Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing: Series 8
Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer muse together as they fish across the UK. Comedians and lifelong friends, they share their personal and hilarious life experiences while traveling around the UK fishing for elusive species. Following life-changing heart surgeries, good friends Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse embark on a relaxing yet epic journey around Britain, eating great food, and attempting to catch some of the n
Season 8 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Lifelong friends and comedians Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse share personal and hilarious life experiences.
- The pair embark on relaxing yet epic journeys around Britain to fish after experiencing life-changing heart surgeries.
- Following emergency triple heart bypass surgery in 2015, Mortimer recovered while Whitehouse also faced heart problems.
- Together, they travel across the UK eating great food and attempting to catch the nation's iconic fish.
Season overview
Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer muse together as they fish across the UK. Comedians and lifelong friends, they share their personal and hilarious life experiences while traveling around the UK fishing for elusive species. Following life-changing heart surgeries, good friends Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse embark on a relaxing yet epic journey around Britain, eating great food, and attempting to catch some of the nation's iconic fish.
Episode Guide
Season 8 Progress Shield
Wild Brown Trout: River Itchen, Hampshire
Oct 26, 2025 · 29 min
Paul and Bob travel to Hampshire to fly fish in the idyllic River Itchen with their trusty canine friend Ted in tow.
Sea Trout: Rivers Towi and Cothi, Carmarthenshire
Nov 2, 2025 · 29 min
Paul and Bob head to Wales to fish for sea trout as the sun sets in Carmarthenshire. How will they both fare in the pitch darkness?
Rochdale Canal, Manchester and River Dane, Cheshire
Nov 9, 2025 · 29 min
Paul, Bob and Ted have a change of scene and travel to the city of Manchester to fish one of its many urban waterways, the Rochdale Canal.
Perch: Birley Lake and River Wye, Herefordshire
Nov 16, 2025 · 29 min
Paul and Bob are determined to catch a big perch and head to Herefordshire, where they hope their best chances lie.
Carp and Tope: Ceredigion, Wales
Nov 23, 2025 · 29 min
Bob wants to catch a tope - a rare species of shark - and takes Paul to Ceredigion in Wales to fish the sea.
Salmon: River Findhorn, Scottish Highlands
Nov 30, 2025 · 29 min
Paul and Bob head to the Cawdor Estate in the remote Scottish Highlands to fish the mighty River Findhorn for summer salmon.