Observational documentary series following the work of emergency patrol teams on the M1 motorway as they deal with all manner of situations on one of the world's busiest motorways.
The busiest bank holiday weekend of the year poses problems. Near Leeds, two people are cut free from the wreckage of a high speed crash. A burning camper-van poses a danger to road users near Sheffield.
A patrol is called out to respond to a report of a horse box that has caught fire. Staff monitoring cameras spot a young man who appears to be about to jump from a bridge.
A break down on a blind corner on a slip road nearly ends in tragedy. A gypsy band on their way to a wedding suffer a blow out. Some dormice need rehousing to enable an upgrade to the carriageway near Northampton.
Lives are put at risk by a HGV driver who reverses down the carriageway. Dave and Ali race to the rescue of a car that has been T-boned by a lorry. Tony and Terry shut the M1 after a car rams into the back of a truck.
With exclusive access to Britain's motorway patrol teams, this 2nd series of The Motorway goes out on the road and inside high-tech control rooms. A driver is found dazed and confused on the motorway near Manchester but where is his car?
High in the Pennines on the M62, a driver is trapped in the snow in a dangerous location. North of Manchester, heavy rain, sleet and snow on the M60 create treacherous conditions and a driver spins his super-car into the crash barrier.
Helen and David are called to a breakdown in an unlit section of the M1. Winter conditions cause chaos on the M66 as multiple vehicles collide. A novice driver is out of luck. A roadside clean-up crew have the worst job on the motorway.
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. Plus, a pedestrian puts lives in danger sprinting across eight lanes of the M6 at night.