The Motorway

Station:
Channel 5 (GB)

Status:
Running

Start:
2020-01-13

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Series 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.

The Motorway Next Episode Air Date

Next Episode is 'Episode 1' (Season 4 Episode 1) and airs on 01 May 2024 14:00 (CDT).

List of episodes

S3E8 - Episode 8

Manchester is gridlocked for over an hour when a multiple car pile-up blocks the M60 and patrollers Sharon and Tony are left to clean up the mess, but are surprised when one of those involved tells them he's just seen another crash. A monster pothole forces the team to temporarily shut down half of the M60 before someone is seriously injured, while eight miles of the M6 are brought to a standstill when they a flood of calls report a dog running up the middle of eight lanes of high-speed traffic.

Air Date: 13 Nov 2023 14:00 (CDT)

S3E9 - Episode 9

In the north-west of England, Sharon and Tony come across a broken-down vehicle on a high-speed slip road but on investigation it's not what it seems. After hitting a crash barrier, the driver has disappeared, and the car appears to contain illegal drugs. Up in the Pennines, an accident blackspot sees four cars collide, bringing the M62 to a stop, while on the M60 in Manchester a driver is left stunned and stranded when a wheel falls off her car.

Air Date: 20 Nov 2023 14:00 (CDT)

S3E10 - Episode 10

Extreme snow and wind hits the West Midlands and causes chaos on the M6 for patrollers on night shift and when a pick-up truck flips upside down, a car heads the wrong way down the carriageway directly towards the crash site. While gritting teams are out in force trying to protect the roads, Paul and Aries fight in poor visibility to get a man to safety after he runs out of petrol in a live lane, while a driver on his way to Scotland is forced off the motorway when his windscreen wipers leave him with reduced visibility.

Air Date: 27 Nov 2023 14:00 (CDT)

S4E1 - Episode 1

In the first episode, the motorway patrollers deal with a freak accident and a family in shock when a lorry's wheel comes off on the motorway and destroys their car.

Heavy rain sees floods, blocked drains and a high-speed aquaplaning disaster on the M42

A pedestrian puts lives in danger sprinting across eight lanes of the M6 at night and then assaults a patroller attempting to stop him.

And a car must be stopped from travelling on the M66 with a king size mattress tied to the roof, which threatens to fly off, causing disaster.

Air Date: 01 May 2024 14:00 (CDT)

S4E2 - Episode 2

When motorway patroller Tony spots a car crashing into the central reservation, he urgently goes to assist but the situation seriously escalates when he is attacked by the driver.

An accident blocks all three lanes of the M6, but neither ambulance, fire nor the patrollers can get to the crash site.

And patrollers must close the motorway after an unfortunate driver's luggage flies off the car's roof rack leaving their clothes strewn across all three lanes of the carriageway.

Air Date: 08 May 2024 14:00 (CDT)