Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing (2018)
- Genre
- factual television program
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 5 seasons, 32 episodes
- Rated
- 6
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 15 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two comedian friends go on fishing trips around Britain. They talk about life and health after both had major heart problems.
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What happens
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 fishing trips 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; which premiered on BBC Two on 26 October 2025. Ted died in April 2026, before his final appearance in series 9 was aired. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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