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

Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing commissioned for fourth series

ANGLERS and non-anglers alike will this week be celebrating the news that the incredibly popular Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing has been commissioned for a fourth series by the BBC.

With an impressive average audience of 1.8 million during the most recent run of programmes, which ended last Sunday, it’s little surprise that the pair have been given the green light to film another set of six episodes covering their fishing adventures around the British Isles. It’s hoped to air in autumn 2021.

The format will remain unchanged, and the show will follow the two lifelong friends as they endeavour to catch new species of fish from a host of stunning new venues. 

A delighted Bob told Angling Times:

“I love doing this show and am over the moon to get the chance to go fishing with Paul again. I am already working on heart healthy recipes to cook and new ways to irritate him.”

Paul added:

“The fish of the UK needn’t worry too much as Bob and I return for another series. I love Bob and he needs me more than ever, so we’re back on the bank for more high jinks and another series basking in the timeless wonder of the glorious British countryside.”

“The fish of the UK needn’t worry too much as Bob and I return for another series,” says Paul Whitehouse