Wednesday's TV highlights

7.30 PM, PRIME
QUEER EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GUY
Tonight's two-hour special is dedicated to the plight of Joe, a nice guy the quintet want to help propose to his long-time girlfriend who gave him the heave after he bought a motorcycle - but hey, it was a really cool bike - for himself instead of an engagement ring for her. Without trying to ruin the ending, we'll let you guess why it's a double episode - it doesn't take them that long to set up Joe to pop the question.

8.30PM, TV2
BIG LOVE
More fun with television's most entertaining Utah Mormon clan since the Osmonds. Bill attends the funeral of his father's first wife, and while back at the compound tries to strike a deal with his dangerous father-in-law Roman (played by a scene-stealing Harry Dean Stanton).

8.30PM, TV3
SVU: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT
Detective Stabler has to confront his anger issues when his rage erupts during a case involving an ex-partner's son - a teenage baseball star who tried to rape a friend and blames his actions on steroid abuse.

9.30PM, PRIME
WEEDS
In the second of the new series, a cash-strapped Nancy is forced to ask her pot supplier to front her a couple of ounces on credit and is forced to put up her SUV as collateral. Meanwhile, Celia deals with the tennis pro (Michelle Krusiec) who has been sleeping with her husband.

9.35PM, TV2
THE SOPRANOS
In which Tony has two arguments - one with Johnny Sacks about the sale of Barone Sanitation and the other with an evangelical Christian about evolution. Meanwhile, an aunt of Paulie tells him something about his family that turns his world upside down.

8.30PM, MAORI TV
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For the first time, cameras go behind the scenes of the Ratana church as it marks an important celebration in its history. This doco follows the preparations for the event and is narrated by church members who talk about what the institution means to them.


MOVIES
[rated out of 5]

8.30PM, RIALTO SKY DIGITAL
PRIEST
Herald rating: * * *
Father Pilkington (Linus Roache) is torn between his calling as a conservative Catholic priest and his secret life as a homosexual with a gay lover. When he hears the confession of a girl who reveals an incestuous relationship with her father, he begins to question his faith. (1994)

10.15PM, SKY MOVIES 1
THE LONGEST YARD
Herald rating: * * *
Adam Sandler plays a former football star, convicted and sent to prison after a drink-driving incident. The warden orders him to form a football team to challenge the prison guards. A remake of the 1974 film starring Burt Reynolds, who co-stars in this with Chris Rock and Nelly. Light-hearted prison fun. (2005)