Lifelong friends and comedic royalty Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer have more in common than just their love of laughter - on a more serious note, they have both suffered complex heart disease. Paul is an experienced fisherman, Bob a complete novice. Paul thought a tour of the country's finest fishing spots might help Bob's recovery, and along the way maybe they would learn something about each other. In this funny and poignant six-part series, we eavesdrop on their expedition as they reconnect with each other and share their personal experiences of life, while testing the parameters of true friendship.\n\nThey also fish, and talk nonsense. A lot.\n\nOn soggy riverbanks, they candidly discuss everything from show business to solitude, relationships and romance, while trying to catch some of the most significant species of fish in the country. This is as much an insight into the hearts and minds of two of the UK's best-loved comics as it is about capturing the extreme exhilaration and occasional monotony of one of the most popular pastimes in the UK.\n\nPaul and Bob fish for the mighty barbel in Hay-on-Wye. Passing a graveyard, they muse about the future and chat to a local vicar about death, and their own funerals. To lighten the mood back in their wooden fishing cabin, Bob promises Paul a very special treat if they are successful in their angling efforts.
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Series 7: 7. Thornwood Springs, Essex - Rudd
Paul, Bob and Ted travel a short distance to Thornwood Springs Fishery in Essex, a complex of three lakes on the edges of Epping Forest, in search of a big rudd - although there ...
03-11-2024
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Series 7: 5. Blakeney Point - Bass And Sea Trout
Paul, Bob and trusty terrier Ted travel to Blakeney Point in north Norfolk for a sea-fishing adventure. \n\nBlakeney Point is a four-mile spit of shingle and sand beach bank, wi ...
01-11-2024
BBC 2
Series 7: 6. River Ouse, Bedfordshire – Perch
Paul and Bob head to the beautiful River Ouse in the heart of Bedfordshire. The river was once famous for barbel, but has recently become renowned for its big perch instead, a f ...
27-10-2024
BBC 2
Series 7: 4. River Trent, Nottinghamshire - Barbel
Paul and Bob travel with their trusty terrier Ted to fish the mighty River Trent in Nottingham in search of barbel. In the large, wide river, they can sense the presence of big ...
25-10-2024
BBC 2
Series 7: 3. Driffield Beck, East Yorkshire – Brown Trout
Paul, Bob and Ted travel to one of the UK’s most northerly chalk streams, Driffield Beck at Mulberry Whin in East Riding of Yorkshire. The river has a constant temperature ...
18-10-2024
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Series 7: 2. The North Of Ireland – Salmon
Paul and Bob arrive in the Republic of Ireland, and they're kicking off their all-out Irish fishing trip on the River Finn. It's their first time fishing the rivers of both the ...
11-10-2024
BBC 2
Series 7: 1. Rocklands Mere, Norfolk – Tench
Paul and Bob are fishing for tench - a fish they have not targeted since the first series. They arrive at Rocklands Mere, a secluded hidden gem in the quaint village of Rockland ...
04-10-2024
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Series 3: Episode 1
In this first episode, Paul and Bob return to Scotland to fish for salmon once more - this time on the mighty River Tweed. After their agonising last-ditch attempt to catch a sa ...
13-06-2024
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Series 5: Episode 5
Paul and Bob travel to the heart of the English countryside to fish a lake deep in the Surrey Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. They hope to catch some carp and barb ...
03-06-2024
BBC 2
Series 5: Episode 4
Paul and Bob set off in a punt to fish for perch on a weir pool on the River Thames - leaving poor old terrier Ted forlorn on the river bank, as he is not allowed on the boat wi ...
20-05-2024
BBC 2
Series 7: 4. River Trent, Nottinghamshire - Barbel
Paul and Bob travel with their trusty terrier Ted to fish the mighty River Trent in Nottingham in search of barbel. In the large, wide river, they can sense the presence of big ...
25-10-2024
BBC 2
Series 5: Episode 4
Paul and Bob set off in a punt to fish for perch on a weir pool on the River Thames - leaving poor old terrier Ted forlorn on the river bank, as he is not allowed on the boat wi ...
20-05-2024
BBC 2
Series 7: 6. River Ouse, Bedfordshire – Perch
Paul and Bob head to the beautiful River Ouse in the heart of Bedfordshire. The river was once famous for barbel, but has recently become renowned for its big perch instead, a f ...
27-10-2024
BBC 2
Series 4: Episode 5
Paul and Bob travel to Mid Wales, to fish for wild carp in some equally wild and wonderfully picturesque lake locations. They've had success catching both mirror and common carp ...
08-04-2024
BBC 2
Series 6: Episode 4
Paul and Bob venture to Sutton Lake - a sequestered lake in Shropshire. They have their eyes set on catching a fish that has proved elusive over the years - the crucian carp.\n\ ...
29-10-2023
BBC 2
Series 7: 5. Blakeney Point - Bass And Sea Trout
Paul, Bob and trusty terrier Ted travel to Blakeney Point in north Norfolk for a sea-fishing adventure. \n\nBlakeney Point is a four-mile spit of shingle and sand beach bank, wi ...
01-11-2024
BBC 2
Series 5: Episode 5
Paul and Bob travel to the heart of the English countryside to fish a lake deep in the Surrey Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. They hope to catch some carp and barb ...
03-06-2024
BBC 2
Gone Christmas Fishing 2021
Paul takes Bob on a steam train to the north of England to search for a prized English salmon. Alongside their canine companion, Ted, they fish the rivers Eden and Tyne in searc ...
14-12-2022
BBC 2
Series 7: 1. Rocklands Mere, Norfolk – Tench
Paul and Bob are fishing for tench - a fish they have not targeted since the first series. They arrive at Rocklands Mere, a secluded hidden gem in the quaint village of Rockland ...
04-10-2024
BBC 2
Series 6: Episode 2
Paul and Bob head to a hidden pike lake in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. They have had mixed fortunes in their past quests for pike so are eager to get fishing and land one n ...
17-10-2023
BBC 2