What's on GREAT! action Tonight

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Tonight's highlights

      
        7:00 PM
        
          Burn Notice
        
      A woman hires Michael and Fiona to liberate her from violent con men after being caught in an insurance scam. Meanwhile, a contact goes to extreme lengths to get Michael's attention.

      
        8:00 PM
        
          Burn Notice
        
      Sam's old friend Mack shows up and asks for help in a case against a child predator named Rincón. Michael meets Mason Gilroy, an associate of Strickler, who plans to become his new employer.

      
        9:00 PM
        
          The Transporter Refueled
        
      Action-packed thriller with Ed Skrein. An ex mercenary enters a game of chess with a femme-fatale and her 3 sidekicks, all out for revenge against a Russian kingpin. (2015)

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GREAT! action Schedule — Today

Programming hasn’t started yet.

The first program is at 12:30 AM (12:30 AM UK Time )

12:30 AM

The New Avengers — 00:30

The team are tasked with investigating enemy agent Juventor. Can Steed and the team stop him before he has the capability to sell secret information to the highest bidder?

Runtime: 1 hr

1:30 AM

The Persuaders! — 01:30

The Persuaders discover a crashed plane containing a dead scientist and a formula he's written down. The Persuaders must find who the formula belongs to - and the murderer.

Runtime: 1 hr

2:30 AM

Asteroid: Final Impact — 02:30

Action with Mark Lutz. When an asteroid threatens to obliterate Earth, a discredited astrophysicist is humanity's last hope. Armed with cutting-edge tech, can he prevent a global disaster? (2015)

Runtime: 1 hr 35 min

4:05 AM

Coast Guard Alaska — 04:05

Witness the U.S. Coastguard at work as they battle the elements to perform daring sea rescues and save the lives of those in danger.

Runtime: 45 min

4:50 AM

Good News on GREAT! Extra — 04:50

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

Runtime: 10 min

5:00 AM

Air Rescue — 05:00

An injured man clings to the rocks after falling into the ocean, and a head-on car collision leaves two tourists fighting for their lives.

Runtime: 25 min

5:25 AM

Air Rescue — 05:25

A group of amateur scuba divers find themselves in trouble when their boat capsizes, and a son tries to get urgent help for his dad after a nasty trailbike accident.

Runtime: 25 min

5:50 AM

Good News on GREAT! Extra — 05:50

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

Runtime: 10 min

6:00 AM

Teleshopping — 06:00

Teleshopping.

Runtime: 30 min

6:30 AM

Teleshopping — 06:30

Teleshopping.

Runtime: 30 min

7:00 AM

Teleshopping — 07:00

Teleshopping.

Runtime: 30 min

7:30 AM

Teleshopping — 07:30

Teleshopping.

Runtime: 30 min

8:00 AM

Teleshopping — 08:00

Teleshopping.

Runtime: 30 min

8:30 AM

Teleshopping — 08:30

Teleshopping.

Runtime: 30 min

9:00 AM

Raiders Of The Lost Art — 09:00

Unappreciated for 200 years, Dutch artist Vermeer was largely forgotten. The quest to recover his lost masterpieces drove men to extremes and gave rise to one of history's greatest forgers.

Runtime: 1 hr

10:00 AM

Murder Maps — 10:00

Grim discoveries at Brighton train station and King's Cross in the summer of 1934 sparked a huge police investigation, one that would soon take a surprising and unexpected turn.

Runtime: 1 hr

11:00 AM

The Doolins Of Oklahoma — 11:00

Western with Randolph Scott. Former Dalton gang member Bill Doolin decides to hang up his guns and go straight. But as federal Marshals close in, can this outlaw ever escape a life on the run? (1949)

Runtime: 56 min

11:56 AM

This Week Back Then — 11:56

How news bulletins used to look. The GREAT! network takes you back in time, remembering stories from this week back then.

Runtime: 5 min

12:01 PM

The Doolins Of Oklahoma — 12:01

Western with Randolph Scott. Former Dalton gang member Bill Doolin decides to hang up his guns and go straight. But as federal Marshals close in, can this outlaw ever escape a life on the run? (1949)

Runtime: 59 min

1:00 PM

The Unit — 13:00

Jonas and Bob, on personal time, rescue a young girl from a cult leader as a favour to an old friend. Tiffy covers for Charlotte and finds herself in a lot of trouble.

Runtime: 1 hr

2:00 PM

Burn Notice — 14:00

A woman hires Michael and Fiona to liberate her from violent con men after being caught in an insurance scam. Meanwhile, a contact goes to extreme lengths to get Michael's attention.

Runtime: 1 hr

3:00 PM

Burn Notice — 15:00

Sam's old friend Mack shows up and asks for help in a case against a child predator named Rincón. Michael meets Mason Gilroy, an associate of Strickler, who plans to become his new employer.

Runtime: 1 hr

4:00 PM

Sniper Elite — 16:00

Sci-fi action with Kevin Sorbo. Elite human soldiers faces down a deadly and powerful extraterrestrial army. Can one man trapped in enemy territory survive the whole armada (2014)?

Runtime: 56 min

4:56 PM

This Week Back Then — 16:56

How news bulletins used to look. The GREAT! network takes you back in time, remembering stories from this week back then.

Runtime: 5 min

5:01 PM

Sniper Elite — 17:01

Sci-fi action with Kevin Sorbo. Elite human soldiers faces down a deadly and powerful extraterrestrial army. Can one man trapped in enemy territory survive the whole armada (2014)?

Runtime: 59 min

6:00 PM

The Unit — 18:00

Jonas and Bob, on personal time, rescue a young girl from a cult leader as a favour to an old friend. Tiffy covers for Charlotte and finds herself in a lot of trouble.

Runtime: 1 hr

7:00 PM

Burn Notice — 19:00

A woman hires Michael and Fiona to liberate her from violent con men after being caught in an insurance scam. Meanwhile, a contact goes to extreme lengths to get Michael's attention.

Runtime: 1 hr

8:00 PM

Burn Notice — 20:00

Sam's old friend Mack shows up and asks for help in a case against a child predator named Rincón. Michael meets Mason Gilroy, an associate of Strickler, who plans to become his new employer.

Runtime: 1 hr

9:00 PM

The Transporter Refueled — 21:00

Action-packed thriller with Ed Skrein. An ex mercenary enters a game of chess with a femme-fatale and her 3 sidekicks, all out for revenge against a Russian kingpin. (2015)

Runtime: 2 hr 5 min

11:05 PM

The Avengers — 23:05

Steed and Peel investigate when national security is compromised by individuals demonstrating child-like behaviour. Can The Avengers unearth a common link?

Runtime: 1 hr

Next Day →

Coming up tomorrow

Tomorrow on GREAT! action — 15 August 2026

12:05 AM

The New Avengers

Can Steed and the team discover the identity of the person who seemingly holds a grudge against them before it is too late ?
1:05 AM

The Persuaders!

There's a traitor about, selling secrets from British Intelligence to foreign powers. Brett agrees to pose as the traitor, but things do not go as planned.
2:05 AM

Collision Course

Mid-air action with Tia Carrere. After a freak solar flare kills the pilot and disables the systems on board, a passenger and a flight attendant must take the controls and find a safe landing (2012).
3:40 AM

Coast Guard Alaska

Witness the U.S. Coastguard at work as they battle the elements to perform daring sea rescues and save the lives of those in danger.
4:25 AM

Air Rescue

The Westpac rescue crew responds to a shark attack victim, a daring rock fisherman risks everything for the perfect catch and an elderly man is treated for severe chest pains.
4:50 AM

Air Rescue

A nine-month-old toddler is treated by the crew after pulling a bucket of boiling water onto himself, and a runaway vehicle with children onboard is seen heading towards a ravine.

See full GREAT! action schedule for tomorrow →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is on GREAT! action tonight?

Tonight (Friday 14 August) on GREAT! action, you can watch Burn Notice, and The Transporter Refueled. Check the full schedule for more details.

When does programming end on GREAT! action today?

Today's programming on GREAT! action ends at 00:05 with The Avengers.

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

All times shown on this page are automatically converted to your local device timezone for easy viewing, though the original UK broadcast time is also displayed.