I left UK in 2004 and missed out on this show - Hustle, so I've just been starting to catch up with the DVD versions and am quite enjoying it. I like watching caper films and the outcome of this is often similar. A group of long-con artists are out to make money by scamming a greedy person who is often ripping someone else off somewhere along the lines. The storylines are generally very good but there are usually quite large holes in the plot and the show seems to wash over this with it's snazzy Spooks like filming. Personally I prefer the more composed members of the team - the seductive "bit of posh" Stacey , the old hand Albert and seemingly solid ...  Read the complete review

You can't cheat an honest man, it's impossible! You have to find someone who wants something for nothing and give them nothing for something. This slick, sexy and stylish show from the BBC company Kudos deals with a group of con artists, pulling a series of long cons, cheating the rich and greedy out of their money in elaborate and exceedingly clever cons. Adrian Lester is Mickey 'Bricks' Stone, the top man in the London grifting circuit, never been caught and just out of a stretch in prison, on a different charge. He wants to assemble a group to carry out long cons. Danny Blue, excellently played by Marc Warren, is a natural but short-con man who wants to join the ...  Read the complete review