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s10e08 · 2025-11-23 · 20:00
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Ice Road Rescue
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What it is
The mountain passes of Norway are some of the most dangerous roads in all of Europe.And when winter hits, the transport roads turn into treacherous bobsleigh tracks with trucks and cars skidding and sliding everywhere, blocking vital trade routes and in extreme cases, causing fatal accidents.But never fear, up and down Norway there are brigades of brave rescue workers, who work around the clock to keep the roads safe and open.It takes a special breed of men to pull off the perfect Ice Road Rescue...from a driver smuggling nappies (of all things!) out of Norway, to a truck in trouble full of fresh fish threatening to go bad – the rescue teams of Norway have their work cut out in this nail-biting series!
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8 this season · 85 totals04e01 Freak Weather 2019-10-03 19:00
Freak Weather
The tow truckers get a new enemy, Mother Nature, as sudden changes in temperatures throw up unforeseen challenges for the ice road rescuers.
s04e02 Let It Snow 2019-10-10 20:00
Let It Snow
It is Thord to the rescue when a storm slides a 20-ton transporter off the road and lands a car in a ditch; a driver's rookie error riles Bjorn on the mountain pass.
s04e03 Chaos with Chains 2019-10-17 20:00
Chaos with Chains
Disaster often strikes when foreign drivers try their hand at Norwegian winter roads, and boss Thord goes out to help one of them. The driver did not attach the chains properly and got stuck in a bend.
s04e04 Toxic Cargo 2019-10-24 20:00
Toxic Cargo
The recovery teams are constantly facing new challenges. In the north, the young boy Ole Henrik is sent out on his own assignment by his father, and in the south Thord goes out to save the car of a carpenter, but it turns out that he is not prepared for what is waiting.
s04e05 Fish Frenzy 2019-10-31 20:00
Fish Frenzy
Fish is one of Norway's largest export goods, and road transport gives the salvage teams a lot to do. Boss Thord gets help from his old friend Bjørn to help a fishing trailer in need, while Jo Roger and his son salvage a 40 ton fishing trailer.
s04e06 In the Woods 2019-11-07 20:00
In the Woods
In this episode Thord rescues his old driving instructor, and Jo Roger heads out to help a truck stuck deep in the woods.
s04e07 The Gallows 2019-11-14 20:00
The Gallows
A blizzard hits the mountains, and a driver gets caught in the storm. Despite the pain in his arm, Bjoern heads out to rescue him. In Thord's territory, the notorious hill called the Gallows has claimed a new victim. A foreign truck driver's vehicle is stuck and he needs Thord's help. The driver is inexperienced with Norwegian winter road conditions, which makes the rescue a risky affair.
s04e08 Captain Chaos 2019-11-21 20:00
Captain Chaos
The Ice Road heroes have battled through a winter season of unpredictable weather, but Thord looks to the future and heads out to meet a competition company.