Friday's TV highlights

7.30PM, TV2
LESS THAN PERFECT
Sparks fly between Claude and Carl after happy hour at their favourite bar, and they try to keep their attraction secret from everyone at work.

8PM, TV ONE
TEN YEARS YOUNGER IN TEN DAYS
Caroline is a walking disaster, with her Ginger Spice 'do, teeth like Austin Powers and more facial hair than your average biker. If the makeover doesn't work, we guess there's a career in celebrity impersonations beckoning.

TV3, 8.30PM
24
7-8pm: After the gas release at the CTU, Jack struggles to ventilate the offices before the safe rooms are breached, and Tony wants to kill Henderson.

8.30PM, TV2
THE CLOSER
The conflict between Brenda and Taylor reaches boiling point when Brenda is charged with "conduct unbecoming". We're hoping that's a legal term, otherwise it makes her sound like a hussy. Meanwhile, her team investigates the murder of a high-profile Hollywood producer.

9.30PM, TV3
ROVE LIVE
Kiwi standup comedian Brendhan Lovegrove shows up on Rove tonight, as does Oscar nominee Greg Kinnear, star of Little Miss Sunshine, and musical guests the Inches.

9.30PM, TV
RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES
Gordon arrives at D-Place in Chelmsford, Essex, run by Mexican-born Israel and his English partner, Tara. They've sunk £150,000 into their trendy cafe but the food is like plastic and the staff won't stop squabbling, threatening to ruin their business. At least Ramsay will feel right at home.


MOVIES
[rated out of 5]

11.30PM, TV3
COTTON MARY
Herald rating: * *
Lovely looking, well-acted drama set in 1950s India. An English woman gives birth to a premature baby. An Anglo-Indian nurse locates a wet nurse to feed the baby, while cementing her own position with the family. Tedious and heavy-handed. (1999)

8.30PM, MGM SKY DIGITAL
THE VAMPIRE LOVERS
Herald rating: * * *
Ingrid Pitt plays a gypsy vampire who seduces the daughters of England's upper class. Based on the 1872 novella Carmilla, by Sheridan Le Fanu, this dreamy Hammer horror initiated a rush of lesbian-theme vampire films. Peter Cushing puts in a brief appearance. Also stars George Cole (Arthur from Minder). (1970)

10.15PM, RIALTO SKY DIGITAL
ATLANTIC CITY
Herald rating: * * * *
Small-time gangster Lou (Burt Lancaster) meets Sally (Susan Sarandon), who is learning to be a croupier. A great, but often forgotten film from French director Louis Malle, it elevated Susan Sarandon to lead actress status. (1980)


SPORT

7.30PM, SKY SPORT 1 LIVE; 3.30PM (SATURDAY), PRIME
AIR NEW ZEALAND CUP QUARTER-FINAL 1, WELLINGTON V CANTERBURY
Last week the Cantabs proved they weren't a spent force when they upset Auckland, but they'll be hard pressed to beat an effervescent Wellington at the Caketin.