Seasons & Episodes
Episode 1
The Beast from the East descends, bringing some of the country's busiest roads to a standstill.
Episode 2
A heavy loader carrying cardboard bales tips onto its side.
Episode 3
A double-deck HGV rolls over on the A6, Crouch Recovery are sent in to save the day. Elsewhere, recovery operative Rob d
Episode 4
Heavy-recovery operator Marcus and his colleague Trigger have their work cut out when an HGV collides with another vehic
Episode 5
On one of the UK's busiest roads, a jackknifed HGV has careered through a front garden, over a ditch and blocked a lane
Episode 6
In a quiet rural village in Leicestershire, a utility truck has got stuck in the mud in a local resident's garden. Adam
Episode 7
Adam dispatches a team of recovery operators when a trailer sheds a 16-ton piece of metal machinery at a junction for Ea
Episode 8
Marta and Fluff are sent to recover a massive digger that plunged into the River Thames after the bank it was sitting on
Episode 9
A waste truck is involved in a motorway pile-up, and a broken down vehicle towing a cutting-edge caravan presents a prob
Episode 10
A lorry loaded with tarmac breaks down. A burnt-out van abandoned on an isolated towpath presents a challenge for Steve
Episode 1
A 44 tonne Artic straddling the central reservation of the M1 is a rush hour headache for Incident Manager Steve and his
Episode 2
Incident manager Steve is called to the scene of an overturned gas tanker that, while Sean is asked to pick up an abando
Episode 3
Recovery operation Jim and heavy vehicle mechanic Jack are called out to help a loaded HGV with a puncture, and a fuel t
Episode 4
A road in Leicester is blocked by a 26-tonne digger, while rescue specialists Richard and Lee have the unusual job of re
Episode 5
A 40-tonne lorry overturns and spills its load, forcing a major road to close. Meanwhile, heavy recruit specialist is ca
Episode 6
Father-and-son duo Dave and Adam try to recover a lorry transporting a 100-tonne train engine, while rookie driver Warre
Episode 7
The Crouch team deals with some monster jobs, while Simon and his crew have to grapple with a juggernaut that has skidde
Episode 8
A luxury coach breaks down on a busy motor way slip road, and recovery operative Jon is on hand to try and tow the vehic
Episode 9
A huge 32-tonne tipper truck has slid down a dirt embankment and is lying on its side, and a lorry stuck in reverse seve
Episode 10
Crane operator Nick is called out to a particularly unusual job on a recycling plant. Meanwhile, recovery operative Jim
Episode 11
Jim and his team face a difficult foggy morning on the M1 when a crash between two artics causes a five-mile-long tailba
Episode 12
Veteran driver Jim attends an emergency call-out to recover a lorry that has broken down bang in the middle of a busy ri
Episode 13
Steve and his team attempt to recover a car that has crashed into a river, while Jim is tasked with recovering a van tha
Episode 14
Steve battles rush hour traffic to manoeuvre his recovery vehicle around the narrow roads to get to a 7.5-tonne lorry ou
Episode 15
Lantern's only female driver Merrie is tasked with the removal of an abandoned lorry, but it is soon clear this will not
Episode 16
Rory risks life and limb to recovered a skip lorry from the M1. Jim has a happy reunion with his own truck. Chris has to
Episode 17
Jim faces mayhem on the motorway when a massive pile-up blocks the busy M1.
Episode 18
Marta and Pat have to pull a bin lorry out of a muddy ditch. But first they must battle their way through a thick wall o
Episode 19
Jim and Steve face one of their riskiest recoveries when a tanker carrying highly corrosive pure sulphuric acid smashes
Episode 20
It is all hands to the pumps at a bus depot in Tamworth, where Crouch's finest are joined by Lanterns' Merrie. Just days
Episode 1
Following men and women working in the heavy recovery business, as they tackle jack-knifed lorries, crashed HGVs and roa
Episode 2
Tez and his crew deal with a 20-tonne milk tanker sinking in a muddy field in Leicestershire, while Merrie gets a rubbis
Episode 3
The team is called out to upright an artic that has rolled over on the A1. On arrival, they discover the container is lo
Episode 4
Following men and women working in the heavy recovery business, as they tackle jack-knifed lorries, crashed HGVs and roa
Episode 5
Tez is tasked with a tricky recovery on one of the UK's deadliest roads as, thanks to a damaging bird strike, a 44-tonne
Episode 6
Incident Manager Steve tackles a major job on the A1 following a collision, and must coordinate the recovery of a bin lo
Episode 7
Steve and his team must recover a 26-tonne lorry that careered off the motorway, catapulted across a six-foot ditch, bro
Episode 1
Steve rescues a burning transporter loaded with cars.
Episode 2
Steve tackles a 44-ton lorry loaded with toilet roll that has flipped over and blocked the A50, while Martin rescues an
Episode 3
Steve comes to the rescue when a trailer rolls over on a busy roundabout on the A46, scattering hay bales everywhere. In
Episode 4
When a huge truck rolls over, blocking a busy dual carriageway in Derby, operations manager Steve needs to draw on his y
Episode 5
Ant and Matt face up to a catastrophic lorry crash on a narrow road, transport manager Dan is called to an offroad night
Episode 6
A truck careers off the A1, smashing through the side barrier and gets tangled up in live electrics. Even worse, there i
Episode 7
When a bin lorry crashes onto its side, company boss Adam is tested to the max. In blizzard conditions, Lee has been lan
Episode 8
Michael is faced with a dustcart leaning dangerously by a ditch, and Lee has to right an expensive tractor that has roll
Episode 9
When a horsebox breaks down on the notoriously busy M25, Lantern's heavy operations manager Michael is in for a rocky ri
Episode 10
Crouch recovery op Buzz has to abandon his wrecker as he attempts to rescue a stranded skip lorry, while Merrie is faced
Episode 11
Martin leads four of the Lantern troops in an all-night rescue when a 44-tonne articulated lorry careers off the road, s
Episode 12
Disaster strikes on a small country lane in Leicestershire when a 40-tonne truck jackknifes across both lanes.
Episode 1
A 44-tonne truck carrying food catches fire and the cargo keeps reigniting.
Episode 2
A trailer carrying gym weights rolls over a roundabout and needs heavy recovery vehicles.
Episode 3
A lorry breaks down on a busy section of the M25 with a major oil leak and a fire risk.
Episode 4
A stranded lorry must be removed from a busy street before rush hour begins.
Episode 5
A frozen food truck crashes into a ditch, but the driver and the keys are missing.
Episode 6
A vehicle stuck on the A10 means a recovery amidst busy and dangerous traffic.
Episode 7
A sinkhole traps a tanker; a car crashes into a ditch; a lorry breaks down.
Episode 8
A coach that has crashed into a hedgerow requires some creative thinking to get rescued.
Episode 9
A coach that has driven off the road into a hedgerow needs to be rescued before rush hour.
Episode 10
Two trucks need rescuing when one got stuck trying to pull out the other.
Episode 11
A slide bed loses two wheels and a lorry gets stuck in the mud.
Episode 12
A 44-tonne artic verges off a country lane and gets tuck in the mud.
Episode 13
A lorry rolls over on the edge of a roundabout and a truck with blown suspension.
Episode 14
A serious blaze leaves an eight-wheel sewage tanker stricken in a layby on the busy A1 motorway just north of Grantham i
Episode 15
Lantern recovery op Steve is on his way to a risky roadside rescue. A 38-tonne mail lorry has taken doorstep delivery to
Episode 16
A frost in Warwickshire makes a country lane as slippery as an ice rink, causing a road sweeper to slide into a ditch. T
Episode 17
An 18-wheel trailer carrying two modular buildings catches fire in the early morning, closing three lanes just before ru
Episode 18
Lantern recovery op Merrie faces a dangerous challenge when a 20-tonne drinks lorry gets grounded on a boggy verge, and
Episode 19
In Hertfordshire, Sean tries to shift a tractor unit and trailer fully laden with 27 tonnes of wood, after it left a bus
Episode 20
An artic lorry stacked full of bed frames and mattresses has careered off a busy Lincolnshire A-road into a dry stone wa
Episode 1
Return of the documentary following workers in the heavy recovery business. In Corby a 16-metre lorry loaded with waste
Episode 2
In this week's episode, company boss Adam Crouch detours from his morning office commute to attend the scene of a big in
Episode 3
In this week's episode, Crouch incident manger Steve and his team have been called out to a lorry that has caught fire o
Episode 4
A tipped-over shipment of A4 paper on the A1 ends up being a tough task to take on. After hitting a bridge, a trailer's
Episode 5
A crew trying to take care of a burned-out trailer struggles due to its missing wheels. A broken-down bus blocks a bus s
Episode 6
Sean faces the mother of all recoveries - a truck loaded with chemicals has plunged down a steep embankment into woodlan
Episode 7
A sinkhole in Wokingham swallows up a 15-tonne water tanker, leaving rescue crews worried about what might lurk within t
Episode 8
The men and women working in the heavy recovery business deal with jack-knifed lorries, crashed heavy goods vehicles and
Episode 9
The men and women working in the heavy recovery business deal with jack-knifed lorries, crashed heavy goods vehicles and
Episode 10
On the Moors, a 50 ton construction machine has and landed in a stream. The team at Alpha face a dangerous two-day rescu
Episode 11
A 50-ton construction machine is stranded by a severely-damaged Victorian bridge.
Episode 12
On the busy A1, halfway between Newcastle and Durham, an articulated lorry has fallen down a 20-metre embankment. The Al
Episode 13
Shaun has to think outside the box as a trapped telehandler puts the team under serious pressure, A stranded bus may of
Episode 14
On the M25 near Enfield, two lorries, two cars and a van have piled into each other, blocking three lanes, so the Lanter
Episode 15
A 40-ton lorry careers off the M1 and plunges down an embankment, becoming embedded in a ditch. Steve needs to work out
Episode 16
On the M11, a loaded truck pulling an extra trailer has been left marooned after the rear axle on the trailer collapsed
Episode 17
In Northumberland, a 32-tonne tipper gets lost in the dark and ends up stuck in a boggy field, while in Leicester recove
Episode 18
In the north of England, Kevin is called to a particularly challenging recovery - a 75-ton crane that has become strande
Episode 19
Vehicles in need of recovery include a Land Rover Discovery dumped in a canal.
Episode 20
Just outside Newcastle, Kev is sent to rescue a wheelie bin delivery truck that is stuck.
Episode 1
Following the men and women of the heavy recovery business. In Hertfordshire, rookie op Euan is tasked with rescuing a t
Episode 2
A toppled tanker with liquid chicken guts needs rescuing, a refrigerated truck stranded on a busy road is leaking water
Episode 3
Alpha Recovery send a crew to a challenging, energy sapping recovery: a fuel tanker has rolled down a steep muddy hill a
Episode 4
In Buckinghamshire, recovery op Steve must deal with a mattress stuffed lorry which has hit a low bridge. Rookie Paul tr
Episode 5
A three tonne passenger ferry is hauled out of the icy waters of a lake so it can be repaired, and there are two cases o
Episode 6
Recovery op Mark tackles a Vauxhall left dangling over the edge of a canal lock 8n wet weather, and Daniel helps with a
Episode 7
A 44-ton gravel lorry careers off the A69, plunging down an embankment, and Gary must pick up the pieces. In Croydon, St
Episode 8
A 26 tonne tanker gets stuck in a waterlogged verge on the busy A5, fully loaded and leaning to one side. Plus, moving a
Episode 9
Two coaches which tried passing each other on a narrow snowy lane come to grief, and a bin lorry stuck in mud is in dang
Episode 10
In Northumberland, Alpha Recovery stalwart Kevin's got his hands full winching a tanker out of a muddy ditch on a countr
Episode 11
Gary leads a team from Alpha rescuing a burnt-out low loader and portacabin. Stu battles with a broken-down bus which is
Episode 12
While Stu struggles with a broken-down bus blocking a mini roundabout in Watford, Gary leads a complex mission to rescue
Episode 13
A 46-tonne artic has veered into a verge on a busy A-road and is going nowhere without some help. And a lorry gets caugh
Episode 14
On the M25 near Enfield two lorries, two cars and a Transit have piled into each other blocking three of four lanes. In
Episode 15
On a busy stretch of the M42 outside Birmingham a fully loaded Sprinter Van has limped onto the hard shoulder. The rear
Episode 16
The Alpha recovery team face a huge challenge as a double decker bus has rolled onto its side, and in The Midlands, a ca
Episode 17
A tipper truck sinks into deep mud on an isolated farm track, a car has crashed onto an embankment, and a lorry breaks d
Episode 18
In Warwickshire, Dave Crouch comes to the rescue a tipper truck gets stuck in deep mud on an isolated farm track. And a
Episode 19
A bin lorry has come off a country lane, it’s wheels slipping in mud, and a box van trailer which has been uncoupled a
Episode 20
When a driver transporting booze decouples at a lorry park, his trailer's landing legs are swallowed by porous tarmac, p
Episode 1
There's an emergency in East London when a 25-ton truck hits a railway bridge. And Buzz needs to co-ordinate a multi-age
Episode 2
Jobs include a bulker trailer that has burst into flames, a heavily laden truck that is wedged in soft mud by a busy dua
Episode 3
In a 600-metre-long tunnel on the M25, Steve and Daniel must combine forces to try to shift a 44-ton unit and trailer st
Episode 4
Rescue teams are required for a 22-tonne houseboat washed up on a muddy bank of the River Trent by storm babet, and a tr
Episode 5
There’s an emergency in Nottinghamshire when the ground gives way beneath a tipper truck fully loaded with stone aggre
Episode 6
A 45-tonne crane gets caught out by a crumbling curb, Mouse performs a late-night recovery of a tanker that’s slipped
Episode 7
Sean is tasked with recovering a 17-tonne telehandler that’s tumbled off a track, landing upside down in a ditch, whil
Episode 8
A 44-tonne articulated lorry has attempted to drive up a hill, hit sleet ice, slid back down out of control and jackknif
Episode 9
Rescue teams deal with a car transporter that goes up in smoke during rush hour, a car that took a nosedive down a steep
Episode 10
In Northumberland, bad weather causes an emergency in the A1 involving an 18-tonne truck. Plus a tricky recovery on the
Episode 11
In the north east of England, Alpha recovery ops Kevin and Ian battle the snow and ice to rescue a stricken fuel tanker
Episode 12
Lantern recovery op Stuart has been tasked with rescuing a 26-tonne sewage tanker, fully loaded with waste material, tha
Episode 13
The team endure an epic clean-up after a lorry carrying tonnes of curry sauce jars collides with a huge artic. Gary batt
Episode 14
Kev and Gary face a Herculean task extracting a fully loaded 44 tonne artic from a forest. Recovery op Bodhan finds hims
Episode 15
When Storm Isha hits Northumberland, Mouse attempts a dangerous rescue in high winds; Mick saves a dustcart from topplin
Episode 16
In the North East, a truck has taken a tumble into a ditch in the dead of night. In Leicestershire, Snods has got his ha
Episode 17
Mouse is tasked with recovering a delivery vehicle that’s blown onto its side and Dan is attempting to remove the rema
Episode 18
Wild weather wrecks havoc as Gary and Kevin lift a trailer in the Pennines.
Episode 19
Ian faces danger working metres from a live lane to rescue a truck in trouble. Merrie must extract an arctic sinking in
Episode 20
A rolled over tipper truck on a busy road has the Crouch crew scrambling. A vandalised motorhome with broken steering ne
Recovery Ops
Recovery ops are dispatched to a toppled trailer and tractor unit on the busy A1. And in Walsall, Snods deals with a car
Episode 2
The heat is on for Dean and Daniel after a garage fire leaves 11 vehicles in need of removal. Most of the vehicles are c
Episode 3
Near the Scottish border, a massive articulated truck has tumbled down a steep slope and toppled on to its side and in t
Episode 4
Gary, Simon and Mouse recover a lorry that’s been blown off the road and tipped onto its side. Sean tackles a 12-tonne
Episode 5
Pat faces a tough challenge after a fully loaded 40 tonne lorry crashes, ploughing into a hedge and landing on its side.
Episode 6
Sean and Daniel attempt a risky recovery after a lorry loaded with rotten potatoes has rolled, blocking a busy London ro
Episode 7
On a busy A-Road, the Alpha team rescue a lorry stuck in deep mud after it veers off-road, while on the M25, Lantern Rec
Episode 8
Dan tackles a cherry picker in a boggy bridleway. In Worcestershire, Kieran faces a challenging uphill battle to recover
Episode 9
Daniel and Dean strip a burnt-out horse box for recovery, but one wrong move could bring the whole thing crashing down.
Episode 10
Crews face a burnt-out horse box, a stranded lorry in the A66, and a risky orange-laden trailer lift in the Midlands - a
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