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Is Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing coming back?

Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing (2018–present) — comedy · sports on BBC Two

The answer: Between seasons — last episode December 24, 2025, no return date announced yet.
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Genre
Comedy · Sports
Network / streamer
BBC Two
Premiered
June 20, 2018
Runtime
~30 min per episode
TVMaze rating
8.0 / 10
8seasons
50episodes
8.0/ 10

About Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

Lifelong friends Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer have more in common than just their love of comedy – they have both recently suffered from heart disease and directly faced their own mortality.

This series follows them as they re-connect with each other and share their personal and often hilarious experiences of life while testing the parameters of true friendship … on a soggy riverbank.

Experienced angler Paul takes Bob to some of the most tranquil and naturally beautiful places in the UK to try to teach him the peaceful art of fishing, while Bob reveals his new found culinary skills by cooking health conscious meals for Paul.

Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing episode schedule

50 aired

Aired · 50

DateEp.Title
November 30, 2025 S8·E6 River Findhorn, Scottish Highlands - Salmon
November 23, 2025 S8·E5 Ceredigion - Carp and Tope
November 16, 2025 S8·E4 Birley Lake and River Wye, Herefordshire - Perch
November 9, 2025 S8·E3 Rochdale Canal, Manchester and River Dane, Cheshire
November 2, 2025 S8·E2 Rivers Towy and Cothi, Carmarthenshire - Sea Trout
October 26, 2025 S8·E1 River Itchen, Hampshire - Wild Brown Trout
November 10, 2024 S7·E8 River Frome, Dorset - Grayling
November 3, 2024 S7·E7 Thornwood Springs, Essex - Rudd
October 27, 2024 S7·E6 River Ouse, Bedfordshire – Perch
October 20, 2024 S7·E5 Blakeney Point - Bass and Sea Trout
October 13, 2024 S7·E4 River Trent, Nottinghamshire - Barbel
October 6, 2024 S7·E3 Driffield Beck, East Yorkshire – Brown Trout
September 29, 2024 S7·E2 The North of Ireland – Salmon
September 22, 2024 S7·E1 Rocklands Mere, Norfolk – Tench
October 8, 2023 S6·E6 Episode 6
October 1, 2023 S6·E5 Episode 5
September 24, 2023 S6·E4 Episode 4
September 17, 2023 S6·E3 Episode 3
September 10, 2023 S6·E2 Episode 2
September 3, 2023 S6·E1 Episode 1
October 14, 2022 S5·E6 Episode 6
October 7, 2022 S5·E5 Episode 5
September 30, 2022 S5·E4 Episode 4
September 23, 2022 S5·E3 Episode 3
September 16, 2022 S5·E2 Episode 2
September 9, 2022 S5·E1 Episode 1
October 3, 2021 S4·E6 Episode 6
September 26, 2021 S4·E5 Episode 5
September 19, 2021 S4·E4 Episode 4
September 12, 2021 S4·E3 Episode 3
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September 5, 2021 S4·E2 Episode 2
August 29, 2021 S4·E1 Episode 1
September 27, 2020 S3·E6 Chub: Lower Wye, Herefordshire
September 20, 2020 S3·E5 Crucian Carp: Great Somerford Lakes, Wiltshire
September 13, 2020 S3·E4 Brown Trout: River Test, Hampshire
September 6, 2020 S3·E3 Pike: Norfolk Lakes
August 30, 2020 S3·E2 Paul's Childhood River: River Lea, Hertfordshire
August 23, 2020 S3·E1 Salmon: River Tweed, Scotland
September 6, 2019 S2·E6 The Grayling: River Ure, Yorkshire Dales
August 30, 2019 S2·E5 The Pike: Lough Erne, Northern Ireland
August 23, 2019 S2·E4 The Perch: Upper Tamar Lake, Devon and Cornwall
August 16, 2019 S2·E3 Salmon: River Tay, Scotland
August 9, 2019 S2·E2 Essex
August 2, 2019 S2·E1 Wales
July 25, 2018 S1·E6 Legendary Pike
July 18, 2018 S1·E5 Sea Trout in Dorset
July 11, 2018 S1·E4 Roach on the Wensum
July 4, 2018 S1·E3 Brown Trout in the Monsal Valley
June 27, 2018 S1·E2 Barbel on the Wye
June 20, 2018 S1·E1 Tench in Norfolk

Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing cast