Traffic Cops: Pursuit Squad One

Season 2

2026 · 8 episodes · 6h 8m in all

Episodes

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   1. Episode 1

   5 Oct 2026 · 46 min

   Jamie Theakston narrates the return of the documentary following the work of North Yorkshire's police motorcyclists. On the outskirts of York, officer Joe Moisley leads the hunt for a car believed to be using cloned plates, while Paddy Green tries to halt a vehicle after catching a strong smell of cannabis coming from inside it, but the driver fails to stop and a high-speed chase ensues.

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   2. Episode 2

   12 Oct 2026 · 46 min

   Motorcycle officer Joe Moisley responds to a serious collision on the A63 in which a car has veered head-on into oncoming traffic and collided with two HGVs travelling the other way. In York, Paddy Green joins more than 50 officers on a special operation to crack down on dangerous motorbike riders in the city, being called into action when CCTV spots a rider doing wheelies and flipping his number plate to potentially avoid the police.

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   3. Episode 3

   19 Oct 2026 · 46 min

   A suspected shoplifter is spotted stealing toys at a retail park in York and Paddy Green and Ross Moralee join the hunt for the woman's car. In the Yorkshire Dales, Craig Blake is on patrol with Julian Pearson when a call comes in about a fatal accident involving a 65-year-old motorcyclist, with a man in his twenties being arrested and taken into custody.

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   4. Episode 4

   26 Oct 2026 · 46 min

   South of York, biker cop Paddy Green is dealing with two motorbike riders caught speeding when a call comes in that a man is having a heart attack on the forecourt of a petrol station. The officer responds quickly and arrives to find the man has collapsed by a petrol pump, with Paddy and colleagues performing CPR and helping the man recover.

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   5. Episode 5

   2 Nov 2026 · 46 min

   In north-east York, Rich Clarke investigates a serious crash involving a Toyota, Nissan and police motorbike, with the rider receiving emergency care. On the A1(M), Paddy Green and Ross Moralee pursue a suspected burglary car at over 130mph before using a stinger to stop it.

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   6. Episode 6

   9 Nov 2026 · 46 min

   Near Dishforth, North Yorkshire, officers pursue a man suspected of driving without insurance, road tax or a valid MOT, with biker cop Paddy Green joining colleagues who deploy stingers to stop the car. Near Selby, motorcycle officers race to find a stolen BMW before its owner and his friends can confront the suspected thief, while Paddy stops a van on the A1(M) linked to metal theft and discovers its driver is wanted by Greater Manchester Police.

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   7. Episode 7

   Airs 16 Nov 2026 · 46 min

   Mark Davey has to give life-saving treatment to a motorcyclist who was seriously injured after crashing into a car, then speaks to witnesses to find out what caused the crash. In the Yorkshire Dales, Paddy Green is dispatched after a white car narrowly misses a combine harvester and ends up in a field, arriving to find the driver has narrowly avoided being impaled on a fence post.

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   8. Episode 8

   Airs 23 Nov 2026 · 46 min