Gadget Man
{{Short description|British television series}}
{{distinguish|The Gadget Show}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2014}}
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| genre = Special Interest
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| presenter = Stephen Fry (2012)
Richard Ayoade (2013–15)
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| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_series = 4
| num_episodes = 25
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| runtime = 30 minutes (inc. adverts)
60 minutes (specials; inc. adverts)
| company = North One Television
| channel = Channel 4
| first_aired = {{Start date|2012|11|19|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2015|06|22|df=y}}
| related = *Travel Man
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Gadget Man (previously Stephen Fry: Gadget Man[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2533174/ "Stephen Fry: Gadget Man"], Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 23 August 2014.) was a British television series, which aired from 19 November 2012 to 22 June 2015 on Channel 4 and was presented by Stephen Fry in the first series and Richard Ayoade in the remaining three.[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a477837/richard-ayoade-replaces-stephen-fry-on-channel-4s-gadget-man.html "Richard Ayoade replaces Stephen Fry on Channel 4's Gadget Man"], Digital Spy, 1 May 2013. Retrieved on 23 August 2014. Each episode presented a variety of innovative products related to the episode's theme. The series was mainly filmed in and around The Lime Works, a 1930s art deco converted water tower in Norton, Kent.[http://www.wowhaus.co.uk/2013/10/28/on-the-market-1930s-grade-ii-listed-the-lime-works-six-bedroom-house-in-norton-kent/ On the market: 1930s grade II-listed The Lime Works six-bedroom house in Norton, Kent (updated)], Wowhaus, 28 October 2013.
Since the Stephen Fry: Gadget Man series was first broadcast, the franchise has also been expanded by Channel 4/North One to include Travel Man with Ayoade and current presenter Joe Lycett, and new commission Hobby Man, with Alex Brooker from Channel 4's Friday-night comedy show The Last Leg.{{cite web | url=https://rts.org.uk/article/alex-brooker-host-channel-4-s-hobby-man | title=Alex Brooker to host Channel 4's Hobby Man | date=4 May 2022 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.televisual.com/news/brooker-tries-hobbies-for-north-one-and-c4/ | title=Brooker tries hobbies for North One and C4 | date=3 May 2022 }}
Episodes
=Series overview=
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| style="padding: 0 8px;" rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Series
! style="padding: 0 8px;" rowspan="2"| Episodes ! style="padding: 0 8px;" colspan="2"| Originally aired |
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|1 | 6 | {{Start date|2012|11|19|df=y}} | {{End date|2012|12|24|df=y}} |
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|2 | 6 | {{Start date|2013|09|02|df=y}} | {{End date|2013|10|07|df=y}} |
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|3 | 9 | {{Start date|2014|08|25|df=y}} | {{End date|2014|12|22|df=y}} |
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|4 | 4 | {{Start date|2015|06|01|df=y}} | {{End date|2015|06|22|df=y}} |
=Series 1 (2012)=
=Series 2 (2013)=
=Series 3 (2014)=
=Series 4 (2015)=
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| style="background-color:#A8D08D; padding:0 8px;" | No. in series
! style="background-color:#A8D08D; padding:0 8px;" | Title ! style="background-color:#A8D08D; padding:0 8px;" | Original air date ! style="background-color:#A8D08D; padding:0 8px;" | Special guest(s) ! style="background-color:#A8D08D; padding:0 8px;" | Viewers (millions) |
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| 1 (22)
| The Weekend | 1 June 2015 | Steve Jones, Al Murray and Sara Pascoe | {{N/A|TBA}} |
| 2 (23)
| 9 to 5 | 8 June 2015 | Dara Ó Briain and Grace Dent | {{N/A|TBA}} |
| 3 (24)
| Date Night | 15 June 2015 | Katherine Ryan, Tom Rosenthal and Sanjeev Bhaskar | {{N/A|TBA}} |
| 4 (25)
| Health and Safety | 22 June 2015 | Keith Allen and Bill Bailey | {{N/A|TBA}} |
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- {{official website|http://www.channel4.com/programmes/gadget-man/}}
- {{IMDb title|2533174}}
Category:2012 British television series debuts
Category:2015 British television series endings
Category:Channel 4 original programming
Category:British English-language television shows