Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders

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Season 3, Episode 3

PCs Matt Turner and Rich Woodward are on the tail of an uninsured vehicle. When they finally catch it, they are surprised to discover the driver has never taken a driving test. On the M6, Inspector Anton Sullivan is responding to a collision between a car and an HGV. As the HGV has stopped on a live lane, Anton is tasked with trying to stop traffic, across six busy lanes, while in an unmarked police vehicle

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Cast & Crew

Nicky Campbell (Narrator)

Zoe Callan (Series producer)

Jo Conchie (Producer)

John Nicholls (Series director)

Pam Cavannagh (Executive producer)

Dympna Jackson (Executive producer)

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Did You Know..

Nicky Campbell (Narrator)

Born: April 10, 1961 in Edinburgh

Best Known For: Presenting consumer shows.

Early-life: Nicholas Andrew Argyle Campbell was born on April 10, 1961, and given up for adoption by his mother, Stella Lackey-Newton. He was brought up in Edinburgh by Frank and Elizabeth Campbell and started looking for Stella after his adoptive dad died. Mother and son were reunited in 1996, and after becoming a dad himself, he decided to find out more about his birth father. He studied at Aberdeen University where he and his friends, including the actor Iain Glen, were the driving force behind the drama society.

Career: Campbell cut his broadcasting teeth on Aberdeen's Northsound, joining Radio 1 in 1987 with a late-night Saturday programme. He launched the station's new drive-time slot in 1994, and took over the afternoon show in 1995. He has also branched out into TV, fronting the regional debate programme Central Weekend, which gained notoriety for its raucous arguments, and hosting game show The Wheel of Fortune between 1988 and 1994. Campbell joined Radio Five Live in 1997, and in 2004 he launched daytime chat show Now You're Talking. He hosted Watchdog for eight years until 2009, and now co-hosts Long Lost Family with Davina McCall, and consumer show Your Money Their Tricks.

Quote: 'Too many DJs have shallow personalities.'

Trivia: He is a patron of the British Association for Adoption and Fostering.