Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing: Full TV Schedule and Live Stream
Two friends, beautiful places and a good natter. Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse go on a life-affirming, funny journey, sharing their changed outlooks and trying to land a catch.
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Series 4
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Episode 1
Episode 1
The series begins with Paul and Bob taking a trip to North Uist in the Outer Hebrides to catch fresh sea trout.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 8pm 29 Aug 2021
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 31 Jan 2027)
Series 3
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Episode 1
Episode 1
Paul and Bob take a trip to the River Tweed in Scotland, where they continue their quest to catch a salmon.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 8pm 23 Aug 2020
Availability: Available for 2 months
(until 31 Jan 2026)
Series 3
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Episode 2
Episode 2
Paul and Bob visit Paul’s teenage fishing haunt, the River Lea in Hertfordshire.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 8pm 30 Aug 2020
Availability: Available for 2 months
(until 31 Jan 2026)
Series 3
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Episode 3
Episode 3
Paul and Bob visit Norfolk to go lake fishing for what they hope will be a monster pike.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 8pm 6 Sep 2020
Availability: Available for 2 months
(until 31 Jan 2026)
Series 3
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Episode 4
Episode 4
Paul and Bob are on the Test in Hampshire, fishing for brown trout and musing on the ephemeral nature of life.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 8pm 13 Sep 2020
Availability: Available for 2 months
(until 31 Jan 2026)
Series 3
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Episode 5
Episode 5
Paul and Bob go lake fishing in Wiltshire for the shy and elusive crucian carp.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 8pm 20 Sep 2020
Availability: Available for 2 months
(until 31 Jan 2026)
Series 3
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Episode 6
Episode 6
Bob and Paul return to the River Wye, Bob’s favourite river, to fish for chub.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 8pm 27 Sep 2020
Availability: Available for 2 months
(until 31 Jan 2026)
Series 2
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Episode 1
Episode 1
Paul and Bob travel to the picturesque River Usk in Wales, where Paul’s father first taught him to fish as a child. They discuss their respective childhoods and reflect on their own family lives.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 8pm 2 Aug 2019
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 31 Jan 2027)
Series 2
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Episode 2
Episode 2
Paul and Bob brave the wild lakes of Essex in search of the mighty carp. They visit a beauty clinic to see if there are any suitable treatments available to re-capture their youth.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 9 Aug 2019
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 31 Jan 2027)
Series 2
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Episode 3
Episode 3
Bob has harboured a childhood dream to catch a salmon, so he and Paul set off for the River Tay in Scotland.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 8pm 16 Aug 2019
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 31 Jan 2027)
Series 2
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Episode 4
Episode 4
At the Upper Tamar Lakes, Paul and Bob fish for the predatory perch. When Bob reveals this week's accommodation which leaves Paul almost speechless.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 8pm 23 Aug 2019
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 31 Jan 2027)
Series 2
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Episode 5
Episode 5
Paul and Bob fly to Enniskillen to fish for the pike which eluded them in series one. Paul demonstrates how to perform life-saving CPR and Bob tells Paul's fortune in a traditional Irish manner.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 8pm 30 Aug 2019
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 31 Jan 2027)
Series 2
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Episode 6
Episode 6
Paul and Bob fish for graceful grayling on the stunning River Ure. They meet the surgeon who performed Bob’s life-saving heart bypass and re-enact the drama of the operating table – in a local pub!
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 8pm 6 Sep 2019
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 31 Jan 2027)
Series 1
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Episode 1
Episode 1
Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer tour the country's finest fishing spots and talk a lot of nonsense. Paul and Bob fish for tench in Norfolk and reminisce about their childhood.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 10pm 20 Jun 2018
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 31 Jan 2027)
Series 1
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Episode 2
Episode 2
Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer tour the country's finest fishing spots and talk a lot of nonsense. Paul and Bob fish for barbel in Hay-on-Wye and sample the great outdoors.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 10pm 27 Jun 2018
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 31 Jan 2027)
Series 1
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Episode 3
Episode 3
In the beautiful Monsal Valley in Derbyshire, Paul teaches Bob how to fly-fish for wild rainbow trout. While fishing, they discuss their humble beginnings in show business.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 10pm 4 Jul 2018
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 31 Jan 2027)
Series 1
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Episode 4
Episode 4
Paul and Bob fish the beautiful river Wensum in search of roach. They realise age is taking its toll on their physicality. But Bob has a plan to help Paul recapture his youth.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 10pm 11 Jul 2018
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 31 Jan 2027)
Series 1
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Episode 5
Episode 5
Paul fishes at the famous Bridge Pool near Christchurch in Dorset, hoping to catch sea trout. Bob arrives late but redeems himself by hooking the first fish of the day.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 10pm 18 Jul 2018
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 31 Jan 2027)
Series 1
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Episode 6
Episode 6
Paul and Bob decide to try and catch a legendary pike. Facing the future, they write a eulogy for each other as the sun sets on their final fishing expedition.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 10pm 25 Jul 2018
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 31 Jan 2027)
Episodes
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1. Gone Christmas Fishing 2020
Christmas Specials: 1. Gone Christmas Fishing 2020
Gone Christmas Fishing follows Bob Mortimer as he returns to his childhood roots in Middlesbrough to fish and reminisce with his dear friend and angling mentor Paul Whitehouse.
Duration: 59 mins
First broadcast: 8:10pm 13 Dec 2020
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 31 Jan 2027)
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