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Hustle is a British television comedy-drama series made by Kudos Film & Television for BBC One in the United Kingdom. Created by Tony Jordan and first broadcast in 2004, the series follows a group of con artists who specialise in "long cons" – extended deceptions which require greater commitment, but which return a higher reward than simple confidence tricks.
Current main characters
Sean Kennedy -Ash "Three Socks" Morgan - Albert Stroller (front) - Emma Kennedy - Michael "Mickey Bricks" Stone
- Michael "Mickey Bricks" Stone (Played by Adrian Lester, series 1–3, 5–present)is the group’s leader and ‘inside man’. An ambitious, intelligent and driven conman, Stone watched his father struggle to make an honest living for many years before he died just prior to the retirement he had looked forward to his whole life. Mickey understandably hates the system that he feels killed his father, and is determined to make sure he never struggles in the same way. A highly respected long-con expert,it is rumoured that he and Stacie "had a thing once”. Early on in the show, Mickey’s wife divorces him because of his dishonest lifestyle;this plot point helps to illustrate why the life of a grifter isn’t as much fun as it may seem – it can undermine a person’s ability to ever lead a normal life. (This is a theme that reappears throughout the show). Mickey left the team between series three and five, to head up along con in Sydney, Australia, one that only the great Mickey Bricks could pull off: selling the Sydney Opera House.It is revealed in the first episode of series 5 that he was successful in this con but after being chased by Australian police he had to ditch the money he had made and returned to London to find his old crew who had gone their separate ways. Mickey is shocked to discover Ash making his way by pulling off small bar bets and cons in clubs, but manages to persuade him to return to the crew. He is also shocked to find out that Albert has been locked away in prison for ripping off a casino. He saves Emma Kennedy and her brother Sean from an angry mark and then lets them become part of his new crew as Danny and Stacie were away in the states. As of series 5 Mickey owns a 50% share in the new Eddie's Bar which he invested £30,000 of Emma and Sean's money into to re-open the bar after it had been forced to close due to the credit crunch.
- Ash "Three Socks" Morgan (Played by Robert Glenister,series 1–present) is the team’s fixer, who earned his nickname after his first trip to the showers while in prison. Ash can turn his hand to any job, and is seen at various points acquiring vast amounts of foreign currency, rigging a sophisticated alarm system and pretending to be an oil consultant. When Ash first appears on the show, he is working his favourite con; after deliberately stepping in front of a moving car, Ash passes off an old skull fracture as a fresh injury, in order to make an insurance claim. By series 5, the crew has gone their separate ways, but following his return to London, Mickey returns to find Ash and is shocked to discover he is pulling minor bets and cons in local pubs and clubs to make money. Ash then teams up with Mickey once more.
- Sean Kennedy (Played by Matt Di Angelo,series 5–present). Sean posed as a PA to his sister Emma while they tried to pull a con on Mickey and Ash, whom were actually trying to con him and Emma believing them to be in the property market. It was revealed that the whole event had been set up by Albert so that Mickey could form a new crew together. Mickey was not happy about this, but in the end he and Ash saved Sean & Emma from being attacked by a vengeful mark, and later decided that Emma and Sean could join the crew as the new members to replace Danny and Stacie.
- Emma Kennedy (Played by Kelly Adams,series 5–present). Emma posed as a property developer in order to con Mickey and Ash, who were trying to con her believing her to be in the property market, yet it was revealed that the whole event had been setup by Albert so that Mickey could form a new crew. Mickey was not happy about this, but in the end he and Ash saved Emma and her brother Sean(who posed as her personal assistant) from being attacked by a vengeful mark; they later decided that Emma and her brother could join the crew as the new members to replace Danny and Stacie.
- Albert Stroller (Played by Robert Vaughn,series 1–present) is the team’s Roper. His job is to find the perfect mark: someone who is rich, greedy and has a weakness the team can exploit – and to hook them into the scheme, sometimes with the use of a ‘convincer’ (allowing the mark to make a profit initially, to win his trust for the next, much bigger investment; of which he or she will not see a penny!) Once a shoe salesman in the American Midwest, Albert is an old-style grifter, a gentleman, and a grandfather figure and mentor to the group. By series 5, the old crew had gone their separate ways,but following his return to London Mickey returns to find his old crew and meets up with barman Eddie who informs Mickey that Albert has been locked up after ripping off a casino. Albert then helps Mickey and Ash from his prison cell claiming to have a new mark, but in actuality he has set up two lots of grifters so that Mickey can get them together and form his new crew.
- Eddie (portrayed by Rob Jarvis, series 1–present) is the owner (and barman) of Eddie's Bar where the group often plan cons, he is fully aware of the group and their dealings, and usually (but not always) adopts a "hear no evil,see no evil, speak no evil" attitude. Often a victim of the petty grifts played on him by the crew whenever they want to get out of paying their bar tab, make a point to someone (usually either Danny or Eddie himself) or are just plain bored, Eddie has recently taken an active role as a bit player in one of their cons, and generally appears to be rather fond of them despite their minor schemes. The feeling seems to be reciprocated; when Eddie was ripped off by someone in series 4 who persuaded him to put his father in a dodgy care home, the gang retaliated on his behalf by pulling a long con on that person.This is the only con where the crew have deliberately chosen to reveal their true nature to the mark (after the con has been a roaring success). In series 5, Eddie is working in a restaurant after he was forced to close his bar due to the credit crunch. Mickey, however asked Eddie to help with a con which in return he and Ash would provide him with the money to re-open and renovate the bar, so long as they could have a 50% share with Eddie. He agreed and Mickey and Ash invested£30,000 of Emma and Sean's money to re-open the bar.
so far siri ni dah cecah Season 5 dan dah habis pun. Season 6 will air on 2010 (T_T lama lagi). dan by far antara all-time favorite series aku. hehe.
x silap aku ada persamaan dgn siri terbaru US iaitu Leverage but HUSTLE ni ada elemen comedy compare Leverage.
sesape yg still tercari2 nak layan siri apa, aku highly recommended layan series ni. sangat best.  |
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