It's a reel good one

Paul helps Bob tackle health crisis in Gone Fishing return

- NICOLA METHVEN

THE latest series of Gone Fishing casts right back to the first one as Paul Whitehouse once again helps his pal Bob Mortimer overcome a distressing health crisis.

And the comedians believe they have landed another huge hit, with Bob, who was unable to walk for half of the eight episodes, declaring: "I think it's by far the best series we've done."

The BBC2 show was born in 2018 when Paul lured ailing Bob to the riverbank following a triple heart bypass.

And during the current seventh series, Bob was left with wasted muscles after a six-month bout of shingles and had to be taken by wheelchair to several of the locations.