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Tonight's highlights

      
        7:00 PM
        
          Police Interceptors
        
      Scott and Adam discover a huge stash in the boot of a car, and a runaway dealer just misses mowing down Gary.

      
        8:00 PM
        
          Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders
        
      PCs Ian and Matt pull over a Chevvy. A search of the vehicle reveals drugs paraphernalia. In Warrington, cops the hunt for an uninsured driver who may be drunk.

      
        9:00 PM
        
          Warship: Life on the Frontline
        
      JJ Chalmers gets exclusive access to HMS Prince of Wales, the Royal Navy's biggest British warship as she prepares for the most dangerous leg of its epic eight-month deployment.

      
        10:30 PM
        
          New: Highway Thru Hell
        
      Jamie responds when a passenger is trapped in a car beneath a moving semi-truck in heavy rain. And a massive Sea-Can container flips on Highway 3, pushing the Rotator to the limit.

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Dates

Yesterday Today Tue 26 May

5ACTION Schedule — Today

Programming hasn’t started yet.

The first program is at 12:45 AM (12:45 AM UK Time )

12:45 AM

Behind Bars: World's Toughest Prisons — 00:45

A high-security prison with an area the size of ten football pitches. Surrounded by six-metre-high walls, and the sea, the facility houses up to 800 criminals.

Runtime: 1 hr 5 min

1:50 AM

Behind Bars: World's Toughest Prisons — 01:50

Urso-Branco - the White Bear - is one of the most notorious prisons in Brazil. In the past 20 years more than 100 people have died in riots.

Runtime: 1 hr 5 min

2:55 AM

Behind Bars: World's Toughest Prisons — 02:55

Inside the largest Philippines women's prison: the Correctional Institution for Women. Convicts range from petty criminals to drug dealers - and the guards are outnumbered.

Runtime: 55 min

3:50 AM

Entertainment News on 5 — 03:50

A daily round-up of showbiz news and gossip from around the world, focusing on celebrities, movies, music and entertainment.

Runtime: 10 min

4:00 AM

Teleshopping — 04:00

Teleshopping.

Runtime: 2 hr

6:00 AM

Teleshopping — 06:00

Shop by phone from the comfort of your home.

Runtime: 1 hr

7:00 AM

Cruise & Stay; Real Cruise People — 07:00

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

Runtime: 30 min

7:30 AM

JML Presents — 07:30

Shop JML, the home for clever ideas.

Runtime: 30 min

8:00 AM

Cruise TV with LoveitBookit — 08:00

Your one-stop-shop for all things cruise; bringing you the hottest destinations, ground-breaking ships and the latest deals to ensure your next cruise holiday is your greatest one!

Runtime: 1 hr

9:00 AM

Traffic Cops — 09:00

Drink drivers are increasingly trying to come up with ways to beat the system. One driver claims to have had a single swig of beer, forcing the cops to wait 20 minutes.

Runtime: 1 hr

10:00 AM

Police Interceptors — 10:00

The pursuit of a white van tearing up the turf proves to be a family affair, and a two-year-old German shepherd cross named Titan earns his spurs.

Runtime: 55 min

10:55 AM

Police Interceptors — 10:55

Dog handler Darren calls on all his powers of persuasion to try and end a rooftop stand-off, and Steve is forced to use his pepper spray on a suspect.

Runtime: 1 hr

11:55 AM

Trucking Hell — 11:55

A huge lorry straddling the central reservation of the M1 is a rush-hour headache for Steve and his colleague Pat, and Jim gets drenched as he risks life and limb.

Runtime: 1 hr

12:55 PM

Traffic Cops — 12:55

Derbyshire's road crime team launch a crackdown on drugs supply lines, using intelligence and surveillance tactics. Operation Spacedust targets county line networks.

Runtime: 1 hr

1:55 PM

High Noon — 13:55

A town Marshal (Gary Cooper) and his new bride (Grace Kelly) must face a gang of deadly killers alone at high noon, when the gang leader he sent to jail years ago arrives on the noon train.

Runtime: 1 hr

2:55 PM

Entertainment News on 5 — 14:55

A daily round-up of showbiz news and gossip from around the world, focusing on celebrities, movies, music and entertainment.

Runtime: 5 min

3:00 PM

High Noon — 15:00

A town Marshal (Gary Cooper) and his new bride (Grace Kelly) must face a gang of deadly killers alone at high noon, when the gang leader he sent to jail years ago arrives on the noon train.

Runtime: 40 min

3:40 PM

Shane — 15:40

Western starring Alan Ladd. An ex-gunfighter defends homesteaders in 1889 Wyoming. (1953)

Runtime: 1 hr

4:40 PM

Entertainment News on 5 — 16:40

A daily round-up of showbiz news and gossip from around the world, focusing on celebrities, movies, music and entertainment.

Runtime: 5 min

4:45 PM

Shane — 16:45

Western starring Alan Ladd. An ex-gunfighter defends homesteaders in 1889 Wyoming. (1953)

Runtime: 1 hr 15 min

6:00 PM

Police Interceptors — 18:00

Jason is short of festive cheer when a yuletide party becomes a full-blown riot. Adam and Nick uncover a drunk mother driving her daughter to the shops.

Runtime: 1 hr

7:00 PM

Police Interceptors — 19:00

Scott and Adam discover a huge stash in the boot of a car, and a runaway dealer just misses mowing down Gary.

Runtime: 1 hr

8:00 PM

Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders — 20:00

PCs Ian and Matt pull over a Chevvy. A search of the vehicle reveals drugs paraphernalia. In Warrington, cops the hunt for an uninsured driver who may be drunk.

Runtime: 1 hr

9:00 PM

Warship: Life on the Frontline — 21:00

JJ Chalmers gets exclusive access to HMS Prince of Wales, the Royal Navy's biggest British warship as she prepares for the most dangerous leg of its epic eight-month deployment.

Runtime: 1 hr 30 min

10:30 PM

New: Highway Thru Hell — 22:30

Jamie responds when a passenger is trapped in a car beneath a moving semi-truck in heavy rain. And a massive Sea-Can container flips on Highway 3, pushing the Rotator to the limit.

Runtime: 1 hr

11:30 PM

The X-Files — 23:30

During an investigation at a veteran's hospital, Mulder and Scully uncover a series of bizarre deaths and a quadruple amputee with a grudge.

Runtime: 1 hr

Next Day →

Coming up tomorrow

Tomorrow on 5ACTION — 26 May 2026

12:30 AM

Behind Bars: World's Toughest Prisons

In the Philippines CIW, correction officers risk their lives to deal with more than 3000 prisoners, especially during the day, when over 1000 prisoners are not locked up.
1:35 AM

Outback Truckers

Husband and wife trucking team Nick and Jo Atkins are about to embark on a dangerous trek north through one of the world's last wilderness frontiers.
2:30 AM

Trucking Hell

A slide bed truck carrying a van loses both of its offside wheels; a dustbin lorry sinks into the mud; a car collides with a petrol tanker and another has mechanical failure.
3:30 AM

Car Pound Cops

In Surrey, traffic police officers Sean and Ewan stop a farm vehicle with an insecure load and a suspect number plate. In Northamptonshire, Terry reunites a woman with her car. (Ep2)
3:55 AM

Entertainment News on 5

A daily round-up of showbiz news and gossip from around the world, focusing on celebrities, movies, music and entertainment.
4:00 AM

Teleshopping

Teleshopping.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is on 5ACTION tonight?

Tonight (Monday 25 May) on 5ACTION, you can watch Police Interceptors, Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders, and Warship: Life on the Frontline. Check the full schedule for more details.

When does programming end on 5ACTION today?

Today's programming on 5ACTION ends at 00:30 with The X-Files.

Is this TV schedule shown in UK time or my local time?

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