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Monday 04 January
9:00pm - 10:00pm
BBC1 AND BBC HD
1/6
Let's be honest, there were times in the past few series when Hustle got tired. The formula flagged, the story lines wilted and the cons became as predictable as a Swiss clock.
However, as this everyday tale of grifting folk returns for a sixth run, there's a spring in its patent-leather step again. Even when it was off its game, the series was slick enough to be watchable.
Now it's firing on all cylinders (during this opener at least), it reminds you what a great premise it has: a gang of charismatic fraudsters fleece black-hearted baddies, romping around a cartoon London of glamour and wealth.
It's hardly deep and meaningful, but as midwinter Monday-night escapism, it's just the job.
Tonight, the "mark" is a failed banker who has earned public contempt by retiring on a huge pension. Sound familiar? It's the kind of knowing wink Hustle loves to tip us. The gang's plan to relieve him of some ill-gotten gains is hampered by a sultry new Detective Chief Inspector (Indira Varma), who meets Mickey (Adrian Lester) for dinner and vows to end his capers. "Catch you later," she promises. But will she?
Radio Times reviewer - David Butcher
Shame the top totty Jaime Murray is not in this one, I wonder how her replacement will 'shape up'
9:00pm - 10:00pm
BBC1 AND BBC HD
1/6
Let's be honest, there were times in the past few series when Hustle got tired. The formula flagged, the story lines wilted and the cons became as predictable as a Swiss clock.
However, as this everyday tale of grifting folk returns for a sixth run, there's a spring in its patent-leather step again. Even when it was off its game, the series was slick enough to be watchable.
Now it's firing on all cylinders (during this opener at least), it reminds you what a great premise it has: a gang of charismatic fraudsters fleece black-hearted baddies, romping around a cartoon London of glamour and wealth.
It's hardly deep and meaningful, but as midwinter Monday-night escapism, it's just the job.
Tonight, the "mark" is a failed banker who has earned public contempt by retiring on a huge pension. Sound familiar? It's the kind of knowing wink Hustle loves to tip us. The gang's plan to relieve him of some ill-gotten gains is hampered by a sultry new Detective Chief Inspector (Indira Varma), who meets Mickey (Adrian Lester) for dinner and vows to end his capers. "Catch you later," she promises. But will she?
Radio Times reviewer - David Butcher
Shame the top totty Jaime Murray is not in this one, I wonder how her replacement will 'shape up'
Robinhood - despite that reviewer not linking it, I thought the last series of Hustle was really good. Liked Jaime Murray in it too....
Tonight's show, the first in the new series, took it to a new level. I assume DCI b
hford will be in it each week - the game between her and Mickey Stone is set to take the show forward in a fantastic way.
Miss Forbes - book nothing for me on a Monday night, 9.00pm. I shall be busy...
Tonight's show, the first in the new series, took it to a new level. I assume DCI b
hford will be in it each week - the game between her and Mickey Stone is set to take the show forward in a fantastic way.Miss Forbes - book nothing for me on a Monday night, 9.00pm. I shall be busy...
Watched the Hustle since series 1 but seems so slip under the radar all the time. I has cult following in our house some of the other series are really good. The first episode was really good will be interesting to see if the detective makes a long term role as there has never been and real police in the other series.
some of the other series are really good. The first episode was really good will be interesting to see if the detective makes a long term role as there has never been and real police in the other series.I thought it was an excellent episode, I have seen most of them and I didn't see the twist coming.
Freshen the story up with a vindictive cop, like in the days of Minder.....
Only thing spoiling it was the oik throwing an egg at his car.
Oiks don't buy eggs to throw, probably wouldn't have known who he was as they don't watch/read the news and if he did it would have come from his mouth.
Freshen the story up with a vindictive cop, like in the days of Minder.....
Only thing spoiling it was the oik throwing an egg at his car.
Oiks don't buy eggs to throw, probably wouldn't have known who he was as they don't watch/read the news and if he did it would have come from his mouth.
Thanks for the reminder
Monday 11 January
9:00pm - 10:00pm
BBC1 & HD
2/6
Successful con artists have to be diamond-hard geezers who'd swindle their own grandmothers, but they do have a code of honour that says you should never, ever turn your back on a fellow grifter. Unless it happens to be bumbling ex-grifter "Liability" Finch (Mark Benton). Liability has pinched a Van Gogh for a client, but had to hide it in Brazil when he realised Customs had rumbled him. Now Customs are after him and so's the client. He needs rescuing. The plot has more twists than one of the corkscrews in Eddie's Bar, while fans of George & Mildred and Last of the Summer Wine will recognise Brian Murphy in the cast.
Monday 11 January
9:00pm - 10:00pm
BBC1 & HD
2/6
Successful con artists have to be diamond-hard geezers who'd swindle their own grandmothers, but they do have a code of honour that says you should never, ever turn your back on a fellow grifter. Unless it happens to be bumbling ex-grifter "Liability" Finch (Mark Benton). Liability has pinched a Van Gogh for a client, but had to hide it in Brazil when he realised Customs had rumbled him. Now Customs are after him and so's the client. He needs rescuing. The plot has more twists than one of the corkscrews in Eddie's Bar, while fans of George & Mildred and Last of the Summer Wine will recognise Brian Murphy in the cast.
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