Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing: Series 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Grilse: River Exe, Devon
Sep 9, 2022 · 30 min
Bob and Paul start the series by fishing the beautiful river Exe in Devon, looking for Grilse, also known as the ‘summer silver’. After a day of limited success, they enjoy a game
Grayling: River Dee, North Wales
Sep 16, 2022 · 30 min
Paul, Bob and trusty terrier Ted travel to north Wales to fish the River Dee for grayling. They try to rediscover their lost youth on this trip, with mixed results.
Ferox Trout: Loch Garry, Scottish Highlands
Sep 23, 2022 · 30 min
Paul and Bob catch the sleeper train to the Scottish Highlands to fish for ferox trout. Bob can’t resist the challenge to look for Nessie in the vast waters of Loch Ness.
Perch: River Thames, Berkshire
Sep 30, 2022 · 30 min
Paul and Bob take trusty terrier Ted to fish for perch on the River Thames. Comedian Richard Herring joins the three of them for dinner.
Carp & Barbel: Reigate Hills, Surrey
Oct 7, 2022 · 29 min
Paul and Bob visit the heart of the English countryside in the Surrey Hills, where they fish for carp and barbel. Health expert Dr Anand Patel joins them by the lake.
Brown Trout & Bream: Lough Corrib, Ireland
Oct 14, 2022
In a first for Paul and Bob, they venture to southern Ireland to fish the mighty Lough Corrib. At 43.5km long, it is Ireland’s largest lough and one of the best places in the count