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 on Tuesday on BBC2 at 9:15pm with Christmas Special
- Gone Christmas Fishing 2022, Christmas Special repeated at 7pm on BBC2 Wales
Episode menu
Gone Christmas Fishing 2020 - Gone Christmas Fishing
Further details
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Christmas Fishing is an hour-long festive special which will follow Bob Mortimer as he returns to his childhood roots in Middlesbrough to fish the River Esk and Tees with his dear friend and angling mentor Paul Whitehouse.
As well as trying to catch the glorious grayling, Bob is also going to try to ignite the joy of Christmas in Paul, who thinks the magic of the season has been long lost to commercialism.
Bob will help to cook a memorable turkey dinner with all the trimmings and host their office party for two, featuring a special guest appearance by a secret Santa who has a rather familiar face.
Together they will chat to fellow Middlesbrough lad, singer Chris Rea about his unique memories of yuletide... before he drives home for Christmas.
They stay in fishermen's cottages in the beautiful harbour village of Staithes and take to the North Sea to see what they can catch before moving further North to stay in a very magical place on the moors.
Will Paul finally begin to see the pleasure of Christmas through Bob's eyes? A big surprise at the end of the programme could guarantee it!
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 13th December 2020
- Time
- 8:10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 60 minutes
Upcoming repeats
- Thursday 26th December 2024 at 1:40pm on U&Dave
Cast & crew
| Paul Whitehouse | Host / Presenter |
| Bob Mortimer | Host / Presenter |
| Chris Rea | Self |
| David Henry | Self |
| Tom Bennett | Self |
| Ryan Hutton | Self |
| Ashleigh Gray | Self |
| Pippa Duffy | Self |
| Jeff Nicholson | Self |
| Samantha Seager | Self |
| Rob Gill | Director |
| Stephanie Fyfe | Series Producer |
| Lisa Clark | Executive Producer |
| Max Gogarty | Executive Producer |
| Doug Bryson | Editor |
Video
Bob Mortimer Gone Cooking: Corned beef hash
In the words of Bob: "This is the corned beef hash recipe I cooked for Paul on the banks of the River Esk. It didn't make it into the show so I've filmed it by a pond in Surrey."
Featuring: Bob Mortimer.
Press
Village of Staithes basks in BBC fishing limelight
Interest in North Yorkshire beauty spot has rocketed since Mortimer & Whitehouse's Christmas special.
Rhi Storer, The Guardian, 20th December 2020Lunacy and poignancy in Bob & Paul's riverbank tales
It's like the World's Least Strongest Man Contest (North-East Regional Final) when Chris "Driving Home for Christmas" Rea shuffles into the pub to compare ailments with Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse.
Aidan Smith, The Scotsman, 19th December 2020Gone Fishing review
Need a comedy straight man to crack the jokes? Bob's your uncle!
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 14th December 2020Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Christmas Fishing review
Comic babble and the odd catch in the throat.
Carol Midgley, The Times, 14th December 2020Mortimer & Whitehouse on the success of Gone Fishing
Christmas has come to Gone Fishing, and all is quiet and still. That's because Bob Mortimer, the man who invariably knocks rods out of their holders and is likely to have scared away many more fish than he's ever caught, hasn't yet arrived.
Michael Hodges, Radio Times, 13th December 2020Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Christmas Fishing, BBC2
A life-affirming look at the festive season.
Kasia Delgado, i Newspaper, 13th December 2020Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Christmas Fishing, review
As ever with Mortimer and Whitehouse, the true catch of the day is watching these two old friends shoot the breeze.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 13th December 2020Gone Fishing is like The Trip on statins
Two comedians chat about their health and try to catch salmon - a simple premise but, as their Christmas special shows, one that's utterly charming.
Joel Golby, The Guardian, 12th December 2020Mortimer & Whitehouse interview
Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse tell The Big Issue why their fishing series caught an even bigger audience this year.
Adrian Lobb, The Big Issue, 12th December 2020Why Whitehouse was 'knocked out' by Teesside's beauty
Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse's Christmas special was filmed in our region and left comedian 'knocked out' by the beauty of our area.
Joanne Welford, Teesside Gazette, 9th December 2020