What’s On 5Action
Today Wednesday 17 May 2023
A full run down of everything airing on 5Action
today.
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
08:00
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09:10
Outback Truckers
S02E01
Steve Grahame hauls vital power-generating equipment to Kalumburu
10:10
Trucking Hell
S06E02
A team tries to rescue an overturned mixer full of wet cement
11:05
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
12:10
Flaming Star
Western, starring Elvis Presley
1960 – Western, Drama
Movie cast
The son of a Native American mother and a white father faces a test of loyalties when he is caught on the racial divide as a Kiowa tribe go on the warpath and white settlers carry out brutal reprisal attacks. Whereas he is drawn to side with his mother’s people, his half-brother takes the opposing view. Western, starring Elvis Presley, Steve Forrest, Barbara Eden, Richard Jaeckel and Dolores Del Rio
13:15
Flaming Star
Western, starring Elvis Presley
1960 – Western, Drama
Movie cast
The son of a Native American mother and a white father faces a test of loyalties when he is caught on the racial divide as a Kiowa tribe go on the warpath and white settlers carry out brutal reprisal attacks. Whereas he is drawn to side with his mother’s people, his half-brother takes the opposing view. Western, starring Elvis Presley, Steve Forrest, Barbara Eden, Richard Jaeckel and Dolores Del Rio
14:05
Flame of the Barbary Coast
Romantic drama, starring John Wayne and Ann Dvorak
1945 – Romance, Western
Movie cast
A cattle rancher falls for a San Francisco saloon-bar singer, but she proves to be in cahoots with a ruthless card sharp who wins all his money. Not to be outdone, he sets out to hone his card-playing skills for a rematch, unaware the city is poised on the brink of disaster. Romantic drama, starring John Wayne, Ann Dvorak and Joseph Schildkraut
15:10
Flame of the Barbary Coast
Romantic drama, starring John Wayne and Ann Dvorak
1945 – Romance, Western
Movie cast
A cattle rancher falls for a San Francisco saloon-bar singer, but she proves to be in cahoots with a ruthless card sharp who wins all his money. Not to be outdone, he sets out to hone his card-playing skills for a rematch, unaware the city is poised on the brink of disaster. Romantic drama, starring John Wayne, Ann Dvorak and Joseph Schildkraut
16:00
Trucking Hell
S06E03
A lorry that has caught fire on the extremely busy A1
Crouch incident manger Steve and his team have been called out to a lorry that has caught fire on the extremely busy A1. By the time Steve arrives, the fire has been put out and Callum has pulled the tractor unit onto a low loader
17:00
Outback Truckers
S02E02
A large convoy tries to escape Perth before sunset
18:00
Police Interceptors
S16E15
Officers go in pursuit of a drunk driver
Officers go in pursuit of a driver who is so drunk that he can’t even keep his car on the road and the chase ends with shocking results. Elsewhere, dog handler Tony encounters a naked man stranded at the side of the road, and Sophie is forced to buy a treat for the entire team due to a rookie mistake
19:00
Police Interceptors
S19E01
The firearms team mobilises to tackle a suspect armed with a pistol
The firearms team mobilises to tackle a suspect armed with a pistol, and hours into a nerve-shredding siege, the man emerges with a handgun and fires. Elsewhere, interceptors Rob and Dan join in the pursuit of a runaway hatchback, while the members of the knife crime team track down a suspect on a bike trying to evade capture in a park
20:00
Traffic Cops
S12E19
The pursuit of a suspected drugged driver reaches speeds of 130 mph
In North Yorkshire, more than a thousand drink-drivers are arrested every year meaning police are always looking out for suspicious cars and drivers taking their chances. Near Wetherby, a pursuit of a suspected drug driver reaches speeds of 130 mph before it ends with a head-on smash with a police car, while police receive reports that a driver has crashed his car down an embankment into a holiday home near Scarborough and fled the scene. Suspicions run high when a driver collides with a motorbike and then downs pints of beer in his local pub straight after the accident
21:00
Shooter
Action thriller, starring Mark Wahlberg
2007 – Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Movie cast
A former Marine sniper is coaxed back into action when government officials need his help to prevent an assassination attempt on the US president. However, the intended target is in fact an African archbishop, and the marksman is set up by double-crossing agents to take the fall, forcing him to go on the run as he fights to clear his name. Action thriller, with Mark Wahlberg, Michael Pena and Danny Glover
22:05
Shooter
Action thriller, starring Mark Wahlberg
2007 – Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Movie cast
A former Marine sniper is coaxed back into action when government officials need his help to prevent an assassination attempt on the US president. However, the intended target is in fact an African archbishop, and the marksman is set up by double-crossing agents to take the fall, forcing him to go on the run as he fights to clear his name. Action thriller, with Mark Wahlberg, Michael Pena and Danny Glover
23:30
Contraband
Crime thriller, starring Mark Wahlberg
2012 – Thriller, Action, Drama, Crime
Movie cast
Successful international smuggler Chris Farraday turns his back on a life of crime to raise a family. However, his brother-in-law crosses a powerful drug lord, who forces Chris to transport billions of dollars of counterfeit money into the US, or his wife and children will be killed. Crime thriller, starring Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Giovanni Ribisi and Ben Foster
00:35
Contraband
Crime thriller, starring Mark Wahlberg
2012 – Thriller, Action, Drama, Crime
Movie cast
Successful international smuggler Chris Farraday turns his back on a life of crime to raise a family. However, his brother-in-law crosses a powerful drug lord, who forces Chris to transport billions of dollars of counterfeit money into the US, or his wife and children will be killed. Crime thriller, starring Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Giovanni Ribisi and Ben Foster
01:45
Beware: Car Crash Britain
S01E01
The use of CCTV cameras to make Britain’s streets safer
The use of CCTV cameras to make Britain’s streets safer. Police In London turn up the heat on the moped gangs terrorising the city, while uniformed officers use CCTV and force helicopter I99 to pursue offenders and stop them from carrying out more raids. Sgt Callum Roy co-ordinates operations in the control centre, dealing with a high-speed pursuit and wily bike thieves who try and give his officers the slip. Plus, dashboard and helmet cameras and mobile phones captures angry motorists turning to violence over the smallest of disagreements
02:45
Seconds from Death: Caught on Camera
S01E05
An urban free-climber turns harmless hangouts into near-death experiences
03:45
Trucking Hell
S01E03
A double-deck HGV rolls over on the A6
