Thursday's TV highlights

7.30PM, PRIME
DOCTOR WHO
Tonight, the Doctor is reunited with two of his favourite companions - Sarah Jane Smith and the cute and faithful robot dog, K9. K9 first appeared as the best friend of the Tom Baker-era Doctor Who in 1977. In this episode he joins the Doctor, Sarah Jane, Rose and Mickey to investigate sinister goings-on at a school.

8.30PM, TV ONE
RISKING IT ALL
Do you need some inspiration to take a few risks to make it big? If so, watch this series about people who ditch the daily grind to become their own boss. Millionaire business guru Martin Webb oversees projects including a gourmet restaurant, a male grooming salon, and an activity boat in Glasgow. Be warned, more than half of all new business start-ups fail, which isn't very inspiring.

9.35PM, TV ONE
HUSTLE
There is nudity in this episode of Hustle. To settle the power struggle between Mickey and Danny for leadership of the group they agree to take on an old American grifter's settlement - The Henderson Challenge. So they are both dropped into the middle of London buck-naked.


MOVIES
[rated out of 5]

8.30PM, TV3
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS
Herald rating: * *
Vin Diesel plays gang leader Dominic Toretto, a key suspect accused by police and the FBI of hijacking trucks and stealing a million dollars worth of electronic equipment. An undercover officer (Paul Walker) is sent to infiltrate the Los Angeles boy racer circuit and bring the hijackers to justice. Instead, he drops the clutch, falls for Toretto's sister and tries to prove his innocence. (2001)

8.30PM, SKY MOVIES 1
IN MY COUNTRY
Herald rating: * * *
Drama about journalist Langston Whitfield (Samuel L. Jackson), who is sent to South Africa to cover hearings in which the perpetrators of murder and torture on both sides during the Apartheid years are invited to come forward and confront their victims. In return, they may be granted amnesty. Also stars Juliette Binoche. (2004)

9.35PM, RIALTO SKY DIGITAL
STRANGE PLANET
Herald rating: * *
Romantic comedy about a year in the life of three girls and guys living in Sydney, with a good cast, including Claudia Karvan, Naomi Watts and Hugo Weaving. (1999)