A1: Britain's Longest Road
2017
📺 4 Seasons
🎬 45 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 45 min/ep
Documentary
Following the men and women who work around the clock on Britain's longest and most iconic road, ensuring the traffic keeps moving and the public is kept safe.
Seasons
Season 1
A high-speed police chase leads to a major drugs bust, and two swans force the road to close.
Season 2
Traffic officers respond to a runaway car which has plunged down a 20 foot embankment next to the A1. Plus, Scottish Police target dangerous drivers on their mobile phones and two Geordie giant vegetable growers get in a stew on the Great North Road.
Season 3
Sprotbrough traffic officers respond to a nine vehicle pileup caused by an abandoned car, a Scottish shoplifter feels the sharp end of the law, and a family run team transport tonnes of fireworks up the Great North Road.
Season 4
A driver’s life hangs in the balance after a serious accident in one of the worst snow storms to hit the A1 in decades. A passenger panics after being stranded on an icy embankment. And a huddle of penguins is in a flap on their motorway move.
Network
BBC One
Production
Truenorth
Keywords
highwaybritain