Series synopsis
A1: Britain's Longest Road is a British documentary television series that premiered on BBC One on May 8, 2017. It ended on June 11, 2019. It stars Michael Jibson.
Following the men and women who work around the clock on Britain's longest and most iconic road, ensuring the traffic keeps moving and the public is kept safe.
Premise
Following the men and women who work around the clock on Britain's longest and most iconic road, ensuring the traffic keeps moving and the public is kept safe.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Michael Jibson as Self - Narrator
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 45 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 15 | May 8, 2017 | May 18, 2018 |
| Season 2 | 10 | April 30, 2018 | May 11, 2018 |
| Season 3 | 10 | September 24, 2018 | October 5, 2018 |
| Season 4 | 10 | May 27, 2019 | June 11, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 A high-speed police chase leads to a major drugs bust, and two swans force the road to close. |
May 8, 2017 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Police are called to a major pile-up which threatens to close the road. Traffic examiners clamp down on dangerously overloaded vehicles, and there is a mammoth mission to deliver a couple's dream retirement home nearly two hundred miles up the A1. |
May 9, 2017 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Traffic police in Scotland respond to an emergency with an overturned car. Tempers boil over after a double crash at rush hour, and there is a battle to move a huge machine to the end of the road in London for an appointment at the Lord Mayor's Show. |
May 10, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Traffic officers respond to a runaway car which has plunged down a 20 foot embankment next to the A1. Plus, Scottish Police target dangerous drivers on their mobile phones and two Geordie giant vegetable growers get in a stew on the Great North Road. |
April 30, 2018 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Lives hang in the balance after a car careers off the A1 closing the road. Meanwhile, a mission to move a coach full of concert goers stranded at the Great North Road becomes a titanic job. |
May 1, 2018 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Traffic officers battle to reach the scene of multi-car pileup which gridlock the road. Police use the A1 to catch shoplifters on the run and a mission to drive a life size TV icon through the night proves anything but a piece of cake. |
May 2, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Sprotbrough traffic officers respond to a nine vehicle pileup caused by an abandoned car, a Scottish shoplifter feels the sharp end of the law, and a family run team transport tonnes of fireworks up the Great North Road. |
September 24, 2018 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 A city centre bus collision leaves a pedestrian fighting for her life, freezing temperatures turn a A1 slip road into a skating rink, and a team of champion huskies are almost hounded off the Great North Road. |
September 25, 2018 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Scottish police deal with a terrifying caravan crash, Sprotbrough traffic officers can't believe their mince pies, and it's one 'L' of a day for a learner driver. |
September 26, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 A driver’s life hangs in the balance after a serious accident in one of the worst snow storms to hit the A1 in decades. A passenger panics after being stranded on an icy embankment. And a huddle of penguins is in a flap on their motorway move. |
May 27, 2019 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Police box clever during a pursuit of a suspected stolen car. A driver faces a five-hour wait after breaking down in freezing conditions. And a convoy of million-pound motors makes a difficult detour off the A1. |
May 28, 2019 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Emergency teams battle to quell a devastating van fire which refuses to die down. An overturned lorry forces the closure of the road to Edinburgh and police cry foul after a giant football veers on to the Great North Road. |
May 29, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC One |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 8, 2017 |
| Last aired | June 11, 2019 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at 11:00:00 |