The Motorway (2020)

Series 3

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.

Released Jan. 13, 2020 Episode 45 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: imdb.observational-documentary, imdb.motorway, imdb.patrol, imdb.emergency, imdb.medical-emergency, imdb.car-accident, imdb.motorway-service-station + 4 more, imdb.emergency-response, imdb.situation, imdb.two-word-title, imdb.breakdown

Network: Channel 5

Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

IMDb

6.1

/30/

Trakt

/10/

TMDb

/3/

S3E1 - 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.

Sept. 25, 2023, midnight

S3E2 - 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.

Oct. 2, 2023, midnight

S3E3 - 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.

Oct. 9, 2023, midnight

S3E4 - Episode 4

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.

Oct. 16, 2023, midnight

S3E5 - Episode 5

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.

Oct. 23, 2023, midnight

S3E6 - Episode 6

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.

Oct. 30, 2023, midnight

S3E7 - Episode 7

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.

Nov. 6, 2023, midnight

S3E8 - Episode 8

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.

Nov. 13, 2023, midnight

S3E9 - Episode 9

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.

Nov. 20, 2023, midnight

S3E10 - Episode 10

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.

Nov. 27, 2023, midnight

Network: Channel 5

Episode Runtime: 45 min.

Season Runtime: 1440 min.

Released: Jan. 13, 2020

Last Air Date: Aug. 28, 2024, midnight

Status: Returning Series

Certification: NR

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