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Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Comedy, Sports · 2018 · Rated 8/10
Last aired: S8 E?, Devon and Cornwall · 2025-12-24
Lifelong friends Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer have more in common than just their love of comedy – they have both recently suffered from heart disease and directly faced their own mortality.
This series follows them as they re-connect with each other and share their personal and often hilarious experiences of life while testing the parameters of true friendship … on a soggy riverbank.
Experienced angler Paul takes Bob to some of the most tranquil and naturally beautiful places in the UK to try to teach him the peaceful art of fishing, while Bob reveals his new found culinary skills by cooking health conscious meals for Paul.
Season 8
E1
River Itchen, Hampshire - Wild Brown Trout
2025-10-26 · 30 min
Paul and Bob travel to Hampshire to fly fish in the idyllic River Itchen with their trusty canine friend Ted in tow.
E2
Rivers Towy and Cothi, Carmarthenshire - Sea Trout
2025-11-02 · 30 min
Paul and Bob head to Wales to fish for sea trout as the sun sets in Carmarthenshire. How will they both fare in the pitch darkness?
E3
Rochdale Canal, Manchester and River Dane, Cheshire
2025-11-09 · 30 min
Paul, Bob and Ted have a change of scene and travel to the city of Manchester to fish one of its many urban waterways, the Rochdale Canal.
E4
Birley Lake and River Wye, Herefordshire - Perch
2025-11-16 · 30 min
Paul and Bob are determined to catch a big perch and head to Herefordshire, where they hope their best chances lie.
E5
Ceredigion - Carp and Tope
2025-11-23 · 30 min
Bob wants to catch a tope - a rare species of shark - and takes Paul to Ceredigion in Wales to fish the sea.
E6
River Findhorn, Scottish Highlands - Salmon
2025-11-30 · 30 min
Paul and Bob head to the Cawdor Estate in the remote Scottish Highlands to fish the mighty River Findhorn for summer salmon.
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Paul Whitehouse
Paul Whitehouse
Bob Mortimer
Bob Mortimer