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Hustle (TV series)

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The Hustle team (L–R): Ash Morgan, Albert Stroller, Mickey Stone, Stacie Monroe, and Danny Blue

Hustle is a British television drama series made by Kudos Film & Television for BBC One. Created by Tony Jordan (who also wrote many of the scripts), Hustle follows a group of London-based con artists as they attempt to dupe money out of their victims ("marks"). They only con those who they feel deserve it, citing the (sometimes) first rule of the con, "You can never cheat an honest man" (or woman).

The series frequently breaks the fourth wall or uses cutaway scenes shot in a different style to the rest of the show.

The first six-episode series was originally broadcast in February and March 2004, and a second six-episode series began on 29 March 2005 and ran until May 2005. The third series will begin 10 March 2006. In October 2005, it was announced that the BBC had sold United States screening rights for the first two series to cable television station AMC, who has also joined as a production partner for the third run.

Cast

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Hustle cast

Guest stars

Episodes

Series 1

  1. "The Con is On" — written by Tony Jordan, directed by Bharat Nalluri
    • "You can't cheat an honest man." They find a man who is definitely not honest and they take him for a hefty sum of money through an investing scam.
  2. "Faking It" — written by Tony Jordan, directed by Bharat Nalluri
    • Albert gets beat up after being caught cheating at cards and the crew decides to take revenge on the thug, a casino owner and avid movie fan.
  3. "Picture Perfect" — written by Matthew Graham, directed by Bharat Nalluri
    • The gang has a painting forged and sells it to an unknowing art enthusiast.
  4. "Cops and Robbers" — written by Tony Jordan, directed by Minkie Spiro
    • Mickey is blackmailed and forced to help a man rob a bank. He develops a plan to help the man —until he realizes that he is the one being conned.
  5. "A Touch of Class" — written by Ashley Pharoah, directed by Minkie Spiro
    • A rich, recently divorced woman is the target of the cons. Everything is going according to the plan until Mickey's feelings for the woman start to get into the way.
  6. "The Last Gamble" — written by Tony Jordan, directed by Robert Bailey
    • The crew picks a greedy fat-cat as their mark for a con using his two secret weaknesses, gambling and prostitutes.
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Series 2

  1. "Gold Mine" — written by Tony Jordan, directed by Otto Bathurst
    • Harry Holmes, an old time grifter, is nailed by a cocky property developer, a man who thinks he can't be conned. The crew aim to prove him wrong.
  2. "Confessions" — written by Matthew Graham, directed by Otto Bathurst
    • A gangster turned famed chef seeks his long lost son, and Albert lays the plan for them to take him for what isn't rightly his.
  3. "The Lesson" — written by Tony Jordan, directed by Alrick Riley
    • Danny discovers a potential member for the crew and brings him in on their latest con in an effort to prove his mettle.
  4. "Missions" — written by Howard Overman, directed by Alrick Riley
    • The team's plan to con an auction house with a comic book forgery goes awry when a corrupt cop decides she wants in.
  5. "Old Acquaintance" — written by Julie Rutterford, directed by John Strickland
    • Stacie's ex-husband reappears in London, and the gang decide that revenge is best served cold, but will Stacie fall for him again?
  6. "Eye of the Beholder" — written by Tony Jordan, directed by John Strickland
    • No one has attempted to steal the crown jewels since Thomas Blood, and no one has ever succeeded. Mickey plans to change that.

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