An Idiot Abroad Also known as 'An Idiot Abroad 2: The Bucket List An Idiot Abroad 3: The Short Way Round' Genre Travel documentary comedy Directed by Richard Yee Krishnendu Majumdar Jamie Jay Johnson Benjamin Green Luke Campbell Starring Karl Pilkington Ricky Gervais Stephen Merchant (series 1–2) Warwick Davis (series 3) Theme music composer Vik Sharma Opening theme "Seven Wonders" Ending theme "The Wrestler" Country of origin United Kingdom Original language(s) English No. of series 3 No. of episodes 19 (list of episodes) Production Executive producer(s) Ricky Gervais Stephen Merchant Richard Yee Krishnendu Majumdar Dan Goldsack Producer(s) Richard Yee Krishnendu Majumdar Luke Campbell Running time 60 minutes (inc. adverts) Production company(s) Mentorn Media (Series 1) RiSK (Series 2-3) Me & You Productions (Series 3) Distributor Passion Distribution Release Original network Sky 1 Picture format 16:9 (HDTV 1080i) Audio format Dolby Digital Original release 23 September 2010 (2010-09-23) – 14 December 2012 (2012-12-14) External links Website Production website