Gone Fishing

‘Gone fishing’ is a TV series on the BBC or on catch-up with I Player; it’s not a program that would normally interest me as it always seemed boring to sit all day watching a float bob up and down. My lack of interest may be rooted in an episode from when I was young and Mom and Dad took me down to the local canal and instead of hooking a fish Dad got the hook stuck in my thumb. He said it was a bloody miracle how it happened, I never believed in miracles from that time on. I did go one more time when I was eighteen with a friend of mine who had a wooden hut on the side of a river at Harlaston, we never caught any fish and I nearly froze to death when I slept overnight.

So what’s the attraction with ‘gone fishing’ It’s just the banter between Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse, both were comedians, now they are elderly comedians with health issues but listening to their conversation is like having the warm sea wash over your feet and taking away all your stress. And they are so funny without even trying to be, then there is the dog with the most unusual teeth which on several occasions made me laugh so much it brought tears to my eyes. then there are the locations they visit around the UK which are stunning.

It’s a slow burner but well worth spending time watching it in a world that is spinning around at an ever-increasing rate

Watch series 7 episode 2 to see the funniest dog in the World but watch it all to unwind.