an authentic African experience so they arrange some time in a slum with a family and helping a charity rebuild a shelter. Karl visits Jessica the Hippo who lives with a family and Ricky sends him to join a Rhino conservation project before heading off traveling through the impenetrable forest in Uganda before coming ‘face to face’ with a Gorilla.

Episodes

Episode 1
Desert Island
2011-09-23

Episode 2
Trans-Siberian Express
2011-09-30

Episode 3
Dolphin Swim
2011-10-07

Episode 4
Whale Watching
2011-10-14

Episode 5
Meet a Gorilla
2011-10-21

Episode 6
Route 66
2011-10-28

Episode 7
Climb Mount Fuji
2011-11-04

Episode 8
Karl Comes Home
2011-11-11

Information

Creator	Ricky Gervais
Episode air date	21.10.2011
Episode runtime	43 min
Episode rating	8.20
Genres	Comedy / Documentary
TMDB series rating	7.7
IMDb series rating	8.3
Series status	Ended
Age rating	14+
Country	GB

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Cast

Karl Pilkington
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Ricky Gervais
Self

Warwick Davis
Self

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