| Narrated: | Jamie Theakston |
| Director: | Marc Tiley |
| Company: | Mentorn |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 7 |
| Num Episodes: | 33 |
| Location: | United Kingdom |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes |
| Network: | BBC One |
| Related: | Traffic Cops Sky Cops |
Motorway Cops is a British documentary series broadcast on BBC One which follows Road Policing Units from various UK police forces.
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.[1]
Series 1 followed Central Motorway Police Group, Cheshire Constabulary and Humberside Police, series 2, 3 and 4 followed Central Motorway Police Group, series 5 followed Central Motorway Police Group, West Yorkshire Police and Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Roads Crime Team, series 6 and 7 followed West Yorkshire Police.[2]
Motorway Cops, along with its sister series Traffic Cops, are produced by Folio Productions, a subsidiary of Mentorn Media. Both shows were broadcast on the BBC until 2016. Jamie Theakston 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.[3]