5Action TV Guide — Sunday, 19 July 2026

Browse the full 5Action TV guide for Sunday, 19 July 2026. 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

00:05 55m

The X-Files

S4 · E20 · Small Potatoes

A mutant has the power to change his face

The duo investigate the births of five babies with tails in a small town. All five infants have the same father, to the shock of the mothers who each claim to have slept only with their husbands. While Scully suspects a rapist drugging his victims, the man in question turns out to be a mutant with the ability to change his appearance, who kidnaps Mulder and assumes his identity

01:00 1h

The X-Files

S4 · E21 · Zero Sum

Skinner covers up a death

A woman is killed by a swarm of killer bees created by the conspiracy. Skinner covers up the death to fulfil the bargain he made with the Cigarette Smoking Man to save Scully's life - but later realises he is being framed for the murder of a police detective

02:00 1h

The X-Files

S4 · E22 · Elegy

Scully sees the ghosts of a serial killer's victim

While investigating the murders of several women, Scully is confronted by the ghost of most recent victim - an encounter that makes her fear her own death is imminent. Initial evidence suggests a compulsive man named Harold may be the killer - but the duo gradually realise someone else my be responsible

03:00 50m

The X-Files

S4 · E23 · Demons

Mulder suffers memory loss and is implicated in a murder

Mulder wakes up in a strange room with no memory of how he got there, and ties to retrace his recent actions with Scully's help, only to stumble on two alien abductees killed with his gun. As their investigation leads to a controversial psychiatrist treating the victims for memory loss, he is tormented by painful childhood memories involving the Cigarette Smoking Man

03:50 10m

Entertainment News on 5

Showbiz news and gossip

04:00 2h

Teleshopping

Home shopping

A chance to buy goods from the comfort of home

Morning

06:00 1h

Teleshopping

Home shopping

A chance to buy goods from the comfort of home

07:00 30m

The Real Cruise People

A perfect cruise, found by The Real Cruise People

A perfect cruise, found by The Real Cruise People. Cruise.co.uk

07:30 30m

JML Presents

Home shopping

A chance to buy goods from the comfort of home

08:00 1h

Cruise TV with LoveitBookit

Teleshopping for all things cruise-related

Teleshopping for all things cruise-related, including the hottest destinations, ground-breaking ships and the latest deals

09:00 5m

Entertainment News on 5

Showbiz news and gossip

09:05 1h

Trucking Hell

S5 · E1

A 44-ton truck catches fire

A 44-ton truck carrying food catches fire and the cargo keep reigniting, while a tarmacking truck is stuck on the side of the road with traffic coming from all directions. An ex-firefighter attempts to rescue a unit that has suffered gearbox failure

10:05 1h

Outback Truckers

S2 · E6

Macca is sent on a mission to transport a world-famous yacht

Macca is sent on an arduous mission to transport a world-famous yacht, and Russell struggles to get his business and health into a state of recovery

11:05 1h

Outback Truckers

S2 · E7

Turbo pushes himself and his truck to the limit

It is make or break for Turbo, as he simultaneously pushes his pain barrier and his truck to the limit, while Mark faces the biggest job of his career

Daytime

12:05 1h

Outback Truckers

S2 · E8

Turbo's rig begins to overheat midway through a vital run

Turbo's rig begins to overheat midway through a vital run. Meanwhile, Mark Cromwell fights to complete the biggest job of his career to date

13:05 1h

Outback Truckers

S2 · E9

Yogi's reputation hangs in the balance

Russell battles waterlogged tracks in the desert as he tries to deliver his load on time, and Yogi's reputation hangs in the balance following the biggest week of his career

14:05 1h

Outback Truckers

S2 · E10

Troubles lie ahead for Yogi

Russell Mcdonough has his work cut out when a track collapses under the weight of his rig, while troubles lie ahead for Yogi

15:05 1h

The Alamo

Western Film ★ 7.2

Western, directed by and starring John Wayne

★ Cast & Info

16:05 5m

Entertainment News on 5

Showbiz news and gossip

16:10 2h 10m

The Alamo

Western Film ★ 7.2

Western, directed by and starring John Wayne

★ Cast & Info

Tonight's Highlights

18:20 1h

The Devil's Brigade

Action, Drama, War Film ★ 6.4

Second World War adventure, starring William Holden

★ Cast & Info

19:20 5m

Entertainment News on 5

Showbiz news and gossip

19:25 1h 35m

The Devil's Brigade

Action, Drama, War Film ★ 6.4

Second World War adventure, starring William Holden

★ Cast & Info

21:00 1h 35m

Inferno at Sea: The Deepwater Disaster

The events surrounding the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010

The events surrounding the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010 after an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling platform killed 11 people and injured 17. The rig burned for two days and sank, triggering the largest ocean oil spill in history and the largest environmental disaster in US history. This documentary hears eyewitness accounts of those on the rig, rescue teams and locals who lived through the impact of the disaster along the coastlines of Texas, Louisiana and Alabama

22:35 25m

Cops

S37 · E18 · Bawl Out

A suspect who fled on an unlicensed dirt bike begs to go home

A suspect who fled on an unlicensed dirt bike begs to go home, a man with a warrant for domestic battery is caught with fentanyl, and a citizen calls 911 when she observes a dispute

23:00 1h

Shoplifters: Caught Red Handed

S1 · E11

A pensioner has an envelope of money stolen from her bag

In Newton Abbot, chief security guard Tom responds to a call from a store after pensioner has an envelope of money stolen from her bag by a woman, while in the West Orchards control room Mal spots a suspected drug user who already has a lifetime ban from the shopping centre

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