Bob and Paul back for Gone Christmas Fishing

Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse are to return to television screens for an extended Christmas special later this Sunday.

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Christmas Fishing will be broadcast on BBC 2 on Sunday, December 13. The hour-long episode will follow Bob back to his childhood haunts on the River Esk and Tees in Middlesbrough.

The comedy pair, who have completed three series of regular programmes, will attempt to catch grayling, while Bob’s task is to fill grumpy Paul with a bit of Christmas cheer after complaining the festive spirit has been lost to commercialism.

Driving Home for Christmas singer Chris Rea, a fellow Middlesbrough lad, will also make an appearance, alongside a familiar Secret Santa when Bob cooks turkey and all the trimmings.

As ever, Paul and Bob’s accommodation is vitally important to the show, and this time around they are lodging in fishermen’s cottages in the harbour village of Staithes before enjoying a night further north on the moors.

The programme, which is expected to be repeated over the Christmas period.

The Christmas special of Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing will hit tv screens on December 13th