Gadget Man

Not to be confused with The Gadget Show.

Gadget Man (previously Stephen Fry: Gadget Man^[2]) 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.^[3] 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.^[4]

Gadget Man
Genre	Special Interest
Presented by	Stephen Fry (2012) Richard Ayoade (2013–15)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	4
No. of episodes	25
Production
Running time	30 minutes (inc. adverts) 60 minutes (specials; inc. adverts)
Production company	North One Television
Original release
Network	Channel 4
Release	19 November 2012 (2012-11-19) – 22 June 2015 (2015-06-22)
Related
Travel Man Hobby Man[1]

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.^[5][6]

Episodes

Series overview

Series		Episodes	Originally aired
			Series premiere	Series finale
	1	6	19 November 2012 (2012-11-19)	24 December 2012 (2012-12-24)
	2	6	2 September 2013 (2013-09-02)	7 October 2013 (2013-10-07)
	3	9	25 August 2014 (2014-08-25)	22 December 2014 (2014-12-22)
	4	4	1 June 2015 (2015-06-01)	22 June 2015 (2015-06-22)

Series 1 (2012)

No. in series	Title	Original air date	Special guest(s)	Viewers (millions)
1	Super Commuter	19 November 2012 (2012-11-19)	Jonathan Ross	2.03[7]
2	Tasty Tech	26 November 2012 (2012-11-26)	Derren Brown, Carol Vorderman and Jo Brand	1.3[8]
3	Work Made Easy	3 December 2012 (2012-12-03)	Alan Sugar	1.1[9]
4	Fun and Games	10 December 2012 (2012-12-10)	Jeremy Clarkson	1.21[10]
5	Body Beautiful	17 December 2012 (2012-12-17)	Amy Childs and Kelly Holmes	1.05[11]
6	Christmas Special	24 December 2012 (2012-12-24)		—

Series 2 (2013)

No. in series	Title	Original air date	Special guest(s)	Viewers (millions)
1 (7)	The Great Outdoors	2 September 2013 (2013-09-02)	Stephen Mangan and Benedict Allen	1.47[12]
2 (8)	Rise and Shine	9 September 2013 (2013-09-09)	Sara Cox and John Humphrys	1.38[13]
3 (9)	Child's Play	16 September 2013 (2013-09-16)	Hugh Dennis and Denise van Outen	1.02[14]
4 (10)	Summer Holiday	23 September 2013 (2013-09-23)	Noel Fielding	0.959[15]
5 (11)	Home Improvement	30 September 2013 (2013-09-30)	Andy Kane, Charlie Luxton and Anna Ryder Richardson	1.05[16]
6 (12)	Smaller is Better	7 October 2013 (2013-10-07)	Galton Blackiston, Jimmy Carr and Alex James	1.11[17]

Series 3 (2014)

No. in series	Title	Original air date	Special guest(s)	Viewers (millions)
1 (13)	Weather	25 August 2014 (2014-08-25)	Marcus Brigstocke and Tim Vine	0.995[18]
2 (14)	Public Transport	1 September 2014 (2014-09-01)	Adam Buxton and Russell Howard	1.06[19]
3 (15)	The Staycation	8 September 2014 (2014-09-08)	Phill Jupitus	0.903[20]
4 (16)	Shopping	15 September 2014 (2014-09-15)	Jimmy Doherty and Alison Steadman	1.10[21]
5 (17)	Self-Improvement	22 September 2014 (2014-09-22)	Eamonn Holmes, Richard E. Grant and Dominic O'Brien	1.25[22]
6 (18)	Staying In	29 September 2014 (2014-09-29)	Seann Walsh and David Mitchell	1.04[23]
7 (19)	Cooking and Dining Out	6 October 2014 (2014-10-06)	Adrian Edmondson, Charlie Harry Francis and Dr Rachel Edwards-Stuart	1.03[24]
8 (20)	Property	13 October 2014 (2014-10-13)	Naomi Cleaver, Claudia Winkleman and Rupert Des Forges	0.910[25]
9 (21)	Guide to Christmas	22 December 2014 (2014-12-22)	Adam Hills, Jessica Hynes, Stephen Merchant, Jonathan Ross, Reece Shearsmith and Robert Webb	1.00[26]

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	TBA
2 (23)	9 to 5	8 June 2015	Dara Ó Briain and Grace Dent	TBA
3 (24)	Date Night	15 June 2015	Katherine Ryan, Tom Rosenthal and Sanjeev Bhaskar	TBA
4 (25)	Health and Safety	22 June 2015	Keith Allen and Bill Bailey	TBA