''Motorway Cops'' is a

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documentary series broadcast on

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which follows

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s 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,

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and

Humberside Police Humberside Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the East Riding of Yorkshire, including Kingston upon Hull, and northern parts of Lincolnshire, including Grimsby and Scunthorpe. History Humberside Police was created ...

, series 2, 3 and 4 followed Central Motorway Police Group, series 5 followed Central Motorway Police Group,

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and Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Roads Crime Team, series 6 and 7 followed

Production

''Motorway Cops'', along with its sister series ''

Traffic Cops ''Traffic Cops'' is a British documentary series broadcast on Channel 5, following Roads Policing Units from various UK police forces. It has consistently been one of the most watched factual series on UK television. The series is currentl ...

'', are produced by Folio Productions, a subsidiary of Mentorn Media. Both shows were broadcast on the BBC until 2016.

Jamie Theakston James Paul Theakston (born 21 December 1970) is an English television presenter, producer, narrator and actor. He has hosted television programmes for the BBC, ITV (TV network), ITV, Channel 4 and 5 (British TV channel), Channel 5. He co-present ...

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 1 (2008–10)

Series 2 (2010–11)

Series 3 (2011–12)

Series 4 (2013)

Series 5 (2013–14)

Series 6 (2014–15)

Series 7 (2015)

References

External links

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