Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

I'm hooked on gentle joys of Paul and Bob's tales

Both men enjoyed fishing as lads. But it is Paul who really loves sitting in meditative silence beside the water: 'When that float goes under, it's a magical moment and it takes me back to my childhood.'

Much like The Trip, this new show sees a pair of beloved British comedy veterans embarking on a series of adventures together. There, however, the comparisons end; these fishing trips boast a decidedly provincial English flavour, as Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse pursue the elusive tench, chat about their respective health scares, and trade low-key banter. Not much of it is laugh-out-loud-funny, exactly, but it does feel gently restorative. A contented yawn of a programme.

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing preview

Once he was in The Fast Show, now he's in a very slow one.

Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse interview

'I found out that it was a ruse to get me back into life': Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse on their new BBC2 show and the restorative power of fishing.

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, review

Nothing fishy about this warm portrait of friendship.

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing BBC2, review

Two of our best loved comedians ambling around together sharing experiences has drawn inevitable comparisons with The Trip.

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

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Bob Mortimer on his heart attack

Bob Mortimer has spoken exclusively with The Big Issue, about making it through a triple heart bypass, working with Paul Whitehouse and his enduring friendships with Paul and 'Jim' (Vic Reeves).

TV preview: Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, BBC2

Let's be honest about this. If Gone Fishing did not feature comedy titans Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse it would probably not be going out on BBC2 on a Wednesday evening.

Review - Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

It has to be said, Mortimer and Whitehouse seem incapable of taking life seriously. Instead, they mess about constantly like a couple of kids giggling at the back of a classroom.