Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
| Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Factual entertainment |
| Starring | Bob Mortimer Paul Whitehouse Ted |
| Opening theme | (Series 1 - 3) Mad Lad (Chuck Berry) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 7 (+ 5 Specials) |
| No. of episodes | 49 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Lisa Clark David Brindley (BBC) |
| Producer | Nicky Waltam |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Owl Power TV |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 20 June 2018 – present |
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing is a factual entertainment television show featuring comedian friends Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse. The show features Mortimer and Whitehouse reflecting on life after their shared major heart problems, while on a fishing trip to various locations around Britain. The series was first broadcast on BBC Two on 20 June 2018 and has been recommissioned every year since. An hour-long Christmas special was added from 2020 onwards. Series 7 was expanded to 8 episodes. In season 3, Ted the Patterdale Terrier was introduced in the show, and has been featured in most episodes since. In June 2024, the BBC commissioned the show for an eighth series.