Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing. Image shows from L to R: Paul Whitehouse, Bob Mortimer. Copyright: Owl Power
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

  • TV factual
  • BBC Two
  • 2018 - 2023
  • 40 episodes (6 series)

Comedy series observing Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer fishing together.

  • Due to return for Series 7
  • Series 1, Episode 1 repeated at 6:20pm on Dave
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Gone Christmas Fishing 2022 - Vesterålen & Lofoten Islands (Norway)

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing. Image shows left to right: Paul Whitehouse, Bob Mortimer
For the first time in Gone Fishing's history, the angling duo leave the riverbanks of Britain behind and Paul takes Bob on a dream fishing trip to Norway.

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For the first time in Gone Fishing's history, the angling duo leave the riverbanks of Britain behind and Paul takes Bob on a dream fishing trip to Norway - the country were Cod is God and a place that truly embodies the traditional spirit of Christmas.

They travel to The Lofoten Islands which are in the arctic circle, 1,000 miles north of Oslo and are made up of majestic mountains, deep fjords, long, surf-swept beaches - the scenery is breath-taking and the historic fishing villages, and the seas around it are teeming with fish.

Neither Paul or Bob have visited Norway before and it's an angler's paradise. Paul is like a kid at Christmas, excited at the possibilities of catching species of fish he's never fished before.

They are on a mission to find a variety of species including: cod (otherwise known as a 'Norwegian White Gold' such has been its significance to building the wealth of the nation); halibut, pollock, ling, trout, char and the ultimate prize - an attempt to catch the hard-fighting coalfish, nicknamed cold water cheetahs in the tough waters of the legendary maelstrom.

Along the way Bob surprises Paul with some unique accommodation in the most remote locations they've ever experienced - complete with all the trappings you'd expect of a Christmas trip. Bob searches out the most interesting culinary delights from Christmas porridge to traditional Christmas cookies and they meet with locals as well as a very special guest from their past.

Sadly, trusty terrier Ted is unable to join the pair on their festive adventure to Norway but Paul makes sure he is certainly there in spirit ...

Broadcast details

Date
Saturday 24th December 2022
Time
8:40pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
60 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Saturday 31st December 2022 8:15pm BBC2
Sunday 17th December 2023 8:00pm BBC2

Cast & crew

Cast
Paul Whitehouse Host / Presenter
Bob Mortimer Host / Presenter
Guest cast
Ulrika Jonsson Self
Andrew Flintoff (as Freddie Flintoff) Self
Production team
Rob Gill Director
Stephanie Fyfe Producer
Lisa Clark Executive Producer
Max Gogarty Executive Producer
Doug Bryson Editor

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