Fishing Tackled
TV Times|June 16, 2018

Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer on how angling has given them a lift after heart surgery

Judy Ewens
Fishing Tackled

Being comedians isn’t all Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer have in common.

The pair, who’ve known each other for nearly 30 years, have both suffered from heart disease, with Bob having had a triple bypass, while Paul has had three stents fitted. In BBC2’s new six-part series Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, lifelong angler Paul teaches Bob how to fish to help his recovery.

Here, Paul, 60, and Bob, 59, tell TV Times more…

How did the series come about?

This story is from the June 16, 2018 edition of TV Times.

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