A1: Britain's Longest Road: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Millions of motorists rely on the A1 for journeys up and down the country every week, but many are unaware of the vast scale of work needed to keep the road open and traffic flowing.

A1: Britain's Longest Road meets the men and women who work around the clock on Britain's longest and most iconic road, ensuring the traffic keeps moving and the public is kept safe. Spanning nearly 400 miles of the A1 from London to Edinburgh, the series focuses on the work of the police, traffic officers and emergency response teams on both sides of the border as they deal with some of the thousands of incidents which affect the road every year.

Series details

• Title: A1: Britain's Longest Road
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2017-05-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-06-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 27665
• IMDb ID: tt6865042
• TVDB ID: 327965

Cast and credited roles

• Michael Jibson — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-05-08; final listed air date 2017-05-26; episode order: 15.
• Season 2: premiered 2018-04-30; final listed air date 2018-05-11; episode order: 10.
• Season 3: premiered 2018-09-24; final listed air date 2018-10-05; episode order: 10.
• Season 4: premiered 2019-05-27; final listed air date 2019-06-11; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from A1: Britain's Longest Road on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.