KEY POINTS:
7.30PM, TV ONE
EXCELLENT ADVENTURES - NEIL MORRISSEY
Actor Neil Morrissey knows how to getinto the good books with his girlfriend, Emma. He scored a trip across the Jordanian desert for himself and his beloved, tracing the footsteps of Lawrence of Arabia. They're travelling by camel which might sound romantic but you're bound to get a sore bum.
7PM, TV2
SHORTLAND STREET
Kicking off Shortland Street this week we find Sarah deciding to change her ways; Alice is wary of being her mother's caregiver; and Toni gets the results of her breast biopsy.
8.30PM, TV3
THE UNIT
Tonight on this series about a secret contingent of special force soldiers, a young man learns the truth about the death of his father, who was a former Unit member. Plus, a sexy widow initiates Bob into the Unit.
9.30PM, TV2
NIP/TUCK
Sean is seeking fulfilment in his life so he becomes a surgeon for the Witness Protection Programme. Meanwhile, Christian is still on the seedy side of plastic surgery when a man suffering from Body Integrity Identity Disorder forces him to amputate his perfectly healthy leg.
MOVIES
8.30PM, SKY MOVIES 1
MAYDAY
Anybody know how to fly a plane? A stray missile hits a jet, leaving the plane crewless and the passengers responsible for landing it. The plot, like the plane, is riddled with holes. Dean Cain and Aidan Quinn star. (2005)
8.30PM, SKY MOVIES 2
LACKAWANNA BLUES
About a boy growing up in a halfway house, who discovers African American history and culture through the male occupants living there. Stars Louis Gossett Jr, Macy Gray and Mos Def. (2005)
