Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing returns

ExclusiveWednesday 11th May 2022, 10:50am by Jay Richardson

Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse are returning to the UK's riverbanks for their hit BBC Two show
Filming for a new series will resume after the pair's live tour this week
The show was nominated for a BAFTA on Sunday but missed out for the fourth time

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing is returning, British Comedy Guide can exclusively reveal.

Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse are appearing in Southampton tonight on the first night of their live, six show mini-tour, An Evening With Mortimer & Whitehouse, before resuming filming on an undisclosed number of episodes of the popular BBC Two angling series.

Pre-production began last month, and it is believed that both a Christmas special and full fifth series have been commissioned.

Locations for the new episodes currently remain under wraps, with the show having grown its audience from an average of 1.96 million over the course of the third series in 2020, to 2.31 million for the fourth last year.

It was nominated in the best features category of the BAFTAs on Sunday night but lost to Big Zuu's Big Eats, missing out for a fourth time at the awards.

Made by Mortimer and Whitehouse's production company, Owl Power, the series follows the comics, who have been friends since the 1980s and both undergone major heart surgery in recent years, navigating the nation's riverbanks whilst discussing life, comedy, and indulging in 'heart-healthy' foods.

Whitehouse, an enthusiastic and experienced angler, tutors Mortimer, a keen but novice fisherman, on the art of the catch - with frequently mixed results - as they take in the beautiful countryside scenery, cook and savour the slower pace of life that angling affords them. A tie-in book for the series, Mortimer & Whitehouse - Gone Fishing: Life, Death And The Thrill Of The Catch, was published by Blink Publishing in 2019.

Series 4 of the show is currently being repeated on BBC Two and all episodes are available on iPlayer.

Mortimer & Whitehouse - Gone Fishing

Two comedy greats talk life, friendship and the joys of fishing...

Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse have been friends for 30 years, but when life intervened, what was once a joyous and spontaneous friendship dwindled to the odd phone call or occasional catch up. Then, Glory Be! They were both diagnosed with heart disease and realised that time is short. They'd better spend it fishing...

So they dusted off their kits, chucked on their waders and ventured into the achingly beautiful British countryside to fish, rediscover the joys of their friendship and ruminate on some of life's most profound questions, such as: How did we get so old? Where are all the fish? What are your favourite pocket meats? What should we do if we find a corpse?

Following the success of the BBC's Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing series, this wonderful book by two lifelong friends is a love letter to the joys of angling, the thrill of the catch and the virtue of having a right daft laff with your mates. On the fish, the equipment, the food, and the locations, Gone Fishing is the perfect book for fans of Bob Mortimer, Paul Whitehouse and for anyone who wants to read a brilliantly written and endlessly funny joint memoir on life, friendship and joys of fishing.

First published: Thursday 30th May 2019

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Publisher: Blink Publishing
Pages: 288
Catalogue: 9781788701952

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Published: Thursday 28th May 2020
Publisher: Blink Publishing
Pages: 352
Catalogue: 9781788702942

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Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing - The Complete First Series

After life-changing heart surgeries, comedians and lifelong friends Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse embark on a relaxing yet epic journey around Britain, eating great food and attempting to catch some of the nation's iconic fish.

First released: Monday 27th May 2019

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Distributor: Dazzler
Region: B
Discs: 1
Subtitles: English

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Distributor: Dazzler
Region: 2
Discs: 1
Subtitles: English

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Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing - The Complete Second Series

We follow Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse once again as they fish side by side in some of the most stunningly beautiful locations in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Across six episodes, cameras will look-on as they dissect life & death against a backdrop of some of the prettiest places in the British countryside. Bob is still a keen apprentice and eager to learn how to catch fish while experienced angler Paul once again has his patience tested as he tries to teach Bob the rules of the river.

First released: Monday 7th October 2019

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