An action packed blend of humour and intrigue, each of the six episodes of the first series, follows the fortunes of a gang of five expert con artists let lose on the streets of London. The Hustle Explore. Wiki Content. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Episode guide. Edit source History Talk 0. Categories Content Add category. A bogus shoot is set up in a disused warehouse where Wendy is asked to invest a five figure sum to have her name associated with the launch.
An even more S7, Ep2. Emma meets an old boy-friend,Joe,now a widower with a little son,facing eviction after borrowing money from Dosh4You,a loan company run by hard-hearted Georgina Althorp,who has thrown many families onto the street via legal loop-holes. Somewhat improbably the hustlers take over a castle,complete with elderly extras,to reel in Georgina and 'sell' the building to her,along with its accompanying title,from its impoverished 'owner' Ash for half a million pounds.
Of course she bites, with the result that Dosh4You collapses,benefitting not only Joe but others of Georgina's S7, Ep3. American Marcus Wendell opens his first British casino, proclaiming his hatred of cheats. He tells how, at the very first Wendell casino a hundred and fifty years ago, Albert's great grandfather was branded a cheat, which Albert denies. Marcus knows that the gang are hustlers so that, when they agree to help Albert clear his ancestor's name in a grudge match, they are at a disadvantage.
An elaborate scheme to sell Marcus a supposedly antique roulette wheel which is rigged backfires but fortune literally favours Albert when Marcus's own wheel, a family heirloom, proves S7, Ep4. The hustlers are at the funeral of old grifter pal Benny but later find that he faked his death to escape fearsome Iranian hard man Danush, to whom he is in debt. The gang decide to help Benny back onto his feet by hitting Danush.
Learning that he is interested in importing cigarettes illegally they decide to offer Danush a lorry load, most of which is made up of old newspapers. The hand-over is made but the money is stolen by two masked men in a car. S7, Ep5. When his old football club,Railton,goes into administration because greedy sports agent Don Coleman has sold his client, star player Asda Price, at vast profits to himself,Ash declares a grudge match against Coleman.
Mickey reels him in by posing as a businessman whose company are looking for investors in worthy sporting projects,then,as a show of faith,the hustlers pay Coleman to manage Sean,masquerading as a Canadian footballer looking for a work permit.
Mickey resumes the remainder of the sting in which Albert,alias millionaire Karl Schultz,'sells' his non-existent S7, Ep6.
Cool Hand Cooper mails himself in a crate from jail seeking the hustlers' aid. He is due for parole but fears for his life having stolen diamonds from the Mafia and asks the team to retrieve them for him.
Unfortunately a police station has been built over the burial place calling for a complex plan of action,involving a traffic jam to snarl up London and to call the cops out and the supposed repair of faulty drains to justify digging.
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