KEY POINTS:
7PM, TV2
SHORTLAND STREET
He may be dead, but Joey is still bothering one nurse. Meanwhile, it's all about sex for Gerald, Libby and Kieran.
7.30PM, PRIME
ROBINHOOD
Back for a second series, this latest television version of the classic adventure tale is a light-hearted romp, with the wiry
Jonas Armstrong playing Robin of Locksley as a cheeky chap who loves getting up the nose of the Sheriff of Nottingham (Keith Allen). While the Sheriff and Sir Guy of Gisborne (Richard Armitage) - who is hopelessly in love with Marian (Lucy Griffiths) - form an enjoyably loathsome pair it's pretty hard to take them seriously, especially when Robin and his mates are in and out of the Sheriff's supposedly fearsome dungeon as if it's a cheap motel. The second batch of 13 episodes begins with the power-hungry Sheriff refining his plans to kill King Richard upon his return from the Holy Land with the help of the Black Knights. As part of his plan to take control of England, the Sheriff also wants Robin out of the way and decides to use his beautiful sister Davina to catch him. Meanwhile, the leather-clad Gisborne, still fuming that Marian has resisted his dubious charms, razes Knighton Hall and places Marian and her father Edward (Michael Elwyn) under house arrest in the castle. Robin and the gang are busy building a new underground camp but when he hears of Gisborne's actions, our hero realises that the campaign against him has been stepped up a gear. One of Robin's offsiders, Allan A Dale (Joe Armstrong), is captured by Gisborne and makes a deal that will endanger the band of merry men. The show has been a ratings winner in Britain, and a third series is planned.
7.30PM, C4
C4 @ PARACHUTE '08
Four days of festivities are edited down to an hour of highlights in tonight's Parachute special.
8.30PM, TV ONE
WITHOUT A TRACE
You don't get to be the Ultimate Fighter champion without making a few enemies along the way. But which one is responsible for this champ's disappearance?
10PM, PRIME
PSYCH
A tennis star on the rise mysteriously disappears in what seems to be a case of game, set, murder.
MOVIES
7.30PM, TV3
KING KONG
Herald Rating: * * * *
Dinosaur action, giant insects and non-stop thrills. Peter Jackson's remake of King Kong is so epic it feels like three films for the price of one. Set in Great Depression-era New York, aspiring actress Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts) is hired by equally ambitious director Carl Denham (Jack Black), and with his crew and playwright Jack Driscoll (Adrien Brody), they voyage to a secret island. Everything about Skull Island is dark and primitive, making the first appearance of Kong a great thrill. Back in New York, where the interior of Auckland Civic Theatre is used as a stand-in for a Broadway theatre, Kong slowly climbs the Empire State Building. A shame that Fay Wray, the original Ann Darrow, died before she could take up Peter Jackson's request for a cameo and say the film's signature line, "It was beauty killed the beast." The line stayed with Black's Carl Denham. (2005)
8.30PM, TV2
50 FIRST DATES
Herald Rating: * *
Adam Sandler plays Henry, a womanising marine vet living in Hawaii. He meets Lucy (Drew Barrymore) who has short-term memory loss, and the rest is instantly forgettable. (2004)
10.30PM, TV3
THE DISH
Herald Rating: * * *
Sam Neill stars in this good but lightweight comedy, based on the true story of an Australian satellite dish that was used to broadcast the Apollo 11 Moon landing. (2000)
8.30PM, SKY MOVIES
SNAKES ON A PLANE
Herald Rating: * *
Intentionally dumb-ass thriller which, although fitfully funny, failed to live up to its pre-release internet hype. (2006)
SPORT
2.25AM, SKY SPORT 2 LIVE
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE: MANCHESTER UNITED V LIVERPOOL
First leg of a mouthwatering double-header - with Chelsea v Arsenal at 4.55am on Sky Sport 2 live.
