What’s On 5Action
Today Friday 27 January 2023
A full run down of everything airing on 5Action
today.
06:00
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Home shopping
08:00
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09:00
Entertainment News on 5
Showbiz news and gossip
09:10
Winter Road Rescue
Documentary following snowplough teams and RAC patrols
09:45
Outback Truckers
S02E10
Troubles lie ahead for Yogi
10:45
Police Interceptors
S09E03
Kev Salter and Ian Squire hunt for a man roaming the streets with a machete
Kev Salter and Ian Squire hunt for a man roaming the late-night streets with a machete, while the driver of a Ford Fiesta takes a pursuit off-road. Elsewhere, an uninsured boy racer takes his mum’s car out for a spin with his mates, but leaves a trail of destruction in his wake, and a call comes in about a sharpshooter who is drunk and looking for a fight
11:50
The Way West
Western, starring Kirk Douglas
1967 – Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
A senator and a veteran scout lead a band of settlers on an arduous journey across the great plains of 19th-century America. However, they face the prospect of reprisals from Native Americans when one of the pioneers accidentally shoots a child. Western, starring Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, Lola Albright, Michael Witney, Richard Widmark and Sally Field in her big-screen debut
12:50
Entertainment News on 5
Showbiz news and gossip
12:55
The Way West
Western, starring Kirk Douglas
1967 – Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
A senator and a veteran scout lead a band of settlers on an arduous journey across the great plains of 19th-century America. However, they face the prospect of reprisals from Native Americans when one of the pioneers accidentally shoots a child. Western, starring Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, Lola Albright, Michael Witney, Richard Widmark and Sally Field in her big-screen debut
14:15
Mosquito Squadron
Second World War drama, starring David McCallum
1969 – War, Drama
An RAF pilot leads a special mission behind enemy lines to destroy a secret German weapon. In the months preceding the operation, the airman tries to comfort the grieving wife of a friend who went missing in action, but finds himself developing romantic feelings for her. Second World War drama, David McCallum and Suzanne Neve
15:15
Entertainment News on 5
Showbiz news and gossip
15:20
Mosquito Squadron
Second World War drama, starring David McCallum
1969 – War, Drama
An RAF pilot leads a special mission behind enemy lines to destroy a secret German weapon. In the months preceding the operation, the airman tries to comfort the grieving wife of a friend who went missing in action, but finds himself developing romantic feelings for her. Second World War drama, David McCallum and Suzanne Neve
16:00
Trucking Hell
S02E05
A 40-ton lorry overturns and spills its load, forcing a major road to close
A 40-ton lorry overturns and spills its load, forcing a major road to close. A heavy recruit specialist is called to recover two crashed cars from the M69. At Crouch HQ, there is excitement in the air as the team helps to make trucking superfan Chris’s wedding day extra special
17:00
Outback Truckers
S02E11
Dennis Dent goes head to head with a lifelong enemy
18:00
Police Interceptors
S09E06
Dog handler Andy Hunt is called to a violent domestic disturbance
PC Damo Stevens takes on an aggressive arsonist intent on bringing Darlington to a standstill, while dog handler Andy Hunt is called to a violent domestic disturbance. Sgt Kev Salter is hot on the heels of a runaway quad bike and PC Paul Jackson uses advanced stop tactics to apprehend a gang of suspected thieves
19:00
Police Interceptors
S09E07
The team stop a coach-load of cage fighters
The team are outnumbered and outmuscled when they stop a coach-load of cage fighters following an anonymous tip off that there may be drugs on board. A suspected wheel thief kicks off on the carriageway. When Interceptors Kev and Andy pull over a Peugeot, the occupants are in no mood to hang around. Finally, a drunk dices with death as he walks the wrong way up the middle of the busy A19
20:00
Police Interceptors
S09E08
Kev and Steve go on the hunt for suspected heroin dealers
Kev and Steve go on the hunt for suspected heroin dealers, while dog handler Liam attends the scene of a suspected arson attack. Damo deals with a drunk driver, and another man is so inebriated behind the steering wheel that he blows three-and-a-half times over the limit
21:00
Traffic Cops
S12E04
A disqualified driver with possible links to violence triggers a police camera
A disqualified driver with possible links to violence triggers a police camera near Harrogate, and he has questions to answer when officers find thousands of pounds in his car. In Tadcaster, a member of the public calls in about a suspicious male changing registration plates on a high-powered Audi, and police are forced to arrest the driver as he refuses to cooperate and identify himself
22:00
Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders
S03E03
PCs Matt Turner and Rich Woodward are on the tail of an uninsured vehicle
PCs Matt Turner and Rich Woodward are on the tail of an uninsured vehicle. When they finally catch up to the vehicle and question the suspect, they’re surprised to discover the driver has never taken a driving test. On the M6, Inspector Anton Sullivan is responding to a collision between a car and an HGV. As the HGV has stopped on a live lane, Anton is tasked with trying to stop traffic, across six busy lanes, while in an unmarked police vehicle
23:00
Police: Suspect No 1
S01E04
A man is left seriously injured by a single-punch attack
The team in Norwich gathers evidence about a single-punch attack that has left a man with a serious brain injury, but no witnesses are willing to come forward to identify the culprit. In another incident, a pensioner is allegedly attacked and robbed just outside a betting shop, but, once again no-one present can identify the person responsible
00:00
Police Interceptors
S04E07
Two known offenders end up in trouble again
Two known offenders end up in trouble again after a high-speed chase through Sheffield. An encounter with a gang of hoodies leads to a close shave for one officer, another goes in pursuit of a four-legged fugitive, and a Lamborghini turns out to be not all it seems
01:00
Police Interceptors
S04E08
An officer is nearly run over by a desperate driver
An officer is nearly run over by a desperate driver, and another’s patience is tested by a drunken motorist. Plus, a law enforcer goes in search of a suspicious character, and a group of youths tries to deceive the interception unit
02:00
999: Criminals Caught on Camera
S02E08
A helicopter is called to help rescue a woman who jumped into the Thames
Met Police helicopter India 99 is called to help rescue a woman who jumped into the Thames near the Palace of Westminster, as well as her two daughters, who leapt in after her. Elsewhere, the helicopter team coordinates a risky game of cat-and-mouse as police chase a group of graffiti artists across live train tracks in a patch of industrial wasteland in Battersea. The episode also looks at the case of the Hounslow Slasher, a man who in 2012 randomly attacked lone women while they were travelling home at night. Nick Wallis presents
03:05
Seconds from Death: Caught on Camera
S01E03
Footage shows how a couple of hikers handle a deadly trip on a helicopter
03:55
When Buildings Collapse: World’s Worst Engineering Disasters
Design flaws and construction errors in civil engineering
Rob Bell investigates some terrible engineering disasters. In 2018, a Miami bridge collapsed killed six people, leaving investigators wondering what turned the $11million structure into a lethal object. Six months later, 43 people were killed when a bridge in Genoa also failed. Back in 1981, the atrium of a new hotel in Kansas City crashed to the ground, costing over 100 lives. Rob discovers how a change in the design of the walkways was responsible. Despite the sad fact that design flaws and construction errors cost lives, Rob reveals how such occurrences also teach engineers how to save them
