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8.30pm Wednesday May 9 on Ten

***Guest Starring Garry McDonald as Dr Phillip Noonan – Nina’s biological father!

A week after moving in with Patrick, Nina worries that living and working together is putting a strain on their relationship. Unconvinced Nina and Patrick’s space related issues are normal this early on; Billie assumes Nina’s brought up the topic of children. Nina’s adamant they haven’t broached the topic and Billie is surprised considering Nina’s a control freak and Patrick’s troubled past.

Later that night, Nina gets a surprise call from Dr Noonan hoping to catch up with Geraldine having now heard she’s single. Feeling the weight of her massive secret, Nina realises she has to tell Dr Noonan, he’s her father. Meeting at his clinic, Noonan is shocked by the revelation, but before he can digest the news he’s called away for an appointment.

Nina and Dr Noonan meet for dinner the next night and barely escape injury as their nerves and mutual clumsiness get the better of them. Nina connects with her father as he shares his tragic romantic history which like hers, features an unstable ex and emotionally crippling crush.

Nina returns home to tell Patrick of Noonan’s solitary life, admitting she’s a little disappointed he never had children and she has no new step brothers or sisters. The topic hangs in the air and Patrick asks Nina if she wants children.

Nina admits she does one day but Patrick, burdened by the weight of his past, can’t give her an answer. He just doesn’t know… When Billie is offered a guest speaker role at a real estate conference in New Zealand, she convinces Mick to join her for an all-expenses paid “honeymoon”. However Tim offers Mick a chance to work with an up and coming artist in Melbourne and Billie insists he stay and take the job.

8.00pm Tuesday May 8 on Ten

In the middle of the night, Chris is called out to a women’s prison to help a mother in trouble. Golden retriever Brielle is giving birth to a huge litter of puppies that are earmarked to become assistance dogs. Assistance Dogs Australia runs several prison programs where inmates raise and train their puppies, but this is the first time inmates have been involved with a birth behind bars. It’s going to be a long night and it looks like hard labour for Brielle!

Then it’s yet another snake causing problems for Chris, with another night call out. A snake has been found in a suburban street with serious injuries and it appears the diamond python has been the victim of a hit run. Watch for Chris’ clever use of sugar to save the day.

Over at SASH a tiny kitten has fallen from the top of a scratching post at home and the kitten’s distraught young owners are in shock. Lisa has to tell them Ariel is so small and vulnerable that she may not have the strength to recover from the freak accident.

10.10pm Monday May 7 on Ten

Five-0 is called to investigate the murder of a young woman found in a drainage ditch on the North Shore. Max (Masi Oka) is convinced that a serial killer called the Trashman is responsible, but a man named Richard Nettles was sentenced to life in prison for the murders years ago.

Max then informs the team that his biological mother was one of the Trashman’s victims, and that he has been in contact with Nettles, who he believes is innocent.

McGarrett and Chin Ho speak with a retired HPD o cer who corroborates Max’s beliefs, stating that he was never certain Nettles was responsible for the murders. Five-0 then sets out to ? nd the connection between all the victims, and they discover that all of the women who were murdered had abandoned their children at Saint Mary’s Church.

McGarrett and Danny find incriminating evidence that ties the groundskeeper to the murders, but his alibi checks out. Max ventures over to Saint Mary’s alone to investigate will he be the next victim…

8.30pm SUNDAY MAY 6 on Ten

Situated on the Atlantic coast of Portugal, 28km from capital city Lisbon, the Estoril circuit was used as a MotoGP venue for the first time in 2000. Built in 1972 by Fernanda Pires da Silva the circuit was used mainly for European F2 races in the seventies and after major redevelopment in the early eighties it staged its  rst Formula 1 Grand Prix in 1984.

One of the trickiest tracks on the GP calendar, Estoril combines long, constant radius corners with heavy braking zones, bumpy straights and a di? cult chicane which was added to the back section in 1994. Its geographical position means that weather can be unpredictable, although its generally warm, dry nature makes it a regular choice for pre-season testing sessions.

8.30pm Sunday May 6 on Ten

Martin (Keifer Sutherland) discovers that Jake secretly slipped a scrap of paper into his pocket. The note is a series of numbers, and Martin seeks Teller’s (Danny Glover) advice on what to do. Teller warns that if he ignores Jake’s numbers, the boy will experience the pain of the event. He also discloses that he has suspicions about the objectives of the care facility. Teller’s visit to the facility heightens those doubts.

Not having a clue where to start, Martin wanders the streets and encounters a street man, who calls himself the Invisible Prince. Martin quickly recognizes that in encountering this man, he has alighted upon the appointed path. He trails the man around Manhattan and pieces together a high-powered scheme that comprises a threat to the well-being of several innocent people. In the process, Martin  nds the true identity of the homeless man. Unbeknownst to Martin, the ? ow of this latest series of numbers also touches several down-heartened villagers in the poorest of South African villages, a despondent young woman at a California festival, as well as having an unexpected impact on Clea (GuGu Mbatha-Raw) .

7.30pm SUNDAY MAY 6 on Ten

The personality is on the plate and the food is the star of the show. Network Ten’s smash hit series MasterChef returns tonight and promises to excite, thrill and entertain like never before! Inspired by the previous three series, a new wave of amateur chefs have been born – they are curing their own meats and growing their own vegetables – and cooking at an unprecendented level of skill. Season Four promises to draw on the success of the past series with a few new twists and turns along the way while delivering some stunning challenges. This year, the focus is back on the food. We will grow to know and love the contestants through the food they cook and the stories their dishes will tell – it will make us laugh and cry when we feel their losses and celebrate their triumphs – from Mystery Boxes to Invention Tests, MasterClasses, Team Challenges and Pressure Tests and an exciting new take on the Immunity Challenge.

Returning to judge and support the contestants will be iconic MasterChef judges George Calombaris, Gary Mehigan and Matt Preston – with Matt Moran appearing regularly as a mentor. In tonight’s premiere episode, for the ” rst time ever, the journey will begin in Melbourne. Top amateur cooks from around Australia arrive in Melbourne to cook for the judges, and secure a coveted place in the Top 50. Who will make it though?

4.00pm Friday May 4 on Ten

Zane installs Sophie as head of sta? at the cafe. Bella develops a sneezing allergy that also accidentally triggers her powers. Sophie seizes on the problem and looks to fire Bella and the band.

4.00pm Tuesday May 1 on Ten

Today, step back to convict times, meet a very cute addition to an endangered species, and find out about radiaten.com.au

9.30pm Saturday May 5 on Ten

Stars: Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper, Thomas Haden Church

Mary Horowitz writes crossword puzzles for the Sacramento Herald. She’s loquacious to a fault. When kids at a career day make fun of her for being single, she accepts a blind date with Steve, the cameraman for a big news network. Within minutes she decides he’s the man for her. He’s quickly put off by her constant verbiage and over-the-top advances; he makes an off-hand remark about going on the road with her, and splits. She’s moonstruck, writes a sappy crossword puzzle, loses her job, and decides to follow him as the news team crisscrosses the Southwest; Steve’s team eggs her on. Then she falls in a mine shaft, and she and Steve become a story; is it a love story?

6.30pm Saturday May 5 on Ten

Victoria only.

Join the entire BTG team – Dave Hughes, Andrew Maher, Mick Molloy, Anthony ‘Lehmo’ Lehmann, Samantha Lane and Ryan ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald -for all the round 6 action of the 2012 AFL season. Both irreverent and insightful, Before The Game can be seen at 6:30pm on TEN in Melbourne.