Hustle: Season 1

2004 · 6 episodes · ★ 7.6

Series 1

What Season 1 of Hustle

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.

6episodes

Feb 24, 2004premiered

Mar 30, 2004Latest episode

5.2 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 The Con Is On
Feb 24, 2004 · 52 min · ★ 7.7
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 Mickey's missed?
Directing: Bharat Nalluri · Writing: Tony Jordan · Starring: Rob Jarvis, James Laurenson, Tom Mannion, Ken Bones
1x02 Faking It
Mar 2, 2004 · 52 min · ★ 6.8
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 playing the long con. The stakes are higher than normal with Albert out of the picture. Can they pull off the con, or will the Mark, a ruthless and violent person, cause even more harm?
Directing: Bharat Nalluri · Writing: Tony Jordan · Starring: Rob Jarvis, Robert Pugh, Sara Carver, Kevin Dignam
1x03 Picture Perfect
Mar 9, 2004 · 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.
Directing: Bharat Nalluri · Writing: Matthew Graham · Starring: Orla Brady, Kate Miles, Brian Pettifer, Roger Blake
1x04 Cops and Robbers
Mar 16, 2004 · 52 min · ★ 8.0
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.
Directing: Minkie Spiro · Writing: Tony Jordan · Starring: David Calder, Richard Harrington, David Walliams, Jane Guernier
1x05 A Touch of Class
Mar 23, 2004 · 52 min · ★ 7.2
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.
Directing: Minkie Spiro · Writing: Ashley Pharoah · Starring: Tamzin Outhwaite, Ben Miles, Branka Katić, Jake Canuso
1x06 The Last Gamble Season Finale
Mar 30, 2004 · 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.
Directing: Rob Bailey · Writing: Tony Jordan · Starring: David Haig, Philip Jackson, Lee Ross, Kay Stonham