What’s On 5Action
Today Saturday 28 January 2023
A full run down of everything airing on 5Action
today.
08:00
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09:15
Trucking Hell
S02E11
A crash between two artics causes a five-mile-long tailback
10:15
Trucking Hell
S02E12
Merrie attends a broken down lorry
Motor racing fanatic Merrie may have landed her dream job when she attends a broken down lorry. Veteran driver Jim attends an emergency call-out to recover a lorry that has broken down bang in the middle of a busy ring road
11:15
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
12:15
Police Interceptors
S08E08
The hunt for a suspected burglar takes an unexpected turn
The hunt for a suspected burglar takes an unexpected turn, a late-night stop reveals a bag of drugs, Jon Peacock has a tussle with a fallen tree and Barry Peach deals with a case of some very hot dogs locked inside a car
13:15
Police Interceptors
S08E09
A suspected drunk driver nearly causes a calamity
Dan Brigginshaw is in hot pursuit of a two-wheeled tearaway, a suspected drunk driver nearly causes a calamity, and Mark has to turn detective at a three-car collision. Meanwhile, Sarah has a communication meltdown with a Mercedes driver
14:20
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
15:25
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
16:25
Never So Few
Second World War drama, starring Frank Sinatra
1959 – War
US captain Tom C Reynolds is serving in Burma and training soldiers in modern warfare to help fight the Japanese. However, when his unit is attacked by supposed allies, Reynolds risks the wrath of his superiors and sets out on a mission of revenge. Second World War drama, starring Frank Sinatra, Gina Lollobrigida, Steve McQueen and Charles Bronson
17:30
Never So Few
Second World War drama, starring Frank Sinatra
1959 – War
US captain Tom C Reynolds is serving in Burma and training soldiers in modern warfare to help fight the Japanese. However, when his unit is attacked by supposed allies, Reynolds risks the wrath of his superiors and sets out on a mission of revenge. Second World War drama, starring Frank Sinatra, Gina Lollobrigida, Steve McQueen and Charles Bronson
19:00
The Italian Job
Crime comedy, starring Michael Caine
1969 – Action, Crime, Comedy, Thriller
A crook assembles a motley gang to steal £4million in gold bullion from an Italian armoured car, which brings Turin to a standstill and enables the robbers to make a quick getaway in a fleet of Minis – but they end up falling foul of the Mafia along the way. Crime comedy, starring Michael Caine, Noel Coward, Benny Hill, Tony Beckley and John Le Mesurier
20:05
The Italian Job
Crime comedy, starring Michael Caine
1969 – Action, Crime, Comedy, Thriller
A crook assembles a motley gang to steal £4million in gold bullion from an Italian armoured car, which brings Turin to a standstill and enables the robbers to make a quick getaway in a fleet of Minis – but they end up falling foul of the Mafia along the way. Crime comedy, starring Michael Caine, Noel Coward, Benny Hill, Tony Beckley and John Le Mesurier
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
22:05
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
Car Crash TV
S05E11
Events caught on film by police cameras
02:55
Car Crash TV
S05E12
Another police special, this time featuring the Legal Highway Patrol
03:50
999: Criminals Caught on Camera
S02E05
The residents who are taking neighbourhood watch to the next level
Journalist Nick Wallis joins police forces out on the road and in the air to discover how CCTV and technological advances are being used to fight crime. Footage includes some residents taking neighbourhood watch to the next level, a group of thugs caught wrongdoing on a housing estate and a pensioner using her walking stick to defend herself against an intruder
