What’s On 5Action
Today Saturday 18 March 2023
A full run down of everything airing on 5Action
today.
06:00
Teleshopping
Home shopping
08:00
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09:00
Entertainment News on 5
Showbiz news and gossip
09:10
Criminals: Caught on Camera
S02E08
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
09:40
Police Interceptors
S16E08
A driver abandons his vehicle on a railway line
Officers pursue a driver who flees the scene of a road accident in a decommissioned ambulance, eventually abandoning the vehicle on a railway line after crashing through level-crossing barriers. Elsewhere, Warren comes under attack from a gang of youths on a garage forecourt, Spenner nicks a runaway driver with the help of a wheelie bin, and Kev is faced with a flaming Mercedes in the middle of rush hour
10:40
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
11:40
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
12:40
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
13:45
Raid on Entebbe
Fact-based drama, starring Peter Finch
1977 – Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
Fact-based drama recounting the Israeli raid on Uganda’s Entebbe airport, where more than 100 passengers were being held hostage on board a hijacked airliner in 1976. As the world waits, the authorities launch a daring operation to free the prisoners. Starring Peter Finch, Martin Balsam, Horst Buchholz, Jack Warden and Sylvia Sidney
14:45
Entertainment News on 5
Showbiz news and gossip
14:50
Raid on Entebbe
Fact-based drama, starring Peter Finch
1977 – Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
Fact-based drama recounting the Israeli raid on Uganda’s Entebbe airport, where more than 100 passengers were being held hostage on board a hijacked airliner in 1976. As the world waits, the authorities launch a daring operation to free the prisoners. Starring Peter Finch, Martin Balsam, Horst Buchholz, Jack Warden and Sylvia Sidney
16:45
Submarine X-1
Second World War adventure, starring James Caan
1968
A disgraced American Navy captain is given a second chance at sinking a Nazi battleship, this time using a revolutionary miniature submarine. Second World War adventure, starring James Caan, Rupert Davies, David Summer and William Dysart
17:45
Entertainment News on 5
Showbiz news and gossip
17:50
Submarine X-1
Second World War adventure, starring James Caan
1968
A disgraced American Navy captain is given a second chance at sinking a Nazi battleship, this time using a revolutionary miniature submarine. Second World War adventure, starring James Caan, Rupert Davies, David Summer and William Dysart
18:35
Anzio
Second World War drama, starring Robert Mitchum
1968 – Action, Drama, War, History
An American war correspondent joins Allied troops in 1944 as they prepare for their landing in Italy. A strategic blunder by their commanding officer gives German forces time to reinforce the area, leaving the reporter caught up in one of the campaign’s fiercest battles. Second World War drama, starring Robert Mitchum, Peter Falk, Arthur Kennedy, Robert Ryan and Earl Holliman
19:40
Entertainment News on 5
Showbiz news and gossip
19:45
Anzio
Second World War drama, starring Robert Mitchum
1968 – Action, Drama, War, History
An American war correspondent joins Allied troops in 1944 as they prepare for their landing in Italy. A strategic blunder by their commanding officer gives German forces time to reinforce the area, leaving the reporter caught up in one of the campaign’s fiercest battles. Second World War drama, starring Robert Mitchum, Peter Falk, Arthur Kennedy, Robert Ryan and Earl Holliman
21:00
True Lies
Action comedy, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
1994 – Action, Thriller
A seemingly ordinary computer salesman leads a double life as a secret agent battling international terrorism. His naive wife is unaware of his dual employment, and goes in search of adventure – only to end up in the clutches of terrorists who have stolen a nuclear weapon. James Cameron’s action comedy, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis and Tom Arnold
22:00
Entertainment News on 5
Showbiz news and gossip
22:05
True Lies
Action comedy, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
1994 – Action, Thriller
A seemingly ordinary computer salesman leads a double life as a secret agent battling international terrorism. His naive wife is unaware of his dual employment, and goes in search of adventure – only to end up in the clutches of terrorists who have stolen a nuclear weapon. James Cameron’s action comedy, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis and Tom Arnold
23:55
Conan the Barbarian
Fantasy adventure, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
1982 – Adventure, Fantasy, Action
A child who grows up in slavery becomes a formidable warrior and a cunning thief. Taken prisoner by a victorious king, he is sent out to destroy the leader of the barbaric cult that destroyed his village and slaughtered his family. Fantasy adventure, based on the stories by author Robert E Howard, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Max von Sydow, James Earl Jones and Sandahl Bergman
00:55
Entertainment News on 5
Showbiz news and gossip
01:00
Conan the Barbarian
Fantasy adventure, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
1982 – Adventure, Fantasy, Action
A child who grows up in slavery becomes a formidable warrior and a cunning thief. Taken prisoner by a victorious king, he is sent out to destroy the leader of the barbaric cult that destroyed his village and slaughtered his family. Fantasy adventure, based on the stories by author Robert E Howard, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Max von Sydow, James Earl Jones and Sandahl Bergman
02:30
What Went Wrong: Countdown to Disaster
S01E01
The 2017 Grenfell Tower fire is examined
03:25
What Went Wrong: Countdown to Disaster
S01E02
The story of the US Space Shuttle Challenger incident
The story of the US Space Shuttle Challenger incident of January 1986, examining the engineering and operation oversights that caused the shuttle to explode in the sky as millions of Americans watched the tragedy unfold
