What’s On 5Action
Today Monday 23 January 2023
A full run down of everything airing on 5Action
today.
08:00
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09:00
Criminals: Caught on Camera
S01E02
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
09:30
Trucking Hell
A trailer full of gym weights tips over in a roundabout
10:30
Outback Truckers
S02E06
Macca is sent on a mission to transport a world-famous yacht
11:30
Police Interceptors
S08E02
Barry Peach hunts a lad wanted for assault
Barry Peach hunts a lad wanted for assault, the interceptors are hot on the tail of a suspected drug dealer, a drunk driver tries everything to avoid giving a breath sample, and Jon Peacock has a late-night encounter with two unusual lawbreakers
12:30
Colt .45
Western, starring Randolph Scott
1950 – Action, Western
A gun salesman pursues the outlaws who stole a consignment of his weapons, in the hope of proving he did not provide them willingly. The quest leads to him becoming a deputy lawman after he protects a stagecoach – but does not realise the sheriff is in league with the bandits he is hunting. Western, starring Randolph Scott and Ruth Roman
13:35
Colt .45
Western, starring Randolph Scott
1950 – Action, Western
A gun salesman pursues the outlaws who stole a consignment of his weapons, in the hope of proving he did not provide them willingly. The quest leads to him becoming a deputy lawman after he protects a stagecoach – but does not realise the sheriff is in league with the bandits he is hunting. Western, starring Randolph Scott and Ruth Roman
14:05
Ten Seconds to Hell
Post-World War Two drama, starring Jack Palance
1959 – Drama, War, Action
Post-World War Two drama about a group of German soldiers who risk their lives by forming a bomb disposal squad in Berlin. Starring Jack Palance, Jeff Chandler, Martine Carol and Robert Cornthwaite
15:10
Ten Seconds to Hell
Post-World War Two drama, starring Jack Palance
1959 – Drama, War, Action
Post-World War Two drama about a group of German soldiers who risk their lives by forming a bomb disposal squad in Berlin. Starring Jack Palance, Jeff Chandler, Martine Carol and Robert Cornthwaite
16:00
Trucking Hell
S02E01
An articulated lorry has straddled the central reservation
An articulated lorry has straddled the central reservation and incident manager Steve has to winch it off. Plus, recovery operator Steve is called out to rescue a broken down dustcart on a busy London street, and Jim risks life and limb to rescue a tractor
17:00
Outback Truckers
S02E07
Turbo pushes himself and his truck to the limit
18:00
Police Interceptors
S08E05
Sarah deals with the aftermath of a drunken brawl between two brothers
Jim is on the trail of a speeding motorcyclist, Jon reveals his guilty pleasure when he retrieves a stolen caravan and dog handler Barry is brought to book by a would-be lawyer. Meanwhile, Sarah deals with the aftermath of a drunken brawl between two brothers
19:00
Trucking Hell
S06E15
A 40-ton lorry careers off the M1 and plunges down an embankment
20:00
Police Interceptors
S08E06
A late-night reveller talks himself into trouble
Jim intercepts a car containing cannabis, a late-night reveller talks himself into trouble and Sgt Baxter has his work cut out when confronted by a dishonest driver. Plus, young drivers get a crash course in how to deal with skids at a training session run by the unit at RAF Scampton
21:00
The Hunt for Red October
Cold War thriller, starring Sean Connery
1990 – Action, Adventure, Thriller
A Soviet submarine commander creates an international crisis by piloting his experimental nuclear vessel, which is invisible to sonar, toward the American coast. The US and Russian navies think he is planning to attack and set out to destroy the submarine, but a CIA analyst suspects he intends to defect to the West. Cold War thriller, based on Tom Clancy’s novel, starring Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin and James Earl Jones
22:10
The Hunt for Red October
Cold War thriller, starring Sean Connery
1990 – Action, Adventure, Thriller
A Soviet submarine commander creates an international crisis by piloting his experimental nuclear vessel, which is invisible to sonar, toward the American coast. The US and Russian navies think he is planning to attack and set out to destroy the submarine, but a CIA analyst suspects he intends to defect to the West. Cold War thriller, based on Tom Clancy’s novel, starring Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin and James Earl Jones
23:45
The Taking of Pelham 123
Thriller remake, starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta
2009 – Thriller, Crime, Action
Criminals hijack a crowded New York subway train and threaten to start shooting the passengers unless a $10million ransom is paid in one hour. However, the transport supervisor they issue their demands to begins to suspect the plot is part of an even grander scheme. Tony Scott’s thriller remake, with Denzel Washington and John Travolta
00:50
The Taking of Pelham 123
Thriller remake, starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta
2009 – Thriller, Crime, Action
Criminals hijack a crowded New York subway train and threaten to start shooting the passengers unless a $10million ransom is paid in one hour. However, the transport supervisor they issue their demands to begins to suspect the plot is part of an even grander scheme. Tony Scott’s thriller remake, with Denzel Washington and John Travolta
01:55
Police Interceptors
S03E12
World Cup fever hits Essex
Officers are kept busy with public order patrols as World Cup fever hits Essex, and an ambitious thief tries to steal a 200-gallon fuel tank. In a hunt for stolen vehicles, the Air Support Unit is forced to shut the Dartford Crossing, and a suspected drug dealer cannot give a reasonable explanation for a suspicious nosebleed
02:55
Helicopter Pursuits: Caught on Camera
S02E09
A compilation of police helicopter chases
03:25
Car Crash TV
S05E11
Events caught on film by police cameras
