5Action TV Guide — Tuesday

Browse the full 5Action TV guide for Tuesday, 1 September 2026. 25 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 · E3 · Brazil

Exploring Urso-Branco - one of the most notorious prisons in Brazil

Exploring Urso-Branco - the white bear - one of the most notorious prisons in Brazil. In the past 20 years more than 100 people have died in riots behind its walls

01:00 1h

Outback Truckers

S4 · E5

A million-dollar shed is dragged through the narrow streets of Adelaide

Mark Cromwell and his team drag a heavyweight, million-dollar shed through the narrow streets of Adelaide. Meanwhile, livestock trucker Brenton has three days to move 20,000 cattle

02:00 1h

Trucking Hell

S2 · E2

Steve is called to the scene of an overturned gas tanker

Steve is called to the scene of an overturned gas tanker that may be leaking highly flammable propane. Sean is asked to pick up an abandoned scaffolding lorry that is blocked in on a dead-end street, locked and with no key

03:00 55m

Trucking Hell

S2 · E3

A fuel tanker is stranded in an SOS bay on the M25

Recovery operation Jim and heavy vehicle mechanic Jack are called out to help a loaded HGV which has sustained a puncture on a busy motorway, and a fuel tanker is stranded in an SOS bay on the M25

03:55 5m

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 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 15m

Entertainment News on 5

Showbiz news and gossip

09:15 1h

Trucking Hell

S5 · E20

An artic lorry stacked full of bed frames careers off a Lincolnshire A-road

An artic lorry stacked full of bed frames and mattresses has careered off a busy Lincolnshire A-road into a dry stone wall and is now lying in a ditch

10:15 1h

Police Interceptors

S3 · E4

A stolen car is recovered on the M11

A stolen car is recovered on the M11, and the team is given advanced training in the use of a tactical battering ram. Plus, a suspect briefly goes missing at a burger bar, an officer proves his mettle in a series of drug raids, and members of the unit are forced to calm a drunken sailor

11:15 1h 5m

Gunsmoke

S13 · E13 · Rope Fever

Festus leads a sheriff to missing loot

Festus is ordered to lead an aging sheriff and his zealous deputy to some missing loot. Western, starring Ken Curtis

Daytime

12:20 1h

The Big Trees

Romance, Western Film ★ 5.6

Romantic drama, starring Kirk Douglas and Eve Miller

★ Cast & Info

13:20 5m

Entertainment News on 5

Showbiz news and gossip

13:25 50m

The Big Trees

Romance, Western Film ★ 5.6

Romantic drama, starring Kirk Douglas and Eve Miller

★ Cast & Info

14:15 1h

The Lawless Breed

Western Film ★ 7.0

Fact-based Western, starring Rock Hudson

★ Cast & Info

15:15 5m

Entertainment News on 5

Showbiz news and gossip

15:20 40m

The Lawless Breed

Western Film ★ 7.0

Fact-based Western, starring Rock Hudson

★ Cast & Info

16:00 1h

Highway Thru Hell

S2 · E7 · Crazy Horse

A furious storm causes havoc on the highway

A furious storm causes havoc on the highway. Plus, Jamie takes a call that turns into the most challenging recovery his heavy rescue team has had to make all season

17:00 20m

Trucking Hell

S1 · E2

A 40-ton heavy loader tips onto its side after leaving a busy Northampton A-road

In Northampton, 40-ton heavy loader carrying cardboard bales tips onto its side blocking a busy A-road. On a Midlands mission, snow threatens to leave rescuer Mark stranded, while the quaint rural roads of Staffordshire seemingly prove no match for former army boy Jim

17:20 1h 5m

Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders

S5 · E2

PC Martain Anderson stops a car thought to be linked to organised crime

In Sunderland, PC Martain Anderson stops a car thought to be linked to organised crime. The driver doesn't have a valid driving licence, and things only get worse for him when Martain smells cannabis

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

Live Snooker: British Open 2026

Day Two: Evening Session ● Live

Coverage of the evening session on day two

Coverage of the evening session on day two, held at The Centaur in Cheltenham, featuring second-round matches. Ukrainian Iulian Boiko claimed one of the better victories of his career when he defeated Sam Craigie 4-2 at this stage last year. Presented by Katie Shanahan, alongside Stephen Hendry, Ken Doherty and Joe Perry

23:00 1h

The X-Files

S6 · E11 · Two Fathers

Part one of two. Cassandra Spender returns, now an alien hybrid

Part one of two. Cassandra Spender returns, having been turned into the first successful human alien hybrid. She now represents a serious threat to the conspiracy's plans which they cannot allow to live. Mulder and Scully learn the Cigarette Smoking Man's true identity and his relationship with Spender, who accepts a mission to eliminate an alien rebel. Veronica Cartwright guest stars

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