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 August 2026.
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40:00Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Paul and Bob return to the river where they first went fishing together after Bob's heart surgery - the Test in Hampshire - which is renowned as the home for fly-fishing.
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40:00Paul and Bob head to Norfolk and attempt to ensnare a big pike - something that has eluded them so far on their fishing trips - before Bob reveals a hidden trick to Paul.
40:00Paul takes Bob on a trip down memory lane and back to the River Lea in Hertfordshire - where Paul used to come as a teenager with his mates - and welcomes a special guest.
40:00Paul and Bob return to Scotland to fish for salmon once more, this time on the mighty River Tweed after a previous last-ditch attempt to catch the fish on the River Tay.
Series 5
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40:00Paul and Bob catch the sleeper train to the Scottish Highlands to fish for ferox trout. Bob can’t resist the challenge to look for Nessie in the vast waters of Loch Ness.
Series 2 40:00
40:00Paul and Bob fish on the River Ure. They meet the surgeon who performed Bob's life-saving heart bypass and re-enact all the drama of the operating table.
Series 5 40:00
40:00Bob and Paul are in Devon and Somerset, where they fish for summer grilse on the River Exe. They then hit the beach to try shore fishing.
Series 2 40:00
40:00Paul 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.
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.
Series 4 40:00
40:00Paul and Bob take to the water in the Norfolk Broads to fish for rudd, full of the joys of the first day of the fishing season.
Series 2 40:00
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 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.
Series 4 40:00
40:00Paul and Bob visit the glorious Lake District, which still has a special place in Bob’s heart thanks to his memories of teenage holidays there in the 1970s.
Series 1 40:00
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.