Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Lifelong friends Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer have more in common than just their love of comedy – they have both recently suffered from heart disease and directly faced their own mortality.

This series follows them as they re-connect with each other and share their personal and often hilarious experiences of life while testing the parameters of true friendship … on a soggy riverbank.

Experienced angler Paul takes Bob to some of the most tranquil and naturally beautiful places in the UK to try to teach him the peaceful art of fishing, while Bob reveals his new found culinary skills by cooking health conscious meals for Paul.

Series details

• Title: Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Sports
• Premiere date: 2018-06-20
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 37076
• IMDb ID: tt8641686
• TVDB ID: 348784

Cast and credited roles

• Paul Whitehouse — Paul Whitehouse
• Bob Mortimer — Bob Mortimer

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-06-20; final listed air date 2018-07-25; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2019-08-02; final listed air date 2019-09-06; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 2020-08-23; final listed air date 2020-12-13; episode order: 6.
• Season 4: premiered 2021-08-29; final listed air date 2021-12-26; episode order: 6.
• Season 5: premiered 2022-09-09; final listed air date 2022-12-24; episode order: 6.
• Season 6: premiered 2023-09-03; final listed air date 2023-12-29; episode order: 6.
• Season 7: premiered 2024-09-22; final listed air date 2024-12-24; episode order: 8.
• Season 8: premiered 2025-10-26; final listed air date 2025-12-24; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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