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A motley group of London con artists pull of a series of daring and intricate stings.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Hustle Season 8 Episode 6 - The Con is Off
    9.0/10(270 votes)

    #1 - The Con is Off

    S8:E6

    Mickey believes that he has found the ultimate mark in multi-millionaire businessman Madani Wasem. The stakes end up being much higher than usual as Wasem is extremely dangerous and the kind of mark they usually try to avoid dealing with.

    Director:Alrick Riley
    Writer:Tony Jordan

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  2. Hustle Season 3 Episode 2 - The Henderson Challenge
    8.8/10(346 votes)

    #2 - The Henderson Challenge

    S3:E2

    After two seasons of clashes of methods, Mickey and Danny finally put it all on the line. In a head-to-head competition, the two men are dropped naked in the middle of London and must use all of their skills as con men to make it through the day - whomever has acquired the highest monetary value of goods wins. The rub is that if Mickey loses, he declares that he'll hand over the role of leader to Danny. Are big changes a foot? Will Danny's moxie ultimately win him control of the crew?

    Director:Otto Bathurst
    Writer:Tony Jordan

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  3. Hustle Season 2 Episode 3 - The Lesson
    8.7/10(284 votes)

    #3 - The Lesson

    S2:E3

    Danny has found a potential new member of the gang, Trevor (played by Lee Ingleby). He's a short con artist, who's very good at what he does, but his marks are not always the greedy; he also targets the elderly and the poor...

    Director:Alrick Riley
    Writer:Tony Jordan

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  4. Hustle Season 2 Episode 6 - Eye of the Beholder
    8.6/10(270 votes)

    #4 - Eye of the Beholder

    S2:E6

    Mickey's got a plan and this one is like no other. They're going to steal the Crown Jewels. Will he be able to get the others to join him on such a dangerous mission?

    Director:John Strickland
    Writer:Tony Jordan

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  5. Hustle Season 1 Episode 6 - The Last Gamble
    8.5/10(299 votes)

    #5 - The Last Gamble

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Rob Bailey
    Writer:Tony Jordan

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  6. Hustle Season 5 Episode 6 - The Road Less Travelled
    8.5/10(217 votes)

    #6 - The Road Less Travelled

    S5:E6

    The team hope to con upper-class twit Alfie Baron, but all is not as it seems.

    Director:Martin Hutchings
    Writer:Tony Jordan

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  7. Hustle Season 5 Episode 2 - New Recruits
    8.4/10(204 votes)

    #7 - New Recruits

    S5:E2

    The team con two intellectual property experts whose practices have caused a suicide.

    Director:James Strong
    Writer:Tony Jordan

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  8. Hustle Season 6 Episode 1 - And This Little Piggy Had Money
    8.4/10(195 votes)

    #8 - And This Little Piggy Had Money

    S6:E1

    Just as the team are finishing with one genius con where Emma is posing as pop princess Kylie, Albert is out finding and priming the next unsuspecting mark - ex-banker Piggy Richardson who has been hounded by the press after a very public pension scandal. However, just as the plan starts to fall into place, a mysterious woman enquires about Mickey's whereabouts and throws their plan into disarray. Mickey hasn't got a clue who she is or what she wants but when she invites him out for dinner, he's intrigued. That is until the mystery lady turns out to be the beautiful, DCI Lucy Britford. Never one to shy away from a challenge, Mickey is certain that he can outsmart Britford, after all, no one's managed to catch him yet!

    Director:Iain B. MacDonald
    Writer:Tony Jordan

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  9. Hustle Season 2 Episode 4 - Missions
    8.3/10(263 votes)

    #9 - Missions

    S2:E4

    The team's plan to con an auction house with a comic book forgery goes awry when corrupt copper, Sam Phillips (played by Fay Ripley), decides she wants in on the play.

    Director:Alrick Riley
    Writer:Howard Overman

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  10. Hustle Season 3 Episode 6 - Law And Corruption
    8.3/10(229 votes)

    #10 - Law And Corruption

    S3:E6

    The Hustle crew find themselves under the thumb of DCI York, an unconventional cop set on catching "The Ghost" - the legendary thief Adam Rice. DCI York blackmails the gang into helping him, so they make contact with Rice and talk their way into his latest scam. While stealing from a country-house, they try to arrange for Rice to get caught red-handed. Can the Hustle gang escape this dodgy copper, or will York nick them all?

    Director:S.J. Clarkson
    Writer:Tony Jordan

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  11. Hustle Season 5 Episode 3 - Lest Ye Be Judged
    8.3/10(196 votes)

    #11 - Lest Ye Be Judged

    S5:E3

    Albert's parole is jeopardised when the prison governor catches him running a betting ring

    Director:Julian Simpson
    Writer:Fintan Ryan

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  12. Hustle Season 1 Episode 4 - Cops and Robbers
    8.2/10(304 votes)

    #12 - Cops and Robbers

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Minkie Spiro
    Writer:Tony Jordan

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  13. Hustle Season 3 Episode 5 - The Hustlers News of the Day
    8.2/10(230 votes)

    #13 - The Hustlers News of the Day

    S3:E5

    After a completely false exposé in a newspaper, one of Stacie's friends attempts suicide out of shame the article caused. To help right this wrong, the Hustle crew decide to take down the men responsible - the editor Frances Owen and reporter Tim Millen. The con? To convince these two muck-rakers that they have the biggest Royal scoop ever and that they'll be making headlines. Of course if Mickey and the gang have their way, their headlines will be a little different than the way they intended.

    Director:S.J. Clarkson
    Writer:David Cummings

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  14. Hustle Season 5 Episode 1 - Return of the Prodigal
    8.2/10(235 votes)

    #14 - Return of the Prodigal

    S5:E1

    Mickey returns to London to find that the gang have all gone their separate ways.

    Director:James Strong
    Writer:Tony Jordan

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  15. Hustle Season 6 Episode 6 - The Hush Heist
    8.2/10(164 votes)

    #15 - The Hush Heist

    S6:E6

    Just as the gang are about to close another successful deal, a cruel twist of fate reveals one of the marks to be an undercover police officer. It seems the team might be in a spot of bother. Mickey and the team are arrested and unceremoniously thrown in the slammer. Things look like they have gone from bad to worse when Nigel Chambers and the beautiful Jennifer Hughes from MI6 arrive to question Mickey. The pair has a proposition for him and, unfortunately for Mickey, these two don't play by the book.

    Director:Luke Watson
    Writer:Tony Jordan

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  16. Hustle Season 1 Episode 1 - The Con Is On
    8.1/10(493 votes)

    #16 - The Con Is On

    S1:E1

    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?

    Director:Bharat Nalluri
    Writer:Tony Jordan

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  17. Hustle Season 1 Episode 3 - Picture Perfect
    8.1/10(331 votes)

    #17 - Picture Perfect

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Bharat Nalluri
    Writer:Matthew Graham

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  18. Hustle Season 4 Episode 3 - Getting Even
    8.1/10(205 votes)

    #18 - Getting Even

    S4:E3

    Eddie is getting the squeeze and it's up to the "Hustle" gang to set things straight. Although not an official grifter, Eddie is more than a bartender, he's a member of the crew. So when his father is held ransom by the owner of his Father's nursing home - it's personal.

    Director:Lee MacIntosh
    Writer:Tony Jordan

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  19. Hustle Season 4 Episode 6 - Big Daddy Calling
    8.1/10(225 votes)

    #19 - Big Daddy Calling

    S4:E6

    It's back to the US for the crew as they seek some revenge of their own. Mafia boss Johnny Maranzano has beaten up Albert and to settle things the gang decides to pick the apple of Johnny's eye - the Big Daddy fruit machine and its $5 Million dollar jackpot. Las Vegas may be grifter heaven, but it's going to take a miracle to devise a con to steal from a casino that never closes and is under 24/7 security. The stakes are high, because it's not about not getting caught, it's about not getting killed.

    Director:Alrick Riley
    Writer:Tony Jordan

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  20. Hustle Season 5 Episode 4 - Diamond Seeker
    8.1/10(177 votes)

    #20 - Diamond Seeker

    S5:E4

    A priceless diamond leads the team to take on their most dangerous mark to date.

    Director:Julian Simpson
    Writers:Tom Butterworth, Chris Hurford

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  21. Hustle Season 7 Episode 1 - As Good As It Gets
    8.1/10(176 votes)

    #21 - As Good As It Gets

    S7:E1

    Mickey and his team have a wealth of potential marks lined up, but when Eddie's niece gets scammed by ruthless modelling agent Wendy Stanton they put all that on hold to come to the rescue. Wendy is the ultimate ice-queen, and the team will need an ambitious plan to get her to pay out. With modelling shoots, lifestyle coaches and even a meeting at the Diplomatic Office of America, could this be the gang's toughest con yet?

    Director:John McKay
    Writer:Tony Jordan

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  22. Hustle Season 7 Episode 3 - Clearance from a Deal
    8.1/10(154 votes)

    #22 - Clearance from a Deal

    S7:E3

    Mickey and Albert visit the first Wendell Casino to open in in the country. The Wendell family are well known for their strict policy on cheaters and have a rogue's gallery on show of anyone who has ever been caught. Albert isn't happy when he sees a picture of his grand father Charlie Stroller up on the wall. Albert is determined to do what ever it takes and clear Charlie's name even if it means that the whole team's pictures end up hanging up on the wall.

    Director:Roger Goldby
    Writer:James Payne

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  23. Hustle Season 8 Episode 3 - Curiosity Killed the Kat
    8.1/10(144 votes)

    #23 - Curiosity Killed the Kat

    S8:E3

    The gang plan an inheritance scam to bring down their latest mark, but are unaware that they're being targeted by corrupt cop DI Fisk.

    Director:Roger Goldby
    Writer:Ryan Craig

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  24. Hustle Season 8 Episode 4 - Eat Yourself Slender
    8.1/10(150 votes)

    #24 - Eat Yourself Slender

    S8:E4

    After one of the teams friends called Carol suffers a heart attack, the gang find out that she's been the victim of a sham diet plan run by American Dr Dean Deville and his wife, Dana. Mickey comes up with a weight-loss scam to sell them a a new miraculous diet pill, but knows they'll first need to gain their trust.

    Director:Roger Goldby
    Writer:Chris Lang

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  25. Hustle Season 2 Episode 1 - Gold Mine
    8.0/10(278 votes)

    #25 - Gold Mine

    S2:E1

    The gang are back and despite his better judgement, Mickey gives Danny a chance to run his own scam. However, the object of the scam has a habit of sending con men to jail so the risks for the gang are high. And it doesn't make them feel any better to discover that Danny plans to convince the man, a savvy property developer, that there's a goldmine in the heart of London.

    Director:Otto Bathurst
    Writer:Tony Jordan

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Con is Off" is the best rated episode of "Hustle". It scored 9/10 based on 270 votes. Directed by Alrick Riley and written by Tony Jordan, it aired on 2/17/2012. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Henderson Challenge".