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The Best Episodes of Hustle

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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 5 Episode 6 - The Road Less Travelled
    9.0/10(217 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. Hustle Season 7 Episode 4 - Benny's Funeral
    9.0/10(141 votes)

    #2 - Benny's Funeral

    S7:E4

    Albert, Mickey, Ash, Sean and Emma attend the funeral of a fellow grifter called Benny. Benny had a history with the team having helped Mickey out of a difficult situation years ago and nearly taking Ash's place in the group. Ash bumps into a panicked man that looks like Benny after the funeral. Ash the chases after him and learns that Benny is still alive. Benny explains to Ash why he had to fake his own death and the team decide to help him.

    Director:Roger Goldby
    Writer:Chris Bucknall

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  3. Hustle Season 8 Episode 1 - Gold Finger
    9.0/10(159 votes)

    #3 - Gold Finger

    S8:E1

    The Hustle team is back, and making more money than ever now that the Olympics are in town, but a moment of random kindness from Albert draws them into an altogether darker con. The grifters pose as a renegade army unit to take on Dexter Gold, the greedy, smooth-talking owner of a corrupt gold exchange.

    Director:Alrick Riley
    Writer:Tony Jordan

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  4. Hustle Season 5 Episode 2 - New Recruits
    8.0/10(203 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Hustle Season 5 Episode 3 - Lest Ye Be Judged
    8.0/10(195 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Hustle Season 5 Episode 4 - Diamond Seeker
    8.0/10(176 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. Hustle Season 5 Episode 5 - Politics
    8.0/10(168 votes)

    #7 - Politics

    S5:E5

    Caught out while posing as lawyers, the team promises to save a community centre.

    Director:Martin Hutchings
    Writers:Fintan Ryan, Marston Bloom

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  8. Hustle Season 6 Episode 2 - The Thieving Mistake
    8.0/10(179 votes)

    #8 - The Thieving Mistake

    S6:E2

    While at the airport seeing Albert off on a trip, the team encounters `Liability' Finch, a hapless friend of Ash who is in hot water with a customs officer and a Russian art collector as a result of a bungled painting theft. Despite being ordered by Mickey to lie low and avoid trouble, Sean sets out to help Finch, with disastrous consequences.

    Director:Iain B. MacDonald
    Writer:Fintan Ryan

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  9. Hustle Season 6 Episode 3 - Tiger Troubles
    8.0/10(170 votes)

    #9 - Tiger Troubles

    S6:E3

    Albert is in Chinatown to close a deal with Phil and his brother-in-law, Charlie. However, Czech Charlie is a notorious hard-man and not one to ever consider conning, so when Phil collapses and dies, Albert decides to cut his losses and leave the con. But Charlie isn't pulling out. He wants his brother's cash by the end of the week or else! Can the team con half a million to save Albert's bacon?

    Director:Sarah O'Gorman
    Writer:Chris Bucknall

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  10. Hustle Season 6 Episode 6 - The Hush Heist
    8.0/10(164 votes)

    #10 - 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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  11. Hustle Season 7 Episode 2 - Old Sparks Come New
    8.0/10(149 votes)

    #11 - Old Sparks Come New

    S7:E2

    When Emma finds out that ex-boyfriend Joe Ryan is facing eviction, the team find themselves travelling to Birmingham to take on Georgina Althorp, owner of an unscrupulous law firm. Mickey and the gang set about the ambitious task of selling Georgina a castle and a title - but will she bite? Meanwhile, it seems love is blossoming once more for Emma; are they about to lose one of the team for good?

    Director:John McKay
    Writer:Chris Lang

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  12. Hustle Season 7 Episode 3 - Clearance from a Deal
    8.0/10(154 votes)

    #12 - 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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  13. Hustle Season 7 Episode 5 - The Fall of Railton FC
    8.0/10(139 votes)

    #13 - The Fall of Railton FC

    S7:E5

    When Ash finds out that the local football club where he grew up has gone bust and closed down, he suggests the Hustle gang should tackle the greed that has taken over the great game, as the drama continues. Of course, the team stand to make loads of cash in the process! When Ash has an accident and develops a rare condition that means he can't lie, it looks like it won't just be the con that's over but Ash's days as a grifter as well. Can Mickey, Albert, Sean and Emma convince the seemingly untouchable Coleman to score an own goal, or will they be shown a red card?

    Director:Colin Teague
    Writer:Chris Lang

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  14. Hustle Season 8 Episode 2 - Picasso Finger Painting
    8.0/10(159 votes)

    #14 - Picasso Finger Painting

    S8:E2

    Mickey has been taken prisoner by notorious gangster and international art collector Petre Sava, who wrongly believes the gang were behind the theft of his stolen Picasso. Now Ash and the others face a race against time to locate the missing painting and return it before Mickey becomes Sava's next victim.

    Director:Adrian Lester
    Writer:Tony Jordan

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  15. Hustle Season 1 Episode 1 - The Con Is On
    7.5/10(502 votes)

    #15 - 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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  16. Hustle Season 1 Episode 4 - Cops and Robbers
    7.5/10(308 votes)

    #16 - 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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  17. Hustle Season 1 Episode 3 - Picture Perfect
    7.3/10(337 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 1 Episode 6 - The Last Gamble
    7.3/10(303 votes)

    #18 - 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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  19. Hustle Season 1 Episode 5 - A Touch of Class
    7.2/10(302 votes)

    #19 - A Touch of Class

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Minkie Spiro
    Writer:Ashley Pharoah

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  20. Hustle Season 2 Episode 6 - Eye of the Beholder
    7.0/10(272 votes)

    #20 - 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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  21. Hustle Season 5 Episode 1 - Return of the Prodigal
    7.0/10(235 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. Hustle Season 6 Episode 1 - And This Little Piggy Had Money
    7.0/10(195 votes)

    #22 - 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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  23. Hustle Season 6 Episode 4 - The Father of Jewels
    7.0/10(164 votes)

    #23 - The Father of Jewels

    S6:E4

    The gang are just about to close a deal worth 50,000; that is, until Sean is distracted by someone with whom he has a score to settle. He lets the mark walk off with the money while he pursues this man. Emma is shocked to discover that the man is none other than Rex Kennedy, Sean and Emma's dad, who walked out on them 25 years ago.

    Director:Sarah O'Gorman
    Writers:Fintan Ryan, Mark Chappell

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  24. Hustle Season 6 Episode 5 - Conned Out of Luck
    7.0/10(162 votes)

    #24 - Conned Out of Luck

    S6:E5

    The gang are left in shock as the unthinkable happens - Mickey is conned! Some lowlife rips him off by selling him a useless mobile phone online. According to the age-old laws of grifting, when a grifter is conned he's guaranteed a run of bad luck. What will the gang do if Mickey loses his mojo? They head to Eddie's to drown their sorrows, only to find it heaving with customers. It seems Lady Luck has switched her allegiance and the chums need to do something to restore the balance.

    Director:Luke Watson
    Writer:Tony Jordan

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  25. Hustle Season 7 Episode 6 - The Delivery
    7.0/10(148 votes)

    #25 - The Delivery

    S7:E6

    Mickey and the team find themselves thrust into a daring, daylight heist to retrieve some stolen diamonds which are buried beneath a busy police station, and things look stacked against them when it turns out the jewels belong to a mafia boss who wants them back. Meanwhile, Albert is visited by a figure from his past who brings a shocking revelation.

    Director:Colin Teague
    Writer:Tony Jordan

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Road Less Travelled" is the best rated episode of "Hustle". It scored 9/10 based on 217 votes. Directed by Martin Hutchings and written by Tony Jordan, it aired on 2/12/2009. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Benny's Funeral".