What’s On 5Action
Today Tuesday 31 January 2023
A full run down of everything airing on 5Action
today.
08:00
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09:00
Criminals: Caught on Camera
S01E05
How CCTV is used to enforce a drinking ban on a park
Journalist Nick Wallis joins police forces around the nation to discover how CCTV and technological advances are helping to bring criminals to justice. In Hammersmith, west London, camera operators help police as they try to enforce a drinking ban on a local park and spot a group whose members may be about to break into a shop
09:30
Winter Road Rescue
Documentary following snowplough teams and RAC patrols
10:00
Trucking Hell
S02E06
Dave and Adam try to recover a lorry transporting a train engine
Father-and-son duo Dave and Adam are under pressure to recover a 100-ton train engine before it sinks into the soft ground. Rookie driver Warren has to move a HGV on the busy M1, while Jim has to rescue a lorry that has become stuck in a ditch
11:00
Police Interceptors
S09E09
Justin Moffitt and Paul Faulkner chase down a gang of suspected car thieves
Justin Moffitt and Paul Faulkner chase down a gang of suspected car thieves, while it takes seven officers to stop a violent thief who tries to sink his teeth into them. Elsewhere, a drug raid turns life-threatening, and dog-handler Jimmy Grieves tries to find out what has happened to a man with a bloodied face
11:55
Six Black Horses
Western, starring Audie Murphy
1962 – Drama, Romance, Western
A tough frontier woman hires two trackers to help her find her husband. However, along the way, she tells one of her guides the real story – her husband has been killed and his travelling companion is the murderer. If he gets rid of his friend, she’ll pay him all the money that would have been split between them. Western, starring Joan O’Brien, Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea and George Wallace
13:00
Six Black Horses
Western, starring Audie Murphy
1962 – Drama, Romance, Western
A tough frontier woman hires two trackers to help her find her husband. However, along the way, she tells one of her guides the real story – her husband has been killed and his travelling companion is the murderer. If he gets rid of his friend, she’ll pay him all the money that would have been split between them. Western, starring Joan O’Brien, Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea and George Wallace
13:45
The 300 Spartans
Historical drama, starring Richard Egan
1962 – Action, Drama, History
The ruler of the Persian empire vows to expand his realm by conquering Greece. The king of Sparta steps forward to defend his homeland and the other kingdoms of Greece, but when he is betrayed by a political council, he finds himself without an army and must fend off the vast invading army with a mere 300 warriors. Historical drama, starring Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson and Diane Baker
14:50
The 300 Spartans
Historical drama, starring Richard Egan
1962 – Action, Drama, History
The ruler of the Persian empire vows to expand his realm by conquering Greece. The king of Sparta steps forward to defend his homeland and the other kingdoms of Greece, but when he is betrayed by a political council, he finds himself without an army and must fend off the vast invading army with a mere 300 warriors. Historical drama, starring Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson and Diane Baker
16:00
Trucking Hell
S02E07
A crew grapples with a juggernaut that has skidded off the M62
16:55
Winter Road Rescue
Documentary following snowplough teams and RAC patrols
17:30
Winter Road Rescue
Documentary following snowplough teams and RAC patrols
18:00
Police Interceptors
S09E11
Police dog teams in the Cleveland and Durham specialist operations unit
A special edition looking at the police dog teams in the Cleveland and Durham specialist operations unit. Cameras observe the highly trained animals and their handlers in training and in action as the documentary reveals the endearing bonds the hounds develop with their masters. Drawing on new stories as well as archive footage, this programme showcases the vital role the dog unit plays in collaring criminals within the region
19:00
Police Interceptors
S10E01
Andy Lawson is involved in a high-speed chase through a housing estate
Andy Lawson is involved in a high-speed chase through a housing estate, Kev Salter carries out an early morning raid on a suspected drug dealer’s house, and a drunk driver is grumpy when pulled over, then irate when he is arrested
20:00
Police Interceptors
S10E02
Damo and the firearms team tackle a supermarket gunman
Damo and the firearms team tackle a gunman at a supermarket, while Gareth engages in a headlong, death-defying pursuit along roads, pavements and back allies. Elsewhere, an offender makes his getaway from Kev and Mark, and Jimmy Grieves faces down five angry men on an estate in Hartlepool
21:00
Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders
S03E04
PCs Matt Turner and Ian Cosgrove head to the scene of a collision in Middlewich
PCs Matt Turner and Ian Cosgrove head to the scene of a collision in Middlewich, where an 11-year-old child has been hit by a van. As the child is taken to hospital by an air ambulance, Matt and Ian start their investigation to figure out what happened. On the M56, PC Rowan Burt is searching for a driver wanted for unpaid speeding fines. When he finally catches up with the suspect vehicle, he’s surprised to find it’s a police car
22:00
999: Police Hour of Duty
S03E01
Officers finally track down a man suspected of a series of armed robberies
The return after a break of the documentary following Derbyshire police on duty between 9pm and 10pm. After a two-day manhunt, officers finally track down a man suspected of carrying out a series of terrifying armed robberies, but they face a race against time to secure the evidence needed to charge him
23:00
World’s Deadliest Weather: Caught on Camera
S04E05
Footage capturing the destruction caused by severe weather conditions
In downtown Nashville, Tennessee, a violent tornado rakes through the city and interrupts a live news broadcast. At the Hamma Hamma Falls in the State of Washington, a kayaker races to rescue his friend from a terrifying ordeal above a 60-foot waterfall
00:00
Police Interceptors
S04E10
The team closes in on a suspected petrol thief
The team closes in on a suspected petrol thief, stops a motorist with a stash of suspicious goods in his boot, and tracks a motorist who heads to the fair after ditching his car. The police also have an appointment with a drink-driver who crashed into a doctor’s surgery, and the owner of an uninsured car tests the officers’ patience to the limit
01:00
Police Interceptors
S04E11
Officers chase a dangerous driver through the streets of Ripley, Derbyshire
A driver mounts pavements, bumps into cars and collides with an ambulance as he tries to escape officers during a chase through the streets of Ripley in Derbyshire. An out-of-control car crashes into an interceptor’s vehicle, and a helicopter is called in when a driver tries to lose his pursuers by taking the chase off-road
02:00
999: Criminals Caught On Camera
S03E02
The war against knife crime
Journalist Nick Wallis reveals how police use CCTV in the war against knife crime. In Exeter, a woman comes home to find her boyfriend has been stabbed several times. When he dies on the way to hospital, a murder team is assembled – and the programme reveals how 999 calls, interviews and CCTV footage help solve the horrific case. Meanwhile, in St Helens a camera operator spots an agitated man brandishing a blade and must give a running commentary until armed police arrive
03:00
Seconds from Death: Caught on Camera
S01E05
An urban free-climber turns harmless hangouts into near-death experiences
03:55
Sewermen
S01E01
Engineers construct one of Britain’s biggest fresh water pipelines in the Lake District
