Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing is a TV show on BBC2. Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse share their life experiences while fishing. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 56 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in June 2026.
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40:00Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Paul and Bob fly to Enniskillen to fish for the Pike which eluded them in series one. They discuss their respective bad habits and Bob gives Paul a thorough health update.
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40:00At the Upper Tamar Lakes, Paul and Bob fish for the predatory perch. When Bob reveals this week's accommodation which leaves Paul almost speechless.
40:00Bob and Paul set off for The River Tay in Scotland. A ghillie guides them up the river and they try to catch the elusive fish, whilst discussing luck and fate.
40:00Paul and Bob brave the wild lakes of Essex equipped with the latest tech. They discuss the true meaning of a mid-life crisis and visit a beauty clinic.
40:00Paul and Bob travel to the River Usk in Wales, where Paul's father taught him to fish. They discuss their respective childhoods and reflect on their own family lives.
Series 7
Paul, Bob and Ted travel to Dorset to fish the River Frome for grayling before turning their hand to mackerel fishing on Chesil Beach.
Series 1 40:00
40:00Paul and Bob decide to try and catch a legendary pike - facing the future, they write a eulogy for each other and invite a consultant cardiologist to dinner for some medical tips.
40:00Paul fishes at the famous Bridge Pool near Christchurch in Dorset in a bid to catch sea trout - Bob arrives late, but he redeems himself by hooking the first fish of the day.
40:00Paul and Bob fish on the River Wensum in search of roach - they realise that age is taking its toll on their physicality, but Bob has a plan to help Paul recapture his youth.
40:00Paul teaches Bob how to fly-fish for rainbow trout in the Monsal Valley in Derbyshire - they also discuss their beginnings in showbusiness and gossip about their contemporaries.
40:00Paul and Bob fish for the mighty barbel in Hay-on-Wye - passing a graveyard, they muse about the future and chat to a local vicar about death and their own funerals.
40:00While in Norfolk fishing for tench, Bob tries to impress Paul and fails - after a brief respite in a local brewery, they camp down in yurts before fishing again the next day.
Series 7
Paul, Bob and Ted target a large rudd lake near Epping Forest, and all three try 'champing' for the first time – staying overnight in a church.
Series 6 40:00
40:00Bob and Paul return to the Derbyshire Wye and its neighbour the Derwent - the very place they first fished on the programme together - to revisit the place with Ted.
40:00The pair head to the incredible tidal outcrop of Burgh Island on the south coast of Devon - their quarry is wrasse, but a very special surprise awaits Paul and terrier Ted.
40:00Paul and Bob fish for crucian carp at a sequestered lake in Shropshire - in the hopes of guaranteeing success, they elect to stay lakeside in overnight bivouacs.
40:00Paul, Bob and Ted travel to the Hampshire Avon - a home to one of the UK's most diverse fish populations - as Bob enjoys the unique accommodation and Ted has a blind date.
Series 7
Paul, Bob and Ted fish the River Ouse in Bedfordshire, hoping to catch a big perch. Bob makes Paul a dinner he will never forget!
Series 6 40:00
40:00Paul and Bob head to a hidden pike lake in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland where they have an overnight stay in a 15th-century haunted castle.
Series 7
Paul, Bob and Ted face the elements head on as they fish on the beach at Blakeney Point, taking refuge in Bear’s Cottage for the night to dry out.