KEY POINTS:
LOVE LIES BLEEDING
When: 8.30pm, Sunday
Where: TV One
What: Past returns to haunt
The British thrillers we are being fed these days seem to have replaced solid storytelling with outlandish plot twists and grisly murder scenes. Love Lies Bleeding is no exception with its story of how
things start to go horribly wrong for self-made millionaire Mark Terry (Martin Kemp, EastEnders) when an old school friend, Stuart Milburn (Hugo Speer), reappears in his life. Mind you, things aren't going that well for Terry anyway with his marriage to ex model Zara (Claire Goose) in trouble following the cot death of their baby son. She's resentful, and he suspects she's having an affair. But when Milburn, now a police detective, reacquaints himself with Terry, 30-year-old secrets come back to haunt him. Terry starts off trusting his old friend, but is soon caught up in a deadly game in which Milburn is out for revenge and tries to frame Terry for murder. Part two screens on Monday at 8.30pm.
4PM, TV2
EVACUATION
New reality show in which 12 kids are "sent back in time" to experience life in war-torn Britain. They'll spend three weeks on a 1940s-style farm living the life of an evacuee.
7.30PM, TV3
TOP CHEF
Meet the 15 new "cheftestants" vying to become top dog in the kitchen. The new season's villain emerges early so watch out for Hung, who proclaims himself to be a CPA "Certified Professional A**hole" and could well be the new Marcel.
8.30PM, TV ONE
SUNDAY THEATRE: LOVE LIES BLEEDING
Part one of two thriller about a self-made millionaire whose marriage, freedom and life come under threat when an old school friend - now a police detective - returns. Mark starts off trusting his old friend, but is soon caught up in a deadly game where Stuart's writing all the rules and setting him up for murder.
MOVIES
7PM, TV2
Herald rating: * * * *
MONSTERS INC.
Animated adventure with monster pals Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) and James P. Sullivan (John Goodman), who work for the local power company collecting energy by scaring children. Steve Buscemi also stars. Good family fun. (2001)
8.30PM, C4
Herald rating: * * *
WAYNES WORLD 2
Wayne Campbell (Mike Myers) and Garth Algar (Dana Carvey) hold the rock event of the year - Waynestock - in their small home town of Aurora. Roadie Del (Ralph Brown, recreating his character Danny from Withnail & I) is a highlight, with his detailed recollection of Woodstock: "It rained all morning, and then it cleared up in the afternoon. And that's it, I almost remembered something else, but it's gone." (1993)
9PM, TV2
Herald rating: * * *
LADDER 49
Joaquin Phoenix plays Jack Morrison, a firefighter trapped inside a burning building while his mentor, assistant chief Kennedy (John Travolta) co-ordinates the rescue attempt. Their back stories are told in flashback, including the enormous impact of their careers on family life. (2004)
8.30PM, SKY MOVIES
Herald rating: * * *
DÉJÀ VU
Tony Scott-directed thriller with Denzel Washington as an investigator who is able to use time travel to solve the case. Entertaining, though the plot has more holes than a string vest. Val Kilmer also stars. (2006)
SPORT
TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN
9.30PM, SKY SPORT 2 LIVE
The tournament wraps up with the men's singles final and the mixed doubles final.