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Rathad na Deighe/Ice Road Rescuers

Episode 2

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ALBALatest broadcast: on BBC ALBA

Gach bliadhna, tha sneachd a' gheamhraidh san Nirribhidh a' dèanamh rathaidean nam beanntan cunnartach le reothadh, a' cur nan ceudan de làraidhean mòra far an rathaid. Tha Rathad na Deighe a' leantainn nan gaisgeach Lochlannach seo a' dol a-mach gus cobhair a thoirt do na làraidhean airson am faighinn air ais air an rathad. Tha Thord Paulsen agus a chriutha ann an Odda agus Bjørn Lægreid, a tha ag obair na aonar ann an Eidfjord a' farpais gus tiotal an luchd-sàbhalaidh rathaid as fheàrr a chosnadh. Anns an earrainn seo tha luchd siubhail, le cargu annasach, a' dol far an rathaid anns na beanntan agus tha na tha iad a' giùlain a' cur iongnadh air Bjørn. Ann an Odda, tha dràibhear ann an staing le na taidhrichean agus gun chead dràibhidh, agus ann am Finnsnes tha Frank agus am fear-trèanaidh aige a' tort cobhair do làraidh a tha a' blocadh an rathaid ach tha cùisean a' fàs cunnartach nuair a tha an obair a' dol ceàrr.

Ice Road Rescuers follows the daredevil Norwegian towing teams who set out to rescue trucks and trailers on the icy mountains, and get them back on track.

Enter Thord Paulsen and his crew in Odda, and lone wolf Bjorn Laegreid in neighbouring Eidfjord, both competing to be the best Road Rescuer. Travelers with some surprising cargo have driven into a snow bank in the mountains, but it's hard for Bjorn to believe what's inside the vehicle. At the same time a driver is stuck in Odda, with summer tires and no driver's license. In Finnsnes, Frank and his apprentice go out to rescue a truck blocking the road, but as he pulls the wires around a tree, they put their lives at risk as things don't go as planned. Show less

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