What’s On 5Action
Today Saturday 27 May 2023
A full run down of everything airing on 5Action
today.
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
04:00
Trucking Hell
S01E10
A burnt-out van is abandoned on an isolated towpath
A lorry loaded with tarmac breaks down. A burnt-out van abandoned on an isolated towpath presents a challenge for Steve and Marta, but a rescue lorry soon comes to their assistance
08:00
Shop: Cruise TV with LoveitBookit
09:10
Criminals: Caught on Camera
S02E02
The use of CCTV to tackle shoplifters
Journalist Nick Wallis joins police forces across the country to reveal how CCTV and technological advances are helping to ensure convictions against shoplifters. The programme reveals how essential surveillance cameras have become in the fight against crime and features footage of people caught red-handed
09:45
Police Interceptors
S19E14
Officers hunt for two suspects allegedly armed with a gun
Officers hunt for two suspects allegedly armed with a gun after a tram-stop robbery in Bulwell. Dan Machin and Jim Campin spot a pair who fit the description, but the suspects vanish over a railway footbridge, unaware that on the other side of the tracks firearms cops Lenny and Paul are closing in. Plus, Jim and Ben respond to a report of teenagers on the rampage in the market town of Arnold
10:40
Police Interceptors
S15E01
The work of elite crime-fighting units in West Yorkshire
Documentary following the work of elite crime-fighting units, this time riding along with officers covering the West Yorkshire region. In the first edition, Jo and Mike track down a VW Golf that was involved in a robbery to a petrol station, but as they try to stop the driver, the fleeing car slams into Jo and then smashes through the pumps in a desperate bid to escape
11:40
Police Interceptors
S20E07
In Mansfield, Phil Broughton goes undercover to find a man who is fresh on the wanted list
In Mansfield, Phil Broughton goes undercover to find a man who is fresh on the wanted list, and Lisa and Jim stop a dodgy driver outside Nottingham railway station. Elsewhere, the knife crime team prove their interceptor intuition is on the button as they stop a red light runner with a thing or two to hidden in his car
12:40
Police Interceptors
S20E11
Dog handler James ‘Coups” Coupland chases down a boy racer
Dog handler James ‘Coups” Coupland chases down a boy racer in a Skoda on a dual carriageway. A young man is pulled over in a Vauxhall that is suspected of having cloned plates, and officers Lewis and Paul are dispatched to reign in a runaway shire horse on the A453
13:45
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Second World War drama, starring Glenn Ford
1961
An Argentinian tycoon’s family is torn apart when one grandson becomes a Nazi and the other fights for the French Resistance. Second World War drama, starring Glenn Ford, Ingrid Thulin, Charles Boyer and Lee J Cobb
14:50
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Second World War drama, starring Glenn Ford
1961
An Argentinian tycoon’s family is torn apart when one grandson becomes a Nazi and the other fights for the French Resistance. Second World War drama, starring Glenn Ford, Ingrid Thulin, Charles Boyer and Lee J Cobb
16:50
Ben-Hur
Oscar-winning epic, starring Charlton Heston
1959 – Action, Drama, History
Movie cast
A Jewish prince in first-century Jerusalem is reunited with an old Roman friend, who is now the governor of Judea. However, their differing political views over local dissent leads to a bitter quarrel, and the governor uses the pretext of an accident to sell him into slavery and imprison his mother and sister. Years later, the prince returns, determined to seek revenge and find his missing family. Oscar-winning epic, starring Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd and Haya Harareet
17:55
Ben-Hur
Oscar-winning epic, starring Charlton Heston
1959 – Action, Drama, History
Movie cast
A Jewish prince in first-century Jerusalem is reunited with an old Roman friend, who is now the governor of Judea. However, their differing political views over local dissent leads to a bitter quarrel, and the governor uses the pretext of an accident to sell him into slavery and imprison his mother and sister. Years later, the prince returns, determined to seek revenge and find his missing family. Oscar-winning epic, starring Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd and Haya Harareet
21:00
The Dead Pool
Action thriller sequel, starring Clint Eastwood
1988 – Action, Crime, Thriller
Movie cast
Uncompromising detective `Dirty” Harry Callahan hunts the ringleaders behind a bizarre death lottery which is seemingly being used to murder well-known figures. The case becomes personal when he discovers his own name is on the list of prospective victims. Action thriller sequel, starring Clint Eastwood, Patricia Clarkson, Liam Neeson and an early appearance by Jim Carrey
22:10
The Dead Pool
Action thriller sequel, starring Clint Eastwood
1988 – Action, Crime, Thriller
Movie cast
Uncompromising detective `Dirty” Harry Callahan hunts the ringleaders behind a bizarre death lottery which is seemingly being used to murder well-known figures. The case becomes personal when he discovers his own name is on the list of prospective victims. Action thriller sequel, starring Clint Eastwood, Patricia Clarkson, Liam Neeson and an early appearance by Jim Carrey
22:55
Double Impact
Martial arts thriller, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme
1991 – Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
Movie cast
Twin brothers who were separated as infants are reunited 25 years later – and promptly set out to exact revenge on the thugs who murdered their parents and took over the family business. Martial arts thriller, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme in a dual role alongside Geoffrey Lewis, Alan Scarfe and Alonna Shaw
00:00
Double Impact
Martial arts thriller, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme
1991 – Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
Movie cast
Twin brothers who were separated as infants are reunited 25 years later – and promptly set out to exact revenge on the thugs who murdered their parents and took over the family business. Martial arts thriller, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme in a dual role alongside Geoffrey Lewis, Alan Scarfe and Alonna Shaw
01:05
Sewermen
S01E01
Engineers construct one of Britain’s biggest fresh water pipelines in the Lake District
02:05
Sewermen
S01E02
Steve and Michael tackle a stubborn Liverpool fatberg
03:05
Sewermen
S01E03
Veteran workers at United Utilities continue to battle fatbergs in Liverpool’s docklands
