to share a TV programme you probably all know about?!

[PyongyangKipperbang]

The sheer joy of Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing.

Its utterly wonderful. Happy, funny, poignant, and such obvious love and genuine friendship. Its gentle but absorbing.

I heard.....one of them, Paul Whitehouse I think, on Steve Wright a few weeks back talking about S3 so I rang my dad who is very into fishing and ma said that they had loved the first 2 series. I dont really watch TV so didnt know about it, but as she is as Meh about fishing as I am, I thought if she liked it then I would have a look on iPlayer and OMG I am hooked...pun intended!

I have watched all the available episodes twice and its now my go to if I am feeling down and need a bit of a lift (just dumped unsuitable BF, who I loved very much despite being wrong wrong wrong, so a fair few of those).

It genuinely gives me a happy heart to watch it :)

It’s the highlight of my week , I adore it

There's a telly addicts section which this might go better in.

@Lockheart

There's a telly addicts section which this might go better in.

I am still not used to disabling voting, sorry!

And, thank you.....@Lockheart didnt realise that there was a thread police force still out there.

Before I even opened this thread I just knew you'd be talking about Gone Fishing! I absolutely love it ❤

@Lockheart Sorry for being snotty, bad day

It's wonderful ❤️

Bob Mortimer is (IMO) just about the funniest person alive. Together, they are comedy gold. Combine that with beautiful scenery and quirky Britishness, it's just glorious.

I love this programme! My husband and I watch it and always feel like slightly better people afterwards. I've always been a fan of Whitehouse, and Mortimer is just a gem of a man. I would love to be friends with them.

I love it so much, I’m planning to start fishing when the kids get older.

I have found all the quirky places they have stayed in and need to have a serious save up to stay in them! At joint #1 is the bus and the train carriage!

Absolutely love it. It makes Sunday night for me.

It's lovely to see Bob without Vic Reeves/Jim Muir. Who I find repellent.

So relaxing.

It’s glorious - YANBU

Anyone renamed tinned anything "trapped"? We now have trapped tomatoes:o

I like this show as I'm a fan of both of them! It's so relaxing and they so clearly do get on really well. It's not false at all and the settings and rivers are amazing. They just chat away about life and loss.
I know nothing about fishing at all but it's a great little programme.

I love this programme and I don't even like fishing, I just find it really enjoyable to watch. So British and gently funny, it's the perfect antidote to the horribleness of 2020!

I felt the same way about Grayson Perry's art club programme. Gentle escapism.
Paul Whitehouse is a genuinely talented man. He can even sing in opera mode.

We love this too, despite having no interest whatsoever in fishing. It always makes us laugh. It is a joy and a delight.

And wasn't last night's tree house fab?

My go to relaxing programme is Our Yorkshire Farm😍But will give this one a go now as well👍

Hate fishing, love this. Even my hard as nails ds who hates anything vaguely soppy was raising a smile Last night. We watched the one when they write each other’s elegies, it was lovely.

I love this too, I found it late into series one as it was on a late night repeat, but it is just 30 minutes of tranquility and joy and just watching two chaps just waffle at each other but you can tell they genuinely like each other, even though Bob tries Paul's patience at times, I like waiting for Bob to inevitably fall over.

It's in the same kind of vein as The Detectorists. Gentle, funny, lovely scenery, camaraderie etc. Great 'it's been a crap day, put Gone Fishing on. I need to unwind'.

Bob Mortimer is my favourite person in the world (outside of family.)

@rosegoldwatcher

Bob Mortimer is my favourite person in the world (outside of family.)

His giggle gets me every time!

I've just watched the first two episodes, I'd never heard of it before this thread. What a wonderful programme, laughed out loud and also made me think. Going to saviour the rest as soon as I can. Thank you OP (and other posters) you've put a little of joy into my life!