What’s On 5Action
Today Friday 26 May 2023
A full run down of everything airing on 5Action
today.
02:00
999: Criminals Caught on Camera
S04E01
A look inside one of the UK’s busiest CCTV centres
After a complex police operation, a drug smuggler is caught on camera with £12million worth of narcotics in his car. Plus, a look inside one of the UK’s busiest CCTV centres. Presented by Nick Wallis
03:00
Sewermen
S01E04
Workers have three weeks to clean a sewer beneath a golf course
Workers have three weeks to clean an effluent-encrusted sewer beneath a golf course, unless the rain comes, while Denzil the sniffer dog detects a whiff of chlorine in the Welsh borders. A potential pollution problem must be fixed within two hours, or heavy fines will be incurred
03:50
Trucking Hell
S01E09
A waste truck is involved in a motorway pile-up
A waste truck is involved in a motorway pile-up, and a broken down vehicle towing a cutting-edge caravan presents a problem. Fluff has to transport one of the heaviest loads his vehicle is able to carry, and Marta is called out to a truck that has become stranded in a quarry
04:35
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
08:00
Shop: Cruise TV with LoveitBookit
09:05
Outback Truckers
S02E08
Turbo’s rig begins to overheat midway through a vital run
10:05
Trucking Hell
S06E09
Following men and women working in the heavy recovery business
11:05
Police Interceptors
S04E01
The work of South Yorkshire’s Road Crime Unit
Officers in South Yorkshire’s Road Crime Unit, which is based in Sheffield, pursue a drunken driver and join forces with the helicopter to track down a wanted criminal on a motorcycle. Meanwhile, a new driver crashes into an unmarked police car
12:05
Siege at Red River
Western, starring Van Johnson
1954 – Action, War, Western
Movie cast
Confederate agent James Farraday steals a Gatling gun prototype from the Yankees. But smuggling it south through enemy territory proves more difficult, especially with detective Frank Kelso on his back, treacherous scout Brett Manning double-crossing him, and nurse Nora Curtis to protect. Western, starring Van Johnson, Jeff Morrow and Joanne Dru
13:10
Siege at Red River
Western, starring Van Johnson
1954 – Action, War, Western
Movie cast
Confederate agent James Farraday steals a Gatling gun prototype from the Yankees. But smuggling it south through enemy territory proves more difficult, especially with detective Frank Kelso on his back, treacherous scout Brett Manning double-crossing him, and nurse Nora Curtis to protect. Western, starring Van Johnson, Jeff Morrow and Joanne Dru
13:55
The Last Wagon
Western, starring Richard Widmark
1956 – Western
Movie cast
A mixed-race renegade is convicted for the murder of his wife’s killers and transported to prison in a wagon train. When the party is attacked by Apaches, the only survivors are the prisoner and a group of orphaned children, so he takes responsibility for leading them to safety. Western, with Richard Widmark, Felicia Farr, Ray Stricklyn and Susan Kohner
15:00
The Last Wagon
Western, starring Richard Widmark
1956 – Western
Movie cast
A mixed-race renegade is convicted for the murder of his wife’s killers and transported to prison in a wagon train. When the party is attacked by Apaches, the only survivors are the prisoner and a group of orphaned children, so he takes responsibility for leading them to safety. Western, with Richard Widmark, Felicia Farr, Ray Stricklyn and Susan Kohner
16:00
Trucking Hell
S06E10
A 50-ton construction machine causes problems on the North York Moors
17:00
Outback Truckers
S02E09
Yogi’s reputation hangs in the balance
18:00
Police Interceptors
S04E02
A pursuit involving 20 cars and two helicopters
South Yorkshire’s police interception unit uses 20 cars and two helicopters in its pursuit of a reckless driver across two counties. Officers also discover more than expected when they track down a runaway motorcyclist, and a torrential downpour hampers the work of law enforcers at the scene of a traffic collision on the M1
19:00
Police Interceptors
S04E03
A drink-driver is pursued through a graveyard
South Yorkshire Police’s interception unit pursues an armed drink-driver through a graveyard, and a romantic night out is disrupted by an alcohol-fuelled brawl. Officers also give a lesson in road safety to a man who used his moped to transport more people than it was designed for
20:00
Police Interceptors
S22E02
Units mobilise to stop a 185mph superbike
In one of the fastest pursuits in interceptor history, units mobilise to try to stop a 185mph superbike that is pulling wheelies, giving stinger teams the run-around, and even testing the flying skills of the National Police Air Support Unit. With the lives of other motorists at risk, the last resort is authority for tactical contact between cop car and the motorbike, but can advanced driver Paul Charlesworth pull it off?
21:00
Banged Up: HMP Wakefield
Secrets of life inside one of the UK’s toughest jails
Through interviews with ex-inmates, retired guards and relatives of Britain’s most infamous inmates, this documentary uncover secrets of life inside one of the UK’s toughest jails. Exclusive phone calls from one of the UK’s longest-serving inmates, Charles Bronson, reveal first-hand what life is really like as inmate in Wakefield Prison, and there are never-before-told stories from inside the walls of Wakefield about Jeremy Bamber, arguably as famous for his fight to get out of prison as for the crimes he committed to be sent there
22:15
Criminals: Caught on Camera
S06E06
Police bodycams record burglaries, chases and an armed siege
23:15
Police Interceptors
S05E05
Angus and Sean smash down a door to save a man’s life
Angus and Sean resort to smashing down a door in a desperate attempt to save a man’s life, and Kev and Colin spot a car being driven in the wrong direction down a motorway. Darren encounters a pizza delivery man who is under the influence of alcohol, while out on patrol, Hayley observes the damage that can be caused by Cumbria’s treacherously icy roads
00:15
Fights, Camera, Action!
S01E02
Footage of fights taking place on the street and in public places
01:15
Trucking Heavy
S01E09
A driver transports a 400-year-old olive tree
02:15
999: Criminals Caught on Camera
S04E02
Footage of crimes recorded on closed-circuit TV
03:10
Sewermen
S01E05
A fire engulfs the West Yorkshire moorlands on Easter Sunday
