Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
- TV factual
- BBC Two
- 2018 - 2024
- 49 episodes (7 series)
Comedy series observing Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer fishing together.
- Returns tomorrow on BBC2 at 9:15pm with Christmas Special
- Series 3, Episode 4 repeated Wednesday at 12:50pm on U&Dave
Streaming rank this week: 687
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Series 1, Episode 6 - The Pike (River Test, Hampshire)
Further details
Paul and Bob decide to try and catch a legendary pike, which is perhaps not the best idea for two men of a certain age with heart problems. In the cosy cottage where they are staying, they invite a consultant cardiologist for dinner to talk about their medical past and their future, gaining tips on how to live the most healthy life possible. Facing the future, they write a eulogy for each other as the sun sets on their final fishing expedition.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 25th July 2018
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Paul Whitehouse | Host / Presenter |
| Bob Mortimer | Host / Presenter |
| Leo McCrea | Series Director |
| Nicky Waltham | Series Producer |
| Stephanie Fyfe | Producer |
| Lisa Clark | Executive Producer |
| David Brindley | Executive Producer |
| Doug Bryson | Editor |
Press
The final riverbank rumination in a series ornamented by Bob Mortimer's buffoonery, not to mention his ineptitude with a fishing rod. Paul Whitehouse remains infinitely patient as the pair go after pike on the Test in Hampshire for their final outing - and fear they may have to settle for perch.
Mike Bradley, The Guardian, 25th July 2018Gone Fishing has been the perfect antidote to bleak TV
You might not have thought that two ageing comedians bumbling around Britain in their waders would make for one of the surprise TV highlights of 2018. But Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing definitely has been.
Mark Butler, i Newspaper, 25th July 2018