5Action TV Guide — Thursday

Browse the full 5Action TV guide for Thursday, 3 September 2026. 24 programmes listed , including 3 tonight. UK listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

00:00 1h

Behind Bars: World's Toughest Prisons

S3 · E5 · Bosnia

Cameras focus on Zenica, the toughest prison in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Zenica, an 1886 fortress, is the toughest prison in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Discipline and fitness are essentials that the prison administration regularly reviews

01:00 1h

Outback Truckers

S4 · E7

Russell hauls a mobile building down a load-destroying track

Russell faces trial by fire as he hauls a mobile building down a load-destroying track. Truck driver Jacko rushes a monster load - and a worried passenger - to a big show

02:00 1h

Trucking Hell

S2 · E6

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

03:00 1h

Trucking Hell

S2 · E7

A crew grapples with a juggernaut that has skidded off the M62

Simon and his crew grapple with a juggernaut that has skidded off the M62, while Rory deals with a mobile library that has been the victim of a shocking arson attack

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 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

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 30m

Cops

S37 · E30 · Shoulda Been Delivery

A man fleeing from a stolen Honda has his hiding spot revealed by his loyal pet

A man fleeing from a stolen Honda has his hiding spot revealed by his loyal pet, and a veteran injured overseas struggles with addiction

09:30 1h

Trucking Hell

S6 · E2

A team tries to rescue an overturned mixer full of wet cement

A team tries to rescue an overturned mixer full of wet cement, while, after a week-long holiday in Italy, a returning driver discovers problems in her hydraulics

10:30 1h

Police Interceptors

S3 · E6

An inspector tries to stop a man committing suicide

Inspector Emma Brookes races 40 miles to prevent a suicidal man throwing himself off a rooftop, while one of her colleagues chases a suspected drug dealer. Elsewhere, the Air Support Unit is called to track a fugitive car thief, and a man is caught with a van full of stolen clothes

11:30 1h

Gunsmoke

S13 · E15 · Baker's Dozen

Three babies are born on a stagecoach

Three baby boys are born on a stagecoach that arrives in Dodge just after being robbed. Western drama, starring James Arness, James Daly, William Bramley, Diane Ladd, Troy Melton and Shirley Wilson

Daytime

12:30 1h

Stranger At My Door

Drama, Western Film ★ 6.4

Western starring Macdonald Carey

★ Cast & Info

13:30 5m

Entertainment News on 5

Showbiz news and gossip

13:35 45m

Stranger At My Door

Drama, Western Film ★ 6.4

Western starring Macdonald Carey

★ Cast & Info

14:20 1h

The Lonely Man

Western Film ★ 6.6

Western, starring Jack Palance

★ Cast & Info

15:20 5m

Entertainment News on 5

Showbiz news and gossip

15:25 40m

The Lonely Man

Western Film ★ 6.6

Western, starring Jack Palance

★ Cast & Info

16:05 1h

Highway Thru Hell

S2 · E9 · Over the Edge

A lorry swerves off a cliff

A lorry loaded with lumber drives off a cliff while swerving to avoid a boulder. Jamie's team attends the scene and struggles to prevent the vehicle falling further towards a railway line. Plus, heavy rescue is called when a trailer loaded with millions of plastic beads crashes

17:05 15m

Trucking Hell

Following men and women working in the heavy recovery business

Following men and women working in the heavy recovery business, as they tackle jack-knifed lorries, crashed HGVs and roadside breakdowns

17:20 1h 5m

Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders

S5 · E5

Newcastle officers race to back up a patrol on the tail of a joyrider

In Newcastle, officers race to back up a patrol on the tail of a joyrider in a Range Rover who is refusing to stop, and the driver and passengers make a run for it after crashing the car, which then bursts into flames. PC Martain Anderson pulls over a driver travelling at a snail's pace and discovers it's only the second time the man has been behind the wheel of his own car

Tonight's Highlights

18:25 20m

The Best of World's Strongest Man

Highlights from the competition

Highlights from the competition in which supersized athletes compete in the ultimate test of strength

18:45 4h 15m

Snooker: British Open 2026

Day Four: Evening Session ● Live

Coverage of the evening session on day four

Coverage of the evening session on day four, held at The Centaur in Cheltenham, featuring fourth-round matches. Only two of the matches at this stage 12 months ago went the full seven frames, with Shaun Murphy beating Judd Trump and Stan Moody triumphant over Ali Carter. Presented by Katie Shanahan with Stephen Hendry, Ken Doherty and Joe Perry

23:00 1h

The X-Files

S6 · E13 · Agua Mala

Mulder and Scully search for a sea monster

Mulder and Scully travel to a town devastated by a hurricane in search of a sea monster. Just as they are about to give up, bad weather forces them to take shelter in a building along with several townsfolk. But the creature they were searching for is working its way through the plumbing, while the presence of a woman in labour and a gun-toting local make the situation even more dangerous

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