TV ONE
TV ONE - CHANNEL HIGHLIGHTS
Week 8 Saturday 18 - Friday 24 February
2012
HOTEL INSPECTOR
SATURDAY 18 FEBRUARY, 8.30PM
Hotel royalty Alex Polizzi faces a battle of wills in the Herefordshire hills as she goes head to head with the owner of an environmentally friendly B & B.
Duncan Stayton left his job and to open Hill House, with his partner and their kids. However, 11 years on the B & B makes meagre profits and his partner is out at work to make ends meet.
Duncan's called on the help of the glamorous Ms Polizzi, but he
seems less than willing to accept her criticism or follow her
advice.
THE POLITICALLY INCORRECT GUIDE TO GROWN-UPS
SUNDAY 19 FEBRUARY, 7.00PM
Clinical psychologist Nigel Latta explores the complexities, frustration and disillusionment of adult life and embarks on a "quest" to investigate the human condition.
Nigel takes viewers on his journey he demystifies the psychobabble, dispenses common sense advice and most of all, shows us how to laugh at ourselves.
In this week's episode, Nigel looks at one of the most universal themes - the search for happiness.
SUNDAY
SUNDAY 19 FEBRUARY, 7.30PM
The award-winning current affairs programme, Sunday , returns with some of New Zealand's best reporters: Miriama Kamo, Janet McIntyre, John Hudson and Ian Sinclair.
MASTERCHEF NEW ZEALAND
TUESDAY 21 FEBRUARY, 7.30PM
The hit local cooking competition is back, bigger and better than before. In MasterChef New Zealand's third season, there are more episodes, with more contestants competing in more challenges in more exciting locations, both at home and abroad.
MasterChef judges Josh Emett, Simon Gault and Ray McVinnie find the cooking standard even higher and the contestants even more competitive than in previous seasons.
Extreme challenges sort the chefs from the cooks, while the
contestants dig deep to avoid elimination in their quest for the
ultimate reward: the coveted MasterChef New Zealand title and over
$100,000 worth of prizes.
I SHOULDN'T BE ALIVE
TUESDAY 21 FEBRUARY, 9.30PM
British hiker Matt Briggs spends ten days stranded in the mountains of New Zealand's South Island following a crippling fall on a solo trek.
With no sign of rescue and his supplies running low, Matt and
his canine companion must fight horrendous injuries and brutal
terrain to save their own lives.
SPCA RESCUE
WEDNESDAY 22 FEBRUARY, 8.00PM
This week, the ever-popular SPCA Rescue investigates when three stray lambs are found suffering a terrible disease; inspector Matt Dingle uplifts a family dog with an untreated injury; and a stray chicken proves difficult to rescue.
HARRY'S LAW
WEDNESDAY 22 FEBRUARY, 9.30PM
Harry represents Richard Cross (guest star Jason Alexander), a recently-fired biology teacher - who claims he was terminated for failing a student who rejected Darwinism.
The case pits Harry against the man who called for Cross's
termination, Pastor Darcy, an overzealous minister with serious
pull at the Board of Education.
DOC MARTIN
FRIDAY 24 FEBRUARY, 9.30PM
Sleepless nights are taking their toll on the curmudgeonly Doctor Martin Ellingham (Martin Clunes).
Aunt Ruth is dealing with an intruder on the farm who has stolen her hubcaps. Identifying the thief as Michael Dunwich, who lives with his mother on a neighbouring farm, Ruth decides to pay them a visit.
Meanwhile, Shirley makes an appointment with Martin to discuss
her crippling stomach pains. She tells the doc she thinks her son
is trying to poison her so he can have the farm to himself.
