Highway Thru Hell
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
| Highway Thru Hell | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary, reality |
| Created by | Great Pacific Television |
| Starring | Jamie Davis Colin McLean Al Quiring Jonny Tipton Jason Davis Ken Monkhouse Robert Kevin Ritchie Narayan Samy Bruce Hardy Adam Gazzola |
| Narrated by | David Pettitt |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 49 + 8 Reloads |
| Production | |
| Production location(s) | Hope, British Columbia, Canada Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada |
| Running time | 43–44 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Discovery Channel Canada (September 2012-present) Discovery Channel (Spring 2013-October 2013) The Weather Channel (October 2013-present) |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| External links | |
| Highway Thru Hell | |
| Great Pacific TV | |
Highway Thru Hell is a Canadian reality TV show that follows the operations of Jamie Davis Motor Trucking, a heavy vehicle rescue and recovery towing company based in Hope, British Columbia[1] and Lac la Biche in Northern Alberta. The show focuses on the hardships of operating along the highways of the BC Interior, especially the Coquihalla Highway (Coq), and highways in Northern Alberta, around Fort McMurray, which are notorious for rapidly changing weather and big wrecks.
History
The show debuted on Discovery Channel (Canada) on Tuesday 4 September 2012 in Canada.[2] Steep hills, lethal drop-offs, killer rockslides, and the worst weather in a decade captivated audiences, with Highway Thru Hell ranking as the #1 series premiere in Discovery Channel Canada's history. Its second season, premiered on September 3, 2013, and featured 13 episodes as well as four reloaded episodes with new content, factoids and viewer tweets.
At the end of season 2, Jamie Davis sought out new territory, expanding his business along Alberta Highway 63[3] as competition in Hope, B.C. became more intense.
In Season 3 Jamie Davis is seen dealing with the growing pains of business expansion, especially as senior drivers step into managerial roles in his absence, often leaving chaos in their wake.
Filming occurred during the winter season of 2014 - 2015 in all BC and Alberta locations for Season 4, as Jamie's company is split into two teams. Al Quiring's family business, Quiring Towing, features more prominently this 4th season.
Highway Thru Hell has been renewed for a 5th season. Filming is currently taking place in BC and Alberta.
Equipment
The crew uses Toyota Tundras as their main full sized pick up trucks, with heavy support from Toyota Canada. Additional vehicles include an HR116 which has a 50 ton capacity, HR50 Peterbilt, HR150 which is a 75 ton Rotator, and which has 6 winches and HR117 which is a tridem, 50 ton wrecker with side puller (SP 850-XP). HR116, HR150 and HR117 are all Western Star Trucks and built by Miller Industries.
Internationally
The first season aired on National Geographic Channel in the United States and Norway in spring 2013.[4] The Weather Channel began airing the show in October 2013. The first two seasons have been shown on National Geographic Channel (UK and Ireland). At least the first two series are available in some Netflix territories.[5]
In 2015, TV3 screened the first series in New Zealand and in France on Rmc Découverte.
Episodes
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
| Season | Episodes | Season Premiere | Season Finale | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | September 4, 2012 | December 25, 2012 | |
| 2 | 13 | September 3, 2013 | November 19, 2013 | |
| 3 | 13 | September 2, 2014 | November 25, 2014 | |
| 4 | 13 | September 8, 2015 | December 1, 2015 | |
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Highway through Hell
- ↑ Highway Thru Hell, Episode list at Discovery.ca
External links
- Official website: Highway Thru Hell
- Highway Thru Hell on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HWYThruHell
- Highway Thru Hell on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hwythruhell?ref=bookmarks
- Great Pacific Television, Highway Thru Hell (production website)
- Jamie Davis Motor Truck & Auto Ltd: http://www.jamiedavistowing.com/
- Quiring Towing: http://www.quiringtowing.com/
- Discovery Channel Canada, Highway Thru Hell (original network website)
- National Geographic Channel, Highway Thru Hell
- National Geographic Channel (UK and Ireland), Highway Thru Hell
- The Weather Channel (USA), Highway Thru Hell
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Highway Thru Hell at IMDb
