Gadget Man (previously Stephen Fry: Gadget Man"Stephen Fry: Gadget Man", Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 23 August 2014.) is 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."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.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.
Episodes Series overview Series Episodes Originally aired Series premiere Series finale1 6 2 6 3 9 4 4
Series 1 (2012) No. in series Title Original air date Special guest(s) Viewers (millions) 1 Super Commuter Jonathan Ross 2.03"Stephen Fry 'Gadget Man' thrashes 'Gadget Show' in ratings", Digital Spy, 20 November 2012. Retrieved on 30 August 2014. 2 Tasty Tech Derren Brown, Carol Vorderman and Jo Brand 1.3"BBC Four's 'Only Connect' rockets to new all-time high of 1.1m", Digital Spy, 28 November 2012. Retrieved on 30 August 2014. 3 Work Made Easy Alan Sugar 1.1"ITV's Royal Variety Performance enthralls 8.2m, peaks with over 9m", Digital Spy, 5 December 2012. Retrieved on 30 August 2014. 4 Fun and Games Jeremy Clarkson 1.21"BBC Two gets five-star service from 'Inside Claridge's' series", Digital Spy, 11 December 2012. Retrieved on 30 August 2014. 5 Body Beautiful Amy Childs and Kelly Holmes 1.05"ITV's 'Poison Tree' drama overtaken by BBC Two's 'Inside Claridge's'", Digital Spy, 18 December 2012. Retrieved on 30 August 2014. 6 Christmas Special
Series 2 (2013) No. in series Title Original air date Special guest(s) Viewers (millions) 1 (7) The Great Outdoors Stephen Mangan and Benedict Allen 1.47"'Doc Martin' returns with over 7.5 million viewers on ITV", Digital Spy, 3 September 2013. Retrieved on 30 August 2014. 2 (8) Rise and Shine Sara Cox and John Humphrys 1.38"'Blackout' thrills 1.5 million on Channel 4", Digital Spy, 10 September 2013. Retrieved on 30 August 2014. 3 (9) Child's Play Hugh Dennis and Denise van Outen 1.02"'Doc Martin' tops a quiet Monday evening on ITV", Digital Spy, 17 September 2013. Retrieved on 30 August 2014. 4 (10) Summer Holiday Noel Fielding 0.959"'Doc Martin' rises to top Monday ratings for ITV", Digital Spy, 24 September 2013. Retrieved on 30 August 2014. 5 (11) Home Improvement Andy Kane, Charlie Luxton and Anna Ryder Richardson 1.05"'Doc Martin' rises again to top Monday ratings", Digital Spy, 1 October 2013. Retrieved on 30 August 2014. 6 (12) Smaller Is Better Galton Blackiston, Jimmy Carr and Alex James 1.11"'Sex Box' attracts over 900,000 viewers on Channel 4", Digital Spy, 8 October 2013. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
Series 3 (2014) No. in series Title Original air date Special guest(s) Viewers (millions) 1 (13) Weather Marcus Brigstocke and Tim Vine 0.995"New Tricks rises slightly to win Monday ratings with 5.8m", Digital Spy, 26 August 2014. Retrieved on 27 August 2014. 2 (14) Public Transport Adam Buxton and Russell Howard 1.06"New Tricks tops Monday night ratings with 5.2m on BBC One", Digital Spy, 2 September 2014. Retrieved on 2 September 2014. 3 (15) The Staycation Phill Jupitus 0.903"England's Euro 2016 qualifier win over Switzerland tops Monday with 5.4m", Digital Spy, 9 September 2014. Retrieved on 9 September 2014. 4 (16) Shopping Jimmy Doherty and Alison Steadman 1.10"Cilla begins with 6.1 million on ITV, E4's Glue attracts 482,000", Digital Spy, 16 September 2014. Retrieved on 16 September 2014. 5 (17) Self-Improvement Eamonn Holmes, Richard E. Grant and Dominic O'Brien 1.25"ITV's Cilla drops 300k but still tops Monday ratings with 5.7m", Digital Spy, 23 September 2014. Retrieved on 23 September 2014. 6 (18) Staying In Seann Walsh and David Mitchell 1.04"ITV's Cilla concludes with over 6 million on Monday", Digital Spy, 30 September 2014. Retrieved on 30 September 2014. 7 (19) Cooking and Dining Out Adrian Edmondson, Charlie Harry Francis and Dr Rachel Edwards-Stuart 1.03"Grantchester premieres to more than 5 million viewers on ITV", Digital Spy, 7 October 2014. Retrieved on 7 October 2014. 8 (20) Property Naomi Cleaver, Claudia Winkleman and Rupert Des Forges 0.910"Gotham debuts with 1.7m, Made in Chelsea returns with 549k", Digital Spy, 14 October 2014. Retrieved on 16 October 2014. 9 (21) Guide to Christmas Adam Hills, Jessica Hynes, Stephen Merchant, Jonathan Ross, Reece Shearsmith and Robert Webb 1.00"The Wrong Mans Christmas special attracts nearly 2 million", Digital Spy, 23 December 2014. Retrieved on 27 December 2014.
Series 4 (2015) No. in series Title Original air date Special guest(s) Viewers (millions) 1 (22) The Weekend 1 June 2015 Steve Jones, Al Murray and Sara Pascoe 2 (23) 9 to 5 8 June 2015 Dara Ó Briain and Grace Dent 3 (24) Date Night 15 June 2015 Katherine Ryan, Tom Rosenthal and Sanjeev Bhaskar 4 (25) Health and Safety 22 June 2015 Keith Allen and Bill Bailey
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