What’s On 5Action
Today Tuesday 16 May 2023
A full run down of everything airing on 5Action
today.
02:55
Seconds from Death: Caught on Camera
S01E03
Footage shows how a couple of hikers handle a deadly trip on a helicopter
03:45
Trucking Hell
S01E01
The Beast from the East descends
04:35
Criminals: Caught on Camera
S02E01
The use of CCTV to fight crime
Journalist Nick Wallis joins police forces around the nation to discover how CCTV and technological advances are helping to bring criminals to justice. The programme reveals how essential surveillance cameras have become in the fight against crime and features footage of people caught red-handed
08:00
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09:10
Outback Truckers
S01E05
Tempers flare at a freight depot in Perth
10:10
Trucking Hell
S06E01
Return of the documentary following workers in the heavy recovery business
11:05
Police Interceptors
S16E10
A van driver makes a break for it after ploughing into a parked car
In Huddersfield, officers are in pursuit of a van driver who smashed his van into a parked car before fleeing, while Bob and Dan pepper spray a suspect who is not keen on being handcuffed. Chris and Chris go after a stolen car whose driver gets too close to some railings, and the Operational Support Unit deal with a suspected heroin user carrying a number of bank cards and needles
12:10
Bandolero!
Western, with James Stewart and Dean Martin
1968 – Romance, Western
Movie cast
An outlaw due to be hanged is rescued at the last minute by his brother, and together they go on the run with a hostage, hotly pursued by the local sheriff. As the fugitives contemplate giving up a life of crime, they face a dangerous run-in with a gang of Mexican bandits. Western, with James Stewart, Dean Martin, Raquel Welch and George Kennedy
13:15
Bandolero!
Western, with James Stewart and Dean Martin
1968 – Romance, Western
Movie cast
An outlaw due to be hanged is rescued at the last minute by his brother, and together they go on the run with a hostage, hotly pursued by the local sheriff. As the fugitives contemplate giving up a life of crime, they face a dangerous run-in with a gang of Mexican bandits. Western, with James Stewart, Dean Martin, Raquel Welch and George Kennedy
14:20
Young Guns of Texas
Western, starring James Mitchum
1962 – Western
Movie cast
A disgraced military cadet goes in search of the thieves who stole an army payroll. He is soon joined by three other men after the reward money, but they are pursued in turn by an angry rancher after one of them elopes with his daughter. As the three groups catch up with each other, they all face a common threat in a band of hostile Apaches. Western, starring James Mitchum and Alana Ladd
15:25
Young Guns of Texas
Western, starring James Mitchum
1962 – Western
Movie cast
A disgraced military cadet goes in search of the thieves who stole an army payroll. He is soon joined by three other men after the reward money, but they are pursued in turn by an angry rancher after one of them elopes with his daughter. As the three groups catch up with each other, they all face a common threat in a band of hostile Apaches. Western, starring James Mitchum and Alana Ladd
16:00
Trucking Hell
S06E02
A team tries to rescue an overturned mixer full of wet cement
17:00
Outback Truckers
S02E01
Steve Grahame hauls vital power-generating equipment to Kalumburu
18:00
Police Interceptors
S16E12
Dan and Tom have their hands full with a driver who is four times over the limit
Dan and Tom have their hands full with a driver who is four times over the limit and still refuses to come quietly even when he’s bundled into the back of the police car. Sophie and Adie stop a carload of lads at five in the morning and the driver is over the limit, but it’s what’s down his trousers that is more of a concern
19:00
Police Interceptors
S16E13
A gang of burglars steals the keys to some luxury cars
A gang of burglars breaks into a house and takes the keys to luxury cars. After the thieves flee in three stolen vehicles, multiple teams hunt them down with the police chopper. The first burglar is caught after a lengthy pursuit of a stolen Mercedes, which he abandons before running straight into the path of waiting officers. Once the occupants of a second stolen Merc are apprehended by the chopper team, Ben and Warren go after the third vehicle – which they are stunned to witness burst into flames
20:00
Police Interceptors
S16E14
A dog handler and the firearms team find themselves in a tense stand-off
Dog handler Duncan and the firearms team find themselves in a tense stand-off with suspected drug dealers who could be armed, with German shepherd Tia sent in to search and discovering more than the unit bargained for. Steve has to deal with two teens, one who has crashed a stolen car, and the other who has been involved in a bar brawl, while Kev is poised to take out a car with a stinger
21:00
Criminals: Caught on Camera
S06E05
How young people who commit crimes on the street take their first steps into a life of lawlessness
22:00
HMP Belmarsh: Maximum Security
Inside HMP Belmarsh prison
A look inside HMP Belmarsh prison, from the gangs that have dominated its corridors to the brave officers who serve there, and some of the prison’s most infamous inmates. The documentary brings to life in graphic detail the vicious conflicts and unthinkable acts of violence that are part of daily life inside Belmarsh, offering a harrowing insight into what life is really like in the prison
00:00
World’s Deadliest Weather: Caught on Camera
S04E07
Firefighters battle through apocalyptic scenes on Australia’s Kangaroo Island
01:05
Trucking Heavy
S01E01
Documentary following the work of logistics firm Allelys
Documentary following the work of Allelys, one of the leading multimodal logistics and specialist projects providers in the country. A team of experts prepares to transport two gigantic pieces of electric equipment 40 miles using two specially adapted rigs, but from too-small exit gates through multiple roundabouts and ending with a weak bridge, the journey is anything but certain
02:05
999: Criminals: Caught on Camera
S03E03
How CCTV footage helped police track down arsonists in Leicester
Journalist Nick Wallis presents more shocking footage of crimes in progress. In Leicester, the fatal stabbing of a football coach leads to a devastating house fire, started as the result of a botched revenge attack. The incident claimed the lives of a family, and CCTV records are used to track down eight young men responsible for starting the blaze. Also featured is a helicopter-based manhunt for a gun-toting criminal hiding out in back gardens, and a brutal assault in Cambridge in which a gang of men set upon two defenceless partygoers
03:05
Seconds from Death: Caught on Camera
S01E04
How an oxygen-starved climber survived on the world’s highest mountain
03:55
Trucking Hell
S01E02
A 40-ton heavy loader tips onto its side after leaving a busy Northampton A-road
In Northampton, 40-ton heavy loader carrying cardboard bales tips onto its side blocking a busy A-road. On a Midlands mission, snow threatens to leave rescuer Mark stranded, while the quaint rural roads of Staffordshire seemingly prove no match for former army boy Jim
