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5 (formerly known as Channel 5 and Five) is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paramount Global's UK and Australia division. It was launched in 30 March 1997 to provide a fifth national terrestrial channel in the United Kingdom.


Aliases
  • Channel 5 (1997–2002; 2011–2025)
  • Five (2002-2011)
English
  • ID 599
  • Country Great Britain
  • Primary Type Network
  • Child Companies My5
  • Created September 11, 2020 by
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  • Modified June 15, 2025 by
    Hoff16
Anne Boleyn
The Deceived
Neighbours
100% Hotter
The Teacher (2022)
The Vicar of Dibley
The Madame Blanc Mysteries
The Hardacres
Ellis
Baby Ballroom
The Good Ship Murder
The Gadget Show
Noddy In Toyland
Sex: How To Do Everything
Murder Before Evensong
The Tribe
Lie With Me
Are You Being Served?
Borderline (2016)
Witness Number 3
Edward VII - The Playboy Prince who Changed Britain
The Man Who Took Shannon Matthews
The Vanishing of Suzy Lamplugh
ABBA: When All Is Said and Done
Lawrence of Arabia: Britain's Great Adventurer
Charles And Di: The Truth Behind Their Wedding
Selling Sex to Survive
The Spy Who Brought Down Mary Queen of Scots
When Celebrity Goes Horribly Wrong
Britain's Favourite Biscuit
Billy Connolly: In His Own Words
Murder Trial: The Suffolk Strangler
Crime of Passion? The Trial of Jane Andrews
Holyroodhouse: A Royal Residence
Kate: A Life in 10 Dresses
Sex Dolls & Rubber Lovers: Our Secret World
The Beckham Feud: Truth & Lies
The Assassinations of Queen Victoria
Claudia Winkleman: Behind the Fringe
Fergie and the Fake Sheikh Scandal