Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders

Nicky Campbell narrates a look at how the nation's roads are policed, joining Cheshire's elite team of motorway officers as they crack down on Britain's worst drivers. In the opening edition, Amy Hollis is on the hunt for a drunk driver who has been on a late-night wrecking spree through the streets of Chester, leaving a trail of damage to parked cars.

Officer Matt Turner brings a car to a stop in the middle of the motorway, coming across an unexpected haul as well as a surprising passenger who stops him in his tracks. On a night shift, Niaz Waddington encounters a driver with no lights on and it quickly becomes clear the motorist has been drinking.

A suspected drug dealer has an unusual explanation for the suspicious contents of his car - but an even bigger surprise faces the police when they also search his home. Chris Swash is on the trail of a dangerous driver, PC Amy Hollis stops a late-night motorist running red lights in the town centre, and two drivers clash after a collision.

We are back on the roads with Cheshire Police's elite team of motorway cops. Storms bring travel chaos to the roads and PC Mike responds to a call for urgent backup on the night shift.

Inspector Anton Sullivan is bracing against the weather as he attends a major incident in Runcorn. Meanwhile, in Northwich, PC Mike Clark pulls over a suspected drug driver, who pleads his case as a medical cannabis user.

An urgent call leads to a multi-vehicle pursuit to rescue a child. PC Ian Cosgrove tracks down the suspect on the M6. In Cheshire, a vehicle with suspected links to organised crime has been seized.

Inspector Anton Sullivan is on the hunt for an escaped prisoner who is believed to be a high risk to the public, with a drone and dog handlers helping in the search. Anton is then called to a serious collision on the M56 involving a motorcyclist and multiple vehicles, while PC Niaz Waddington deals with boy racers who are weaving through traffic and speeding on the motorway

The PCs are on the tail of an uninsured vehicle. When they finally catch up and question the suspect, they discover the driver has never taken a driving test.

PCs Matt Turner and Rich Woodward are on the tail of an uninsured vehicle. When they finally catch up to the vehicle and question the suspect, they're surprised to discover the driver has never taken a driving test. On the M6, Inspector Anton Sullivan is responding to a collision between a car and an HGV. As the HGV has stopped on a live lane, Anton is tasked with trying to stop traffic, across six busy lanes, while in an unmarked police vehicle

Inspector Anton Sullivan is one of six police cars involved in the pursuit of a vehicle that has failed to stop. The officers eventually manage to box the vehicle in, but the chase continues on foot as the passengers attempt to flee.

On the outskirts of Congleton, a suspected drink driver becomes furious when they are stopped for questioning. Meanwhile, Inspector Anton Sullivan is at the scene of a three-vehicle crash in Cheshire.

PC Matt Turner chases down a drink driver who caused a collision during the morning school run. In addition, officers investigate a broken-down BMW on the M6 that stinks of cannabis.

Northumbria Police deal with an angry van driver who has no MOT. And a PC faces a suspected drug driver whose vocal boyfriend won't come quietly.

Cases include a driver without a licence whose car reeks of cannabis, a man who can't spell the name he gives to officers, and boy racers causing chaos in a car park.

PCs Jan Simlesa and Jamie Leslie pull over a top of the range BMW and smell alcohol on the driver's breath, and the roadside breathalyser test reveals a shocking result. In Sunderland, PCs Will Hunter and Mary-Anne Hutchison don't like the look of a car that's seen better days, but as the driver pulls in to get his tyres checked, he spots the cops, ditches his vehicle and makes off on foot

A PC pursues a suspect who speeds through residential areas before crashing into a parked car. And police pull over an argumentative driver who stinks of booze.

In Sunderland, PC Martain Anderson is on the hunt for a van linked to drug dealing and organised crime and has to deploy his Taser when the driver makes a run for it. PC Will Hunter spots a white van whose driver he's sure is trying not to get noticed by the police. so tracks the vehicle to a housing estate and recognises the man behind the wheel as a repeat offender who is a known disqualified driver.

PC Will Hunter pursues a car suspected of having cloned plates and when the driver eventually pulls over, the officer finds the driver aggressive, argumentative and smelling of alcohol, as well as unwilling to do a roadside breath test. In Northumberland, PC Chris Kemp is trying to find a car that refused to stop from motorway cops the previous night and tracks it down, but as soon as the occupants spot him they race off.

The series narrated by Nicky Campbell returns. Sergeant Robert’s follows a car being driven erratically, which then crashes into a shop before the occupants flee.

PC Anderson is called to a collision after a car smashes into a pedestrian crossing. When the driver later appears, he’s carrying a takeaway and stinks of booze!

After suspects flee their car into a house, police are obliged to smash down the front door! And a PC’s intuition is alerted by a flashy car with a young driver.

A driver seems more concerned about losing his footwear than getting nicked! And late night, a PC hunts for a suspected cloned car linked to a recent burglary.

At Grimsby docks, Sergeant Tom Elvidge pursues teenagers suspected of trying to steal a moped. With no time to wait for backup, a solo Tom chases after them.

PCs hunt a possible cloned vehicle. After tasers are drawn, the driver gives up - but what has he got to hide? In Humberside, a man has three cars stolen.

A report comes in that a driver refused to pay for fuel at a petrol station near Immingham Dock, Lincolnshire, becoming aggressive with staff and then driving off. PCs Billy Stead and Nathan Saltmer race to intercept the car, and are told that the driver is high on magic mushrooms and isn't letting a female passenger out of the vehicle.

After reports come in of a cloned car, officers get behind the suspect vehicle and start putting together a plan. When pulled over, the driver doesn't have a licence or insurance and when the car is searched, something else illegal is found that changes everything. While on patrol near Grimsby, police watch in shock as a motorbike dangerously weaves in and out of traffic, but the rider refuses to see anything wrong with what he's done, leaving the cops questioning if there is another motive for his shocking riding.

Humberside police respond to a 999 call from a member of a public about an HGV that is all over the road, with officers giving a running commentary as the truck narrowly avoids other cars and completely misses a roundabout. Meanwhile PC Martin Leak is patrolling in Cleethorpes when a car goes straight through a red light right in front of him, and PCs Emily Green and Susan Scott join the pursuit of a car involved in a burglary in Hull.

Staffordshire Police: PC Ed Clarke is taken on a wild ride through Stoke-on-Trent after spotting a ropey-looking Vauxhall that fails to stop. On the M6, PC Kara Pilarczyk is overtaken by a speeding driver clocked at 97mph, while PC Chris Bagnall receives a call about an illegal off-road bike being ridden along the pavement near Newcastle-under-Lyme.

PC Ed Clarke responds to a 999 call from a worried driver who is behind a van on the M6 that is all over the road and has nearly collided with the central reservation. When Ed gets eyes on the vehicle, the dangerous driving is clear to see and a breathalyser test at twice the drink drive limit explains everything. On the night shift, PCs Kara Pilarczyk and Tom Cordall pull over a delivery driver for not wearing his seatbelt, but the man's evasive behaviour raises suspicions.

PCs Lucy Pond and Mark Gribble join the hunt for a wanted criminal following reports that the man has rammed a police car. PC Ed Clarke is alerted to a suspicious vehicle on a petrol forecourt linked to the supply of counterfeit goods and when he discovers a holdall crammed with foreign cigarettes, the driver claims he is on his way to Lidl to make a delivery. In Stoke-on-Trent, officers chase a white van on cloned plates.