Series synopsis
The Motorway is a British documentary television series that premiered on 5 on January 13, 2020.
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.
Premise
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.
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 32 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 4 | January 13, 2020 | February 3, 2020 |
| Season 2 | 8 | May 9, 2022 | June 27, 2022 |
| Season 3 | 10 | September 25, 2023 | November 27, 2023 |
| Season 4 | 10 | May 1, 2024 | August 28, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Outside Leeds, two people are cut from the wreckage of a high speed crash. |
January 13, 2020 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Patrollers Alex and Steve are called to an emergency when a horsebox catches fire, risking an emergency shutdown of the entire M1. |
January 20, 2020 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 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. |
January 27, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 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. |
May 9, 2022 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The highest motorway in the UK and some of the worst winter weather imaginable mean a long and difficult night for the motorway patrollers. |
May 16, 2022 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 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. |
May 23, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 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. |
September 25, 2023 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 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. |
October 2, 2023 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 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. |
October 9, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Patrollers deal with a freak accident and a family in shock when a lorry wheel comes off. |
May 1, 2024 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 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. |
May 8, 2024 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 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. |
May 15, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | 5 |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 13, 2020 |
| Last aired | August 28, 2024 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 20:00:00 |