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
A fishing trip in Wales - as angling returns to TV this month!
WELSH anglers have some more fantastic fishing TV to look forward to this month, with the start of a new series on S4C - Pysgod i Bawb.
Actor and fishing enthusiast Julian Lewis Jones guides Ryland Teifi in the series
The series, which starts Monday the 29th of September at 8.00pm, stars Actor and fishing enthusiast Julian Lewis Jones as he guides his lifelong friend, Ryland Teifi, on an angling journey.
A Hollywood actor with credits including Invictus, Justice League, and Zero Dark Thirty. This will be Julian’s third fishing series, with the two anglers embarking on a unique trip around the coast of Wales.
“I’ve spent more time with Ryland in three weeks than I’ve ever done with almost anyone else - and I won’t say more than that! We both share a camper van, and travel from south to north Wales fishing in the country’s best waters,” says Julian.
“Ryland is not a fisherman, so he gets a crash course on fishing during the series. Fishing is one of the few things you can do safely during the Covid crisis and I would love to see more people taking up the craft, especially after watching Ryland learn over this series,” he continued.
Filmed during the Covid-19 Pandemic, the two friends have formed a bubble in accordance with Government guidelines.
“I never imagined I would be in a bubble with Ryland. We’ve both been through tough times as actors. Especially now - there’s nothing much happening in the acting business!
“We are very close, and hopefully, everyone at home will enjoy joining in the fun.
“Three weeks, two friends, one boat and one bubble - what could possibly go wrong?”
Three weeks, two friends, one boat and one bubble - what could possibly go wrong?