What’s On 5Action
Today Friday 17 March 2023
A full run down of everything airing on 5Action
today.
06:00
Teleshopping
Home shopping
08:00
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09:10
Trucking Hell
S03E13
Rescue driver Lee races to recover a lorry with a ruptured fuel tank
10:00
Traffic Cops
S02E13
A crash near a theme park results in the death of at least one person
North Yorkshire officers are called out to a massive crash near a theme park that has resulted in the death of at least one person. The need to understand what has happened and who – if anyone – is to blame tests the resources of all the traffic cops who attend and then investigate this fatal incident. Will their gut instincts that this is a drug-fuelled disaster prove correct?
10:35
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
11:35
White Feather
Western, starring John Lund and Robert Wagner
1955 – Action, Western
A cavalry officer is assigned the task of persuading a Cheyenne tribe to vacate land to make way for hordes of gold prospectors. The chief is willing to move on, but many of his warriors are determined to stay – and a romance between a Cheyenne woman and a surveyor adds to the deadlock. Western, starring John Lund, Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter, Debra Paget and Hugh O’Brian
12:35
Entertainment News on 5
Showbiz news and gossip
12:40
White Feather
Western, starring John Lund and Robert Wagner
1955 – Action, Western
A cavalry officer is assigned the task of persuading a Cheyenne tribe to vacate land to make way for hordes of gold prospectors. The chief is willing to move on, but many of his warriors are determined to stay – and a romance between a Cheyenne woman and a surveyor adds to the deadlock. Western, starring John Lund, Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter, Debra Paget and Hugh O’Brian
13:45
McLintock!
Comedy Western, starring John Wayne
1963 – Western, Comedy
A hard-drinking cattle baron is determined to stop events spiralling out of control when his estranged wife turns up demanding a divorce. Meanwhile, an ardent suitor is pursuing his flighty daughter, and corrupt government agents are turning a blind eye to land grabbers. Comedy Western, starring John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara, Yvonne de Carlo, Patrick Wayne and Stefanie Powers
14:50
Entertainment News on 5
Showbiz news and gossip
14:55
McLintock!
Comedy Western, starring John Wayne
1963 – Western, Comedy
A hard-drinking cattle baron is determined to stop events spiralling out of control when his estranged wife turns up demanding a divorce. Meanwhile, an ardent suitor is pursuing his flighty daughter, and corrupt government agents are turning a blind eye to land grabbers. Comedy Western, starring John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara, Yvonne de Carlo, Patrick Wayne and Stefanie Powers
16:05
Trucking Hell
S03E14
A gravel truck has rolled over in a ditch
17:05
Traffic Cops
S02E14
A pensioner is knocked down in a hit-and-run incident in York
Jamie Theakston presents an edition focusing on the hunt for disqualified, unlicensed and uninsured drivers. In Bradford, officers from the West Yorkshire Safer Roads team pursue a desperate and disqualified driver through the city streets, while a member of the public is forced into making a citizen’s arrest when another banned motorist attempts to flee the scene of a crash. In York, a pensioner is knocked down in a hit-and-run incident and an urgent search for the culprit gets under way
18:00
Police Interceptors
S01E02
The police chase a gang of would-be jewellery thieves
The Essex-based high-speed police interception unit pursues a gang of would-be jewellery thieves, while a burglar leads the team on a car chase
19:00
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
20:00
Traffic Cops
S12E11
A day trip to Scarborough turns into a high-speed pursuit
21:00
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
22:00
Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders
S03E10
PC Ian Cosgrove attempts to pull over a suspected drink driver
PC Ian Cosgrove attempts to pull over a suspected drink driver, but the situation escalates after a struggle ensues when the vehicle eventually stops and the officer is forced to call for back-up. In Warrington town centre, PC Chris Swash is heading to the scene of a collision involving multiple vehicles, but as he makes his way there another crash takes place on the other side of the same road, leading to more traffic chaos
23:00
Police: Hour of Duty
S01E01
Real-time documentary following police officers
Real-time documentary following police officers on duty between 9pm and 10pm. The first episode sees officers responding to a car driving into someone’s garden, a woman who claims to have taken an overdose, and a distressed mother who has been attacked by her daughter. Elsewhere, an undercover prepares to bring a prostitution ring to justice, and an investigation crossing county lines requires detectives to contact the crown prosecution service and try and demonstrate they have enough evidence to convict their suspects
00:00
Police Interceptors
S15E02
An uninsured motorist tries to pass himself off as his 52-year-old father
Runaway drivers are convinced to stop by the threat of 50,000 volts, a suspected drink-driver resists arrest and receives a face full of incapacitating PAVA spray, a fresh-faced and uninsured motorist tries to pass himself off as his 52-year-old father
00:55
Police Interceptors
S15E03
Reports of gunshots at a party lead to a full-scale firearms operation
Chris Spencer and the team chase a Golf GTI racing through the streets at three times the speed limit, while reports of gunshots at a house party on a residential street lead to a full-scale firearms operation
01:55
Fights, Camera, Action!
S01E10
Footage of fights taking place in restaurants and fast-food outlets
02:55
What Went Wrong: Countdown to Disaster
S01E05
The collapse of the Morandi Bridge in Italy
On August 14, 2018, the Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy, collapsed, sending vehicles and tons of rubble to the ground 50 meters below, killing 43 people. What went wrong with the Morandi Bridge and how did the design and maintenance of one of Genoa’s most iconic structures lead to its demise? Engineers provide insight, and survivors tell their incredible stories
03:45
Red Arrows Take America
S01E04
The team participates in an iconic flypast over the Golden Gate Bridge
On the final leg of the American adventure, a telephone call from the UK heralds major changes for the team. Red 2 pilot Damo has to rush home from Vancouver for the unexpected early arrival of his first child. The remaining eight head south to Miramar, and the largest military airshow in the US, where they share top billing with the US Navy’s elite aerobatic team, the Blue Angels. Later, there’s an iconic flypast over the Golden Gate Bridge and the Great Pacific Airshow, before an epic and challenging journey home
