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COLLECTION · Series · 2004

Hustle

A motley group of London con artists pull of a series of daring and intricate stings.

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* 7.7 (182)ComedyCrimeDramaMysteryUnited Kingdom
Creators
Tony Jordan
Countries
United Kingdom
Studios
BBC One · Kudos · Red Planet Pictures
Runtime
60 min/ep
Age rating
TV-14
Release
24/02/2004
Score
7.7 / 10 (182)
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Seasons and episodes
Specials
8 episodes · 2004
Episode 1. Assembling the Team - Part 1
2004-09-01 · 14 min

No synopsis

Episode 2. Assembling the Team - Part 2
2004-09-01 · 16 min

No synopsis

Episode 3. Danny's Card Trick
1 min

Season One DVD hidden track

Episode 4. It's Just Like Playing - An Interview with the Cast
18 min

No synopsis

Episode 5. The Big Finish - Part 1
17 min

An in-depth documentary on the making of the final episode of Season 2

Episode 6. The Big Finish - Part 2
14 min

An in-depth documentary on the making of the final episode of Season 2.

Episode 7. The Hard Way - Part 1
18 min

Behind the scenes featurette on filming Season 4 in the US.

Episode 8. The Hard Way - Part 2
20 min

Behind the scenes featurette on filming Season 4 in the US.

Series 1
Series 1
6 episodes · 2004

The first episode of Hustle was broadcast on BBC One on 24 February 2004, driven by a strong advertising campaign organised by Abbott Mead Vickers, surrounding its slogan, "the con is on". The programme was an immediate success, attracting over 6.7 million viewers, and attracting favourable reviews.

The Con Is On
Episode 1. The Con Is On
2004-02-24 · 52 min

Long con expert Mickey reunites his old team with the promise of one last score. The target is a greedy businessman tempted by the chance to make a fast buck on the stock market. The operation goes like clockwork, but is there one thing…

Faking It
Episode 2. Faking It
2004-03-02 · 52 min

Danny makes a big mistake and blows a con, which makes Mickey question if Danny is right for his crew. Albert is viciously beaten after cheating in a card game and the team decide to wreak revenge the only way that they know how - by…

Picture Perfect
Episode 3. Picture Perfect
2004-03-09 · 52 min

Mickey Bricks and his team of con artists decide to dabble in the world of art this week, when they set up an elaborate scam to swindle a greedy gallery owner, by faking an early Mondrian painting.

Cops and Robbers
Episode 4. Cops and Robbers
2004-03-16 · 52 min

Mickey crosses paths with Victor Maher, ex-fraud squad officer, now head of security at a bank. Victor blackmails Mickey into doing something he normally wouldn't do.

A Touch of Class
Episode 5. A Touch of Class
2004-03-23 · 52 min

Desperate for a lucrative con, the team decides to fleece a bitter, rich divorcee but Mickey's feelings for her begin to cloud the issue.

The Last Gamble
Episode 6. The Last Gamble
2004-03-30 · 52 min

The crew picks a greedy fat-cat as their mark for a con using his two secret weaknesses- gambling and prostitutes- but the situation is complicated by a previous mark who seeks payback for them claiming to sell him the London Eye.

Series 2
Series 2
6 episodes · 2005

In response to the extremely positive reaction, the BBC recommissioned the show for a second series on 17 March 2004, after just three episodes had aired. The second series was broadcast on BBC One from 29 March 2005, to a first-night audience of 6.7 million.

Gold Mine
Episode 1. Gold Mine
2005-03-29 · 60 min

The gang are back and despite his better judgement, Mickey gives Danny a chance to run his own scam. However, the object of the scam has a habit of sending con men to jail so the risks for the gang are high. And it doesn't make them feel…

Confessions
Episode 2. Confessions
2005-04-05 · 60 min

The gang are on the verge of completing a job but Albert's gone AWOL. When he finally appears it's all too late because 'the mark' has pulled out - but Albert has a new plan.

The Lesson
Episode 3. The Lesson
2005-04-12 · 60 min

Danny has found a potential new member of the gang, Trevor (played by Lee Ingleby). He's a short con artist, who's very good at what he does, but his marks are not always the greedy; he also targets the elderly and the poor...

Missions
Episode 4. Missions
2005-04-19 · 60 min

The team's plan to con an auction house with a comic book forgery goes awry when corrupt copper, Sam Phillips (played by Fay Ripley), decides she wants in on the play.

Old Acquaintance
Episode 5. Old Acquaintance
2005-04-26 · 60 min

When Stacie claps eyes on her estranged husband Jake who left her five years ago taking everything she owned with him, she's certain he is to be the gang's next mark. Having graduated from the short con world to the professional poker…

Eye of the Beholder
Episode 6. Eye of the Beholder
2005-05-03 · 60 min

Mickey's got a plan and this one is like no other. They're going to steal the Crown Jewels. Will he be able to get the others to join him on such a dangerous mission?

Season 3
Season 3
6 episodes · 2006

All five of the lead actors again reprised their roles in the third series. The series premiered on 10 March 2006, running until 14 April. In the wake of the equally successful second series, the BBC took Hustle to the American market, securing a licensing deal with AMC. In addition to exclusive broadcast rights to the first and second series in the…

Price For Fame
Episode 1. Price For Fame
2006-03-10 · 60 min

The team plan to con a violent businessman out of a hundred grand by pretending to be music promoters interested in representing his young son.

The Henderson Challenge
Episode 2. The Henderson Challenge
2006-03-17 · 60 min

After two seasons of clashes of methods, Mickey and Danny finally put it all on the line. In a head-to-head competition, the two men are dropped naked in the middle of London and must use all of their skills as con men to make it through…

Whittaker Our Way Out
Episode 3. Whittaker Our Way Out
2006-03-24 · 60 min

Fellow con-man James Whittaker Wright III enlists the help of the Hustle crew to avenge his legendary grifter grandfather's treatment by Cornfoots Merchant Bank. Posing as enterpreneurs and investors they try to get back at the bank by a…

A Bollywood Dream
Episode 4. A Bollywood Dream
2006-03-31 · 60 min

One of Albert's long time concierge contacts, Harold, asks Albert to target a man who's caused a lot of suffering in the Asian community - Kulvinda Samar, a greedy sweatshop owner and ardent fan of Bollywood films. The gang agree to use a…

The Hustlers News of the Day
Episode 5. The Hustlers News of the Day
2006-04-07 · 60 min

After a completely false exposé in a newspaper, one of Stacie's friends attempts suicide out of shame the article caused. To help right this wrong, the Hustle crew decide to take down the men responsible - the editor Frances Owen and…

Law And Corruption
Episode 6. Law And Corruption
2006-04-14 · 60 min

The Hustle crew find themselves under the thumb of DCI York, an unconventional cop set on catching "The Ghost" - the legendary thief Adam Rice. DCI York blackmails the gang into helping him, so they make contact with Rice and talk their…

Season 4
Season 4
6 episodes · 2007

With the backing of AMC, a fourth series of Hustle was virtually guaranteed, and by late 2006 it was clear that the cable network was taking a commanding role in the show's development.

As One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest, One Flew In
Episode 1. As One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest, One Flew In
2007-04-18 · 60 min

The Hustle crew are back, but they are short a man - Mickey Stone. Mickey is off in Australia to pull off a major con and Danny uses this opportunity to prove to everyone that he's capable of being the new boss. Of course Danny's never…

Signing Up to Wealth
Episode 2. Signing Up to Wealth
2007-04-25 · 60 min

Back on their home turf, the gang set about getting back to business as usual - playing the long con. Porn czar Dickie Brennan has his eye set on owning a prize-winning horse and his ruthless ways make him confident that he'll get what he…

Getting Even
Episode 3. Getting Even
2007-05-02 · 60 min

Eddie is getting the squeeze and it's up to the "Hustle" gang to set things straight. Although not an official grifter, Eddie is more than a bartender, he's a member of the crew. So when his father is held ransom by the owner of his…

A Designer's Paradise
Episode 4. A Designer's Paradise
2007-05-09 · 60 min

Billy finally gets his shot to play the inside man with Danny. Using the "Emperor's New Clothes" as inspiration, the crew are looking to con Clarissa Bartwell, an immoral "fashionista." While exploiting Clarissa's passion for fashion,…

Conning the Artists
Episode 5. Conning the Artists
2007-05-16 · 60 min

Eddie's bar is the "Hustle" crew's hangout and the place to go when celebrating the success of a recent con. Unfortunately, their most recent celebration comes to a grinding halt when they are taken hostage. A man claiming that the gang…

Big Daddy Calling
Episode 6. Big Daddy Calling
2007-05-23 · 60 min

It's back to the US for the crew as they seek some revenge of their own. Mafia boss Johnny Maranzano has beaten up Albert and to settle things the gang decides to pick the apple of Johnny's eye - the Big Daddy fruit machine and its $5…

Season 5
Season 5
6 episodes · 2009

Series Five debuted on 8 January 2009 with the return of Adrian Lester, the departure of cast members Marc Warren and Jaime Murray, and the arrival of Matt Di Angelo and Kelly Adams as their replacements.

Return of the Prodigal
Episode 1. Return of the Prodigal
2009-01-08 · 60 min

Mickey returns to London to find that the gang have all gone their separate ways.

New Recruits
Episode 2. New Recruits
2009-01-15 · 60 min

The team con two intellectual property experts whose practices have caused a suicide.

Lest Ye Be Judged
Episode 3. Lest Ye Be Judged
2009-01-22 · 60 min

Albert's parole is jeopardised when the prison governor catches him running a betting ring

Diamond Seeker
Episode 4. Diamond Seeker
2009-01-29 · 60 min

A priceless diamond leads the team to take on their most dangerous mark to date.

Politics
Episode 5. Politics
2009-02-05 · 60 min

Caught out while posing as lawyers, the team promises to save a community centre.

The Road Less Travelled
Episode 6. The Road Less Travelled
2009-02-12 · 60 min

The team hope to con upper-class twit Alfie Baron, but all is not as it seems.

Season 6
Season 6
6 episodes · 2010

Series Six started 4 January 2010. All of the fifth series cast returned with production that moved to Birmingham, despite the show retaining its London setting. The series once again consisted of 6 episodes.

And This Little Piggy Had Money
Episode 1. And This Little Piggy Had Money
2010-01-04 · 60 min

Just as the team are finishing with one genius con where Emma is posing as pop princess Kylie, Albert is out finding and priming the next unsuspecting mark - ex-banker Piggy Richardson who has been hounded by the press after a very public…

The Thieving Mistake
Episode 2. The Thieving Mistake
2010-01-11 · 60 min

While at the airport seeing Albert off on a trip, the team encounters `Liability' Finch, a hapless friend of Ash who is in hot water with a customs officer and a Russian art collector as a result of a bungled painting theft. Despite being…

Tiger Troubles
Episode 3. Tiger Troubles
2010-01-18 · 60 min

Albert is in Chinatown to close a deal with Phil and his brother-in-law, Charlie. However, Czech Charlie is a notorious hard-man and not one to ever consider conning, so when Phil collapses and dies, Albert decides to cut his losses and…

The Father of Jewels
Episode 4. The Father of Jewels
2010-01-25 · 60 min

The gang are just about to close a deal worth 50,000; that is, until Sean is distracted by someone with whom he has a score to settle. He lets the mark walk off with the money while he pursues this man. Emma is shocked to discover that…

Conned Out of Luck
Episode 5. Conned Out of Luck
2010-02-01 · 60 min

The gang are left in shock as the unthinkable happens - Mickey is conned! Some lowlife rips him off by selling him a useless mobile phone online. According to the age-old laws of grifting, when a grifter is conned he's guaranteed a run of…

The Hush Heist
Episode 6. The Hush Heist
2010-02-08 · 60 min

Just as the gang are about to close another successful deal, a cruel twist of fate reveals one of the marks to be an undercover police officer. It seems the team might be in a spot of bother. Mickey and the team are arrested and…

Series 7
Series 7
6 episodes · 2011

The seventh series of Hustle began airing on 7 January 2011. All main cast members from series 6 reprised their roles. This was the second series to be filmed in Birmingham, the fourth in HD and the third series featuring all of the current cast. Series 7 was the most watched series yet, with viewing figures reaching 7.2 million.

As Good As It Gets
Episode 1. As Good As It Gets
2011-01-07 · 60 min

Mickey and his team have a wealth of potential marks lined up, but when Eddie's niece gets scammed by ruthless modelling agent Wendy Stanton they put all that on hold to come to the rescue. Wendy is the ultimate ice-queen, and the team…

Old Sparks Come New
Episode 2. Old Sparks Come New
2011-01-14 · 60 min

When Emma finds out that ex-boyfriend Joe Ryan is facing eviction, the team find themselves travelling to Birmingham to take on Georgina Althorp, owner of an unscrupulous law firm. Mickey and the gang set about the ambitious task of…

Clearance from a Deal
Episode 3. Clearance from a Deal
2011-01-21 · 60 min

Mickey and Albert visit the first Wendell Casino to open in in the country. The Wendell family are well known for their strict policy on cheaters and have a rogue's gallery on show of anyone who has ever been caught. Albert isn't happy…

Benny's Funeral
Episode 4. Benny's Funeral
2011-01-28 · 60 min

Albert, Mickey, Ash, Sean and Emma attend the funeral of a fellow grifter called Benny. Benny had a history with the team having helped Mickey out of a difficult situation years ago and nearly taking Ash's place in the group. Ash bumps…

The Fall of Railton FC
Episode 5. The Fall of Railton FC
2011-02-11 · 60 min

When Ash finds out that the local football club where he grew up has gone bust and closed down, he suggests the Hustle gang should tackle the greed that has taken over the great game, as the drama continues. Of course, the team stand to…

The Delivery
Episode 6. The Delivery
2011-02-18 · 60 min

Mickey and the team find themselves thrust into a daring, daylight heist to retrieve some stolen diamonds which are buried beneath a busy police station, and things look stacked against them when it turns out the jewels belong to a mafia…

Series 8
Series 8
6 episodes · 2012

The eighth series started airing on 13 January 2012 on BBC1 at 9 pm after being pushed back from 6 January. Creator Tony Jordan said that it would be the last series for at least a while; later, the BBC announced that there would not be a series 9. Jaime Murray and Marc Warren returned to their roles as Stacie Monroe and Danny Blue, respectively, for the…

Gold Finger
Episode 1. Gold Finger
2012-01-13 · 60 min

The Hustle team is back, and making more money than ever now that the Olympics are in town, but a moment of random kindness from Albert draws them into an altogether darker con. The grifters pose as a renegade army unit to take on Dexter…

Picasso Finger Painting
Episode 2. Picasso Finger Painting
2012-01-20 · 60 min

Mickey has been taken prisoner by notorious gangster and international art collector Petre Sava, who wrongly believes the gang were behind the theft of his stolen Picasso. Now Ash and the others face a race against time to locate the…

Curiosity Killed the Kat
Episode 3. Curiosity Killed the Kat
2012-01-27 · 60 min

The gang plan an inheritance scam to bring down their latest mark, but are unaware that they're being targeted by corrupt cop DI Fisk.

Eat Yourself Slender
Episode 4. Eat Yourself Slender
2012-02-03 · 60 min

After one of the teams friends called Carol suffers a heart attack, the gang find out that she's been the victim of a sham diet plan run by American Dr Dean Deville and his wife, Dana. Mickey comes up with a weight-loss scam to sell them…

Ding Dong That's My Song
Episode 5. Ding Dong That's My Song
2012-02-10 · 60 min

Albert decides to return to an old haunt and soon discovers that it's been pulled down by ruthless property tycoon, Dale Ridley. He ends up recruiting the rest of the team to deliver a special form of retribution.

The Con is Off
Episode 6. The Con is Off
2012-02-17 · 60 min

Mickey believes that he has found the ultimate mark in multi-millionaire businessman Madani Wasem. The stakes end up being much higher than usual as Wasem is extremely dangerous and the kind of mark they usually try to avoid dealing with.

Cast by season
Adrian Lester
Adrian Lester
Michael Stone
Robert Glenister
Robert Glenister
Ashley Morgan
Matt Di Angelo
Matt Di Angelo
Sean Kennedy
Kelly Adams
Kelly Adams
Emma Kennedy
Robert Vaughn
Robert Vaughn
Albert Stroller
Rob Jarvis
Rob Jarvis
Eddie
Marc Warren
Marc Warren
Danny Blue
Jaime Murray
Jaime Murray
Stacie Monroe
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