Motorway Cops
Documentary series following UK police road policing units.
Motorway Cops is a BBC One documentary series that shadows Road Policing Units from several UK police forces. The programme captures the daily work of traffic officers, focusing on the incidents they handle. Most filming occurs at the scenes of these incidents, with occasional shifts to police stations and interview rooms. Locations covered include Yorkshire, Cheshire, Humberside, and the West Midlands.
The first series followed the Central Motorway Police Group, Cheshire Constabulary, and Humberside Police. Series two, three, and four centred on the Central Motorway Police Group. Series five featured that group alongside West Yorkshire Police and the Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Roads Crime Team. Series six and seven focused solely on West Yorkshire Police.
The show and its sister series, Traffic Cops, were produced by Folio Productions, a subsidiary of Mentorn Media. Both aired on the BBC until 2016. All seven series of Motorway Cops were narrated by Jamie Theakston. On 28 June 2016, Mentorn Media announced that Traffic Cops had been recommissioned by Channel 5, but no mention was made of Motorway Cops.
Quick Facts
- Narrator
- Jamie Theakston
- Director
- Marc Tiley
- Company
- Mentorn
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Num Series
- 7
- Num Episodes
- 33
- Runtime
- 60 minutes
- Network
- BBC One
- First Aired
- 2008-01-14
- Last Aired
- 2015-09-10
- Related
- Traffic Cops / Sky Cops
Facts from the source article.
Lore & Background
Motorway Cops aired on BBC One and was narrated by Jamie Theakston across all seven series. The show followed Road Policing Units from forces including Central Motorway Police Group, Cheshire Constabulary, Humberside Police, West Yorkshire Police, and the Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Roads Crime Team. Series 1 featured Central Motorway Police Group, Cheshire Constabulary, and Humberside Police; series 2, 3, and 4 followed only Central Motorway Police Group; series 5 added West Yorkshire Police and the Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Roads Crime Team; and series 6 and 7 focused solely on West Yorkshire Police.
Reader's Guide
Motorway Cops, along with its sister series Traffic Cops, was produced by Folio Productions, a subsidiary of Mentorn Media. Both shows were broadcast on the BBC until 2016. On 28 June 2016, Mentorn Media announced that Traffic Cops had been recommissioned by Channel 5, but there was no mention of Motorway Cops. The series is part of a broader genre of police documentary programming, with related shows including Traffic Cops, Sky Cops, Police Interceptors, Brit Cops, Road Wars, Street Wars, and Police Camera Action!. Its significance lies in documenting the work of traffic officers and road policing units across multiple UK regions, offering insight into their daily incidents and procedures.
Did You Know?
- Jamie Theakston narrated all seven series of Motorway Cops.
- The show was broadcast on BBC One until 2016.
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