GREAT! movies action TV Guide — Wednesday

Browse the full GREAT! movies action TV guide for Wednesday, 21 October 2026. 29 programmes listed , including 7 tonight. UK listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

00:25 1h

The New Avengers

S1 · E9 · Faces

Prominent figures are being replaced with brainwashed kidnap victims

Steed investigates a cunning plot to replace prominent figures with down-and-outs kidnapped from a hostel for the poor and needy, and brainwashed into doing their evil masters' bidding. Patrick Macnee, Joanna Lumley and Gareth Hunt star
01:25 1h

The Baron

S1 · E10 · The Legions of Amak

A swindle is revealed

A swindle is revealed when the Baron negotiates the sale of a fabulous treasure on behalf of a foreign king. Sixties drama about the antics of antiques expert and part-time adventurer John Mannering, starring Steve Forrest, Sue Lloyd, Colin Gordon and Paul Ferriss II
02:25 1h

The Persuaders!

S1 · E19 · The Morning After

Brett wakes up to find himself married

A hung-over Brett wakes up in Stockholm to discover he is married to a beautiful woman - or so it seems. Tony Curtis and Roger Moore star
03:25 1h 25m

Absolute Zero

Drama, Crime, Mystery Film ★ 8.2

Disaster thriller, starring Jeff Fahey
★ Cast & Info
04:50 45m

Coast Guard Alaska

Documentary following American coast guards

Documentary following an American coast guard unit stationed in Kodiak, Alaska
05:35 25m

Air Rescue

S5 · E4

A Gold Coast holidaymaker is caught in a deadly ocean rip current

A holidaymaker is caught in an ocean rip current, a skydiver is airlifted to hospital, and a groom-to-be is left gripping to the side of a mountain with a suspected broken leg

Morning

06:00 30m

Teleshopping

Home shopping

A chance to buy goods from the comfort of home
06:30 30m

Teleshopping

Home shopping

A chance to buy goods from the comfort of home
07:00 30m

Teleshopping

Home shopping

A chance to buy goods from the comfort of home
07:30 30m

Teleshopping

Home shopping

A chance to buy goods from the comfort of home
08:00 30m

Teleshopping

Home shopping

A chance to buy goods from the comfort of home
08:30 30m

Teleshopping

Home shopping

A chance to buy goods from the comfort of home
09:00 30m

Raiders of the Lost Art

S2 · E6 · The Elusive Van Eyck

The story of Renaissance artist Jan van Eyck

The story of Renaissance artist Jan van Eyck, whose works have become highly sought after by buyers and thieves alike
09:30 1h

Murder Maps

S3 · E1 · The Brighton Trunk Murders

A horrifying discovery made in a left luggage office

Nicholas Day investigates a horrifying discovery made in a Brighton left luggage office in 1934 - which was soon followed by a similar suspicious incident in London
10:30 56m

Anzio

Action, Drama, War, History Film ★ 5.7

Second World War drama, starring Robert Mitchum
★ Cast & Info
11:26 5m

This Week Back Then

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11:31 1h 29m

Anzio

Action, Drama, War, History Film ★ 5.7

Second World War drama, starring Robert Mitchum
★ Cast & Info

Daytime

13:00 1h

The High Chaparral

S1 · E16 · The Firing Wall

Manolito is sentenced to death

The ranch hands are tricked into crossing the border into Mexico, where they are all taken prisoner and Manolito is sentenced to death by firing squad
14:00 1h

Burn Notice

S2 · E10 · Do No Harm

Michael tackles medical con artists

Michael prevents a man from taking his own life and discovers he had fallen victim to a con involving a proposed cure for his son's heart condition. Moved by the tale, he decides to retrieve his new friend's money by tackling the fraudsters head-on
15:00 1h

Burn Notice

S2 · E11 · Hot Spot

A college footballer is victimised by a gangster

Sam hopes to secure free tickets to a football game by persuading Michael to help a college player who is being victimised by a gangster. Meanwhile, Fiona comes a step closer to identifying the man responsible for planting a bomb in the former spy's apartment
16:00 1h 50m

Live Once, Die Twice

Thriller, TV Movie Film ★ 4.4

Thriller, starring Kellie Martin
★ Cast & Info
17:50 10m

Good News on GREAT! Extra

An uplifting round-up of good news stories

An uplifting round-up of good news stories from the UK and around the world

Tonight's Highlights

18:00 1h

The Unit

S4 · E21 · Endgame

Leon Drake kidnaps Molly

Leon Drake kidnaps Molly, forcing Jonas to mount a rescue mission on his own. Renegade Unit member Sam McBride springs another surprise
19:00 1h

Burn Notice

S2 · E10 · Do No Harm

Michael tackles medical con artists

Michael prevents a man from taking his own life and discovers he had fallen victim to a con involving a proposed cure for his son's heart condition. Moved by the tale, he decides to retrieve his new friend's money by tackling the fraudsters head-on
20:00 1h

Burn Notice

S2 · E11 · Hot Spot

A college footballer is victimised by a gangster

Sam hopes to secure free tickets to a football game by persuading Michael to help a college player who is being victimised by a gangster. Meanwhile, Fiona comes a step closer to identifying the man responsible for planting a bomb in the former spy's apartment
21:00 56m

Force of Execution

Action, Crime Film ★ 4.9

Gangster thriller, starring Steven Seagal
★ Cast & Info
21:56 5m

This Week Back Then

How news bulletins used to look

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22:01 1h 9m

Force of Execution

Action, Crime Film ★ 4.9

Gangster thriller, starring Steven Seagal
★ Cast & Info
23:10 1h

The Unit

S4 · E21 · Endgame

Leon Drake kidnaps Molly

Leon Drake kidnaps Molly, forcing Jonas to mount a rescue mission on his own. Renegade Unit member Sam McBride springs another surprise

Early Morning

Absolute Zero

Morning

Anzio

Anzio

Daytime

Live Once, Die Twice

Tonight's Highlights

Force of Execution

Force of Execution

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