Saturday's TV highlights

6.30PM, PRIME
GREAT OUTDOORS
You might feel a little guilty eating fish in an underwater restaurant but that's exactly what you can do at an exclusive resort in the Maldives.

7PM, TV ONE
COUNTRY CALENDAR
Heavy snowfall this year might have been good news for those on the slopes but, it was nothing but hard work for the Anderson family of South Canterbury. They had to get their stock out of the snow, feed them, move huge fallen trees and recover buried fences.

7.30PM, TV2
THE O.C.
It's an episode called man of the year. Who else could it be but Sandy? Meanwhile, Ryan and Volchok make a deal after a fallout at the prom, Marissa visits Kaitlin at boarding school and Seth visits the Newport group HQ.


MOVIES
[rated out of 5]

8.30PM, TV3
TOMORROW NEVER DIES
Herald rating: * * *
A rich press baron (Jonathan Pryce) tries to start World War III by convincing the British and the Chinese that they are making hostile advances towards each other and Agent 007 James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) has to sort out the whole sorry mess. Teri Hatcher and Michelle Yeoh also star. (1997)

10.25PM, TV2
THE TAILOR OF PANAMA
Herald rating: * * * *
"When they took out Noriega I said to myself, 'Harry, they got Ali Baba, but they missed the 40 thieves'." Based on John le Carre's best seller, this spy film is set in Panama just after General Noriega was removed from power by the US. The dialogue-heavy story, at first hard to predict, unfolds to reveal a thriller with comedy elements and a sense of the preposterous.

Pierce Brosnan is Andy Osnard, a rogue British spy in exile. Osnard meets Harry Pendel (Geoffrey Rush), a tailor who claims to have Savile Row training but actually has a dark past. Threatening to reveal his secrets, Osnard convinces Pendel to be his informant. Pendel reluctantly becomes a spy and tailors some fanciful stories of government plots, which Osnard happily reports back to his superiors. Their cycle of misinformation has far-reaching consequences which are way beyond their control.

Don't expect a chase-filled spy-movie. Director John Boorman offers up more of a slow and satisfying burn, and Brosnan plays Osnard as a mercenary, disloyal version of James Bond. An old-fashioned, well-crafted film filled with wry humour. (2001)

10.35PM, TV ONE
THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH
Herald rating: * * * *
Hitchcock filmed this story in 1934, but decided to give it another try once he had a more lavish Hollywood budget. Dr Ben McKenna (James Stewart), his wife Jo (Doris Day) and their son are on holiday in Africa. They meet the mysterious Louis Bernard, who is murdered in the local markets. Before he dies he speaks of an assassination due to take place in London. The film's featured song Que Sera Sera was Doris Day's biggest hit. (1956)

8.30PM, SKY MOVIES 1
BOYS DON'T CRY
Herald rating: * * * *
An Oscar-winning performance from Hilary Swank, who plays Teena Brandon, a girl who posed as a boy. She makes friends with a group of misfits and enjoys a short-lived freedom until the truth is discovered and things take a tragic turn. (1999)


SPORT

NRL: WARRIORS V SHARKS
7.30PM, SKY 1 LIVE; 10.45PM (SUNDAY) PRIME
The Sharks have had such a sharp form slump they are in danger of spiralling out of the top eight. The Warriors need to restore some pride after last week's disaster at Penrith.

TRI-NATIONS: AUSTRALIA V SOUTH AFRICA
9.50PM, SKY SPORT 1 LIVE
The Wallabies will be sore after the grind of the All Blacks game but they should be confident about disposing of the Springboks.