Browse the full 5Action TV guide for today. 26 programmes listed , including 6 tonight. UK listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.
Early Morning
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00:00 1h
Platoon 24/7
S1 · E3The soldiers of 13 Platoon reach the end of their trainingThe soldiers of 13 Platoon reach the end of their training, but ahead of them are the two biggest tests of the six months. First is Exercise Iron Storm, in which they will fight alongside tanks and artillery in a large-scale exercise across the Salisbury Plain Training Area, while the second challenge is an endurance competition staged on the inhospitable terrain of Dartmoor in Devon -
01:00 1h
Ice Road Truckers
S10 · E1 · Against All OddsThe trucking companies deal with predictions of one of the shortest winters on recordThe return of the documentary following lorry drivers hauling vital supplies over frozen terrain in North America. In the first edition, the trucking companies coming to terms with predictions of one of the shortest winters on record and risking financial ruin unless they can deliver the goods -
02:00 1h
Trucking Hell
S3 · E18Tez has a difficult job getting a bin lorry out of a ditchTez has a difficult job getting a bin lorry out of a ditch, which is so tricky he has to call for back-up. A straightforward lift and shift turns nasty when Lee comes up against a stubborn prop shaft, while Merrie faces a race against time to recover a broken-down eight-wheeler stranded by the River Thames -
03:00 55m
Trucking Hell
S3 · E21Stig fears for his safety when he is called to rescue a refrigerated lorryStig fears for his safety when he is called to rescue a refrigerated lorry that has careered off the road -
03:55 5m
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04:00 2h
Morning
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06:00 1h
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07:00 1h
Cruise TV with LoveitBookit
Teleshopping for all things cruise-relatedTeleshopping for all things cruise-related, including the hottest destinations, ground-breaking ships and the latest deals -
08:00 1h
Cruise TV with LoveitBookit
Teleshopping for all things cruise-relatedTeleshopping for all things cruise-related, including the hottest destinations, ground-breaking ships and the latest deals -
09:00 1h
Trucking Hell
S7 · E10Kevin winches a tanker out of a muddy ditchIn Northumberland, Kevin winches a tanker out of a muddy ditch, but the load is leaning perilously close to an ancient wall and if he gets the angle wrong it might collapse -
10:00 1h
Police Interceptors
S7 · E3Jon Peacock encounters a half-naked man covered in blood in LincolnThe team carries out a raid that turns up a stash of drugs, a weapon and a large pile of cash, while Jon Peacock is amazed to encounter a half-naked man covered in blood on the wintry streets of Lincoln, but the real surprise comes when the officer finds out what he has been up to. Suspicious driving leads Jim Woolerton to discover super-strength lager and drugs, and a speeding motorist comes out with a very middle-class excuse after being clocked travelling at 110mph -
11:00 1h
Police Interceptors
S7 · E4Dan Brigginshaw tracks down a driver who has given him the slip in SpaldingDan Brigginshaw tracks down a driver who has given him the slip on the side roads of Spalding, while Suzie Ranyard comes to the rescue of a motorist with a rather large passenger. Jim Woolerton utilises some of the unit's most advanced kit to catch out a disqualified driver and officers are called out when a dead body is spotted in one of Lincolnshire's many waterways
Daytime
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12:00 1h 5m
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13:05 5m
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13:10 40m
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13:50 1h
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14:50 5m
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14:55 1h 5m
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16:00 1h
Traffic Cops
S5 · E5Cases of people traffickingThis edition shows that being a traffic officer is not just about booking motorists as it follows North Yorkshire police handling cases of sex offences and people trafficking -
17:00 1h
Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders
S7 · E9Reports come in of a cloned car with a balaclava-wearing driver in NewcastleReports of a cloned car with a balaclava-wearing driver lead PC Jamie Leslie to keep his eyes peeled along the roads of Newcastle. After the occupants make a run for it, Jamie spots someone matching the description getting into another car. In Byker, PCs Marc Crammond and Andy Clarke witness what looks like a drug deal through a car window. The driver tries to lose them down a back alley. Marc knows the area well and soon tracks the car down. But this game of cat and mouse isn't over yet, as the driver makes off on foot with Marc hot on his tail
Tonight's Highlights
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18:00 1h
Police Interceptors
S3 · E15A car thief leads officers on a cross-country chaseThe Essex unit pulls over an angry driver and a car thief leads officers on a cross-country chase. The air support team pursues an athletic burglar and a vehicle with a burst tyre, while other interceptors search for a lost key and are forced to arrest a colleague -
19:00 1h
Police Interceptors
S4 · E1The work of South Yorkshire's Road Crime UnitOfficers 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 -
20:00 1h
Police Interceptors
S25 · E8Reports of a break-in spark a pursuit of a vehicleReports of a break-in spark a pursuit of a vehicle, ending in a dramatic dog-led search as police canine Peggy quickly tracks down the driver, who fails a cocaine drug wipe. Elsewhere, burglars strike in the worst possible place, stolen vehicles are chased across counties in snow and storms, and officers deal with everything from cargo thefts to a fallen tree blocking the road -
21:00 1h
Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders
S8 · E3PCs Billy Stead and Nathan Saltmer are on the tail of a possible cloned BMWOn the outskirts of Scunthorpe, PCs Billy Stead and Nathan Saltmer are on the tail of a possible cloned BMW, but the driver attempts a getaway, running out of road and hitting a dead end. Determined not to give himself up, he makes a run for it across a field. What has he got to hide? On the M62, Billy is partnered with Sgt Lucy Hunnybun in pursuit of a vehicle suspected to be involved in multiple car thefts the previous night -
22:00 1h
Fare Dodgers: At War with the Law
S2 · E9Officers carry out a major sting in VauxhallAt Vauxhall, revenue protection officers from South Western Railway are involved in a major sting operation which prompts an investigation into fraud going back seven months. A lady is stopped using a half-price ticket bought with a Job Centre Plus discount card which she doesn't have. At Southampton, Spencer is on high alert after claims that two young women who push through the barriers are being abusive and are trying to travel for free. At Waterloo Harry takes on tailgaters and the abuse of half-price child tickets at half term. And two newly trained recruits are on the Weymouth to London line - a route notorious for fare dodgers -
23:00 1h
The X-Files
S7 · E19 · Hollywood ADMulder and Scully become the subject of a movieMulder and Scully are joined on the investigation into a bombing at a church by a film-maker, who wants to make their cases the basis for his new movie. In the crypt, they discover the remains of a missing counter culture activist an an ancient artefact with the power to raise the dead. Tea Leoni and Garry Shandling guest star in an episode written and directed by David Duchovny