Bob Mortimer Mourns Ted Gone Fishing After 2025 Death

ted gone fishing has lost Ted, the Patterdale Terrier mix who became a familiar face on Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing. Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse have both paid tribute after the dog’s death, ending a run that started when Ted first appeared in Series 3 in 2020.

Bob Mortimer on Ted

“So very, very sad. Lovely Ted, the best companion and the greatest little chum. Going to miss him so much.. and away boss.” Mortimer’s tribute lands as the clearest sign of how much the dog had become part of the show’s rhythm, not just a pet in the background.

Ted was rescued from a dog’s home in Surrey in the spring of 2013 when he was about six months old, then went to live with Lisa Clark, the executive producer of Gone Fishing. By the time he reached the screen in Series 3, episode 3, in 2020, he had already become a family fixture.

Paul Whitehouse and Lisa Clark

“Bye bye Ted old friend. He wasn’t a dog, he was a species all of his own. He’s gone to the great briefcase emporium in the sky. We will really miss you mate.” Whitehouse’s line fits the oddball tone the series has built around Ted’s appearances, and it also explains why the dog’s presence mattered beyond simple novelty.

Lisa Clark said Ted “was a much-loved family pet as well as a treasured companion to Paul and Bob on Gone Fishing. He took fame in his little stride and loved nothing better than messing around on the riverbanks, nicking jammy dodgers from Bob and bait from Paul. He will be sorely missed both at home and on screen. We’ll never forget him. He is survived at home by Bo the Briard.”

Series 9 and Cornwall

Ted received the Lifetime Achievement Award during the Christmas special in Cornwall in 2025, a neat coda for a dog who had become one of the series’ most recognisable recurring figures. Whitehouse said Ted would appear in one episode for the forthcoming series nine as his final appearance on the show.

That makes the loss bigger than a cast note: the programme has lost a recurring on-screen presence with a clear audience following, and the next chapter now belongs to the surviving cast and the dog who remains at home, Bo the Briard.