Original title
The Motorway
Released
1/13/2020
Origin country
GB
Genre
Documentary
Status
Returning series
Number of seasons
4
Number of episodes
32
Documentary following emergency patrol teams on the M1 as they face medical problems, fast-lane pile-ups and bad driving on the motorway that connects London and Leeds.
Outside Leeds, two people are cut from the wreckage of a high speed crash.
Patrollers Alex and Steve are called to an emergency when a horsebox catches fire, risking an emergency shutdown of the entire M1.
Following the teams battling to keep the M1 moving from the control room and out on the road. There's a red alert near Leeds and an attempted suicide to manage.
Patrollers are forced to shut an entire section of the M1 after a car and truck collide.
The return of the documentary following emergency patrol teams, beginning as the North East Control Team deal with a serious accident on the M18 near Doncaster.
The highest motorway in the UK and some of the worst winter weather imaginable mean a long and difficult night for the motorway patrollers.
In the north-east near Leeds, patrollers Helen and David are racing to a nightmare breakdown in the middle of an unlit section of the M1 when it's smashed into at high speed by another vehicle.
Just outside Manchester, patrollers Victoria and Darren fight their way through heavy traffic to reach a high-speed crash on the M62. It's a pile up with 15 people involved.
During rush hour northwest of England, patrollers Steven and Sue hit traffic jams near Warrington and discover a three-car RTC with one driver injured and trapped in her car.
Patrollers Chris and Woody work 12 of the busiest motorways in Britain including the M6. They race to the rescue of a young woman who swerved to avoid a tyre but crashed.
In the northeast near Leeds, patrollers Helen and David are racing to a nightmare breakdown. Meanwhile, outside Manchester, an elderly couple are stranded in the dark when their car suddenly stops in a live lane.
On the night shift in the control room near Leeds, motorway dispatcher Stuart spots a car crash on the busy M62, on CCTV. A pick-up truck towing a trailer spins out of control, flips over sideways and hits the crash barrier.
Motorway patrollers Gavin and Ryan race to a serious car fire on the M60, a breakdown in the middle of the night on an unlit section of motorway puts lives in danger, and a serious accident is narrowly averted when an HGV runs over a wheelbarrow.
An M66 head-on collision during rush hour brings traffic to a standstill. Patrollers must get thousands of motorists off the road, but some drivers take matters into their own hands.
The motorway patrollers face off with a pack of escaped sheep. A driver attempting to get home on an empty tank is confronted when he runs out of fuel in a live lane of the motorway. And a seven car pile-up on the M62 causes Friday night chaos.
Gavin and Ryan deal with a vehicle that's smashed into the central reservation of the M62. Vicky and Steve receive reports of a badger crossing the Manchester ship canal via the M6.
On the M5 near Birmingham, Patrollers Dave and Martyn shut down the motorway when a car on fire gets dangerously out of control and is discovered to be packed with explosive contents.
Sharon and Tony have to pick up the pieces when a young man runs into some expensive trouble on the M60. Boy racers crash a car in Rochdale, causing traffic to back up onto the motorway.
A terrified family need help in the middle of the M60, an HGV grinds to a halt on the motorway at night, and a rogue deer looks like he's planning to cross the M62.
Manchester is gridlocked when a pile-up blocks the M60, three men are stranded on Spaghetti Junction, and the M6 is brought to a standstill by a dog running up the middle of the lanes.
A broken-down vehicle on a high-speed slip road is not what it seems, there's a four-car collision on Britain's highest motorway, and a driver is stunned when a wheel falls off her car.
Extreme snow and wind hits the West Midlands and causes chaos on the M6 for motorway patrollers on the night shift. A pick-up truck flips upside down in the snow. As the blizzards continue, gritting teams are out in force trying to protect the roads.
Patrollers deal with a freak accident and a family in shock when a lorry wheel comes off.
A patroller is attacked by a driver he's gone to help after a crash, and another driver's luggage flies off the car's roof rack leaving their clothes strewn across the carriageway.
Bad British weather makes for a bad day on the motorway as a freak hailstorm causes chaos for the patrollers as three cars crash off the motorway at high speed.
Mayhem ensues when patrollers discover a car on the M60 leaking fuel and on fire. Plus, a four vehicle pile-up causes chaos on Spaghetti Junction.
A four-car crash in Manchester's rush hour puts patrollers under pressure. And a family - including mum, grandma, two babies and a dog - are stranded at the side of the motorway.
There's mayhem when motorway patrollers discover a car on fire and leaking fuel. A broken-down van blocks a slip road, and a four-vehicle pile-up causes chaos on Spaghetti Junction.
The entire motorway must be shut down after a high-speed motorbike crash on the Spaghetti Junction, just outside Birmingham. The patrollers worst fears are confirmed when they discover an injured man lying in the carriageway. Officers Mickey and Lee discover an abandoned caravan parked on the hard shoulder.
A 44-tonne freight lorry crashes and capsizes in the middle of the M6, an HGV almost catches fire when its brakes lock on, and a school bus breaks down in a dangerous spot.
A wheel ripped from a car in a high speed crash bounces across the carriageway and causes three more accidents. And a car out of fuel causes chaos in the Birmingham rush hour.
A woman attempts to wave down traffic on the M6, a young driver gets trapped in his car after crashing into the central reservation, and a lorry cab threatens to catch fire on the M5.
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