HUSTLE

Series 5 of sophisticated con tricks on BBC Entertainment.

Back on the BBC Entertainment (channel 120 on DStv) is the fifth series of Hustle which sees a disparate group of con artists pull off the most outrageous scams. Hustle can be seen every Monday at 20h30.

Adrian Lester returns, aided by a new crew, to pull off the most audacious and sophisticated cons so far…

Following his stint in Australia selling the Sydney Opera House to an unsuspecting punter, Mickey has returned to a new London. The credit crunch has hit Britain and while the majority of people are tightening their belts, there are still a scurrilous and greedy few who are getting ever richer from others’ losses – Mickey is keen to put new plans into action to extract their cash.

From priceless paintings to prized necklaces and inadvertently saving community centres – if there is an opportunity to be found and money to be made, then you can be sure that Mickey and the team will be there, ready to teach the immoral and materialistic members of society a valuable lesson.

The cast includes Adrian Lester as Mickey Bricks, Robert Glenister as Ash Morgan and the inimitable Robert Vaughn as Albert Stroller.