Full 5Star listings for Friday 30 October 2026, with times in London local time.

Four hours of medicine, with one slot worth marking

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5star’s primetime is a single idea run four times: a surgery, then three hospitals. The evening only really has one decision in it, and it comes at 20:00, where Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts is flagged as episode one of series 2. That makes it the pick, though not a strong one, and it is up against The Celebrity Traitors on BBC One, so the audience for it is whoever is not watching that.

The run opens at 19:00 with GPs: Behind Closed Doors, series 6, episode 25. Of the four it is the one with the most history, with seven series behind it on Channel 5, and it appears on eleven days in the window. That is as close to a daily fixture as a documentary series gets. It faces NCIS, Grand Designs and Police Interceptors, so it is competing for a similar crowd and the choice is a matter of taste: consulting rooms or crime.

Casualty 24/7 is the more interesting of the two on paper. The channel also lists an episode 1 of series 12 at 02:00, and the title airs every day in the window. That makes tonight’s 20:00 slot a staple rather than an event, and I would not rearrange a Friday around it.

After that the night loses momentum. 999 Critical Condition at 21:00, series 4, episode 4, has the hardest competition of the evening: 24 Hours in A&E on 4seven, M3GAN on E4, Memory on Film4 and Harrods: The Rise & Fall of a British Institution on Channel 5. It airs on only four days in the window, which is lighter than most of the channel, but that is not a reason to choose it over the rest. A&E After Dark follows at 22:00, series 7, episode 4, against BBC News at Ten and Carrie on BBC Two.

Skin A&E closes things at 23:00 with series 5, episode 2, and it is twice today on the channel, so it fills the late gap rather than ending the night with a bang.

Verdict: this is a medical-documentary evening for someone who has already decided on one. If you have not, the 20:00 Casualty 24/7 is the one to try, and everything else will wait.


Also on TV tonight at 9pm

  • BBC One: The Celebrity Traitors (from 8pm)
  • BBC Two: Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez
  • ITV1: Beat the Chasers
  • Channel 4: New: Gogglebox
  • Channel 5: Harrods: The Rise & Fall of a British Institution
  • BBC Four: Top of the Pops (from 8.30pm)
  • ITV2: Big Brother
  • ITV3: Doc Martin
  • ITV4: Live: ITV Racing Live (from 6.30pm)
  • E4: M3GAN

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Frequently asked questions

What’s on 5Star tonight?

On Friday 30 October 2026, 5Star shows GPs: Behind Closed Doors at 7pm, Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts at 8pm, 999 Critical Condition at 9pm and A&E After Dark at 10pm.

Is there a film on 5Star tonight?

No. 5Star has no films in its evening schedule on Friday 30 October 2026.

What’s on 5Star late tonight?

After 11pm, 5Star has Skin A&E at 11pm.

What time does 5Star’s evening start?

The evening schedule starts with Home and Away at 6pm.