Browse the full 5STAR TV guide for Wednesday, 21 October 2026. 27 programmes listed , including 8 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
999: Emergency Call Out
S2 · E10A team are called to the scene of a suspected terrorist bomb in DartfordIn Dartford RU team Special Constable Roisin and Paramedic Katy are called to the scene of a suspected terrorist bomb, in a busy shopping centre. Elsewhere in Medway, Special Sergeants Dean and Ben deal with a knife fight, where the instigator of the fight is carrying a machete and puts up resistance to a search, causing a difficult arrest. Returning from golf, a man driving on a Kent lane loses control of his car, ploughing into a telegraph pole and bringing down a suspected live wire above the road. After a woman falls and hits her head in the middle of a main road, Paramedic Kat and Special Officer Jack treat her and suspect she may have a bleed on the brain -
01:00 1h
Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders
S5 · E2PC Martain Anderson stops a car thought to be linked to organised crimeIn 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 -
02:00 45m
Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts
S9 · E16Sister Rachel battles a packed resusSister Rachel battles a packed resus as ambulances come streaming in with more patients. Fifty-four-year-old Lynne is rushed in with a suspected broken hip after a fall, paramedics take her to an ambulance bay where she's transferred for an urgent x-ray. Dr Mullen works his final shift, treating everything from infected ulcers to chemical ingestion -
02:45 50m
Skin A&E
S4 · E2The specialist clinic opens its doors to patients with acneThe specialist clinic opens its doors to patients with acne, psoriasis and cysts -
03:35 25m
Home and Away
Amelia faces an uncertain future in the BayAmelia faces an uncertain future in the Bay, Sonny feels smothered, and Lacey draws a line in the sand -
04:00 2h
Morning
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06:00 1h
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07:00 30m
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07:30 30m
eFOLDi Mobility Scooters
A chance to buy eFOLDi lightweight electric folding mobility scootersA chance to buy award winning eFOLDi lightweight electric folding mobility scooters -
08:00 1h
Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun
S9 · E5Andrea has been single for almost 10 years, but wants to start dating againAndrea has been single for almost 10 years, but wants to start dating again. Ant has a job working on the Big Red Boat Parties to earn some extra cash -
09:00 1h
Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun
S9 · E6Cameras follow James and Peter who run a British village storeCameras follow James and Peter who run a British village store, and they're excited to reunite their daughter with the dog she hasn't seen in years -
10:00 1h
Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords
S2 · E3Property developer Alex calls in an eviction specialistProperty developer Alex calls in an eviction specialist after finding that he could be arrested if he tries to oust squatters from the derelict pub he has recently purchased. Peterborough Council receives a complaint from a family threatened with an illegal eviction and violence by a letting agent. A woman regrets letting her flat to a mother and daughter after trouble with late rent payments turned into a nightmare -
11:00 1h
Traffic Cops
S13 · E19A dangerous driver fails to stop for officers for more than forty-five minutesA dangerous driver fails to stop for officers for more than forty-five minutes and when the vehicle goes off road, three men make a run for it. Officers are also forced to pursue another driver, who has already failed to stop for the police. After losing sight of the car, police search the area and find the vehicle abandoned before arresting a suspect close by
Daytime
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12:00 1h
Traffic Cops
S13 · E20Officers target the suspected trafficking of drugs in a taxiA look at how Derbyshire's road crime team target criminals who supply or deal drugs or drive under the influence of narcotics. Officers target the suspected trafficking of drugs in a taxi, arresting two men and a cab driver and questioning them about intelligence linking them to supply of crack cocaine. An armed-response unit calls for backup to assist with the pursuit of a car thought to be linked to an armed burglary, but it turns out to be more of a suspected drugs run as the driver is suspected of dumping a bag of drugs as he abandons the car and attempts to run away from the chasing officers -
13:00 1h
Traffic Cops
S13 · E21Officers are on the hunt for a transit van taken without keys from a drivewayOfficers are on the hunt for a transit van taken without keys from a driveway, but with the suspects changing number plates to disguise the stolen vehicle, tracking it down becomes much harder. Following a tip-off about a suspected disqualified driver, police search for and arrest the driver of a van who, when questioned, says he has no recollection of being disqualified -
14:00 1h
Police Interceptors
S21 · E1The team clash with a runaway driverNottinghamshire's finest are back with a bang as the interceptors clash with a runaway driver in one of the most epic police pursuits ever caught on camera -
15:00 1h
Police Interceptors
S21 · E1The team clash with a runaway driverNottinghamshire's finest are back with a bang as the interceptors clash with a runaway driver in one of the most epic police pursuits ever caught on camera -
16:00 1h
Police Interceptors
S21 · E3A Volkswagen driver proves a slippery customerA Volkswagen driver proves a slippery customer, especially on wet roads, and even manages to evade the interceptors' stinger. But when he makes it to the M1 at speeds north of 90mph, the cavalry are called in to perform a breathtaking T-PAC straight out the top drawer -
17:00 1h
Rogue Claimers
S2 · E18A jewellery claim raises suspicion when a woman provides too much paperworkA jewellery claim raises suspicion when a woman provides too much paperwork, while CCTV catches a conman deliberately crashing his car to inflate a minor rear-end shunt
Tonight's Highlights
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18:00 30m
Home and Away
Tane finds inspiration in an unlikely placeTane finds inspiration in an unlikely place, Eden calls on Remi, and Alf keeps Marilyn in the dark -
18:30 30m
Home and Away
Eden's got a surprise in storeEden's got a surprise in store, Sonny steps up, and Amelia's invited to a Langham lunch -
19:00 1h
GPs: Behind Closed Doors
S6 · E18Doctors treat a teenager suffering from agonising abdominal painDoctors treat a teenager suffering from agonising abdominal pain, and a nurse consults an elderly woman who has had a sore throat for several weeks. Concerned that it could be something more serious, nurse Linda decides to send her for a scan. Other patients include 10-year-old Anya, who has terrible eczema all over her body, and a woman struggling with pain in her hip after sleeping on a couch -
20:00 1h
Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts
S10 · E5An 85-year-old arrives with a head injury after falling from a ladderAn 85-year-old arrives with a head injury after falling from a ladder, three-year-old Leo has a burnt hand, and 65-year-old Ken is rushed in by ambulance after a serious car crash -
21:00 1h
The Chronicles of Riddick
Action, Science Fiction Film ★ 6.6Sci-fi adventure sequel, starring Vin Diesel
★ Cast & Info
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22:00 5m
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22:05 1h 15m
The Chronicles of Riddick
Action, Science Fiction Film ★ 6.6Sci-fi adventure sequel, starring Vin Diesel
★ Cast & Info
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23:20 1h
999: Critical Condition
S4 · E2A 22-year-old arrives at the emergency department after crashing his motorbike at speedA 22-year-old arrives at the emergency department after crashing his motorbike at speed, and medical staff fear he may have suffered a life-changing spinal cord injury. Sixty-year-old Nigel is preparing for an emergency operation to have a huge tumour removed from his stomach, and 80-year-old Alun is treated after suffering a traumatic accident at home