About this season
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 (10)
1. Episode 1
Aired 25 September 2023 • 45 min
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.
2. Episode 2
Aired 2 October 2023 • 45 min
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.
3. Episode 3
Aired 9 October 2023 • 45 min
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.
4. Episode 4
Aired 16 October 2023 • 45 min
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.
5. Episode 5
Aired 23 October 2023 • 45 min
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.
6. Episode 6
Aired 30 October 2023 • 45 min
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.
7. Episode 7
Aired 6 November 2023 • 45 min
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.
8. Episode 8
Aired 13 November 2023 • 45 min
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.
9. Episode 9
Aired 20 November 2023 • 45 min
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.
10. Episode 10
Aired 27 November 2023 • 45 min
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.