What’s On 5Action
Today Tuesday 10 January 2023
A full run down of everything airing on 5Action
today.
08:00
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09:00
Winter Road Rescue
S05E01
Freezing conditions and thick fog causes chaos for drivers
Freezing conditions and a thick blanket of fog causes chaos for drivers up and down the country, with the treacherous conditions having forced a tanker to slide off the road near Northampton. On a busy motorway in the north west, the Highways England team is tasked with rescuing a family broken down on the hard shoulder in thick fog
09:35
Trucking Hell
S06E05
A crew try to take care of a burned-out trailer
10:35
Police Interceptors
S05E06
Officers face one of Cumbria’s most alcohol-fuelled nights of the year
Officers patrol during Black Eye Friday – one of Cumbria’s most alcohol-fuelled nights of the year, and help a woman trapped inside a burning car. Meanwhile, a boy racer is made to call his mother after being caught misbehaving, and a motorway pursuit is brought to an abrupt end
11:40
Sitting Bull
Western, starring Dale Robertson
1954 – Western
Fact-based Western chronicling events leading up to the infamous Battle of Little Big Horn, about a cavalry officer striving to stop the vainglorious General Custer taking on the legendary chieftain, only to end up being court-martialled for his efforts. Starring Dale Robertson, Mary Murphy, J Carrol Naish and Iron Eyes Cody
12:45
Sitting Bull
Western, starring Dale Robertson
1954 – Western
Fact-based Western chronicling events leading up to the infamous Battle of Little Big Horn, about a cavalry officer striving to stop the vainglorious General Custer taking on the legendary chieftain, only to end up being court-martialled for his efforts. Starring Dale Robertson, Mary Murphy, J Carrol Naish and Iron Eyes Cody
13:35
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Comedy Western, starring James Garner
1971 – Action, Comedy, Western
A slick conman tries to pass his dim-witted sidekick off as a notorious gunslinger as a way of profiting from a dispute between rival companies in a small mining town. Comedy Western, starring James Garner, Jack Elam, Suzanne Pleshette, Harry Morgan and Chuck Connors
15:00
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Comedy Western, starring James Garner
1971 – Action, Comedy, Western
A slick conman tries to pass his dim-witted sidekick off as a notorious gunslinger as a way of profiting from a dispute between rival companies in a small mining town. Comedy Western, starring James Garner, Jack Elam, Suzanne Pleshette, Harry Morgan and Chuck Connors
15:50
Trucking Hell
S06E06
Three veteran recovery experts struggle with a terribly trashed truck
16:55
Winter Road Rescue
S05E03
A heavy recovery crew frees lorries that have got stuck in snow on the A1M
In Glasgow, vehicle technician Mark rushes to help a driver who has broken down on the hard shoulder of the motorway, while Kevin and Rob of a heavy recovery crew have their work cut out freeing lorries that have got stuck in snow on the A1M in the north-east of England. A school is forced to evacuate its pupils when Storm Caroline lashes the Orkneys, but one of the vehicles breaks down by the sea wall with 33 children on board
17:30
Winter Road Rescue
S05E04
A team is called out during the night to deal with an overturned lorry
A heavy road recovery team is called out in the middle of the night to deal with an overturned lorry that was carrying 25 tons of bricks, while vehicle engineer Stevie works in sub-zero conditions beside a live lane of motorway traffic in Perthshire
18:00
Police Interceptors
S05E09
A drink-driver leaves a trail of destruction in his wake
Hayley rushes to help two badly injured motorcyclists, while Ross and John haul in a drink-driver who has left a trail of destruction in his wake. Duncan has to escort a 176-wheel monster truck through Workington, Steve deals with a boy racer, Tom goes undercover on the trail of some suspected bike thieves, and Duggie plays gooseberry on a couple’s first date
19:00
Police Interceptors
S05E10
Andy deals with a case of criminal damage at a house party
Andy collars a suspect thought to have caused criminal damage at a house party, but the father of the host arrives and inflames the situation, while Duggie and Mark respond to a report of a car that has been abandoned after being involved in a crash near Carlisle. In Barrow-in-Furness, the Tactical Support Group calls on Barry and his dog Lucky to sniff out some evidence after a drugs raid
20:00
Police Interceptors
S06E01
The team have their hands full when a raid reveals a crowbar-wielding suspect
21:00
Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders
S03E01
Inspector Anton Sullivan is on the hunt for an escaped prisoner
Inspector Anton Sullivan is on the hunt for an escaped prisoner who is believed to be a high risk to the public, with a drone and dog handlers helping in the search. Anton is then called to a serious collision on the M56 involving a motorcyclist and multiple vehicles, while PC Niaz Waddington deals with boy racers who are weaving through traffic and speeding on the motorway
22:00
Outback Truckers
S03E08
Carl Andrews gets behind the wheel to transport a sizeable load
23:00
World’s Deadliest Weather: Caught on Camera
S04E02
A man and his daughter struggle to survive raging fires in Australia
00:00
Police Interceptors
S01E04
The police helicopter joins the search for an armed robber
The Air Support Unit’s helicopter is called into action late at night to look for an armed robber. On the ground, police pursue an escaped prisoner driving a stolen car down the wrong side of a dual carriageway and a van being driven erratically through the streets of Essex
01:05
Police Interceptors
S01E05
A police chase ends with a crash
A police chase ends with the driver of a stolen Lexus crashing the luxury motor, and the police interception unit deals with an Essex girl whose car is too sexy for the law. Elsewhere, a high-speed pursuit results in a head-on collision with one of the team’s vehicles
02:05
Riots and Robbers: Caught on Camera
The use of CCTV to fight crime
Journalist Nick Wallis goes out onto the city streets with police forces in Chester, Coventry, Rotherham and London. He reveals how CCTV and technological advances are helping to bring criminals who target shops and retail outlets to justice, including the 2011 London rioters
03:05
Car Crash TV
Events caught on film by dashboard-mounted cameras
