Motorway Patrol
| Motorway Patrol | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Observational Documentary Television Series |
| Written by | Richard Larsen |
| Starring | Motorway Patrol Officers |
| Narrated by | Derek Judge |
| Composer(s) | Liquid Studios |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 15 |
| No. of episodes | 150 (As of 18 October 2015) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Tash Christie, Wendy Tetley |
| Location(s) | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Editor(s) | Adam Bazzard |
| Camera setup | OPC, multi single-camera crews |
| Running time | 22 minutes (approx) |
| Production company(s) | Greenstone TV |
| Distributor | TVNZ |
| Release | |
| Original network | TVNZ 2 |
| Picture format | 576i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 16 September 1999 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Highway Patrol (Australian TV series) |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Production website | |
Motorway Patrol is a New Zealand observational documentary show created by Greenstone Pictures. The show follows the daily lives of police officers patrolling the motorways of New Zealand. season 16 is in production and set to screen on TVNZ 2 in 2016.
The show is also shown on ITV4 and Pick in the United Kingdom.
About the show
Police pull over drivers on the motorways of Auckland for all sorts of suspected infractions of the law, including dangerous driving, speeding and when vehicles are 'unroadworthy'. There are major road accidents, suspects caught with illegal substances and much more, thus offering a certain type of drama and action for the viewer. In 2009, Australia launched its own version of the New Zealand series, titled Highway Patrol.
The show depicts the police involved in high-speed police chases, attending major road accidents, confronting out-of-control drunk drivers as well as issuing lesser penalty notices to drivers.[1] Each episode follows the progress of a select few incidents involving various Highway Patrol officers, from the first encounter by the officers through to the officers leaving the scene, with the exception that occasionally the officers will escort a driver back to a police station for the purpose of a breath test or blood sample. Fines, court convictions and demerit points issued in relation to each incident are shown in a voiced-over addendum at the end.
Episodes
Season 1
| Number in series | Number in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | TBA | 16 September 1999 |
| ... | |||
| 2 | 2 | TBA | TBA |
| ... | |||
| 3 | 3 | "Party Mates" | TBA |
| An illegal driver attempts to swap seats right under the nose of police. Members of the public help officers to foil a group of car thieves and a drunk drivers' passenger offers a barrage of dubious advice to police. | |||
| 4 | 4 | TBA | TBA |
| ... | |||
| 5 | 5 | TBA | TBA |
| ... | |||
| 6 | 6 | TBA | TBA |
| ... | |||
| 7 | 7 | TBA | TBA |
| ... | |||
| 8 | 8 | TBA | TBA |
| A wheel flies off a boat trailer and sparks a search for drugs, a car cuts off a truck and discover the expensive way a new immigrant learned the local road rules. | |||
| 9 | 9 | TBA | TBA |
| An unlicensed driver is caught on a dodgy scooter, emergency services scramble when a car flips in rush hour traffic and a slow learner gets rumbled when his car stops for a rest. | |||
| 10 | 10 | TBA | TBA |
| ... | |||
Season 2
| Number in series |
Number in season |
Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | TBA | TBA |
| ... | |||
| 12 | 2 | TBA | TBA |
| A drunk driver rolls and wrecks his car and still tries to drive home; the havoc on a rainy day goes from bad to worse; and a comic migrant makes some new friends after a dangerous motorway smash. | |||
| 13 | 3 | "Trucker With Stick" | TBA |
| Officers contend with a rapid series of crashes and get more than they bargain for when he investigates a parked car. | |||
| 14 | 4 | TBA | TBA |
| A wayward trampoline triggers roadside lies and deception, a mystery hit-and-run motorist leaves a damning clue behind and there's clean-up chaos when a truck loses its load of strawberries. | |||
| 15 | 5 | "Diabetic Coma" | TBA |
| A young girl's life is in danger when her father passes out at the wheel in the middle of the motorway, and Adrian handles commuters in conflict. | |||
| 16 | 6 | TBA | TBA |
| 17 | 7 | "Drag Racers" | TBA |
| Two drag racing motorcyclists are stopped in their tracks, a date goes sour for one beltless Romeo, there's a lucky escape in a Ute-versus-Truck incident, and someone's forgotten to merge. | |||
| 18 | 8 | "Pufferfish" | TBA |
| A van rams a totara tree, four tipsy boys in a dinghy need rescuing and an angry passenger works himself into a lather. | |||
| 19 | 9 | TBA | TBA |
| 20 | 10 | TBA | TBA |
| ... | |||
Season 3
| Number in series | Number in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1 | TBA | 2001 |
| ... | |||
| 22 | 2 | TBA | 2001 |
| ... | |||
| 23 | 3 | TBA | 2001 |
| ... | |||
| 24 | 4 | TBA | 2001 |
| ... | |||
| 25 | 5 | TBA | 2001 |
| ... | |||
| 26 | 6 | TBA | 2001 |
| ... | |||
| 27 | 7 | TBA | 2001 |
| ... | |||
| 28 | 8 | TBA | 2001 |
| ... | |||
| 29 | 9 | TBA | 2001 |
| ... | |||
| 30 | 10 | TBA | 2001 |
| ... | |||
Season 4
| Number in series | Number in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 1 | TBA | 2002 |
| ... | |||
| 32 | 2 | TBA | 2002 |
| ... | |||
| 33 | 3 | TBA | 2002 |
| ... | |||
| 34 | 4 | TBA | 2002 |
| ... | |||
| 35 | 5 | TBA | 2002 |
| ... | |||
| 36 | 6 | TBA | 2002 |
| ... | |||
| 37 | 7 | TBA | 2002 |
| ... | |||
| 38 | 8 | TBA | 2002 |
| ... | |||
| 39 | 9 | TBA | 2002 |
| ... | |||
| 40 | 10 | TBA | 2002 |
| ... | |||
Season 5
| Number in series | Number in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1 | TBA | 2003 |
| ... | |||
| 42 | 2 | TBA | 2003 |
| ... | |||
| 43 | 3 | TBA | 2003 |
| ... | |||
| 44 | 4 | TBA | 2003 |
| ... | |||
| 45 | 5 | TBA | 2003 |
| ... | |||
| 46 | 6 | TBA | 2003 |
| ... | |||
| 47 | 7 | TBA | 2003 |
| ... | |||
| 48 | 8 | TBA | 2003 |
| ... | |||
| 49 | 9 | TBA | 2003 |
| ... | |||
| 50 | 10 | TBA | 2003 |
| ... | |||
Season 6
| Number in series |
Number in season |
Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 1 | "Pt Chev Pursuit" | TBA |
| Officers encounter a half-naked man on the Harbour Bridge, and pursue a drunk driver who resists arrest. Then, go to the aid of a pregnant woman when her car crashes. | |||
| 52 | 2 | "Truck Over Viaduct" | TBA |
| A provocative licence plate catches the eye of officers, police attempt to shut down some illegal street-racing, and a crash causes a truck to plummet from the Newmarket Viaduct. | |||
| 53 | 3 | TBA | TBA |
| ... | |||
| 54 | 4 | TBA | TBA |
| ... | |||
| 55 | 5 | TBA | TBA |
| ... | |||
| 56 | 6 | "Car Inferno" | TBA |
| Officers join the search for a missing schoolboy and a motorist accidentally sets his car alight. | |||
| 57 | 7 | "Maori Sovereignty" | TBA |
| A caravan loses a wheel on the Victoria overbridge and Andy McBeth works to avert gridlock. Also, a motorist presents Bruce with a Maori sovereignty driver's license. | |||
| 58 | 8 | TBA | TBA |
| ... | |||
| 59 | 9 | TBA | TBA |
| ... | |||
| 60 | 10 | TBA | TBA |
| ... | |||
Season 7
| Number in series | Number in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 1 | "P Doggy" | 2005 |
| A wayward motorist is bouncing off cars in rush hour traffic but remembers nothing. Is he high on drugs or just exhausted? One crash leads to another when rubber-neckers put their own lives in danger, and a pungent odour can't be ignored. | |||
| 62 | 2 | "Sibling Rivalry" | 2005 |
| A high-speed pursuit causes a little sibling rivalry and ends up with a young female driver in handcuffs. We are first on the scene when a scooter rider has an encounter with a heavy truck and we meet a pedestrian who just can't stay off the motorway. | |||
| 63 | 3 | "Pinball Wizard" | 2005 |
| A drunk driver loses control and plays pinball with his car and its occupants, and Constable Brett Harold proves that you can take the boy out of the farm but you can't take the farm out of the boy. Also, marchers on the Harbour Bridge must be stopped. | |||
| 64 | 4 | TBA | 2005 |
| ... | |||
| 65 | 5 | TBA | 2005 |
| ... | |||
| 66 | 6 | "Slippery When Wet" | 2005 |
| An unlicensed driver spins out of control and lands upside down on the rocks. A factory in flames threatens to burn out of control and some fast food policing is on the menu. | |||
| 67 | 7 | TBA | 2005 |
| ... | |||
| 68 | 8 | "Truck Hi 5" | 2005 |
| A truck carrying high pressure gas bottles slams into a concrete bridge, a speeder who thinks he knows better than the cops and a Russian visitor proves too much of a distraction. | |||
| 69 | 9 | "Speedy Sparky" | 2005 |
| A speeding electrician sparks off too much attention, plus a mercy mission for a seabird stranded on the motorway, and why a six-lane motorway just can't be used as a pedestrian crossing. | |||
| 70 | 10 | "Board Stupid" | 2005 |
| Three in the morning is a strange time to be sunbathing, especially on the motorway. A drunk driver takes a wrong turn and heads straight into oncoming traffic, plus being disqualified from driving is nothing to laugh about. | |||
Season 8
| Number in series |
Number in season |
Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | 1 | "Power Pursuit" | TBA |
| A high velocity chase suddenly leads to a runner on the motorway, a bus full of children has a close shave and a case of taxi rage keeps our officers on their toes. | |||
| TBA | 2 | "Head Loose" | TBA |
| Motorway Patrol arrives just in time as a pedestrian is moments from death in the fast lane. Then, it's the opening night of the brat pack comeback tour and who let the dogs out? | |||
| TBA | 3 | "Self Control" | TBA |
| Divine intervention saves a family returning from church, sparks fly as a car with three wheels lights up the night sky, and a speeding driver tries to rap his way out of trouble. | |||
| TBA | 4 | "Ute Pursuit" | TBA |
| The hunt is on for a runaway thief at large in a powerful stolen ute, a van is ablaze in the city centre and a truckie with loose nuts almost loses his load. | |||
| TBA | 5 | "Triway or the Highway" | TBA |
| A 'no tyre flyer' causes madness on a bridge, an unlucky driver finds himself stranded in the fast lane and it's a close shave for a Brazilian in the bush. | |||
| TBA | 6 | "Delta Force" | TBA |
| Police catch a wayward drunk after an all-night drinking binge, it's a race against time to find a missing driver, and just how many teenagers can you fit into a station wagon? | |||
| TBA | 7 | "3 in a Rav" | TBA |
| A stolen Rav 4 races through suburban streets with police in pursuit. A car is found crashed - but who was the driver? Also, hear a new excuse for being caught out for speeding. | |||
| TBA | 8 | "Kid Rock" | TBA |
| A driver breaks down but still beats the odds, a Good Friday holidaymaker almost costs lives, and see why people near motorways shouldn't throw stones. | |||
| TBA | 9 | "Mike Kind Of Guy" | TBA |
| tracking down a speeding motorist who knows he's done wrong, and a drunk driver's rampage through a busy set of roadworks. | |||
| TBA | 10 | "Motorbike Mad Dash" | TBA |
| a speeding biker cause a medical emergency, a small truck take a big dump on the Southern Motorway, and an impatient van driver's meltdown. | |||
Season 9
| Number in series |
Number in season |
Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | 1 | "3 Spikes" | TBA |
| ... | |||
| TBA | 2 | "Barrier to Bonnet" | TBA |
| An emergency situation arises following a hideous truck versus car on State Highway 1. Plus a shortsighted attempt to stonewall the New Zealand Police. | |||
| TBA | 3 | "Blood Bank" | TBA |
| ... | |||
| TBA | 4 | "Triple Pink" | TBA |
| Mayhem is caused with some modified cars, a language barrier complicates the logistics of police business, and an unusual personalised plate also features. | |||
| TBA | 5 | "Caught For Court" | TBA |
| A fast car prepares to make the jump into hyper-space, while for another driver, the pace is glacial. Also, a man on his way to a Steely Dan concert ends up seeing The Police instead. | |||
| TBA | 6 | TBA | TBA |
| ... | |||
| TBA | 7 | "Loose Legnum" | TBA |
| a cat and mouse chase on the back streets of Auckland and grain waves all over the Southern Motorway. | |||
| TBA | 8 | "Trap terror" | TBA |
| a tarpaulin in mid air, a porkfest in South Auckland and a rough beginning to life in New Zealand. | |||
| TBA | 9 | "Red Light Racer" | TBA |
| real drama on the side of the road as a mum's down on the ground; a young man causes mayhem driving a high performance car and at the other end of the scale, a knackered car is also about to leave the road for good. | |||
| TBA | 10 | TBA | TBA |
| ... | |||
Season 10
| Number in series |
Number in season |
Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | 1 | "Blackstreet Bolter" | TBA |
| high speed street racing, a speeding driver holds back the truth, meet the guy who did a star turn in front of our cameras, and a broken down truck reveals more than expected. | |||
| TBA | 2 | "A Smashing Domestic" | TBA |
| an epic roadside domestic, a car gets cooked at Spaghetti Junction, Slipknot fans are caught swerving and there's motorway comedy with Flight of the Swan-chords. | |||
| TBA | 3 | "Cycling Frenzy" | TBA |
| A berserk bike-rider needs restraining, Canadian pedestrians complete with blessings and gingerbeer and a swinging 60's party bus gets busted. | |||
| TBA | 4 | "Attenuator Crash" | TBA |
| a serious crash involving a signal truck and a drunk driver, a sweet-talking Russian cyclist who's lost her way and Granny finds out that driving in first gear will eventually make your car burst into flames. | |||
| TBA | 5 | "Caravan Roll" | TBA |
| there's a caravan catastrophe, boys, beers and full bladders en route to the Big Day Out, and a driver's skid marks reveal the truth about his 'little accident.'. | |||
| TBA | 6 | "A Smashing Night" | TBA |
| Several cars are smashed-up on the Southern and there's a bourbon 'n' coke bonanza. Meanwhile, two other motorists may have been using their can for cannabis. | |||
| TBA | 7 | "Red Racer" | TBA |
| Two mates mistake the motorway for a playstation game, an 'Olden Holden' gets searched for firearms, and it takes three patrol cars to get a drunk truckie off the road. | |||
| TBA | 8 | "Car Fire" | TBA |
| A car gets incinerated on the Harbour Bridge, a roadside tree gets some impromptu tree surgery, and an illegal number plate stands in the way of a groom and his wedding. | |||
| TBA | 9 | "Private Racetrack" | TBA |
| ... | |||
| TBA | 10 | "A Big Hit" | TBA |
| The wheels fall off for one unlucky motorist, another one takes out the spotlight, there's a tomato avalanche and a drunken 'shuffler' proves NZ has no talent. | |||
Season 11
| Number in series | Number in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | 1 | "Early Morning Snooze" | 13 October 2011 |
| Police catch a wayward drunk after an all-night drinking binge, it's a race against time to find a missing driver, and just how many teenagers can you fit into a station wagon? | |||
| TBA | 2 | "Grim Reaper" | 20 October 2011 |
| A routine stop accelerates to full-blown pursuit, a lucky escape from a flipped van and a cheeky pedestrian on the booze. | |||
| TBA | 3 | "Down a Ditch" | 27 October 2011 |
| A man running from Police ends up in a ditch, some very ropey trailer DIY and three men in a pulsating bongo van. | |||
| TBA | 4 | "Bloody Barrier Mystery" | 3 November 2011 |
| A scary Halloween skid leaves two women trapped, unrestrained toddlers, and everything's expired for an unlucky driver | |||
| TBA | 5 | "Bloody Sideways Shunt" | 10 November 2011 |
| A bloody sideways shunt sparks two conflicting stories and officers catch a clever repair trick. | |||
| TBA | 6 | "Car Pursuit" | 17 November 2011 |
| A wanted motorcyclist is brought to heel, a car thief falls asleep on the job and a pair of drunk drivers crash out; one into a lamp post and the other out cold. | |||
| TBA | 7 | "A Real Mouthful" | 24 November 2011 |
| ... | |||
| TBA | 8 | "Bonnet Bash on Bridge" | 1 December 2011 |
| The mullet makes a return, a couple of trucks are in trouble and there is a multi-car nose-to-tail on Auckland's Harbour Bridge. | |||
| TBA | 9 | "Truck Rock & Roll" | 8 December 2011 |
| An overstayer with an overloaded trailer, a trapped kid and a serious crash leaves a man fingerless. | |||
| TBA | 10 | TBA | 15 December 2011 |
| ... | |||
Season 12
| Number in series | Number in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | 1 | TBA | 6 September 2012 |
| A high speed chases featuring both man and dog, a hallucinogenic Honda with windscreen issues and an angry man has an about-face. | |||
| TBA | 2 | TBA | 13 September 2012 |
| an out-of-control Nifty-Fifty, a man is caught on camera disobeying orders and an angry man who has forgotten his manners. | |||
| TBA | 3 | TBA | 20 September 2012 |
| a Maserati gets clocked at high speed and, while one car takes a swim in a suburban pool, another heads for some seaside mangroves. | |||
| TBA | 4 | TBA | 27 September 2012 |
| two drunk drivers end up with very expensive evenings, five triumphant young men and a dodgy looking load belonging to some Guy Fawkes enthusiasts. | |||
| TBA | 5 | TBA | 4 October 2012 |
| a drunk and drugged driver unsuccessfully tries to evade police, a dodgy rego lands a passenger in the cells and the beginnings of a beautiful motorway bromance. | |||
| TBA | 6 | TBA | 11 October 2012 |
| a drunk driver fails to back out of a roadside checkpoint, girl racers cry foul and there’s a naked false alarm near the Harbour Bridge. | |||
| TBA | 7 | TBA | 18 October 2012 |
| a drunk driver fears the wrath of Mother, a drunk speeder loses a wheel and a broken down bus of Senegalese musicians perform an impromptu roadside jam. | |||
| TBA | 8 | TBA | 23 October 2012 |
| a young drunk trapped in a time warp, a horse truck with blown tyres, and - in separate incidents - two drunk drivers try and grab forty winks on the motorway. | |||
| TBA | 9 | TBA | 1 November 2012 |
| a truck full of ice goes for a six, a drunk driver who seems to have lost her trousers and an overexcited ute full of men off to a stag party. | |||
| TBA | 10 | TBA | 8 November 2012 |
| Two women and a puppy acting suspiciously, Rugby World Cup high spirits and, after a scuffle with police, a drunk driver protests his innocence. | |||
Season 13
| Number in series |
Number in season |
Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | 1 | TBA | TBA |
| ... | |||
| TBA | 2 | TBA | TBA |
| ... | |||
| TBA | 3 | TBA | TBA |
| ... | |||
| TBA | 4 | TBA | TBA |
| ... | |||
| TBA | 5 | TBA | TBA |
| ... | |||
| TBA | 6 | TBA | TBA |
| ... | |||
| TBA | 7 | TBA | TBA |
| ... | |||
| TBA | 8 | TBA | TBA |
| ... | |||
| TBA | 9 | TBA | TBA |
| ... | |||
| TBA | 10 | TBA | TBA |
| ... | |||
Season 14
| Number in series | Number in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | 1 | TBA | 13 February 2014 |
| ... | |||
| TBA | 2 | TBA | 20 February 2014 |
| ... | |||
| TBA | 3 | TBA | 6 March 2014 |
| ... | |||
| TBA | 4 | TBA | 13 March 2014 |
| ... | |||
| TBA | 5 | TBA | 20 March 2014 |
| ... | |||
| TBA | 6 | TBA | 27 March 2014 |
| ... | |||
| TBA | 7 | TBA | 3 April 2014 |
| ... | |||
| TBA | 8 | TBA | 9 September 2014 |
| ... | |||
| TBA | 9 | TBA | 16 September 2014 |
| ... | |||
| TBA | 10 | TBA | 30 September 2014 |
| ... | |||
Season 15
| Number in series | Number in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | 1 | TBA | 10 February 2015 |
| An adrenalin fueled biker attempts a crash and dash after bailing on the Southern Motorway, a truck and car mumbo whilst merging, and one commuter gets caught out in the T2 lane | |||
| TBA | 2 | TBA | 17 February 2015 |
| Caught short and caught out on the Southern, drunken cross-lane wanderings, and things go from bad to worse for a pair of checkpoint dodgers | |||
| TBA | 3 | TBA | 24 February 2015 |
| One drunk driver leaves a path of destruction behind him before coming a cropper himself, a little house creates a big hold up and a speeder gets sprung going 165km. | |||
| TBA | 4 | TBA | 3 March 2015 |
| A game of hide and seek goes very wrong for one hapless motorist, it’s love at first sight for two stranded ladies, and an un-licensed driver gets back on his bike. | |||
| TBA | 5 | TBA | 10 March 2015 |
| Speeding, smashed, and smashed up, sparks fly for one driver, an over ambitious 4WD attempts to take on a truck, and looking on the bright side of pink stickers. | |||
| TBA | 6 | TBA | 17 March 2015 |
| Wind gusts and wobbles cause a caravan to jack-knife across three lanes, the Cannonball run becomes a morning of no fun for one speeding fan and a mystery driver has an officer perplexed. | |||
| TBA | 7 | TBA | 24 March 2015 |
| Helicopters, Dogs and patrol cars out in force in search of a checkpoint dodger, a mystery vehicle on the side of the road leaves everybody guessing, and confusion cuts a commute short for one motorist. | |||
| TBA | 8 | TBA | 31 March 2015 |
| A spectacular crash and some frantic searching leave officers speculating. Plus, how many rugby players can you fit into one vehicle? | |||
| TBA | 9 | TBA | 7 April 2015 |
| Aggressive drivers, loud-mouthed lads, blown truck tyres and repeat offenders keep Motorway Patrol officers busy. | |||
| TBA | 10 | TBA | 14 April 2015 |
| Unlucky shoplifters get caught in the get-away car, all riled up and no-where to go, and duck tales on the side of the motorway. | |||
See also
- Highway Patrol - http://www.greenstonetv.com/programmes/factual-series/highway-patrol-2/
- Police Ten 7.
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/2/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.