Episodes

• Marathon Mission

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  Thord and Bjoern are tested to the limits when they have to rescue a truck from falling into a lake.

• Test of Mettle

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  Thord and Bjoern battle one of Norway’s biggest storms in a decade, to rescue a truck loaded with steel girders.

• Roadblock Emergency

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  Bjoern is put under pressure when a head-on collision between two trucks blocks an ambulance on an emergency call-out.

• Absolute Destruction

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  Thord and Bjoern face the ultimate rescue challenge when a truck is destroyed after crashing 40 metres down a mountainside.

• Blizzard Showdown

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  When a mountain blizzard causes a double accident, Bjoern’s forced to call his rivals for help.

• Triple Jeopardy

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  Jo Roger’s rookies are put to the test with a triple rescue. But the mission gets off to a rocky start, when their most powerful truck gets stuck.

• Winter's Payback

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  Thord and Andrzej fall prey to the Norwegian winter, when the tables are turned and they end up in need of rescue.

• Police Hold-Up

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  Thord and Bjoern face a roadside stand-off with the police when they’re forced to stop a rescue in its tracks.

• Mega Trouble

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  When blizzards bring chaos to Norway’s roads, Thord and his A-Team battle to save a jack-knifed truck from tipping over

• Rivals on the Rocks

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  When a truck crashes into a cliff face, Bjoern has to join forces with a rival company at the rescue.

• Deadline Danger

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  When Arctic storms kick off the coldest winter in a decade, Thord, Bjoern and Jo Roger face down danger to keep the ice roads open.

• Blizzard Battle

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  Bjoern loses his temper, and almost his fingers, when an inexperienced truck driver creates havoc in the high mountains.

• Pressure Pile-Up

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  The police put Thord under pressure to rescue a truck with locked-on brakes that blocks a tunnel.

• Big Boss Battle

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  Bjoern and Thord must gather a ten-man team to recover a capsized trailer and its valuable cargo.

• White Out Warriors

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  Thord’s top team battles the biggest blizzard of the winter trying to rescue two trucks in trouble.

• High Roads, High Stakes

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  Thord’s under stress when a rescue fails at his third attempt and time is running out.

• Blocked Highways

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  When bad weather creates highway havoc, the Road Authority relies on Thord, Jo Roger and Bjoern to keep the roads open and traffic moving!

• Who's Boss?

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  When a fully laden truck and trailer gets buried in a ditch, Bjoern calls Thord for help. But it's not easy for the two bosses to work together.

• Chain Gang

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  Tire chains are a must on Norway’s snowy, icy roads in the wintertime to keep traffic moving as long as they’re installed properly.

• Rookie Challenge

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  A winter storm hits southern Norway. Bjoern sets out in a gale to rescue a Chassis Cab almost blown off a main road suspension bridge.

• Most Difficult Rescues

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  In this special episode, Jo Roger rescues a frozen excavator, Thord test his nerves on an icy road and Bjoern drives into a blizzard.

• Risk On The Rocks

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  Boss Thord puts his life on the line rescuing a truck stuck on rocks.

• Tipovers

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  In this special episode, Thord and Bjoern team up on several rescues and Ole Henrik is called to recover a concrete mixer laying on its side.

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  Tuesday 26 September at 20:00 CAT

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  Wednesday 27 September at 01:10 CAT

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• Landslide Lottery

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  Thord must save a large truck and trailer that almost starts a landslide.

• Black Ice Battle

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  When a truck driver won't pay for rescue, Thord threatens house arrest.

• Gridlock Hazard

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  When Thord rescues a truck stuck on ice, impatient drivers threaten lives.

• Moonlight Mayhem

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  Time runs out when Thord struggles to get a 16-wheeler back on the road.

• Tough At The Top

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  Ole Henrik tries to rescue a drill rig hanging over a 15 metre cliff.

• Nerves of Steel

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  When the clock is ticking ice road rescuers are forced into making split-second decisions.

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  Tuesday 3 October at 20:00 CAT

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  Wednesday 4 October at 01:10 CAT

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• Freak Weather

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  The tow truck heroes get a new enemy: the extreme weather. Sudden changes in temperature give the Ice Road rescuers unforeseen challenges.

• Let It Snow

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  Portrays a group of heroic tow truck rescue workers. When winter hits Norway the transport roads turn into treacherous bobsleigh tracks. Every day the rescuers fight to keep these routes open.

• Payload Panic

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  Chemicals. Garbage. Fish. A trucker needing a rescue isn’t concerned about just his rig. The truck’s cargo is another big worry.

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  Tuesday 10 October at 20:00 CAT

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  Wednesday 11 October at 01:10 CAT

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• Chains of Chaos

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  Disaster is often the consequence when international truck drivers try to manoeuver on the Norwegian winter roads. Our rescue heroes are there to help.

• Rookies in Trouble

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  It’s not just rookie drivers who make mistakes on treacherous journeys. Sometimes it’s the rescuers who are rookies and learning the ropes.

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  Tuesday 17 October at 20:00 CAT

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  Wednesday 18 October at 01:10 CAT

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• Rocky Road Nightmares

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  One slip off the road along Norway’s icy highways and a trucker is likely to get jammed up against a rocky side wall or stuck atop large boulders.

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  Tuesday 24 October at 20:00 CAT

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• Toxic Cargo

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  The Ice Road Rescuers are constantly thrown curve-balls. This episode, Thord's a truck down and Ole Henrik's flying solo.

• Fish Frenzy

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  Heavy trucks carrying fish through the icy Norwegian mountain passes often get into trouble. Luckily the tow truck heroes are there to rescue them.

• In The Woods

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  Thord rescues his old driving instructor, and Jo Roger heads out to help a truck stuck deep in the woods.

• The Gallows

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  In this episode, Bjoern saves a driver stranded in a blizzard, and Thord heads out to rescue a truck stuck in "The Gallows".

• Captain Chaos

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  The Ice Road heroes have battled through a winter season with extreme and unpredictable weather and they are now looking to the future.

• Forces of Nature

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  Winter hits hard in cold Norway. Thord risks his life to keep the roads open while a winter storm strikes. Up in the north, Jo Roger and his son Ole Henrik are dealing with enormous amounts of snow.

• Bad Day At The Gallows

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  Thord has expanded his territory, and with new ground to cover comes new obstacles to cross. Up in the north, Jo Roger has handed over the responsibility for the company to his son, Ole Henrik. And when an egg truck is stuck in snow, Ole Henrik has a bad day at work, struggling with rescuing the 22 ton's truck.

• Mountain Road Mania

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  After expanding his territory, rescue-boss Thord meets challenges he hasn't encountered before. Up in the North Ole Henrik and Roger has to rescue a post-delivery truck, that's tumbled over down a ditch.

• Into The Night

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  In Norway, close to the Arctic Circle, there is very little daylight during winter. Only the tow truck rescuers can keep the roads open and accomplish an Ice Road Rescue, at all hours of the day.

• Fishy Business

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  In the far North of Norway, the brave two truck rescuers has one simple job that never ends: Keep a network of thousand of miles of roads open. 365 days a year.

• In the Family

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  Being an ice road tow trucker, you have to work around the clock. The only way to make time for family life is to make the workplace like home, and a place for both family and friends.

• River Deep

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  In the far North of Norway, a brigade of road rescuers fight every day to keep the roads open and safe, in winter. Damage control is a key factor. If they destroy anything during a rescue, they will have to pay the cost.

• Mean Machine

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  In the south of Norway, a 30-ton excavator has capsized into a deep ditch. It's a logistically complicated mission and Thord knows he will need his best men to accomplish this Ice Road Rescue.

• Edge of Disaster

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  In the south of Norway, a 40-ton snow plough has crashed through a safety barrier and rolled 20 meters down a bank onto a frozen lake.

• Danger On Death Hill

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  With a hectic winter season ahead Thord needs to buy a new rescue truck, but such an expensive investment is never easy. Bjørn gets called out to rescue an inexperienced foreign driver that is blocking the main road on the mountain overpass, making the locals very angry. And in the North Kristoffer and Erik are battling the challenging weather conditions, black ice, rescuing a trailer in the late rush hour traffic.

• Big Freeze

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  The bad weather conditions are making our rescue workers busy. In the south, Thord and his rookie rescue worker Andrzej have their work cut out for them with a rescue to help a polish driver with valuable cargo loaded with sugar. Without the proper equipment the polish driver cannot make it in these tough winter roads. Thord helps him with selling him chains for his tires, which makes for a good day's salary for Thord. In Eidfjord Bjorn gets to play MacGyver during a rescue operation. He needs to improvise when he sees the need for a funnel to fill the engine with cooling water. And being such a handy guy Bjørn always fixes the problem. Up in...

• Ferry Go Round

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  Thord is faced with an extremely challenging rescue that leaves the whole community locked in, unable to get in or out of the main road blocked by the huge eight-wheel- trailer. But with lots of help from the locals both Thord and Andrej manage to get the job done. In the North Kristoffer is left with a dirty job, literally speaking. A garbage truck is overturned due to the slippery roads.

• Crime Scene Rescue

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  It is a new season for the Norwegian tow workers. Its winter they are ready for a tough new season. In this first episode of the season Thord is a part of a crime scene investigation, Kristoffer and Erik gets more that their fair share off road sushi, and rookie Andrej is faced with an overloaded car. Bjørn, the lone wolf keeps the big mountains of Norway safe.

• Winter Woes

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  Thord finds himself in a milky situation when he gets called out to rescue a trailer filled with milk. The trailer is very close to the mountain wall, so one mistake can fill the roads with spilled milk. However, with Thords expertise and fast thinking he always gets the job done. Bjoern is having bad day at work, feeling really under the weather Bjoern can feel the disadvantage of being a lone wolf. Ole Henrik, the rookie, is having a tough day on the job. Being without his father as a helping hand he finds himself in a tough situation.

• Storm Chaos Mountain

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  The biggest storm in years is about to hit Norway and all the rescue workers have their work cut out. With massive amount of rain, wind and snow, the recovery teams in both the North and the South are under pressure to get everyone off the mountain and prepare before the big storm hits.

• Military Mayhem

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  Bjørn is caught up in a high speed chase and car theft investigation: A "Bonnie and Clyde" of the mountains have stolen 3 cars and are on the run. Bjørn is left to pick ups the pieces. Thord experiences terrible rainfall in Odda, and the bad accidents come thick and fast. Thord and Olav s simple truck rescue turns dangerous when a diesel tank threatens to split open. And Jo Roger rides to the rescue of a mighty military machine that s ground to a halt.

• Edge of Disaster

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  Holiday season means the roads are packed. The crashes - and the jobs - keep piling up. And they re some of the most terrifying of the entire season. Even simple rescue jobs turn into hugely complicated recoveries as queues back up for miles. And Thord will face a recovery challenge that could leave his life hanging in the balance.

• Deadly Drops

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  Thord has his work cut out, unraveling roads thrown into chaos by a driver who s abandonded his stuck truck... and gone missing. Bjorn s thinks he ll have a pleasant day out rescuing an old friend - but learns that , in the mountains of Norway, beauty comes laced with deadly danger. And rookie Kristoffer gambles his fresh reputation with a fishy cargo rescue that could turn rotten...

• Winter's End

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  The toughest months of another brutal winter are over. The ice road rescue guys might be business rivals - but they re firm friends. They head to the mountains for some R&R, and to relive the rescues that made this season the most dramatic and daring ever.

• Feast Or Famine

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  Despite the fact there is hardly any snow on road E39 in the mid-Norway area, a Polish truck driver is unfortunate and hits what seems to be the only piece of ice on the road. The truck falls over on the side, into a brook

• Dream Team

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  When heavy-duty rescues require additional man- and truck- power, southern Norway's Ice Road Rescue legends Thord and Bjoern join forces to overcome challenges and get jobs done. It's a best-of Thord-and-Bjoern episode that shows this Dream Team in action, tackling jobs in snow, freezing temperatures and even in water.

• Wicked Weather

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  When wicked weather hits Norway's notorious roads, brigades of rescue workers work 24-7 to unblock vital trade routes that run through the mountain passes. In this best of the Ice Road Rescue, rescue teams face hurricane-force winds, black ice, sub-zero temperatures and blizzards as they do their best to keep drivers safe and roads open.

• Risky Business

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  Potentially deadly jobs are part of a day's work for Norway's tow truck operators. In this best-of episode, Thord, Marius, Frank and Jo Roger take on some of the riskiest rescues featured in Ice Road Rescue Seasons 1 and 2. Treacherous roads, equipment malfunctions and heavy-duty cargo test these tow masters' abilities to successfully complete their rescues.

• Crazy People

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  In Hardanger, two smuglers have driven into a snowbank in the mountains, but it's hard for towing veteran Bjørn Lægreid to believe what's inside the vehicle. At the same time a Türkish driver is stuck in Odda for weeks on end, with summer tires and no driver's license. Tow truck boss Thord Paulsen tries to help with new tires, but there's problems with the payment. In Finnsnes, Northern Norway, Frank Sebulonsen 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.

• Heavy Lifts

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  When winter strikes, Norway's ice road rescuers recover some of the first casualties, massive trucks. In this best-of episode, simple mistakes stranded 50-tonners like beached whales on the roadside, but their recoveries are complex and dangerous. With expensive payloads at stake, these rescues must go well or the ice road rescuers will pay the price.

• The Lone Wolf

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  Extreme weather, inexperienced drivers and even the flu aren't enough to stop Bjoern Laegreid from rescuing those that need help on Norway's treacherous mountain roads. After 30-years in the tow truck business, Bjoern can get gruff, but he's a rescue master that's always up to a challenge. It's a best-of Bjoern episode that shows The Lone Wolf in action.

• Beggars Can't Be Choosers

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  In the lack on snow on the roads, in the south of Norway, tow rescuers Thord Paulsen and Bjørn Lægreid go to rescue a sunken boat in the fjord. In the north, a German truck driver transporting nine cars, has slid of the road, and rescuer Frank Sebulonsen has to come to the rescue. But then a truck driver drives off the road in the south, and Thord and his crew have to save the day.

• Family Business

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  For more than a century, Jo Roger's family business has kept the roads of Norway's northern wilderness open. Now it's time for his son, Ole Henrik, to prove that rescuing is in his blood. In this best-of episode, Jo Roger and Ole Henrik take on rescues together, with their loyal employee Roger and on their own; showing why this rescue legacy has stood the test of time.

• King of the Mountain

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  In the chaos that nature brings to Norway's mountain roads, Thord must use his brains and mechanical brawn to prove why is he is King of the Mountain in this best-of episode.

• Stuck Trucks

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  Down south, Bjørn Lægreid heads out into the storm to help a truck, and clear the road for the plowers, but ends up stuck and actually unable to help. Thord Paulsen finds work outside his window, whilst his crew find work on the mountain. Further north, in Orkanger, a kettle truck is lying beside the road, and the job calls for Marius, the expert of the airbags to come to the help.

• Thord's Top Men

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  Extreme winter conditions often make rescue fighters risk their lives. Ice Road Rescue shows the ultimate man versus nature.

• Black Ice

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  In south, Bjørn Lægreid faces tasks which can be decisive in the future when he fix a snow plower on his mountain road, drives the minister while he is looking for which road to prioritize in the future, and an avalanche is set off to secure the road. In the North, Jo Roger Blengsli slips off the road, but fix the situation for himself and the people who look to him for help

• Into The Woods

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  In the south the weather is about to change, but now it's all about small jobs and petty arguments about snow mobiles. When the bad weather arrive, the good times starts for Thord, and the bad for foreign and norwegian truck drivers alike. In the north, the challenges turns up in the forrest where a harvester has tipped over, and in a mud hole where an excavator is about to sink.

• The Night Shift

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  Thord has his hands full with keeping the road open while the snow keeps falling. Although it's a neverending job, Thord is well aware of the importance of these weather conditions as a necessity for his business. Jo Roger in the north get a lot of work from the trucks driving in the forrest, filled with timber. Bjørn is on the mountain rescuing a truck when a car tries to bypass him, gets stuck, and then has to be saved by Bjørn

• Fishy Business

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  In the south, Bjørn gets both work and frustration from nature, when he first have to help a car with frozen fuel, and then the road closes because of when reindeers which is close to extinction is hanging out close to the road. Thord works as a maniac to keep the trucks moving and the road open. In the north, they have to save a truck with fish, a tractor in a house and a dumper that has lost his back axle in steep and icy hills.

• Fire and Ice

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  A fish truck has gone off the road, and it's up to Ove and his crew to get it back up before the valuable fish goes bad. In Odda, it's a bad day for the plowers.

• Extreme Rescues

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  In this final episode of Ice Road Rescue we look back on a season of rescue, and study a rescue where everything went wrong. Tow truck rescuers Thord, Bjørn and the guys gather to look back on the season. Stories of life and death, ingenuity, rough weather, and strange stories of forreigners lost in the snowy mountains on summer tires. The guys watch clips in Olav's apartment and revisit moments that could cause any strongman to cry, laugh or yell out load.