P258 ORACLE 258 San24 Jzn CEN 0043:57 Saturday 02.00 THE NIGHT NURSE (TVM 1979) Kate Fitzpatrick, Davjna Whitehorse Fitzpatrick is employed to look after aging, one-time opera star Whitehorse who is confined to a wheelchair, and finds hjrsjlf inexorably trapped in a nightmare of macabre events. And the terror soon involves her boyfriend, played bz Gary Day. A minor work, maybe, but one which shows the increasing efficiency and self confidence of film makers from Down Under. (Alan Frank) more follows > TV Plus 250 Advertising 270 ITV Today TV Guide What's On AdvertsP258 ORACLE 258 San24 Jzn CEN 0346:57 Saturday 20.10 ASHANTI (1979) Michael Cainj, Peter Ustinov A glossy but improbable Boy's Own Paper adventure as doctor Cainj crosses the Dark Continent in search of the slavers who kidnapped his wife... Omar Sharif, William Holden and Rex Harrison make what amount to guest appearances, while Ustinov, as the villain, gives another of his overly roguish performances. Kenya stands in well for West Africa but sharp-eared viewers may notice the extras speak in Swahili! (Alan Frank) more follows > TV Plus 250 Advertising 270 ITV Today TV Guide What's On AdvertsP258 ORACLE 258 San24 Jzn CEN 0047:57 Saturday 23.05 SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT II (1980) Burt Reynolds, Sally Fields The lively sjqujl to 1977's Smokey And The Bandit, with Reynolds transporting a pregnant elephant across the USA with sheriff Jackie Gleason in hot pzrsuit. It's the same mixture of easy-going humour and fast-paced action as before, neatly pjrformjd bz Reynolds, Gleason, Fields and Jerry Reed. Ring up and complain if the end credits are missed off as they contain some of the film's funniest sequences. (Alan Frank) more follows > TV Plus 250 Advertising 270 ITV Today TV Guide What's On Adverts