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Not to be confused with The Gadget Show.

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

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) N/a

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

References

  1. ^ “Alex Brooker is… Hobby Man | Channel 4”.
  2. ^ “Stephen Fry: Gadget Man”, Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 23 August 2014.
  3. ^ “Richard Ayoade replaces Stephen Fry on Channel 4’s Gadget Man”, Digital Spy, 1 May 2013. Retrieved on 23 August 2014.
  4. ^ On the market: 1930s grade II-listed The Lime Works six-bedroom house in Norton, Kent (updated), Wowhaus, 28 October 2013.
  5. ^ “Alex Brooker to host Channel 4’s Hobby Man”. 4 May 2022.
  6. ^ “Brooker tries hobbies for North One and C4”. 3 May 2022.
  7. ^ “Stephen Fry ‘Gadget Man’ thrashes ‘Gadget Show’ in ratings”, Digital Spy, 20 November 2012. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
  8. ^ “BBC Four’s ‘Only Connect’ rockets to new all-time high of 1.1m”, Digital Spy, 28 November 2012. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
  9. ^ “ITV’s Royal Variety Performance enthralls 8.2m, peaks with over 9m”, Digital Spy, 5 December 2012. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
  10. ^ “BBC Two gets five-star service from ‘Inside Claridge’s’ series”, Digital Spy, 11 December 2012. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
  11. ^ “ITV’s ‘Poison Tree’ drama overtaken by BBC Two’s ‘Inside Claridge’s'”, Digital Spy, 18 December 2012. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
  12. ^ “‘Doc Martin’ returns with over 7.5 million viewers on ITV”, Digital Spy, 3 September 2013. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
  13. ^ “‘Blackout’ thrills 1.5 million on Channel 4”, Digital Spy, 10 September 2013. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
  14. ^ “‘Doc Martin’ tops a quiet Monday evening on ITV”, Digital Spy, 17 September 2013. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
  15. ^ “‘Doc Martin’ rises to top Monday ratings for ITV”, Digital Spy, 24 September 2013. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
  16. ^ “‘Doc Martin’ rises again to top Monday ratings”, Digital Spy, 1 October 2013. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
  17. ^ “‘Sex Box’ attracts over 900,000 viewers on Channel 4”, Digital Spy, 8 October 2013. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
  18. ^ “New Tricks rises slightly to win Monday ratings with 5.8m”, Digital Spy, 26 August 2014. Retrieved on 27 August 2014.
  19. ^ “New Tricks tops Monday night ratings with 5.2m on BBC One”, Digital Spy, 2 September 2014. Retrieved on 2 September 2014.
  20. ^ “England’s Euro 2016 qualifier win over Switzerland tops Monday with 5.4m”, Digital Spy, 9 September 2014. Retrieved on 9 September 2014.
  21. ^ “Cilla begins with 6.1 million on ITV, E4’s Glue attracts 482,000”, Digital Spy, 16 September 2014. Retrieved on 16 September 2014.
  22. ^ “ITV’s Cilla drops 300k but still tops Monday ratings with 5.7m”, Digital Spy, 23 September 2014. Retrieved on 23 September 2014.
  23. ^ “ITV’s Cilla concludes with over 6 million on Monday”, Digital Spy, 30 September 2014. Retrieved on 30 September 2014.
  24. ^ “Grantchester premieres to more than 5 million viewers on ITV”, Digital Spy, 7 October 2014. Retrieved on 7 October 2014.
  25. ^ “Gotham debuts with 1.7m, Made in Chelsea returns with 549k”, Digital Spy, 14 October 2014. Retrieved on 16 October 2014.
  26. ^ “The Wrong Mans Christmas special attracts nearly 2 million”, Digital Spy, 23 December 2014. Retrieved on 27 December 2014.