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A1: Britain's Longest Road

Season 1 · 15 episodes · May 8, 2017

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    Episode 1

    Episode 1

    May 8, 2017

    A high-speed police chase leads to a major drugs bust, and two swans force the road to close.

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    Episode 2

    Episode 2

    May 9, 2017

    Police are called to a major pile-up which threatens to close the road. Traffic examiners clamp down on dangerously overloaded vehicles, and there is a mammoth mission to deliver a couple's dream retirement home nearly two hundred miles up the A1.

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    Episode 3

    Episode 3

    May 10, 2017

    Traffic police in Scotland respond to an emergency with an overturned car. Tempers boil over after a double crash at rush hour, and there is a battle to move a huge machine to the end of the road in London for an appointment at the Lord Mayor's Show.

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    Episode 4

    Episode 4

    May 11, 2017

    An A1 patrol officer gate called to help a biker fighting for his life. Traffic officers come face-to-face with a lorry driver flouting the law, and a boat transporter is marooned after a puncture halts the journey.

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    Episode 5

    Episode 5

    May 12, 2017

    Bad drivers face a police crackdown, traffic officers race to the scene of a treacherous blowout, and Santa's reindeer head hundreds of miles south down the A1.

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    Episode 6

    Episode 6

    May 15, 2017

    Police race to the scene of a head-on collision, and a milk lorry overturns bringing rush hour chaos to the A1. Also, a reckless speeder is tracked down after putting road workers lives at risk.

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    Episode 7

    Episode 7

    May 16, 2017

    A horrific crash causes ruched hour chaos on the Great North Road, and traffic inspectors launch a crackdown on distracted lorry drivers. Also, the bumpy mission to deliver a herd of camels up the A1 to a city's Christmas nativity.

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    Episode 8

    Episode 8

    May 17, 2017

    A lorry breakdown causes rush hour chaos, and emergency response teams are called after collapsed power lines close the A1. Also, after a marathon journey north, a fireworks display team faces having to abandon a seafront spectacular.

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    Episode 9

    Episode 9

    May 18, 2017

    A suspected stolen vehicle leads police to pull a driver who is found to be over the drink drive limit. Also, a couple hope their six hours A1 journey with their top show dog will end in glory.

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    Episode 10

    Episode 10

    May 19, 2017

    A runaway van careers down a embankment to leave the A1 in total gridlock. Police race to a multiple car crash near Newcastle, and the battle to deliver a luxury liner to the London Boat Show on time.

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    Episode 11

    Episode 11

    May 22, 2017

    A serious smash on a busy A1 junction leaves the driver's life hanging in the balance. Also, will treacherous weather hamper an emergency roadside repair? Plus, the perils of transporting a priceless piece of art.

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    Episode 12

    Episode 12

    May 23, 2017

    Emergency services fight to cut a woman free from her car after a rush hour crash, police take a motorist suspected of drink driving off the A1, and a convoy of monster machines marches down the Great North Road.

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    Episode 13

    Episode 13

    May 24, 2017

    Traffic officers race to get a stranded fuel tanker away from rush hour traffic, police catch a vehicle travelling nearly 30 miles an hour over the speed limit, and an illegal motorist is caught red handed.

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    Episode 14

    Episode 14

    May 25, 2017

    A dangerous breakdown in the fast lane spells double trouble for A1 traffic officers, a rush hour rollover threatens a horse trainer's hopes of making the big race, and police put the breaks on a van driver's DIY disaster.

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    Episode 15

    Episode 15

    May 18, 2018

    A rush hour crash leaves traffic officers tackling a potential fire risk, police take the high Road in a crackdown on dangerous truckers, and a marathon mission to ferry Scotland's find estate food down the A1 to London.