GREAT! Action TV Guide: Listings, Schedule & What’s On GREAT! Action Tonight

GREAT! Action is a free-to-air film channel on Freeview 42, built around action films and westerns. It started out as Sony Movies Action on 10 September 2019 and has been renamed twice since, most recently in March 2023. Tonight, Monday 10 August 2026, Burn Notice repeats twice from 7pm before Kingdom Of Heaven takes the 9pm slot, splitting briefly for This Week Back Then and resuming at 10:01pm.

GREAT! Action Schedule: Monday 10 August 2026 (Full Listings)

Here is the complete GREAT! Action schedule for Monday 10 August 2026, on Freeview 42.

What’s on GREAT! Action today

Teleshopping runs until 9am, when Raiders Of The Lost Art opens the day proper, a documentary strand digging into art-world mysteries; this episode covers the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre, the accusations that landed on Pablo Picasso, and the lost da Vinci works recovered since. Murder Maps takes the 10am slot for its second episode of the series, a serial killer stalking the blacked-out streets of Blitz-era London.

We Dive at Dawn takes the 11am slot for two hours straight through: a 1943 submarine drama starring John Mills, whose crew close in on a German battleship, then run short of fuel.

The Unit takes over at 1pm, then Burn Notice runs two consecutive episodes across 2pm and 3pm. Mercenary for Justice follows at 4pm, a 2006 actioner with Steven Seagal as a mercenary forced to break a crime lord’s son out of jail after his own friends are kidnapped; it splits for This Week Back Then at 4:56pm and finishes at 6pm. The Unit and Burn Notice then repeat the same three episodes from 6pm, ahead of tonight’s film.

GREAT! Action tonight — primetime and the evening schedule

Here’s the GREAT! Action primetime line-up for tonight, Monday 10 August 2026.

The Unit — GREAT! Action, 6pm

The Unit opens the evening at 6pm, a repeat of the episode shown earlier in the afternoon.

Burn Notice — GREAT! Action, 7pm & 8pm

Burn Notice runs back-to-back from 7pm and 8pm, both repeats of the episodes shown that afternoon.

Kingdom Of Heaven — GREAT! Action, 9pm

Kingdom Of Heaven takes the 9pm slot: Ridley Scott’s 2005 Crusades epic, with Orlando Bloom as a blacksmith drawn into the defence of Jerusalem alongside Eva Green, Jeremy Irons and Liam Neeson. It’s a bigger production than this channel usually runs, more used to leaner action vehicles and 1980s westerns. The film pauses for This Week Back Then at 9:56pm and picks up again at 10:01pm, running through to midnight.

What kind of films are on GREAT! Action

Classic westerns and action icons

The channel advertises itself as the home of John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren, and for once the marketing is accurate. Westerns from the 1930s to the 1960s take up most of the daylight hours, series as well as films, with Tombstone Territory and The High Chaparral in heavy rotation. After that come the 1980s and ’90s action vehicles, built around a small and very dependable cast list.

Contemporary action and thrillers

Evenings go harder on star names, usually one bigger studio picture with a leaner independent thriller either side of it. Most had a cinema release before they arrived here.

Anime, rescue documentaries and reality strands

Since around August 2024 the overnight hours have gone to things that are not films at all: Dragon Ball Super, and rescue documentaries such as Coast Guard Alaska and Air Rescue. The evening slots have so far been left alone.

How to watch GREAT! Action

Channel numbers

Here’s where to find GREAT! Action across the main UK television platforms:

Freesat viewers lost it in early February 2024, along with eight other Narrative Entertainment channels, and it has not come back.

Streaming online

GREAT! Action streams free through Great! Player at great-player.com, with no account or sign-in. The app is on Freeview Play, YouView, Amazon Fire TV, and Samsung and LG smart TVs, plus the App Store and Google Play. GREAT! Movies and GREAT! TV sit in the same app, so the whole network is in one place.

GREAT! sister channels

GREAT! Action is one of four channels run by Narrative Entertainment UK Limited under the GREAT! banner.

A fifth channel, GREAT! Movies Christmas, appears seasonally and runs festive films from September to December.

Frequently Asked Questions

What channel is GREAT! Action on Freeview?

GREAT! Action is on channel 42 on Freeview. It’s not currently on Freesat, having been withdrawn from that platform in early February 2024 along with eight other Narrative Entertainment channels. It remains free on Freeview, Sky and Virgin Media.

What channel is GREAT! Action on Sky and Virgin Media?

Channel 323 on Sky, channel 426 on Virgin Media. Both carry the same schedule as Freeview 42 and both are free to watch.

What’s on GREAT! Action tonight?

The Unit and a Burn Notice double bill repeat from 6pm, all three already shown earlier in the afternoon. Kingdom Of Heaven, Ridley Scott’s 2005 Crusades epic with Orlando Bloom, takes over at 9pm, splitting for This Week Back Then at 9:56pm and resuming at 10:01pm, running through to midnight. See the schedule table above for the rest of the day.

Is GREAT! Action free to watch, and does it carry adverts?

Yes, entirely free on Freeview, Sky and Virgin Media, with no subscription. It carries advertising during films, which is why some titles run in two parts around a short interstitial such as This Week Back Then.

Who owns GREAT! Action?

Narrative Entertainment UK Limited. The channel launched in September 2019 as Sony Movies Action, was rebranded Great! Movies Action in 2021 after Narrative Capital’s acquisition of Sony’s UK channels, and became GREAT! Action in March 2023.

What are the GREAT! sister channels?

GREAT! Movies, GREAT! TV and GREAT! Romance, plus the seasonal GREAT! Movies Christmas. All stream free via Great! Player.

Can I watch GREAT! Action online for free?

Yes, through Great! Player at great-player.com, with apps on Freeview Play, YouView, Amazon Fire TV, and Samsung and LG smart TVs. No account is needed.

Verdict

GREAT! Action costs nothing to watch and needs no sign-up. Monday’s daytime schedule runs from a 1943 submarine classic through to Steven Seagal’s mercenary picture at teatime, a solid stretch for anyone who likes old-fashioned combat with their history. The evening belongs to one film.

Kingdom Of Heaven at 9pm is the reason to tune in tonight. Ridley Scott’s Crusades epic is a rare studio-scale outing for this channel, even though the five-minute This Week Back Then break splits it in two. The Unit and Burn Notice earlier in the evening repeat the same episodes shown that afternoon, so viewers who caught them the first time can go straight to primetime.

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