2008 British TV series or programme
| Motorway Cops | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Marc Tiley |
| Narrated by | Jamie Theakston |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 33 |
| Production | |
| Production location | United Kingdom |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Mentorn |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 14 January 2008 (2008-01-14) – 10 September 2015 (2015-09-10) |
| Related | |
| Traffic Cops Sky Cops | |
Motorway Cops is a British documentary series broadcast on BBC One which follows Road Policing Units from various UK police forces.
Concept
The show follows the day-to-day role of traffic officers and the incidents they come across. The majority of filming takes place at the scene of incidents, with occasional cuts to police stations and interview rooms. Locations include Yorkshire, Cheshire, Humberside and the West Midlands.
Series 1 followed Central Motorway Police Group, Cheshire Constabulary and Humberside Police, series 2, 3 and 4 followed Central Motorway Police Group, series 5 followed Central Motorway Police Group, West Yorkshire Police and Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Roads Crime Team, series 6 and 7 followed West Yorkshire Police.
Production
Motorway Cops, along with its sister series Traffic Cops, are produced by Folio Productions, a subsidiary of Mentorn Media. Both shows were broadcast on the BBC until 2016. Jamie Theakston narrated all seven series of Motorway Cops. On 28 June 2016, Mentorn Media announced that Traffic Cops had been recommissioned by Channel 5, but there was no mention of Motorway Cops.
Episodes
Series overview
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 8 | 14 January 2008 | 5 May 2010 | |
| 2 | 5 | 7 September 2010 | 25 August 2011 | |
| 3 | 4 | 3 October 2011 | 2 February 2012 | |
| 4 | 4 | 18 March 2013 | 10 April 2013 | |
| 5 | 7 | 2 September 2013 | 14 January 2014 | |
| 6 | 4 | 7 August 2014 | 16 July 2015 | |
| 7 | 1 | 10 September 2015 | ||
Series 1 (2008–10)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Traffic Cops Special" | 14 January 2008 (2008-01-14) | |
| 2 | 2 | "Traffic Cops Special (Rush-Hour Roulette)" | 26 March 2008 (2008-03-26) | |
| 3 | 3 | "Dicing with Death" | 25 September 2008 (2008-09-25) | |
| This episode famously shows the bizarre incident of Swedish twin sisters Ursula and Sabina Eriksson running onto the M6 motorway and getting struck by a lorry and a Volkswagen Polo, respectively. | ||||
| 4 | 4 | "Fatal Consequences" | 6 October 2008 (2008-10-06) | |
| 5 | 5 | "Highway Robbery" | 26 January 2009 (2009-01-26) | |
| 6 | 6 | "Deadly Highways" | 25 August 2009 (2009-08-25) | |
| 7 | 7 | "Catch Us If You Can" | 2 September 2010 (2010-09-02) | |
| 8 | 8 | "Secrets and Lies" | 5 May 2010 (2010-05-05) | |
Series 2 (2010–11)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | "Wrecked and Reckless" | 7 September 2010 (2010-09-07) |
| 10 | 2 | "Lost in Translation" | 4 January 2011 (2011-01-04) |
| 11 | 3 | "Deadly Distractions" | 11 January 2011 (2011-01-11) |
| 12 | 4 | "The Sixth Sense" | 18 April 2011 (2011-04-18) |
| 13 | 5 | "Booze and Twos" | 25 September 2011 (2011-09-25) |
Series 3 (2011–12)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "Cheats and Chancers" | 3 October 2011 (2011-10-03) |
| 15 | 2 | "Life in the Fast Lane" | 17 October 2011 (2011-10-17) |
| 16 | 3 | "Burden of Proof" | 10 January 2012 (2012-01-10) |
| 17 | 4 | "Hide and Seek" | 2 February 2012 (2012-02-02) |
Series 4 (2013)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1 | "Lights Out" | 18 March 2013 (2013-03-18) |
| 19 | 2 | "Off and Running" | 25 March 2013 (2013-03-25) |
| 20 | 3 | "Extreme Measures" | 3 April 2013 (2013-04-03) |
| 21 | 4 | "Rule Breakers and Risk Takers" | 10 April 2013 (2013-04-10) |
Series 5 (2013–14)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1 | "Excuses, Excuses" | 2 September 2013 (2013-09-02) |
| 23 | 2 | "Duty of Care" | 9 September 2013 (2013-09-09) |
| 24 | 3 | "Right Time, Right Place" | 16 September 2013 (2013-09-16) |
| 25 | 4 | "Without Warning" | 23 September 2013 (2013-09-23) |
| 26 | 5 | "Out of Control" | 30 September 2013 (2013-09-30) |
| 27 | 6 | "White Lines" | 7 October 2013 (2013-10-07) |
| 28 | 7 | "Dangerous Highways" | 14 January 2014 (2014-01-14) |
Series 6 (2014–15)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 1 | "Human Traffic" | 7 August 2014 (2014-08-07) |
| 30 | 2 | "Tip-Offs and Tearaways" | 21 August 2014 (2014-08-21) |
| 31 | 3 | "Riding into Trouble" | 28 August 2014 (2014-08-28) |
| 32 | 4 | "Keeping Up Appearances" | 16 July 2015 (2015-07-16) |
Series 7 (2015)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 1 | "Breakdown" | 10 September 2015 (2015-09-10) |
See also
- Traffic Cops - sister series broadcast on Channel 5.
- Sky Cops - sister series broadcast on BBC One.
- Police Interceptors - series broadcast on Channel 5 with a similar format.
- Brit Cops - police documentary series originally on Bravo and now on Sky Livingit.
- Road Wars - programme broadcast on Sky1, Sky2, and Pick TV which is about Road Traffic Police.
- Street Wars - programme broadcast on Sky about police officers "on the beat".
- Police Camera Action! - series broadcast on ITV with a similar format.
References
- "Motorway Cops". BBC. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- "Motorway Cops - Episode Guide". BBC. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- "CHANNEL 5 COMMISSIONS THE NEW SERIES OF TRAFFIC COPS - Tinopolis Group". Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
