Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

Series 4

After life-changing heart surgeries, good 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.

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6 Episodes

Sea Trout in the Hebrides
E1
Sea Trout in the HebridesPaul and Bob visit their most dazzling and extraordinary destination to date, the island of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. Completely unlike anywhere they have fished before, this small, remote but beautiful island has an intricate network of tidal pools and sea lochs, making it near enough equal parts land and water and therefore the perfect place to fish for sea trout.
Bream at Burghley House
E2
Bream at Burghley HousePaul and Bob fish at the estate lake of Burghley House, near Stamford. Their target is the bream, but who knows what else they might catch in this rarely fished water.
The Lake District
E3
The Lake DistrictPaul and Bob visit the glorious Lake District, which still has a special place in Bob’s heart thanks to his memories of teenage holidays there in the 1970s.
Rudd on the Norfolk Broads
E4
Rudd on the Norfolk BroadsPaul and Bob take to the water in the Norfolk Broads to fish for rudd, full of the joys of the first day of the fishing season.
Wild Carp in Wales
E5
Wild Carp in WalesPaul and Bob head to Wales on a quest to catch a wild carp. They have netted some good carp in the past, but a ‘Welsh wildie’ is a new and intriguing target.
Zander on the River Severn
E6
Zander on the River SevernPaul and Bob are on the River Severn in Worcestershire to fish for zander. It’s a new species for both of them, and they enlist the help of a local guide, Tim Maslen to find the best spots. Paul explains to Bob how he has never even fished for zander before, let alone caught one. After learning a difficult new technique and staying in a converted lightship, they meet up with This Country star Charlie Cooper to talk about his passion for fishing.