Having struggled to compete with other networks over the past decade, Channel 5 has earned a reputation for lowest-common-denominator entertainment programming. But this year, the channel has moved beyond this hackneyed line-up. To this end, Channel 5 has commissioned Cold Call , a psychological thriller starring Sally Lindsay, and Clink , a drama set in a female prison.
The notion of Channel 5 as a credible competitor to the BBC and Channel 4 would once have appeared absurd. But the insurgent network is raising its sights.
A 24, litre plastic bag of Australian wine to be bottled at a factory in Chester is transported in one of the lorries. A trucking convoy drives through the Alps on an epic mile journey delivering Pirelli tyres to an F1 test race in Italy. Fungi fever hits drivers Tim Fox and Jimmy Callaghan on their way to a mushroom farm.
A town in the north of England is due a delivery of reindeer for their annual Christmas parade. The truckers deliver Christmas goods to the people of Britain and also release their very own Christmas single.
A treacherous mile mission sees a 25 tonne load of logs being transported from an icy Scottish forest to the garden of England in Kent. Mark Dixon has huge problems as the job hits the skids. BioMass maestro Tim Fox collects 27 tonnes of salt from the oldest working salt mine in the UK to take to Kent, where it will be spread on the roads to make winter driving safer. At Stobart's Southend Airport, a brand new state-of-the-art plane de-icer has just been added to the elite fleet.
It is immediately put to the test to dispel the deadly winter frost, but it is a tricky technical job with a host of hidden dangers. Finally, Welsh wizard Ashley Maddocks finds himself driving out of his homeland and into trucking hell, as he battles the nightmare of London traffic on a multi-drop day. With miles of tarmac standing between the truckers and their destination, who will be the first to deliver his sawdust, and will it be on time?
In a classic battle of experience versus youth, with a few dirty tricks thrown in, it remains to be seen whether Tim will outfox the young pretender to his Biomass crown. Meanwhile, Mark Dixon takes on Mother Nature as he attempts to stay ahead of the snow.
However, workaholic Matt has a delivery to make en route and then gets snarled up in London traffic. In Cambridgeshire, Welsh wizard Ashley Maddocks has to pray that the heavens are smiling on him as he delivers a state-of-the art trailer-cum-classroom to a secondary school. Can his new home — with a cab to rival the plushest hotel suite — stand up to snow and ice? He has a load of plants to deliver and hopes that they will survive the trip as temperatures outside plummet.
Also braving the freak winter weather up North is tanker driver Mark Ashurst. Down at Southampton docks, transporter driver Gareth Ayres is facing a somewhat different challenge. If his valuable load is not delivered to two car dealerships intact and without a scratch, he could find himself in hot water. Biomass trucker Craig Garside is undaunted at taking on a mile journey delivering a mucky load of loose peat.
For someone as experienced as Craig it should be a piece of cake, but will an unexpected wall of freezing fog around the Pennines stop him in his tracks?
Multi-drop maestro Dave Pickerill faces his worst nightmare. He has two days to make ten deliveries on his least favourite route, the outskirts of London. Will he be able to beat the London traffic and complete his marathon? Mild-mannered Andy Thornton prides himself on being on time, every time. A mile trek from Middlesbrough to Magor in Monmouthshire should be no problem, but a nasty surprise awaits when a motorway accident forces Andy to take a huge cross-country detour.
Faced with the problem of delivering a 24 tonne replica plane for intended use as a fire simulator at their Southend Airport, the company calls in the experts from their Rail Division. Transporting such a huge load presents major difficulties and they need all their experience, resourcefulness and ingenuity to overcome them. Meanwhile, Liverpudlian driver Jimmy Callaghan is on a tough multi-drop mission around Manchester when his massive truck gets stuck in a packed car park, leading to an altercation with a concerned car driver.
Ordinarily this would be no problem, but the driving conditions are atrocious. Battling through the treacherous snowy weather, he is determined to complete his quest. For biomass trucker Craig Garside, collecting clay pellets from a factory in Goole presents an unwelcome mathematical problem. Just as he thinks that his troubles are over, he runs into some nasty fog. Will he manage to get his pellets to the concrete factory on time?
In the Midlands, this is a happy day for Matt Ekins, who is turning his back on the classroom and his role as a driver trainer and going back to his spiritual home — the road. The temptation of the tarmac proved too much of a pull and Matt is delighted to be driving out of the new Rugby depot. However, he soon gets a dose of trucking reality when he is caught in a traffic snarl-up, threatening to derail his first delivery.
Stobart veteran Jimmy Callaghan, is on thin ice as he battles freezing winter conditions on a triple drop in the Lake District. Leaving his beloved Liverpool behind, the former soldier heads up country across frozen hills and melting ice with a truck full of roll cages. Will he make his drops and return to the golden glow of a hometown pint in one piece?
Tim Fox embarks on an epic biomass delivery, starting in Cumbria, going on to Northumberland and ending at a power station in Scotland. A mechanical fault develops on the walking-floor trailer, however, which threatens to bring the whole delivery to a halt.
On the hunt for new trucks, Head of Fleet David Cox flies out to the Volvo factory in Sweden to size up the next generation of tractor units.
Elsewhere, Matt Ekins has only been back on the road for a week, when he is handed a Friday run around London. Will it be green lit all the way, or will Matt be in for a day of capital punishment? Keeping the trucks pristine is no easy feat, but Craig can call upon the best-kept secret in the war against grime. Step forward Sammy the Shammy! On the way, Ashley has a drop-off in Livingston, but en route he gets word of a traffic jam that could delay his arrival at the festival.
Unfortunately for Craig, he fails to hear the traffic report and ends up right in the middle of it. At Truck Fest Scotland, the Stobart boys are the hit of the festival with crowds of people waiting to meet them. Then Craig and Mick face their driving rivals in the ultimate trucking test as they go head-to-head with the Ice Road Truckers in a truck-off! Whowill be crowned King of the Road?
He battles through traffic and heavy rain, but then has to get the monster machine on to the rails. Along the way, we learn where his unusual nickname comes from. Trainee Dan Metcalfe has his first ever shift in charge of the Gopher, carrying out overnight repairs to the line just south of Sunderland. But almost as soon as he gets started, things begin to go wrong. Will the team be able to get the job done before the trains start running again?
Trucking favourite Matt Ekins makes a return to his spiritual home. He goes on a tour of the East Midlands on a multi-drop mission, but it seems that around every corner is another massive queue. Three garden centres in Cornwall. Fact: A factory in the show burns the equivalent of 10,, haggis a year. Fact: Every Gigaspace lorry has got space for a foldaway pillow. He's driving on a better lit a-road nearer the depot.
This is not an exaggeration. This was an actual plot on Eddie Stobart. Conclusion every episode: they aren't usually here for tourism purposes. Why is this file confidential? Who exactly are they hiding it from? To be honest I would go undercover if I admitted my love for fake moustaches. This is a serious medical condition and not a very tired observational joke. You comment to yourself: "good coin action there.
That was a very strategic.
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